As I roamed through the dim halls of the Mercy Hospital I could hear nothing but the gurgled shrieks and groans of the mindless zombies as they wandered up and down the halls, in and out of rooms. I paid no attention to them, they paid no attention to me, except for when the looked up when the smell of my cheap cigarettes gain their attentions. As I wander through the halls, my mind ponders in thought.

"Why do I bother looking for him, Riley is a damn hunter, he could be anywhere in this building… or this town."

I was about to give up, but another thought came to mind, a more positive one.

"He needs your help, and you need his help, we cant function without each other, I mean c'mon we are dating…"

Why he ran off, I had no explanation. Maybe its instinct or something. All I know is, I had to go find him. I knew for sure the first place I had to check… his house. He was a very family oriented guy; he had some kind of attachment to that house. So I went and check, but I had no idea that that was the worst idea of my life.

As I arrived at what used to be Riley's house. The windows smashed; the door kicked in, Riley was surely here. I stepped carefully into the house crunching on the glass from the windows; it was dark and silent, except for a faint sobbing noise. I followed it until I reached where the noise was coming from. I quietly opened the door; it made a faint creak. I look inside to see Riley, on his knees cradling something of some sort.

"Riley…?" I whisper softly

He slowly turns his head towards me. He recognizes me, then goes back to cradling the object and sobbing. I walk over to him and I sit on my knees like him to see whats going on. I scoot close to him

" Riley, whats the matter, what is that thing in your arms?"

He looks up, tears running down his face and shows me the content of his arms, to see his baby sister, brutally clawed to death.

"Oh my god! What the hell happened?" I ask

"T-the zombies…t-they made to her before I did." He winced through the tears

I grabbed his head and pulled it to my cheek, comfortingly, and I rubbed the side of his head consolingly. I could easily tell he was in emotional pain. I tried to make him feel better, but nothing could heal the pain of his new wound. I took the little girl from his arms and laid her gently on the floor. I stood over her, said a quick prayer, and took out a lighter from my pocket; I put it near the small child and twisted the igniter, creating a small flame, and I lit the girls clothing on fire. I was planning on cremating her. Riley stood wide-eyed, I knew he wasn't going to leave, so I dragged him out of his house. As the fire took a chain reaction on the house, soon the whole house was engulfed in flames.

I look over to Riley, who was just starting to shake.

"What the hell is wrong with you Aaron?" Riley angrily yells at me

"What do you mean?"

"You burned my only family member I had left…" He said starting to cry

"She was already dead god dammit, what were you planning on doing with her, huh?"

He couldn't answer, he was to busy fighting back the tears that wanted to stream down his face.

" Were ya planning on going to the fricken Boston tea party with it? Didn't think so, You should be happy I tried to honor her with a cremation."

Riley was so upset that he couldn't hardly think. The hunter stood up, wiped the tears from his face, and ran into the blackness. Only leaving the Smoker to the thought of his harsh words.