I hope this chapter gives more insight on Ben's character. I know I'm not getting any reviews, but I'll continue anyways.

Ben sat there, his back resting against the brick wall of the Motor Inn as he watched the sun begin to peak over the tree's of the forest. He could feel the fatigue behind his eyes as he began to drift back to the memories of a world long gone.

"Hey Ben?" came a nearby voice, as Ben turned his head to look at a woman named Carly walking over to him.

"You okay?" Carly asked as she sat down beside him and looked out into the sunrise alongside him.

"Yea..I'm fine. Just worried about Jake, he's all I have left in this world now. I couldn't bear to lose him!" Ben said as he wiped a tear at the edge of his eyes.

"Hey now, he's gonna be just fine. Katjaa said he's getting better every day!" Carly said as she put a reassuring hand on Ben's shoulder.

"And then there's Lily, she want's us all gone. Travis, Jake, and me, I mean how could she be so heartless?" Ben said, trying to keep more tears from falling.

"That's just her nature, she's been that way for the past three months now ever since we met her. But I know there is a few good people in this group that wouldn't let that happen to you guys. Like Lee and Clementine, Lee was the one who decided to bring you guys back so you think he's gonna throw you out after that?" Carly asked, her brown hair hair blowing gently in the breeze as she gave Ben a warm smile.

"Ya know, when I worked at the news station I knew this guy named Joey. He was a lot like you, he had a partner named Kyle. He loved that man to death, and would've done anything for him. They were inseparable, always together all the time. There was this one time he brought Kyle to a evening dinner that the station put on, and Kyle was from deep south. So you can imagine the humor we had when he walked in and said 'Hey y'all' in a deep southern voice." said Carly, giggling as she watched Ben's lips curl up into a smile as he began to laugh softly.

"Thanks for trying to cheer me up Carly." Ben said as he looked at her with a smile and gave her hand a reassuring pat.

"I'm gonna get back to checking ammo and what not, but hang in there okay!" Carly said as she gave Ben a friendly hug and got back up and walked away.

Ben returned to watching the sunrise as he saw a pair of doves flutter and fly in the distance, almost like they were playing with each other.

Ben thought back to the plans he and Jake had planned for after graduation, which would've been a month ago. He smiled as he remembered they planned on getting a apartment together in Savannah. Ben stood up as he watched more and more of the group begin to wake up and walk around the motor inn. Walking towards the doorway to Jake's and his room, he returned one last glance towards the majestic sun before he walked in and left the door cracked open behind him.