WarmBodies CHP 4

Hi guys, I'm back again (:

I'm on Easter holidays so i'm trying to write a little more to entertain you over yours, but the fact that I just got a puppy might slow that down -cry.

I have a little suprsie for you in this chapter, so enjoy!

(Sadly, I do not own Warm Bodies, or R, or Julie. )


After 'school' we drove over to Nora's house.

She was in a deep conversation with M on the patio, underneath the shade thingy.

"Looks like they're getting cosy." Julie turned off the engine and got out, checking that her car was parked close enough to the pavement to not get hit by a passing vehicle.

Nora looked up from her conversation and smiled.

She has a pretty smile, with large teeth and brown eyes she's quite a catch for M.

M's watching me in the car, his head tilted.

He can see it.

I bet you he can.

I bet you my red jumper he knows I feel like rolling on the floor and crying.


I can't hear what they are saying outside, but Julie runs up onto the patio and greets M.

He shakes her hand, kisses her cheek, and does all the human gestures.

He hugs and kisses Nora and goes into the house.

I'm seriously confused.

M's staying at Nora's?

Why though?

The sudden realisation hits me.

M is in a relationship with Nora.

Nope, nope, no. I'm not having that.

Nora and M are together now.

Jesus that escalated quickly.

Nora's a nice girl but she's scarred, with the death of her parents and brother.

She's twisted and sick.

Touch her in the middle of the night and she's fly kicking you to the floor and pulling out a 45. Caliber to shoot you.

Julie told me she carries a knife in her boot.


The door to the car opens again and Julie gets inside.

"Where's Nora?"

"She's staying home with M; I had to talk to her." She buckles in her seatbelt, tucking her hair behind her ear.

"She's sleeping with M isn't she?" I had to ask, I knew my answer, but you know that feeling you get when you have to confirm something.

I had that.

"Probably, who knows R. It's none of our business." Julie starts up the engine, and pulls away.

"She always wants to know if I slept with you. She's even interrupted the first time." I sigh.

"She's my best friend R, she's jealous, and she apologized for walking in on us." Julie sighs louder than I did.

I was only asking a question.


Julie decided we were going to visit her dad; personally, I would like to visit my bed.

I'm so tired.

I don't think I'm reacting well to the change to be honest.

Being in the rain this morning didn't help, and neither does my diet.

Julie recommends visiting the hospital after.

Personally, I don't mind.

I just don't want everyone gawking at me in the waiting room.

Or the little kids poking their mums asking why I'm so pale.

Why I'm so tall.

Why I'm so …

Me.


John Grigio still lives in the same house he did before the stadium walls collapsed.

Julie's iron balcony is still there and her room is still perfectly intact.

But the rest of the house is almost empty, all the furniture fairly basic.

John's few possessions scattered across the house.

Julie rings the doorbell.

I hid behind her.

Well, hid from my shoulder downs.

I'm pretty hard to miss.


JULIE POV:(everything underneath this is her)

I had invited Nora to come see my dad with me, but she was busy.

The stupid PDA she keeps in her pocket is always ringing.

She works as a nurse in the hospital, and is usually away 24/7 helping patients.

R is nervous, but he looks sick.

He's sweating somehow in this cold weather and he doesn't seem to be getting anything healthy of those tablets.

I'm worried about him.

What if he's seriously ill? Or he's dying? I can't afford for him to die now, when I finally have him.


I ring the doorbell again; dad never takes this long to answer it. By now, he should have been removing the six locks that secure the door, but I cant even hear him doing that.

Unless he had decided he had enough of my human/zombie relationship with R.

"C'mon dad. It's freezing." I tap my boot on the cold cobbled floor.

"Maybe he's out." R suggests. His stutter has gone and his speech is more confident now. I'm proud of him, he's improved.

But I highly doubt that he's out. He's a paranoid man, and only leaves the house for business.

"We should go." I can feel his breath on the back of my neck and it tickles. All warm and weird but nice if that's how you can describe it.

"No R." I bang on the door again.

Why won't he answer?


The door swings open when I knock again.

"Julie." Dads standing straight but he's not in uniform. He's in slacks and a white top underneath a black jacket.

I hug him. A silent thank you, for everything he's ever done.

He holds me in his arms, his grown up little girl.

R stands awkwardly behind us, and I let go of my dad to introduce.

"R." Dad looks up; R is towering over his 5"11 height.

"Sir, it's nice to see you again." R stretches out his hand.

He's trying to make best of an awkward situation.

"You too." Dad shakes his hand with a firm grip, staring straight into his eyes.

It's a start.


I wrote the Julie POV because I thought it's time to get some of her input. The film and books are written mostly in R's pov, so I wanted to change it up.

Should I keep writing bits in Julie's POV? Or stick to R?

Now we've got to see what PapaGrigio says about this whole relationship situation. mwahaha.

update soon x

Any sort of review, fav, follow, read, is appreciated :)