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Austin Moon carried the girl in his arms. His friend Dez was waiting outside in the truck. The girl weighed barely nothing and he observed her injuries.
"Was she bitten?" Dez asked from the driver's seat, Austin shook his head.
"It looks like a stab wound, we need to take her to Carlos," Austin responded, with worry in his tone.
He got into the truck and pressed the rag against her wound. She'd lost colour to her face, she was pale as a ghost. Austin observed her beautiful features and knew that if they didn't make it to Carlos quick enough that she wouldn't make it.
Austin and Dez had been on a run for supplies when they heard screaming coming from the house. They'd pulled up to the house and Austin walked in and saw a zombie hovering over a shaken figure, he'd fired shots and then the girl began to cover her ears and then she opened her eyes and began screaming, before collapsing back to the ground.
Austin wondered if she'd always been on her own, she looked around his age and being alone would be hard for him, especially in the middle of the Apocalypse.
"Dez hurry up!" Austin snapped and he applied more pressure to the wound.
"We'll be there soon," Dez brushed of his friends attitude, as he knew Austin was only worried for the girl in his arms.
Austin saw a scar on her neck, it was on a noticeable vein, a cut like that would've killed her and why she's still alive baffled Austin. He reached out and touched the scar, he felt her faint pulse and a little smile appeared on his face. She was alive, for now.
Austin didn't know what it was about the girl, she looked so familiar but he just couldn't work out how. Maybe he'd seen her around before the Apocalypse, but he was sure he'd remember such a beautiful face.
Warmth filled into Austin's hands and he glanced down to see blood was all over him. "Dez is there a rag anywhere?"
"Yeah, one second!" Dez kept one hand on the wheel and opened the compartment and pulled out a rag.
"Thanks," He replied bluntly and he pressed the new rag to her wound.
"We're here!" Dez announced.
Austin looked up to see Lila opening the gate to the prison. They pulled up inside and Lila locked the gate behind them. Austin opened the door and carried the girl out.
"What happened?" Lila gasped and she stared at the girl.
"She's hurt," Austin stated. "Where's Carlos?"
"He's in his cell," Lila said and Austin turned around and walked inside the prison.
"Carlos!" Austin shouted and other members from the group glanced over.
"What?" Austin looked up to see Carlos bending over the railings for the top row of cells. "Sweet Jesus, what happened!" Carlos rushed down the metal staircase and over to Austin.
"I think she was stabbed," Austin replied and he placed her gently on the floor.
"Yep, defiantly a stab wound, Kira fetch me my kit!" Carlos demanded and his medical instinct kicked in and he gave her a furrow examination.
"Is she going to be okay?" Austin said dryly, observing Carlos closely as he touched her. He may only be forty, but it still hit a nerve.
Kira scurried back with Carlos's kit and Carlos opened it up and pulled out a needle. "Right-"
"Whoa!" Austin grabbed his wrist, it was like fire had ignited in his eyes.
"It's an anesthetic, in case she wakes up!" Carlos said, his voice sounded defensive. "I think you should go outside."
"But-"
"Lionel was looking for you, I suggest you talk to him," It took every ounce of Austin, to retreat from the situation.
Austin left the cell block and walked outside. He saw Lionel patrolling the fence and Austin dragged himself over. Lionel glanced over and tipped his hat.
"How did the run go?" Lionel asked.
"Same old," Austin glanced back at the cell block and tapped his foot.
"What's up, Moon?" Lionel pulled on the fence to check it was safe.
"Nothing, just that girl we brought back," Austin said in a discomforting tone.
"You know her?"
"I'm not sure, I recognize her though," Austin rubbed the back of his neck.
It really annoyed Austin, why couldn't he remember who she was, he's really good at remembering faces but he just can't remember hers.
"I need you to go on guard duty tonight," Lionel then swept away leaving Austin staring at his back.
"I'm going out hunting!" Austin shouted after him and Lionel raised his hand as a signal to show he agrees with his idea.
Austin walked off to the guard tower, and saw his crossbow resting against the brick wall. He picked it up and flung it onto his shoulder and lifted up a secret gap in the fence, which led straight into the forest.
He always loved going out hunting it felt reassuring to him, it was the only thing keeping him going during the Apocalypse. His dad had taught him how to hunt when he was little, his mother strongly disagreed but after much persuasion she gave in.
The leaves and branches crunched underneath his boots and he gripped the crossbow by his side. Austin glanced around looking for movement. If he saw something move it would either be a zombie or an animal.
Austin caught sight of a deer, he stalked closer and hid behind a tree. He brought up his crossbow and set aim, Austin closed one eye and found the perfect spot to hit.
"Thought I'd find you out here!" The deer sprinted off and Austin let out a low growl.
"Nelson!" He snapped furiously, Austin's face turned into annoyance.
"Sorry," He replied sheepishly.
"What do you want?" Austin asked and he stared at where the deer had once been.
"How do you kiss?" Austin's gaze snapped towards Nelson. He fought back a laugh and settled for a smile instead.
"Now, why would you want to know that."
"I'm thinking of trying to impress Becky," He muttered and nervously played with his glasses.
"Nelson, I'm not sure how to say this but Becky's five years old," Austin patted his shoulder and Nelson almost fell forward from the force.
"Oh, okay then how about I go for Wendy?"
"Dude, she's fifty!" Austin let out a low chuckle as his stared at Nelson with such fascination.
"Why's it so hard to find love in the Apocalypse!" Nelson groaned and he stormed off.
"That kid is so weird," Austin said and he returned to his previous stance, continuing to stalk through the forest for food.
Austin trekked on for a few more minutes and he caught sight of another deer, which could possibly be the one from before, after Nelson's uncalled for disturbance. He loosened up his shoulders and got himself ready for the kill. Everyone's going to love him for bringing this home. He released the arrow and it flew through the air and plunged right into the deer. His face lit up in glee and he stalked over and yanked out the arrow, placing it at the end of the crossbow.
"Let's take you home," Austin spoke with a hint of excitement.
...
The unwelcoming pit of darkness that had consumed Ally soon ended. She bolted up awake and let out a scream as pain shot through her body. A man placed his hands on her shoulders and pushed her down gently.
"Careful, I don't want my stitches tearing," Ally glanced at the man observing him closely. He had black hair with a shimmer of grey, he had a small amount of stubble on his face and his eyes were bright blue. "Have I got something on my face girl?"
Ally's eyes widened a little, realizing it must have looked a bit creepy her eyeballing him. She stared up at the metal frame above, she took in that she was in a cell and on a bunk.
"What's you name, girl?"
"Ally."
"You got a last name?" He asked.
"Dawson," Ally replied, annoyed at his nosiness, but in all fairness he was only asking for her name and she was being quite rude but she was in a lot of pain.
"Well, Ally Dawson I'm Carlos."
"You got a last name?" Ally mimicked his question and Carlos smirked.
"Carlos Davis," He chuckled at her remark. Ally looked out of the cell and saw it was really bright outside, she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
"Where am I? How did I get here?" Ally rambled on and Carlos patted her arm.
"Girl, you're in a prison and Austin rescued you," Ally nodded her head and the panic inside her died down.
"Am I going to be okay?" Ally asked staring down at her stomach, seeing it wrapped up in bandages along with her ankle.
"You may take a while to recover but you're gonna have to stick around," Carlos explained and Ally let out a groan.
"I don't want to stick around, I like being alone."
"Having company is a good thing, girl!" He reached out and lifted up the bandage to have a look at his handy work.
"I'm used to being alone, it's actually quite nice," Ally replied and she watched Carlos's eyes narrow.
"I don't believe that."
"Well you should," Ally retorted and Carlos stood up.
"I'm going to go find Austin," Ally raised an eyebrow of curiosity.
"Austin who?" She asked.
"Moon," Ally shot up and Carlos tried to get her to sit down, but Ally pushed herself off the bunk and stood up. She felt a rush of dizziness and pain. It took everything she had to ignore it.
"Ally sit down!" Carlos demanded and Ally shook her head violently.
"No, let me past," Ally grunted and she pushed past him.
Ally gripped onto the metal railings. She walked to the stairs and descended down them. There was a group of people up a ramp sitting around a table and Ally stopped walking. They all turned around and began to stare at her.
"Ally come back, your just going to hurt yourself more!" Carlos shouted from above and Ally shook his voice out of her head and she continued to struggle towards the prison door.
Ally walked out into the bright summers day and walked out onto the dry ground. There was an old woman wandering by the fence with a middle-aged man. They both looked over and the man walked over.
"You must be the girl Austin brought back," He held out his hand for her to shake but instead Ally began to fall forward and he swept her up into his arms.
"Where's Austin?" Ally groaned.
"He's out hunting, let's get you back to bed," Ally squirmed in his hold and he held her tighter.
"No!" Ally snapped and he glared down at her.
"Your going to hurt yourself!" He snapped.
...
Austin lifted up the secret hole in the fence and dragged himself and the deer through. He came out by the patches of fruit and vegetables. Cassidy was there with Dallas and they were tending to the crops. Cassidy looked over and smiled in glee.
"You caught that?" Cassidy squealed and she ran over, jumping up and down with excitement.
"Yep, will you take it to Harold," Cassidy nodded her head and she gestured to Dallas to come help.
Austin walked off to the front of the prison with his crossbow at his side. He heard screaming and shouting as he rounded the corner. He saw Lionel carrying the girl he'd rescued and she was kicking and screaming.
Then that's when he saw her eyes, those big brown eyes which could kill a soul. He could never forget those eyes. Austin's crossbow landed on the ground and she stopped screaming and stared over at him.
"Shes going to kill me."
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