We sat there, patiently, waiting in the safety of the fallout shelter. we were hiding, hiding from Big Jim, hiding from the unforgiving world of Chester's Mill. Even though the town needed us, we had to remain in the few remaining places of safety. The five of us waited patiently for the last one who went out for food, since most of the supplies was medicine and guns. We sent him out at 2:30. It had been 3 hours and still he has not returned to the safety they had managed to find. This worried us greatly, but the only thing we could do was wait in the darkness of the fallout shelter.
He ran. ran as fast as he could through the woods. He was fast, but the mob was also fast. He looked for anywhere that might be safe, but it was too bright to hide in the bushes or behind a tree. He couldn't go back to the fallout shelter, that would put the others in danger. He couldn't risk those kids lives. Not after everything they had done for him. He certainly wouldn't risk Julia's life. He saved her twice already, risked his own to do so and he would do it again. It was a split-second decision; stopping to go in the complete opposite direction, towards the mob that wanted his blood so badly. Then, an earthquake. It lasted only seconds, but could have easily been a 4.0 on the Richter scale. It made some drop to the ground, and others turn and run; but when it was over, and Barbie looked up, he was the only one around. Not 2 yards away though was a mound about a foot in diameter and a foot high, it also happened to be a perfect half-circle.
When he thought he was alone, Dale walked towards this pile of leaves, taking great care not to be caught off guard by anyone who might still be around. After a good look around, he returned to the object in question. It was a perfect half-circle, but what could do that besides this giant dome that was keeping him in this place. He eventually decided to brush off the leaves to see what was under them, granted it could have just been more leaves. Except it wasn't. It was another dome. Covered in dirt, he couldn't exactly see what was inside of it but he did have some water that he picked up earlier when he went looking for food. Grabbing a bottle, he broke the seal and carefully poured some on top of this miniature dome. he used the water sparingly,so he did not have a great view of what was inside, but it was good enough that he could identify the object. An egg, much like the one that Julia had obtained. This only brought up questions that led to no answers, so Dale packed up the provisions and started making his way back to safety, for the mob was gone and he was tired. Tired of running, and tired of not being able to be with the one he loved.