"It seems as though we got off on the wrong foot." The girl Angel comes up next to me and says as we climb the hill.
"So." I shrug and turn to Ashley who looks like she's trying to hold back a smile.
"So..." She drawls out. "I was thinking we could get a redo."
"And why would I want that?" I ask her seriously. I'm not trying to be mean but... wait I'm lying, I am trying to be mean and this chick is making it extremely hard right now.
"I'm sorry about what my dad and those goofballs did-"
"Your dad is dead right?" I turn to her and ask.
"Technically he's my step dad but, yeah." She nods.
"Would you like to join him?" I ask and Ashley pulls me aside, away from the girl.
"We'll be right back." She tells Angel who nods.
"What?" I question as we walk away from the girl.
"Spencer, why are you being so mean to her?" She asks with a raised brow.
"Because I don't want her here." I answer truthfully, looking down at the ground.
"What did you tell me a while ago about humanity and people?" She asks and I roll my eyes. Of course she throws my own words back at me.
"That because the world has gone to shit, if the few people who are left lose their humanity...then there's no point." I say in a lazy tone, rolling my eyes with each word.
"Exactly." She says smiling. "They have no where else to go Spencer. If they're gonna make it then they'll need a group, when have you ever turned people away? That douche Rick was apart of your group even though he didn't deserve it, so why can't you just give these people a chance?" She questions and I sigh.
"Fine." I say and pout.
"Don't be cute." She says, kissing away my pout. "Now go be a nice girl and talk to Angel." She lightly pushes me in the girls direction. "I'm gonna go to the front with Tim." She adds before taking off up the hill.
"Hi." I say once I reach Angel.
"Hey." She replies.
"Uh... I guess I'm sorry about being an ass." I say and roll my eyes.
"I get it. My group tried to take the things that you guys have worked hard for and one of them kinda shot you... so I'm sorry." She says.
"It's cool. I shot one those assholes too." I smile at the thought. I never shot a human before, but that guy definitely deserved it.
"Everyone get down!" Tim shouts from further up the hill. We all drop to the ground. Me, a little faster than I needed to.
"Shit." I mumble and look down at my abdomen. Great, I didn't tear my stitches.
"Are you okay?" Angel asks.
"Yeah, just hurts a bit." I tell her looking down at my war wound. Wow, I have a war wound. We crawl up the hill to where Tim, Ashley and my dad are and we see. Thousands of walkers.
"Holy shi-"
"Watch it, Spencer." My mom tells me. Angel stifles a laugh.
"This explains why there were no walkers in the city." Tim says.
"Why are they all here, just walking around the parking lot?" Aiden asks as the walkers just walk around in circles in the parking lot. They aren't as aggressive as the previous walkers we've come in contact with. It's like they've all taken a chill pill or something.
"I think this was the quarantine, maybe something went bad and they got overrun." Tim says.
"This is crazy." I say for no reason.
"What do we do now?" My dad asks, turning to Tim.
"I don't know." He shrugs.
"If all the walkers are here, then that means that the city is a goldmine." Aiden says.
"He's right." Glen pipes up. "Maybe we can just stay in Atlanta since there are no walkers here." Glen adds.
"And what if they get out of these fences?" Tim asks.
"Guys..." I say and everyone turns to me. "Who put them all inside the fence?" I ask and we all turn back to the walkers.
"What if there's something out there more dangerous than zombies?" Kyla asks.
"Like what?" Angel asks from beside me.
"I don't think this is a conversation we should be having 200 yards from a million zombies guys." Ashley says.
"Ashley's right. Let's head back down to the vehicles." Tim tells the group and everyone starts to slowly climb down the hill. I turn and take another look at the building that should have been our safe haven.
We'll never find a safe place.
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Maybe we should try to head north or something." Aiden says as everyone continues to discuss what the group should do. I decided to lay in the van, my gun shot is hurting pretty bad now.
"Are you okay?" Angel asks as she gets into the van.
"Yeah, I'm just tired of running." I tell her closing my eyes.
"Yeah, I know the feeling. My group has never stayed in once place for more than a few hours."
"That sounds... exhausting." I say sitting up and looking at her.
"Yeah at first, but we've grown used to it." She shrugs.
"Are you related to anyone else in your group?" I ask and she nods.
"My aunt and little brother are the two over there." She tells me, pointing to an older lady and little boy.
"Where's your mom?" I ask.
"She died when I was little."
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"Nah." She waves me off, shaking her head. "I'm glad she didn't have to go through any of this. What about you? I know Ashley is your girlfriend, she made that abundantly clear last night. I think she told me like seven times." She says and we both giggle a bit.
"My mom, dad and brother are the blondes of the group." I say and she chuckles.
"Ahh... I should have guessed. You all look so much alike."
"We're gonna scavenge and camp in Atlanta tonight." Ashley says coming to the van. She gives Angel a look that I can't read before Angel mumbles a 'see you later' to me and gets out the van.
"Okay." I nod.
"Are you feeling better?" She asks examining my wound.
"Ashley." I say, sitting up. A smile playing at my lips.
"Hmm?" She asks absent-mindedly, her eyes fixed on my wound.
"Are you marking your territory with me because of Angel?" I ask smiling.
"What, no?" She says looking in my eyes. I can tell she's lying.
"You're lying." I counter.
"Wouldn't you like that?" She retorts and smiles.
"She told me that you told her I was your girlfriend." I say.
"Well you are my girlfriend."
"Why is it any of her business?" I ask.
"Spencer are you trying to start something?" She ask raising a brow.
"Are you?" I retort.
"You're crazy. And I love you." She says bending down and kissing me. "We're gonna head out soon. You should get some rest."
"I'm tired of resting." I whine.
"But you admit you're tired right?" Ashley asks with a smile.
"Don't be a smart ass." I tell her as I pull her down into a kiss.
"Sorry." She mumbles into my lips.
"Where are we camping?" I ask.
"Somewhere far away from this place." She says glancing up the hill.
"Everyone load up. We're going to look for camp." Tim tells the group.
"I'm gonna go talk to Tim for a second I'll be right back." Ashley tells me, kissing me again before leaving.
I sigh and throw my head back down on the seat.
Now that we've lost Atlanta...
Where do we go from here?
