A.N.: So I noticed there were reviews. Thank you so much to those that did in fact review. I like that shit. But nah, trust me I do. My grandma wanted to know why I was smiling o.0 She musn't know. Anyways, here's chapter 2. Hope you like it!
The next day, Sophia, to her surprise, felt surprisingly more comfortable with the people she was with. They didn't seem like they were bad people. They seemed nice enough to where if they did find her mom that Mr. Grimes would let them be part of the group.
But that was just a fantasy. That they would all meet again and be happy with each other. Still, she could dream.
"Sophia!" Abby shouted. She came down the stairs to see everyone seated at the table. The coffee table. Pat gave in to Dan and said they could stay at the house a bit longer. Just until it seemed unsafe.
She sat in the big chair and ate her pinto beans. She didn't like pinto beans, but it was food.
They ate in silence. Becky sat with Dan. Like always. She clearly still felt guilty about causing Sophia to have to learn "the facts of life."
Corey was nice to her. Besides Abby, she felt most comfortable with him. He treated her like she imagined a big brother would have if she had one. Not to say Jason or Gage didn't treat her well, they just didn't know how to talk to her. The mere idea of a 17 year old and an 18 year old talking to a 12 year old girl seemed strange to them. They didn't exactly know what to talk about. She was just so shy.
"When do you reckon we're gonna leave here, Pat?" Abby asked with a sigh. They had stopped at so many places and left so quickly too many times.
"Dunno," he said spooning beans into his mouth, "when a bunch of ghosts pop up out of nowhere, maybe,"
Abby averted her eyes back to the bowl.
A candle went out.
"Jason, honey, could you light that back up?"
He got the lighter from the table and pushed the little button. A little flame showed at the top and he moved it towards the candle.
"Pat," Dan said, "I think your wish came true,"
"What?" Pat said, "Shit!"
There was a couple of ghosts outside. There was only about eleven, which wouldn't have been a problem if this was Rick's group. But because Pat had to be an ass, they knew they needed to leave.
Abby ran to the bathroom to collect things. Such as medication, feminine hygiene products, first aid, ect.
The others grabbed their backpacks and their weapons and waited for her to return.
When she did, they all headed outside to the minivan Abby had since before the outbreak. Not like they needed it in the first place, she just liked it. Now it was very practical.
Pat took the wheel, Abby sat in the passenger seat, Becky and Dan sat behind them, Corey was in the trunk with the guns and backpacks along with other things. Sophia sat between Jason and Gage in the back.
They drove away to wherever their next place would be.
They got out of the woods and onto a road. A Wal-Mart would've been better than nothing.
They saw a library and decided thought "why not!"
They parked in a handicap space, which made Sophia remember a time when her dad parked in one and he had to pay a $250 fine. They exited the car and Corey handed the bags, guns and such to the others before he hopped out. The doors of the library were unlocked and they entered. There were only about four ghosts inside.
Gage found the keys and locked the door after they threw the bodies outside.
The library had some sofas and chairs, so that made the entire experience a bit more comfortable.
Abby was over at the fiction section. She decided that while they were there, she could look for some books either she or Sophia would like. She came across Carrie. Sophia would probably like that one, but she'd probably have to wait a little while. The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer was a good one. Abby came across some other classics (all paperback) such as Little Women and The Secret Garden.
She came back to where the others were and saw Dan trying to make a little fire out of a trash bin. He was tearing pages from books off and into the bin to help the fire.
"Wait!" She said. Dan stopped what he was doing and Abby looked at the book to see which one he was butchering.
"Oh, Duma Key. Go ahead,"
Dan went back to his page tearing.
"Hey," she said, swiping her bangs away from her forehead.
Sophia looked up from the chair she was sitting in.
"I found some books you might like to read," Abby said with a soft smile. Sophia accepted the books and looked at them. "You don't wanna get bored nowadays,"
Jason was spinning around in a chair in the backroom. He wasn't really doing anything. Gage was just laying on a sofa. Becky was with Corey talking about Sophia.
"How do you think it's gonna work out when we find her family?" Becky asked in a whisper, waving her flashlight around. "If we find her family. There's no guarantee,"
At 22, you would think he would be at college, having one-night-stands, smoking pot, drinking, going to frat parties and staying up till 4:00 am. He decided not to go to college because he was smart enough to know that they couldn't really afford it.
"We might," she said. He nodded.
Dan had a small fire going, which everyone went over to once it seemed reliable.
They all slept on the floor and awaited daylight.
A.N.: Ok, so I started writing this as soon as I updated my other fic. I was writing untill about 7:00 and had to stop because my mom and I headed over to this haunted house at my brother's old high school. We were waiting in line for a while (trust me, it was worth it) and the entire time I was think, "I could be working on my fanfic right now," But hey. It was cool. I know this seems like a filler , but I want to try and show how Sophia is cozying up to these people. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I have plans. I'll be sure to update soon and please review!