Amanda's POV
Those 2 just look so cute together! William and Makenna, but I know they aren't starting anything. I kind of forgot about it as Jarren came back with tents from a department store down the block, he brought Michael C. With him. I went too pick out a tent, the blue one. He told me there wasn't enough so I would have too share a tent with someone. I sighed and looked around. Alex K, and Julia were sharing one... William And Ben... oh right! Makenna!
"Makenna?" I ask, she turns around and nods, before I ask my question.
"Yeah, I don't have a partner so of course!" I walk too a close area by a very tall pine tree. I inspect it until I feel a tap on my shoulder.
"What about this?" I ask once I realize it was Makenna.
"What do you mean?"
"This spot OK for you?"
"Yeah," Makenna crawl under the tree.
"How about under here? It's safe, and big enough.
"I don't know..."
"OH come on!"
"No..."
"Why not?" Makenna asks. I sigh.
"I don't like enclosed spaces." Makenna looks confused so she sets it up right next too the pine tree.
"Ok. That's fine." She says, and I help her nail the tent on the 4 edges.
"How do people?-" I ask, she cuts me off.
"Your not doing it right.." Explains why her side is puffy and mine is dead flat.
"It's going too turn out flat," She says walking over too my side and bending over too straigthen.
"How do you know how too set up a tent? I didn't even see you take a peak at the directions!"
"I know, my father used too take me camping every year, and I loved it. He would just take me, no Marissa, just me." I remember Makenna's sister, and I know Makenna misses her family and I do too. We all do.
"Ok." I say and I straighten the nails.
I groan which causes Makenna too come over and pull loose strings. Right away my side goes up, as she pulls on hers at the same time.
"Oh..." I whisper. She giggles and walks inside the tent.
"Man... it's really big in here actually. Lots of space." I hear her faintly say. I walk in their and bring my head back in amazement.
"Wow!" I gasp, I hear her laugh.
"Well?"
"It's soo cool!"
"Here, let me go get some supplies from Jarren and Michael C." She says and walks out. I stay and look around. Makenna comes back in a little of a panic.
"What's wrong?"
"William tried too talk to me." I roll my eyes.
"What is it with you?" I say, and she suddenly realizes that she told me. She blushes a bright red.
"Um... I-I, never... mind." I hear her mumble.
I laugh and she flushes more.
"Stop!" I hear her say harshly. I stop.
"Sorry.. I didn't mean anything-"
"Just help me set up the blankets." She says. I nod and take a breath as she hands me piles of blankets.
"What are we supposed too do with all this?"
"Lay them across the grass. I guess..."
"Any mattresses?"
She looks over at me, and smiles.
"Yes... yes tons of mattresses... infact, we have monkeys too! Lots of them! From all different shapes and sizes. Fat monkeys, tall monkeys, short and skinny monkeys! Even curvy ones! IF you want obese monkeys you have too pay extra, chunky too." She says sarcastically. I look over at her.
"Your sarcasm is good, but still... really? What are we supposed too sleep on?"
"Pillows." She quickly says. I nod.
"Hey." I hear a voice come from outside the tent, and William walks in. I look rapidly to Makenna and she seems normal.
"Hi." I say, and Makenna stays quiet.
"Hi." She edventually says.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Me?" I ask aghast. William shakes his head.
"No, Makenna."
"Ok.. Makenna, William wants you!"
"I"ll be out in a minute." Makenna says. William leaves.
"What is it with you?" I ask.
"I'm pretty subtle around boys."
"No, I mean, do you need any advice?"
"What do you know? You never had a boyfriend, or a crush."
"You don't know that." I say, and I realize that was wrong to say so.
She looks up at me fast, and jumps to her feet letting the pillow was holding drop.
"You had a boyfriend?!" She asks.
"Stop getting all jumpy! No, I had a crush."
"What's his name? It better be a his."
"No, it's not a her, and yeah.. I'm not telling you his name."
"COME ON!" She begs. I stay still and smile a little causing her to get anxious.
"You have a crush on someone in the class!"
"NO!" I quickly say, which made her know it was a yes.
"WHO IS IT?" She shouts.
"SHH! You'll attract zombies! Or boys!" I say and made her laugh loudly.
"Come on!" She made puppy-dog eyes.
"You better go see what William wants." I say, finishing lying out a folding blanket.
"Ok." Makenna says and steps out, but then stops short.
"Talk to you later." She winks.
I roll my eyes. I'm not telling her.
Makenna's POV
I can't wait for Amanda to tell me! She needs too! I guess I'm on my way to talk to William. He's Ok, but sometimes he can be... pushy. He is a nice boy though, better then Ben, or Jarren, or even Andy who was nice to me most of the time. I don't think he likes me though.
I want to knock on his tent, but there is no hard service, so I clear my throat and stick my hand in.
"Knock knock." I say, I peak in and wait for the OK. William sits on a pillow writing in a book of some sort. I walk over and sit on the one across from him.
"What are you reading?" I ask. He shrugs, then rapidly puts his book away.
I laugh.
"What is it?" I ask again, I can see his cheaks turning dark.
"Ok, fine I'll stop." I say giggling. He looks me in the eyes.
"I have to tell you something."
"Ok..." I say suspicious.
"Why me?" I ask again.
"Your... my friend."
"What about Ben?"
"He won't understand."
"Ok, fine tell me."
"I... I-I..."
"Spit it out Will."
"I killed Dominick."
"What?" I asked confused.
"He was being an asshole!"
"That gives you NO excuse to kill him!" I exclaim. He puts a finger to his lips. I gulp.
"Why?" I ask.
"What?"
"Why did you do it?"
"He... made fun of my family.. and told me that he was Ben's Best friend, and I wasn't. He said my dad was a homo. Excuse me for my language, but he was mean.. and I didn't intentionally kill him. I-We, were being chased by zombies... all 4 of us, Ben, Me, Dominick, and Daniel. So Daniel cut between a building that led to a backyard, and Dominick followed him. He went up a ladder on the RV, so Ben and I followed him. It would of led too the roof of a house, so we would have a way out. There were herds of those things. On our way up, Dominick's foot got caught. He yelled for me, cause Ben and... Daniel were on their way, and they thought we were following them. I stared at him. I didn't do anything... I just stared.. before I knew it... they pulled him down. I saw red... and red... and red... and I said something I didn't mean to say while he was screaming... "Never talk shit about my family." that's what happened.. don't hate me!"
I stared at him in disbelief. I did hate Dominick too, and he made people feel bad..and honestly was mean... but... that gave him no right. He didn't cause it though. I could tell William was about too burst into tears. I sighed, and nodded.
"It's ok."
"Thank you for understanding."
"What about Daniel?"
"Huh?"
"Daniel?"
"Oh him..."
"Yeah.."
"Well... when we were running I had no time to explain and a herd of walkers... yeah... he tripped.. we ran... but none of the zombies in the herd stopped to feast on him.. so he may be still alive... but rarely."
"It's ok William."
"Thank you... soo much Kenna."
"Your welcome." I nod.
"Can you smile for me?" He asks, I stare at him and raise my eyebrows.
"Ok." I smile, and he does back.
Amanda's POV
I was lying on my pillows, reading the book I was reading before the apocolapyse, when Makenna walked in and zipped up the door. I turned down the lightbulb lantern when she came in and put my book down on the grass.
"So?" I asked. I turned away as she changed her shirt, and pants, and turned back.
"SO?"I asked louder this time. She crawled on her bed-pillows and drew the blanket up all the way holding herself.
"So what?" She asks.
"What happened? Did he kiss you?"
"GOSH NO.. Amanda seriously?"
"Sorry."
"Well.. he told me a secret that nothing! To do.. with Romance."
"Anything that caught your eye?"
"What do you mean?"
"Anything else he was keeping from you?"
"Well... he was writing in some book when I came in and he quickly put it in his bag... like he didn't want me to see it. When I asked he just blushed."
"Well... it wouldn't be anything but a diary."
"What?"
"A diary! With the thoughts and feelings."
"That's for girls." She says.
"Well... a journal then!"
"Whatever, I'm going too sleep!" Makenna says turning so she's facing away from me. I take a deep breath and wait until I hear snoring. I get up and grab the lantern tiptoeing across the lawn. I almost run into the tincans hanging from the trees to wake everyone up if there was a zombie. I cross Alex and Julia's tent, and tiptoe past Jarren and Michael C, and then Alex G and Jacob's. I finally reach Ben and William's. I peak my head in and listen for snoring. Not surprisingly I hear a whole bunch of it. I crawl inside, closing the "door" so that light from the moon doesn't shine in their faces. I slowly and cautiously make my way to the far end, where Will was sleeping. I take a crawl step every time they snore. When I finally reach Will's side, I walk and look in his 2 backpacks, but all I saw was weapons and paper. Loose paper. Makenna said it was a book, I needed to find a book. I look through the files in his folders, but their photos. Same with the albums. I'm about to give up but I try to remember if I didn't want someone to see something, where I would put it. While I'm thinking, I hear a stifled snoring, which I thought was a wakeup call. Though, Ben just fell back too a steady snoring. I let my breath out harshly and kept thinking.. I would hide it in a shoe! William's only pair of shoes glistened free of any type of book. I then think again... pillow! Well... that's gonna be complicated! All the pillows are spread underneath Ben and William. I go through the feet.. nothing.. I watch out how fast I move. Nothing. Nothing at all. I have to find this diary! Or journal, whatever. Well... the only pillow left is under Will's head. I strain myself, reaching my hand up, and stuffing it under the pillow. I brace myself for his worried yelp, but I realize; boys are heavy sleepers. I feel something. The Diary! I mean journal! Yeah! I take it out quickly causing him to push his eyes open. I quickly lie down holding my breath and waiting. He finally lies his head on the pillow and turns around facing the other side of me. I quickly crawl backwards, and storm out of the tent. I reach my tent, turning on the lantern, and moving it to the side opposite to Makenna. I'm about to open it, but I lie my head down on the pillow and fall asleep.
Makenna's POV
I wake up too the light shining through the door, I turn over rubbing my eyes, and squinting towards Amanda. She still lies there, but I could see her arms moving. I sit up and cross my legs indian style.
"Amanda?" I ask. She jumps up like she had just heard a bomb go off.
"Your awake?" She asks.
"No, I'm still asleep, actually I just fell asleep for the fourth time and I'm sound asleep, and I'm lucid dreaming!" I said smiling. She rolls her eyes, and sits up.
"Guess what?"
"What?" I ask all fake excited.
"What I say GUESS I mean it." She says plainly.
"Ok, you got a promotion." I say happily. She groans.
"NO. Even better!"
"Your going to Great America next Wendsday?" I ask. She rolls her eyes. I strain my neck, alert.
"We should ask Jarren to help us get to Great America! We would have control!" I say happily. Amanda shrugs and lifts her lip in eagerness. I sit down and fold my hands.
"Please just tell me!" I plead, she finally gives in.
"I have..." She lifts up a book.
"I have Will's Diary!" She says and smiles.
"JOURNAL! AND WHERE THE HELL DID YOU FIND THAT!"
"A little reasoning I did when I was asleep, I was just about to open it, want to see?"
"NO! That's William's private diary-I mean journal!" I say folding my arms.
"Ok.. suit yourself." She says smirking. I sit there still.
Amanda gasps in shock and starts fanning herself with her hands. I feel myself numb from curiousity. She gasps again, "OMG" she says. I finally rush to her and she laughs.
"I haven't even read it yet!"
Well, come on, read it now!"
"Ok fine."
She opens it up to the first page. I lean over her shoulder.
November 9th, 2014 Apocolapyse Day 1.
Well... I ran out of school today, with Ben dragging me by force away from my friends. He had Dominick and Daniel with him, and they seemed eager to help me. I asked Ben what it was all about, but I didn't have to... for those things... they were horrible. They were dead too. I hated this world... ever since I was born.. but what are they? I don't understand! I'm gonna die soon... obviously before Ben or Dominick do. Even Daniel is braver then I am! We reached a herd of zombies trying to get us, so I Daniel and Ben crawled on the top of the RV, and I did too. I heard Dominick behind me... but he got caught. He was talking shit about my family earlier... and I didn't appreciate it. I asked him to stop and he didn't. I watched him straining to get loose, but the zombie's dragged him down... and ate him.
"Next time, don't talk shit about my family." I said... and he was gone.
We reached a Wal-mart, which was surprisingly full... Daniel disappeared so it was just Ben and I. When we entered... an asian stopped us.. but Ben knew him. I'm getting mighty close to a girl named Makenna. She's pretty too. She's nice, and she's brave. She had some trouble with a zombie today, and I saved her. She was appreciative for that. She got sick tonight... really sick. I am not letting her die. Not today... not ever.
Amanda and I skipped a few pages to yesterday. Nothing about me really appeared up, so Amanda skipped about a week's worth. She stops on November 18.
November 18th, 2014
I've been keeping track of the dates, and the time.. I really miss my family. I really starting to like this Makenna chick. I cared for her when she was sick, and now she's being to respect me. She talks to me like I'm her own "BFF" or whatever girl's call their best friends. I actually am getting attracted to her. Did I ever mention she is as pretty as hell? Man... a guy needs someone like her, and I'm not lucky enough. Thank God, she didn't die with that sickness. I felt horrible.. if she dies now.. I won't be able to survive. I really wanted to share a tent with her, but Ben's my best friend.. and that's not the best idea. I guess now I get to talk to her. I called her over but she was busy, so now I'm waiting for her to come see me. I want too tell her about Dominick... I want her to understand how much I trust her.
She came... like she said she would. I missed her. I did... she seemed strucken when I told her but she forgave me quickly. Man.. I really like her.. I don't know how to tell her... though... she doesn't seem like she wants "romance." I never dated before.. well once.. but that girl... she kissed me several times.. but thats it. I didn't like her. Her name was Amy. She was ok.. but still.
Amanda looked at me with a huge smirk.
"Well?"
"What...?" I ask still blushing.
"Now do you believe me?"
"What?"
"Now do you believe he likes you?"
"Bring this back to him." I say getting up.
"Nope.. your going to talk to him. Your gonna give it back, blame it on me, and bail me out. Then tell him how "YOU" feel!" Amanda says. I smile a little. Then I nod.
"Ok.. it's time." I say, and walk out of the tent with confidence.