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That week, the boys went on a raid.
I wanted to go, just to feel like old times, but they told me I couldn't, that it was too dangerous. Which really pissed me off. At first, I figured it was just because it was "too dangerous", but later, I found out that it was because I wasn't trusted, yet. I couldn't blame them much, either. Even though I was one of their own, they didn't want me giving them away. They thought I was an amateur, like I had never done this before in my life.
Back at the tunnels, Sunny continued to follow me. It was annoying, it was because Kyle wasn't there. One time, I told her to get lost and she burst into tears, only making me feel guilty for doing so. I ended up rocking her to sleep, then sharing a room with her. In fact, I had to leave my room with Lily to stay with the Soul. She begged me.
For the next two weeks, I comforted Sunny and did my chores. Nothing exciting happened. I played soccer with Jamie and Lily. Even though Lily wasn't too into it, something about Wes that I had yet to learn, me and Jamie talked forever. He explained to me what happened between Melanie and Wanda, why they where so close. I thought it was pretty...
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I fit in just fine.
After the first three weeks, I found in extremely awkward. I wanted to do everything on my own, I was so used to doing things on my own that I wasn't used to having help. I loved the help though. I didn't have to worry about water or my hygienic needs. We had soap, even though it burned like hell, it was still considered soap. My favorite job was working in the kitchen and in the garden.
The men there, they are all like my brothers. I've never really had any real love interest, I grew up with three brothers. That was the only way I was able to survive, to think like the boys. I didn't weep all night, curled up in a ball. I did the first year on my own, yes. I couldn't stand being alone, and I was terrified. But, I knew that if my brothers where there, they would constantly be picking on my and calling me a little girl. That's why I sucked it up and got over myself. It was the only way I was able to survive. Look at me now.
"Shay! We need your help in the garden," Jared came running in.
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After the long ride back to this place, "this place" being the place that I didn't know the name of, we stopped at some caves. I didn't know what was going on, but I figured it was just so that the Seekers didn't find their Jeep.
We where on foot from then, the humans talked to the soul. How did they do that? I have no clue. I was still suspicious about Melanie, wondering what was up with her neck. I kept my questions to myself, I would wait until they led me to where ever we where heading.
We where walking in caves, it was dark, I could barely see where I was going. I have been in situations like this in the past, I strained my senses, listening for Melanie and Wanderer. Every now and then, someone touched my arm, either Ian, Brandt or Kyle. They where just making sure I didn't run off or something. Why would I run off? I only ran before because I thought they were a bunch of Seekers. Now that I know there are more humans out there, still alive and fighting, I'm not running off any time soon. If I run off at all, that is.
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