Chapter 3:
Touching Moments
::3rd Person Point of View::
To think it's only been a month, thought Melanie as she watched Jamie and Jasper working on something together. A month since JAsper had joined their little group, and grown to learn from each other.
At first Melanie was very apprehensive with Jasper, but Jamie managed to change that when Melanie noticed. Even though Jasper did not laugh or smile and always had this blank look about her, her eyes twinkled with a familiar mischief Melanie had not seen in a long time.
Melanie had warmed up to Jasper in no time. She was quiet, alert, and had that big old rifle in her hands which made Melanie feel safe sometimes. The matter in who carried the firearms had arisen between them once. Jamie wanted to try and hold one of Jasper's guns, while Jasper did not mind, Melanie on the other hand had a cat fight about it.
"He'll need to learn how to handle himself at some point." Jasper had stated assertively arms at both her sides, no sign of moving in her position as Melanie stared deviantly at Jasper.
"No, he'll hurt himself. What if he shoots himself? He could kill himself with one of those things!" Melanie burst out angrily pointing a the big rifle still strapped to Jasper's back on that day.
Jasper blinked, "How could he shoot himself if either of us could be monitoring him while he is learning how to handle the gun? Or when he is learning how to use it? You know how to hold a gun right?" Jasper asked a tone of completely boredom passing through her lips.
Melanie crossed her arms and huffed, "I know how to handle a gun, and Jamie doesn't need to be holding that big gun of yours. This is my final say. I am putting my foot down on this." Slamming her foot to the ground to make her point to Jasper. Jamie's shoulders slump in lost hope.
Jasper shrugs at Melanie, "Alright, I won't give him the gun," Melanie sighs in relief only to tense again at Jasper's next words, "Here you go Jamie. LEt me teach how to properly use a weapon."
Jasper had handed Jamie her long bat, and started leading him away from Melanie for safety.
"W-Wait-" Melanie starts to say reaching her arm out.
"What? You said he couldn't use a gun, not a bat." Jasper replied innocently, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.
Just like Uncle Jeb. You just can't win, Melanie thought shaking her head Jasper's comment. Watching Jasper show Jamie how to properly swing the bat, Jamie took the bat and tried to copy Jasper's position.
They had taken turns in gathering food, it was nice knowing Jamie had someone with him instead him being by himself. Or when Melanie would stay, and Jasper would go out, both of them knew that at anytime Jasper could leave, but she never did.
She came back every time always with something new for Jamie to learn or something Jamie needed to know. It was in this odd little routine where Melanie and Jasper became closer.