Chapter 2 Pictures

The next day Even woke up in Tommy and Maria's house with a delicious traveling through the house, he decided to finally get off the couch he was sleeping on and folded up his blanket and left it on a table nearby, he then followed the scent of the food into the kitchen and saw Maria at the cooker frying some eggs.

"Morning sunshine", Maria said as Even walked "Sleep well?".

"As well as someone can sleep on a couch", Even replied and sat himself down at the table "Where's Tommy?".

"He already left", Maria said as he gave him a plate with some fired eggs and some bacon strips on it Even immediately started eating "Hmm, I can't remember the last time I had a proper breakfast. Thanks Maria".

"Glad you like it so much", Maria replied Even then quickly finished his breakfast and returned to the living and picked up his backpack and opened it and began looking through he then found a bunch of old pictures in it and began looking through them.

"She should see these", Even thought then put all the stuff back in his backpack and put it over his shoulders "Hey Maria".

"What do you need?".

"Where would Ellie be right now?".

"Probably still at home. I would give her some space though".

"I've got something she has to see".

"And that would be?", Maria asked and Even smirked in response and then took out a photo from his backpack and handed it to Maria.

"It's Ellie's mum", Even explained.

"I can see the resemblance".

"Yeah", Even then took the picture back and put it in his backpack "I'll see you later", he said as he walked out the door and started heading to Ellie and Joel's house he past a multiple almost identical houses he saw little kids playing adults farming crops in their front garden "This is a nice place", Even thought he then saw a group of four boys walk up to him they were all pretty fat considering that a lot of people struggle to survive but they were all about Even's age.

"Never seen you around here", the fattest boy said.

"I'm new, I'm not good with friends so move your fat ass out of the way", Even replied and it caused the other boys to give him a glare.

"I see you're new so I'll give you a chance and explain things. My name is Dave you mess with me and you'll regret it, get out of here outsider".

"So you were born here, that explains the weight issue. I don't care what you think of the people who have experienced the real world so move your illogically prideful self out of way", Even said but they didn't listen so Even pushed the fat ass out of the way he then shortly arrived at the door to Ellie and Joel's house and knocked on it after a short silence Joel opened the door"Is Ellie home?".

"Yeah upstairs. Why?" Joel replied.

"Can I not talk to my cousin?".

"Yeah you can go ahead just be careful", Joel said and then moved out of the way so that Even could enter "Upstairs first room on the right", Joel stated Even then went up the stairs and knocked on Ellie's door.

"It's Even. Can I come in", Even asked but didn't need answering Ellie opened the door herself.

"Hey", Ellie said with a blank face.

"You got a sec?".

"Sure, come in", Ellie replied and then they walked into Ellie room it was like a typical teenage girl's room mostly pink a bed a wardrobe and dresser and a desk "What do you need?", Even then opened his backpack and gave her the photo from earlier and handed it to her.

"I figured you should have this. You're your mother's spitting image", Even said as Ellie examined the photo she saw a skinny red haired woman in her twenties.

"Got any other pictures".

"Yeah", Even then went through his backpack and pulled out another picture and handed it to her this time it's a black haired man holding a baby girl it was a little faded but it looked alright "That's my dad and you. Lucky fuck".

"What mean lucky?".

"Before I started watching you my dad did it".

"Where's he now?".

"Dead".

"And your mum".

"Also dead".

"Care to explain?".

"Let's just say he died saving someone's ass".

"Alright and your mum".

"We were all fireflies death comes with the business".

"So why exactly am I lucky?".

"Because my dad spent more time watching you than he did with, I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm jealous".

"Oh".

"Don't pity heartless people".

"What do you mean?", Ellie asked Even looked away from her.

"Pity doesn't get to me nor does any kind of emotion really, I lost that when I lost the last person I knew and cared for".

"What about me?", Ellie asked but Even just smiled and scoffed.

"Don't flatter yourself too much, just cause you're family doesn't exactly mean I like you".

"What did I do to you?".

"You're the reason for my dad's neglect and death and that smuggler you call dad killed my mum and friends", Even explained and then laughed "I sound like a real dick don't I? Just don't die for that vaccine because others died so that you could live happy", Even said and then left the room and went downstairs to see Joel waiting.

"What happened?", Joel asked.

"I showed her some things that belong to her, ", Even replied and then walked out the door and started walking back towards Tommy's house.

"Hey wait", Ellie said then Even turned to face her "Do you hate me?".

"I don't know what I feel but I can tell you it isn't hate. Why?".

"You have reasons to hate me".

"That I do, but those reasons aren't exactly your fault".

"Well look who it is?", a familiar voice said Even and Ellie then turned to the direction of the voice and saw Dave and his friends.

"What do you want Dave?", Ellie asked in an annoyed voice.

"You friends with the new kid already or is it something more".

"She's my cousin fat for brain", Even shot back and gave a glare.

"I told you before don't mess with me".

"You think I'm afraid of you? I used to be part of a militia I've seen scarier but not uglier", Even said "Move it", Even commanded but Dave didn't listen so Even just pushed past him and started heading towards Tommy's house he then knocked on the door when he got there and Maria opened it and let him inside "How come you're still at home?".

"I took the day off", Maria responded "So how'd your talk with Ellie go?".

"Alright I guess. I don't know if she still wants to find the stupid vaccine or not".

"I'm sure she'll be fine".

"I hope so".