As Bonnie led me to my bed, I began to study her. She was very tall and slim, she had red hair, and she had freckles. She had a bit of a country accent. When we finally arrived at my bed, I was depressed. It was a little too small, and it only had one sheet. "We are in the middle of winter. You'd think that the beds would have more than one sheet. " I thought.
Bonnie must have detected my disappointment. "I'm sorry it's not much. The bandits have been a problem here, lately." she told me, with a saddened expression on her face. I nodded. After a few seconds of silence, Bonnie finally turned to walk away. "If you need anything, just ask me, ok?" she said. I nodded again.
I glanced down once again at my pathetic bed. "At least I have a bed. It could be worse." I thought to myself. Suddenly, the freezing weather overcame my sense of disappointment. I quickly slipped under the sheet. But sleep did not come instantly. No, I was not that lucky. I lay there, for what seemed like an hour, thinking about what I had just done. I completely trusted these people. I have never seen them before. I truly am going mad. I chuckled at this thought. Soon, I was blessed with sleep.
But sleep did not comfort me in any way. It never did, actually. But ever since I killed Carly, it has gotten worse. My nightmares have become more horrifying. Tonight's nightmare was the worst yet. There was Carly, but she was not herself. She had a bullet wound on her forehead. Her eyes were rolled in the back of her head. Her body was drenched in crimson. But what disturbed me the most was her laugh. She cackled when she saw me. She would not stop laughing. I would remember that laugh for the rest of my short life. The laugh, it contained evil and madness. Still laughing, the demonic Carly pulled out a gun from her back pocket. She aimed at me, chuckled one last time, then fired.
I awoke screaming. I woke a few of the group members near me. After I finally ended screaming, which took several seconds, I noticed that I was incredibly sweaty. "Keep it down! i'm trying to sleep!" yelled one of the members. I apologized, and got out of bed. I did not have but a minute to recover, when Caver entered the room.
"Everyone, wake up! We've got work to do! The walkers are starting to slowly break through the fence. Carlos, Luke, Russell, and Alvin, go fix it! Nick, Rebecca, George, and Troy, give them supporting fire if anymore walkers get in. The rest of you, go to your normal stations." he exclaimed. "Lilly, you're going with Bonnie today to load ammunition. Think you can handle that?" Carver asked. I nodded. "Well, then get to it!" he yelled. I know I was always in control, but something about Carver made me nervous. Something about him made me fear him. I replied with a shaky, "Yes sir," and followed Bonnie.
We walked in silence. I was not a very talkative person, after all. The only time that I talk frequently is when I am angered. Bonnie certainly wasn't quiet like me. Each time there was a few seconds of silence, she would have to say something. This time was no different.
"So I hear that this isn't your first time being in a group." she said, in order to break the silence. I nodded. "So, why did you decide to leave?" she asked me. I decided to not tell her what I had told Carver. I didn't want everyone thinking that I was not trustworthy. "It's complicated. I was the leader, and I did something that was best for the group. Most of the group didn't agree with what I had done, and I decided to leave. That's all." I answered. Bonnie frowned. "I'm sorry to hear that. Well, you can't be the leader here, because Carver is in charge, and you don't want to go against Carver. So this might not be the right place for you. But what do I know?" she said.
We finally arrived in the armory. Both of us automatically grabbed weapons, and started to load them with the ammunition. I had to say, they had ten times as much ammunition and weapons as we had. I had to admire that. "Where did you get all of this?" I asked. "We find it, of course. We send out a few people every day to look for weapons and ammunition. Most of the time, they are not successful, sadly. Bandits don't help that much either. But with more people, we still manage to find a good amount." Bonnie said.
The for the next hour, we worked in silence, which was odd, seeing how talkative Bonnie was. Something must be bothering her. I decided to push the thought aside. I barely even know her. I need to focus on my work. But Bonnie looked so uneasy, she made it impossible for me not to ask what was wrong. When I asked, she just told me that it was nothing. I didn't believe her, but what else was there to do?
After a while, Bonnie finally decided to talk. "It's time to go to your next shift. Go see Carlos, he needs as much help as he can get." I nodded, and began to walk out the room. Before I could walk out the door, Bonnie stopped me. "Lilly?" she asked. I turned to face her. "Yes?" Bonnie looked scared, which frightened me. It's hard not to be horrified when someone so happy and upbeat suddenly turns sad and frightened in the blink of an eye. That means something is very wrong. "Never mind, just go help Carlos. I'll see you later." she told me. I nodded, and proceeded to exit the room.
After a very long search, I finally found Carver. "Carver, who is Carlos? Bonnie told me that he needs help." I told him. "Carlos is the doctor. You might have seen him and his little girl, Sarah, this morning. I remember him well. he was the one who told me to be quiet when I awoke screaming from my previous, horrifying nightmare. "I know him. Where is he?" Carver pointed to a room to my left. I nodded, and approached the door. Before I opened it, I heard screams from the inside. "It sounds like his patient is experiencing intense pain," I thought to myself. I opened the door to find a man, lying on a table, covered in blood, with Carlos at his side. This should be fun.
Author's Note: I made this chapter a little bit longer, because I felt guitly about the last chapter. I felt like I could do so much better. But I was tired all day yesterday, and I couldn't think straight. I might go back and improve that chapter after I finish the story. I'm not sure yet. Sorry for the rambling. I hope you enjoyed!
Songs:
1: Thunderstruck - ACDC
2: I Want To Rock And Roll All Night - Kiss
3: Bitter - Andy Mineo
4: Death Has Died - Andy Mineo
5: Superhuman - Andy Mineo
(in case you haven't noticed, I like Andy Mineo)