Chapter 2-Flashbacks
Three days had passed since the discovery of Keith, and ellis was still a wreck. He put on a brave face, but the others heard him crying in his sleep all night, so they knew the truth. It broke zoey's heart to see him like this. Of all the survivors, he had helped lighten the mood. Not anymore it seemed. Gone was the ellis of the old days that would tell a story just at the right moment, or make childish jokes just to see everyone smile. This ellis was cold, to the point where they wondered if he would ever be normal. No one took this worse than Zoey though. She was all alone until the others found her, and Ellis had been a constant companion from the start. "When are we going to get to rest? I'm beat." Rochelle said, barely moving she was so tired. Nick spotted the searchlights coming from the plantation and smiled at her. "Not too much longer. About… a quarter mile?" he said. The sound of Rochelle slapping him and nicks following "OW!" drew giggles from Zoey and Coach, but Ellis just continued to walk, never even smiling.
When they reached the safe room inside the house, they discovered it was deserted. Or to use the words nick used-"This goddamn place is no different from any other we've been seeing!" They fanned out gathered up all the food, ammo, and other things they would need. They found a hand-scrawled note from who they guessed was the owner of the house which simply said-"use the radio out back, and we'll come get ya-Virgil walker" so they decided that was their best option, but they wanted to rest up first. Nick and Coach used the two couches downstairs, while Ellis and the girls used the three bedrooms upstairs. Zoey turned and hugged Ellis, "good night" she smiled. To her delight he smiled back, although it was a far cry from his old goofy grin, she was happy to see it. "goodnight. See ya in the morning." He said, closing his door. She said her goodnight to Rochelle and let sleep overtake her as soon as she laid down.
Flashback/Dream
Zoey huddled in the safe room, crying her eyes out. Just now, she had lost the last member of what had become her adopted family. "Francis. Why him too? Why?" she had done the same when they had lost Louis, and then Bill not 3 days later. But this was different. Those other times, someone had been there with her. With Francis dead, she had no one. "Wonder how long ill last now?" she thought bitterly. She was drawn out of her chasm of thoughts by loud clanging up the steps that led to her room. "Huh. Coming to finish the job?" she said grabbing her pistols. The door flew open, but a voice cried "Whoa! Easy, now. I'm normal I swear. The young man in the trucker hat cried. An actual person was in front of her. Another immune. The shock forced her to black out. When she awoke, a series of voices were speaking about her. "We are NOT taking her with us. 4 mouths are enough of a stretch. Especially when you factor in Coach." A male voice said. Another one cried "HEY!" while a female voice laughed. She got up and walked into the kitchen area to see the 4 of them sitting around a box they were using as a table. When the young man saw her, he offered her his can of food. " 'Names Ellis." He said smiling.
End of dream
That was how it started. Ellis refused to leave without her, so the others gave in. As they fought through this hell, the two became close. Ellis would almost die for her several times. One time, he even shoved her aside and let a witch hit him in her place. If she hadn't have had that d-fib unit…. She pushed the thought away. They always slept near each other, and told each other everything. She laughed a little when she remembered the first time they kissed. Ellis was the REDDEST she had ever seen. But one thing she was serious about-She loved Ellis. Not like a brother, but she was in love with him. She had been sure of that for a while. Now, that warmness that she had fallen for was gone. He put up an act, but she could tell he wasn't the same. She had never said "I love you" to him yet, but right then she made a promise. "Ill tell him today. If I don't, I might lose him." If only Zoey knew how true those words would end up being. In the next instant, there was a crash and a loud scream-Ellis
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