Kenzie's Point Of View

They see Luke walk in with two bowls in his hands.

"Hey uh...I brought you guys some food if you're hungry." he said

They go and sit at the table, Niki was sitting by Kenzie. And Luke was sitting across from them.

Kenzie and Niki started to eat.

"That's gonna leave one helluva scar."

"It doesn't bother me." Kenzie said

"Nice."

Kenzie started eating again when she heard a door open.

She looks up and sees the guy with the red hat, standing there.

He walks over to her.

"Hey, look. Um, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for...well...for being a dick out there. I got kinda aggro and that was definitely not cool." he said as he put his hand on the back of his neck.

"Nick's been known to go off every once in a while. Don't hold it against him."

"I guess we all have our moments."

"You definitely had one out there."

So, his name is Nick.

Kenzie looks at him "You were just protecting your friends, I get it."

"I didn't mean to be so harsh. I just...we had a bad experience once."

"We've all had bad experiences." Niki said, quietly and coldly.

Kenzie turned to him "What happened?"

Nick sat down next to her, he was looking at her, he had a sad look in his eyes.

"Nick lost his mom. We took care of someone who'd got bit."

"It was my fault. I…"

"It was no one's fault. We thought we could control it, but...we couldn't. And then she turned and his mom was standing right there and she got attacked...there was nothing we could do about it."

Kenzie had a sad look on her face.

"Anyway, hopefully you understand." Nick said as he got up.

"Yeah, I do." Kenzie said

Nick smiles a little bit and then, he leaves.

Kenzie starts eating again.

"So, since you're pretty much on your own. What's your plan?"

"We're thinking about moving on." Niki said

"Well, you're welcome to stay here if you want. Get healed up and take some time to sort things out."

"Do you think everyone else will be okay with it?" Kenzie asked

"They'll just have to deal with it."

Niki smiles a little bit to that and then, she started eating again.

"So...what happened to your parents…? If you don't mind me asking. You're just so young…"

"Well...um…" Kenzie was starting to say but, she could tell that Niki was angry.

"I am not talking about this!" Niki said

"Niki…"

Niki just walk out the door and went outside.

"I'm sorry...I shouldn't of asked…" Luke said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"It's okay...she just needs space...she'll come back…"

Luke nods his head and Kenzie sighs.

"I will tell you…" Kenzie said

"You don't have to…" Luke said

"No, it's fine...you might understand us better if you hear…"

Luke gives her a sad look.

"Niki and I were in middle school when this all happened. We were in class just laughing and talking when we heard screaming coming from outside. Everyone started panicking and most ran out of the classroom. We heard more screaming as we left the class. There was blood everywhere, we grabbed our friends and left the school."

Luke looked horrified as he listened.

"We went to my house first but, my parents were dead and Niki's house was next door so we went there. Her parents were dead too but, they looked worse than mine. We grabbed a lot of supplies. We made a group with our friends and we all tried to make it but, it didn't work out in the end. It all went wrong...Lucy commit suicide, Janet ran off with most of the supplies. Ruby, Marky, and Olivia...they all died."

She started to cry "It was only me and Niki left...we decided to try the woods...to see if it was safe…"

She smiled at Luke "That's when we met you guys…"

Luke looked down, maybe he was thinking about what she said.

"...well I'm sorry to hear that."

Kenzie nods her head.

Someone walks in, I think his name was Pete.

"I hate to interrupt, but I'm out there standing watch and I can't help but notice this place is lit up like a goddamn beacon in the middle of the woods."

"Yeah, it's time to turn in anyways."

"Get your winks while you can 'cause we're goin' fishing at first light. A couple of fresh brookies for dinner? Mm, wouldn't that be nice."

Luke left the room.

Kenzie smiles at Pete and he looks at her.

And then, he leaves too.