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Gone
D-Tent was in a definite slump for the next couple of days, no one spoke as they dug their holes and following through with their usual routine. Dinner was the same; everyone was thinking about Caveman and Zero. Where are they now?
They knew neither Caveman nor Zero would have been able to walk a whole one-hundred miles to the nearest water source, or stay alive in the open, unmerciful desert for more than two days. But D-Tent's last intention was to imagine both of them dead, all bit of life scraped from their bodies by hungry buzzards. Suze shivered at the dreadful thought.
"Been gone four days now." Squid mumbled to himself, but everyone heard him; no one responded.
"Yeah." Suze muttered quietly, realizing she would have to face the horrible reality eventually. She bowed her head as tears filled her eyes, she quickly cleared her tray, not looking at anyone.
Her cot squeaked as she sat down on hit, trying to calm herself down; she didn't like to cry. Her breathing grew heavier as she tried to hold in her tears, almost choking while she pushed back her sobs. How she managed to keep herself from breaking was a miracle.
Zigzag entered the tent a few minutes later; Suze's cot sank and squeaked even more as he sat beside her. A few silent beats passed between them before he spoke,
"Hey."
"Hey." They didn't mind the silence, their arms and legs touching warmed each other comfortably as they sat next to each other; more paused moments flew by. "I can't believe that they…that they're-"
"I know." Zigzag didn't need to hear the end of her sentence.
"It doesn't seem real to me. That they're…gone. Part of me wants to think they'll be back."
"Me too." Suze looked at Zigzag. His head was bowed, his eyes shut, and his breathing was a little heavy. Suze cupped her hands around his face and brought him upright so they were looking at each other, he suddenly hugged her. Suze was slightly startled by this, but she hugged him back, but she had no words of comfort. They just held each other, hoping that they wouldn't start to cry.