"Oh my God." Shane took a step back, looking me up and down.

"Vicky?" I looked over Shane's shoulder to see my brother standing with a few other people. His face bright and happy.

My shocked face turned into a smile as I ran up to my little brother. "Carl?" I cried, falling to my knees and pulling him into a hug.

I felt another set of arms around me and I looked up to see my mum. "My baby girl." she cried, stroking my hair. "I thought I lost you."

We sat their in each other's arms cry as the others watched.

I looked up and the sound of another vehicle approaching. It was a truck.

"Amy." a woman sighed happily.

The girl from before- Amy I suppose- ran up to the woman. "Andrea?"

From there it was like a movie moment, people exiting the truck and reuniting with their families. It stung, a little, with our dad missing. But I pushed past that pain and concentrated on my relief. I was with my family once again.

"How did ya'll get out of there anyway?" Shane asked. I looked up at him, noticing how he hadn't moved towards us, instead he watched from a distance.

"New guy. He got us out." Glenn answered, still standing by his new car.

"New guy?" Shane asked, no longer looking at us. Instead his gaze was fixed on Glenn.

"Yeah. Crazy vato just got into town." a man told Shane as he stood with his family. "Hey helicopter boy! Come say hello." he called to the truck. He turned back to Shane. "The guy's a cop, just like you."

We all turned to the truck, waiting to see who this new guy was. Honestly I didn't care. I was just glad to be back with my family.

The man walked into view and it was as if everything froze. I could feel mum tense as well, as the shock of what we were seeing run through our minds.

"Oh my God." dad whispered before rushing towards us.

"Dad. Dad!" Carl yelled happily as he ran towards dad.

Mum and I stood up and followed. I wasn't sure if I was worried or relieved. But at that moment my body worked on it's own.

Before I knew it, I was in my dad's arms, Carl's as well. I could feel mum with us, also wrapped in my dad's arms as he cried. We all cried with joy as we stood there, together again.

...

Dad told everyone his story as we all sat around a camp fire. Mum sat next to him with Carl leaning against dad. I sat next to mum, leaning on her. One of her hands stroked Carl's hair, the other stroked mine.

"Mum said you died." Carl looked up at dad.

Dad looked from Carl, to me, to mum and then back at Carl. "She had every reason to believe that." he said, wrapping an arm around him. "Don't you ever doubt it."

I couldn't help but look over at Shane. He had been the one to tell mum and me that dad was dead. That he sat there when he died. If it hadn't been for him, mum would never had told Carl.

"When things started to get really bad, they told me at the hospital that they were gonna medevac you and the other patients to Atlanta, and it never happened." mum told dad, still stroking my brother's hair, but no longer stroking mine. Instead she just held me close, my head resting on her shoulder.

"Well I'm not surprised after Atlanta fell." dad said. "And from the looks of that hospital, it got over run."

"Yeah looks don't deceive." I looked over at Shane as he spoke. "I barely got them out, you know?"

"I can't tell you how grateful I am to you Shane." dad told him, a sincere look in his eyes. "I can't begin to express it."

Shane looked over at me before looking away. "Well don't thank me. I lost Victoria. We're lucky she found us."

Dad turned to me. "I'm just glad you're all here."

"How did you survive that long?" Amy asked me.

I looked at the faces around the fire, hating how everyone's eyes were on me now. But I knew that they would want to hear my story, like they heard my dad's. So I let the words flow.

"I stuck to the outskirts of towns. I know that's dangerous, but I tired to stay out of sight." I told them. "When I found a place to stay, I'd stay there for a few nights. I couldn't find a car and walking was tough for long periods of time. When I eventually got into Atlanta I had no idea it was walker territory. Luckily I found a car and got out of there.

"I got on the high way and set up camp in one of the buses. That way if I heard a car coming I could warn them about the city. I stayed there for one and a half months, going into the city every few days to get supplies. If it hadn't been for Glenn, I don't think I could have lasted much longer." I told them honestly. "Thank you." I turned to Glenn and smiled. "I owe you, I owe all of you."

"There go those words, falling short again. Paltry things." Dale said.

Over by the other fire a man put another log into the flames, the fire burning brighter. Shane looked over at them, clearly annoyed. "Hey, Ed, you wanna rethink that log?" he asked the man.

"It's cold man." was his reply.

After a pause, once Shane knew the man wasn't going to do anything he spoke up again. "Cold don't change the rules now does it?" he paused before explaining. "We keep our fires low, just embers- so we can't be seen from a distance, right?"

"I said it's cold. You should mind your own business for once." he man said back, not moving.

Shane stood up to talk to the man. I didn't pay much attention, instead I turned to Carl. "Wanna show me the tent, buddy?" I nudged him. "I'm getting tired."

"Sure." he smiled getting up.

"Night sweet heart." mum kissed my cheek before Carl leaned down to give her a hug. "Night Carl."

I stood and walked over to dad. "Night, I missed you." I whispered as I hugged him.

"I missed you too." he said back before I pulled away letting Carl hug him.

"Night mum. Love you both." I told them as I stepped around the fire. "Night all." I called.

There were a chorus of people say good night back before Carl joined me. I followed as he lead me to the tent and opened the flap. He let me walk in first before coming in to.

"We don't have a spare sleeping bag." he said as he walked over to a makeshift bed. "But you can share mine." he said sweetly.

I smiled. "S'okay. I still have mine." I gestured to my bag that was still on my back. I pulled out my sleeping bag before looking around. "Where am I sleeping?" I asked him.

"Next to my bed." he said as he slipped under his own sleeping bag.

"Okie dokie." so I spread out my sleeping bag next to his before lying down. "Night buddy." I yawned, curling into a ball, closing my eyes.

I felt a kiss on my forehead and couldn't help but smile. "Night Vicky."

...

Waking up the next morning I was sure last night was a dream. But as I opened my eyes, that fearful thought disappeared.

"Mornin'"

I turned around in my sleeping bag to see dad sitting on the ground. "Mornin' dad." I smiled, sitting up.

"I'm gonna go out and see what your mum's doing. I'll see you out there." he smiled back before getting out of the tent.

Beside my pillow lay my bag. I rummaged through it before pulling out some new clothes. I found some faded jeans and a plain white shirt. I pulled out my hair brush and an extra pair of underwear before getting up to get changed.

Once I was dressed I sat back down and enjoyed sitting there brushing my hair. It was one of the many pleasures left from my old life. My long, wavy, dark brown hair fell lightly as the brush ran through it, stopping past my waist. There was something about brushing my hair that relaxed me.

I set my brush down and left the tent. Everyone seemed to be at work. Mum was hanging up some clothes, the others doing similar jobs. I saw dad standing with Glenn watching some of the men pulled the car apart- the one Glenn had picked me up in.

"Thought I'd get to drive it a few more days." Glenn said to my dad, looking devastated at what they were doing.

"Maybe we'll get to steal another one someday." dad told him, patting his back before walking off.

I moved to stand by Glenn. "Mornin'" I smiled.

He looked over at me, giving me a small smile. "Moning."

"It's not that bad." I nudged him. "I mean think of all the cars out there that you've wanted to drive but didn't have the money. You've got no problem now." I grinned.

He let a small laugh out, nodding his agreement. "I guess you're right."

"You know I am." I chuckled.

We stood there in silence for a little bit longer, watching as the guys pulled the car apart even more. I could understand Glenn. I had been in the car as well, the rush the drive gave me was unforgettable. If fact I couldn't help but feel bad now too.

A scream in the distance changed that petty quickly.

"Mum." I heard Carl call.

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