The sun was setting to the east displaying beautiful rays of color from orange to pink, but days in this time weren't spent at looking at the sunset anymore it was about finding shelter. Alexandra Chastener looked longingly at the sky secretly wishing a helicopter or a fighter jet would fly by and find them, but that was wishful thinking. She knew everyone was already dead or by some miracle somewhere far from here. She heard a loud noise coming from a distance; it was the guys coming back. She smiled yelling that the guys were coming notifying the two men who guarded the front of the compound. In her mind this place were herself and the small group of people stayed at wasn't a compound but everyone had nicknamed it that for some reason, it was a base per say.

The gates guarding the compound opened letting the blue Audi pass. The men closed them as quick as possible locking it up securely as it was before. Tyler parked at the nearest spot that carts or anything else didn't take up the space on. J.R. got out walking heavily towards a place to sit, luckily one of the ladies there helped him to the shelter.

"Glad your back", Alexandra said as she walked towards Tyler

He smiled at her walking past her to the other side of the passenger door. Out stepped Rachel eyes filled with curiosity at the said 'compound'. Alexandra looked at her surprised they had found a survivor and one that was young and healthy.

"This is Rachel, we found her hiding" he looked at Rachel she looked away from him embarrassed, "Rachel this is Alex, Alex…Rachel"

Alex held out her hand smiling, "Nice to meet you"

Rachel looked at her hand then took it, "Like wise"

"Take her inside for me Alex?"

"Sure thing", Alex nodded taking Rachel to the housing complex. She looked back at Tyler; he nodded his head at her smiling as if a sign to know to trust this woman.

The place was suitable; it wasn't as if she'd gone to other houses besides hers from when everything happened. Alex introduced her to the few people that were inside leading her to a room with four other beds inside all of which three were tampered with and used. The last one was well made.

"This will be your new room" Alex spread her arms around the room, "you'll be bunking with me and the rest of the ladies here"

Rachel examined her bed walking cautiously around it, she smiled at Alex nodding her head.

"Thanks"

Alex nodded smiling then went over to her bed which was across from hers. She picked up a bag opening it and handing them over to Rachel, she looked at the pair of clothes she gave her.

"I know these aren't much but they'll do, I think we're about the same size"

Alex put her hands on her hips looking away contemplating about something; Rachel looked down at the clothes she held checking the size.

"Oh you must need a shower to huh? Follow me"

Rachel followed Alex catching a glimpse of an older couple sitting down before being lead into a bathroom. Alex walked out then returned with a towel in hand.

"Now you know how showers work and what not right?"

Rachel nodded.

"Okay well then your all set, just find make yourself as comfortable as possible here"

She shut the door behind her leaving Rachel alone to undress and do her business. Rachel laid the clothes on the floor, turned on the shower, and stood in front of the mirror staring at herself.

Green eyes pierced into her soul; the girl who stood in front of her appeared different. Not just in the aspect that she was dirty and messy looking but her facial features. Dark circles from the nights she never went to sleep because of the distant noises of clattering upstairs and gun shots outside, even the screams and ghastly moans from the undead. Stuff like that was only in scary movies and what not, not in real life. Losing her mother and being alone hadn't done her health well, especially mentally. Steam began rising fogging up the mirror, hiding her appearance from her herself; the reflection she saw faded out leaving her staring at a foggy mirror. It was better than figuring out why she had grown so vastly in the months she had been locked away in her basement. Rachel turned to the shower undressing slowly and tiredly; as she stepped in she ignored the scorching heat closing her eyes letting the tears she held in out. The water both washed herself clean and away the grief and pain she had had been holding in, bringing herself a new.