The Little Scout
Chapter Eleven
Tessa's POV
Sophie was probably the prettiest girl in the 2nd Mass. She sat cleaning her gun, she was new in Tessa's patrol. "Hey, Sophie, how are you?" Tessa asked. Sophie just nodded. "Excited?"
"Sure."
"You know Jimmy's a great guy, he'll have your back no matter what, and he's a nice Guy."
"I know he is." She muttered. "I'm a little scared."
"Why?"
"They killed my parents and they have my sister, they'll come for me."
"Don't be scared of them Soph, your better, stronger than them. They killed my Dad and they harnessed my boyfriend."
"The Mason boy?"
"Yes, the Mason boy."
"His spikes are still there, don't they bother you?"
"Not really. I guess not."
"They'd annoy the hell out of me, just them always being there."
"They are annoying but I don't notice them as much as I used to. Here, take more ammo." Tessa threw a clip at Soph and she caught one-handed.
"How old are you?"
"What's the date today?"
"October 5th."
"Fifteen in a month."
"Wow, you should be in school dealing with pimples and boy trouble, not chucking ammo at an almost fourteen year old."
"I'd rather do this to be honest, I couldn't deal with pimples." Tessa joked.
"I hate them too."
"Hey, are you going out tonight?" Logan Jake stood above the girls. He was pretty cute, he was tall and pale with deep brown eyes and sandy hair.
"Yeah, we are." Tessa smiled.
"Good luck, if it weren't for you then we wouldn't have food or anything. You save people's lives every day."
"That's not us, Logan, that's the big kids; I'm just here to look pretty."
"You doubt yourself."
"I've been told that many a times." Tessa smiled.
"Hey! Logan! Anne said she needed you for something, I don't know what." Ben interrupted. Tessa narrowed her eyes at him as Logan walked off. "What?" Tessa shook her head.
"It doesn't matter." She told him, loading more ammo into her belt.
"So, I heard your birthday was coming up." Ben sunk beside her.
"In a month's time, yes."
"Your birthday's in November?"
"Yes, not that it matters, I mean it'll only mean I'm a year older."
"It does matter? Of course it matters, your going to be fifteen."
"Ben, it'd be an accomplishment if I get through today."
"What do you want for it?"
"Shut up, as far as I'm concerned I don't have one. It's just a day closer to the day I die anyways."
"Hey, I don't like the deep Tessa, snap out of her."
"Shut up now Ben."
"Let me get you something special, please."
"No. Now sit down and load ammo." She ordered.