Chapter 5: No One Expected.

Austin sat against the tree, sharpening his knife with a rock. No one had been acting normal ever since all the woman had returned. Everyone was on edge and it was understandable. They doubled the people on guard. Wayne and Austin had barely slept all week, constantly on watch and they'd been back to the town to see if there was anyone left. That's where they found Gregory, he was seventeen and they found him in one of the houses, he was apart of the cult and Austin knocked him out and brought him back, they've been keeping him chained up in the barn ever since. Austin wanted answers and he wanted to know where the rest of them had gone, so he had to beat the answers out of him, but he was still refusing to talk.

Angela had been hovering around him all week and it was getting on his nerves. She always wanted to talk and she kept adding little touches to his arm in conversations. Austin didn't like it. She was sitting on the ground near him, washing people's clothes and she kept smiling over at him and Austin was about to explode, but even he knew that all of the woman were going through a hard time after what happened. Especially Ally. She hadn't left the farmhouse once, Angela had told him she's only been talking to Frederick and Sarah and according to them, she wasn't handling it very well. Austin knew that she had it tougher then all the other girls. She was the one with a busted ankle and she still managed to take down two men and then some son of bitch had to try to rape her in the middle of the road. Angela also told him it was because she hadn't ever killed a human before and she'd taken down two in a day. Austin ended all rolling his eyes, it was the apocalypse, everyone's going to have to kill another human at some point, the girl just needed to grow up.

"Oh," Angela gasped and Austin looked up from his knife to see what she was fussing about and he realized everyone had stopped and was looking over at the farmhouse. Austin followed their gazes and saw Ally standing on the porch. Her face was still bruised from the beatings she'd taken and her foot was wrapped tight in bandages, she was shaking as she stood, clinging onto her crutches. Her eyes were blood-shot and her cheeks were tear stained. Austin looked away quickly, when he felt a pain in his heart. She looked terrible, but he couldn't ignore the fact that his heart rate had dramatically increased at the sight of her. Austin grabbed his crossbow and stood up. Some hunting will help the feeling go away.

...

Ally stood on the porch, watching Austin walk away in the other direction. She wanted to thank him again for saving her, she didn't think she could thank him enough. She'd wanted him to come visit her whilst she was staying inside, but he never did and Ally couldn't blame him. He didn't even like her anyway. Ally glanced at Sarah who was standing by her side and she flashed her a smile.

"Go talk to her," She whispered and Ally nodded her head and made her way down the steps. Everyone looked away from her and she headed off across the yard and down the hill.

After hours of persuading, Sarah had manged to get her to leave. Whilst in that room, Ally had told Sarah everything about her mom and how she'd died. Sarah had opened up about her life too, about how her mom and brother had died too. They had a lot in common and she was Ally's only source of comfort, over the last week. Ally hadn't even realized she'd stayed inside so long, constantly crying, she couldn't fall asleep without picturing his face. Sarah told her things were going to get better and she'd explained how Wayne and Austin had captured one of the people apart of the group and were keeping him chained up in the barn. Ally felt sorry for the poor kid, he was only seventeen and he was being held hostage, he might not even have anything to do with it, it may have been a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Ally saw her mom's cross by the oak tree and she trekked over and sat down on the grass. She laid her crutches down next to her. She reached out and stroked the cross.

"I'm back," She chuckled. "I got my foot caught in a bear trap, wasn't the smartest thing I ever did, but it happened and now I've got to pay the price. Being on crutches isn't that bad, but it limits my speed, so if the creepers come, I'm screwed. Also, mom...Mom it almost happened to m-me...I almost got raped, like you. I just kept thinking to myself, it's going to happen to me. I'm going to feel the pain you felt. You know, I've never forgotten what happened that night. I was useless, wasn't I? He locked me in a room and all I could hear was your screams and cries. All I did was sit in that room and cry myself, but that was selfish of me. I should've kicked that door down and killed him. I should've killed that man with my bare hands, but I was to weak, though I know now that I would've done all that, I wouldn't have even hesitated. But in a way that man doing that to you, woke dad up out of his alcoholic state and he turned his life around, but I wish that wasn't what had to happen to change him. I wish none of it had happened. Though I was saved, his names Austin and he saved me. I'm grateful that he did, because I'd lost all the fight I had left in me and he killed the man right there and then, he didn't even hesitate...I wish I was as strong as you were, you just got up, brushed yourself on and got on with life. M-Maybe that's what I've got to do, I need to brush myself off and get on with my life, but saying that I don't really have much of a life. I'm just going to focus on surviving...Yeah, that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to survive. I want to be the last person standing. Anyway...I love you mom, I kinda' feel like your here with me somehow, I hope your proud of me, and you're always going to be in my heart."

Ally sighed and stared contently at the cross. The flower she had placed there was withered and Ally wish she could find another purple flower to put down for her. Ally struggled to her feet and sorted herself out, bringing the crutches under her arms. A cough came from the trees and Ally looked over to see Austin stood there. He was rubbing the back of his neck and staring at her. He was holding a flower in his hand and he walked over and placed it on top of her mother's cross. Ally smiled over at him and he looked away from her.

"Thank you," Ally whispered.

"It's no problem," Austin glanced over at her once more and then walked away. Ally watched him leave and then she stared back at the flower. She smiled to herself.

"Maybe he's not so bad after all."

...

"Mary, what's in that barn over there?" Ally asked and she pointed over into the distance. There was an old, rusty barn all alone in the field. Mary stiffened and she stopped walking.

"N-Nothing, it's empty," Mary stammered. "Daddy doesn't like people going over there."

"Why not?" Ally wondered and Mary glanced over at the barn and sighed.

"He just doesn't, so please stay away from there," Mary expressed and Ally nodded her head.

"Okay," Ally immediately knew something wasn't right and she took one last look at the barn and carried on hobbling along the dirt road. Mary was carrying a basket of washing and they were going down to the lake to wash them. Wayne had announced it was safe to go down there now and Ally was still cautious about going down there, but she was extremely bored and there was limitation's on what she could do. Ally struggled down the hill and almost lost her footing and Mary helped her the rest of the way down. They sat down at the side of the lake and began to wash the clothes.

"You seem to be close to Elliot," Mary muttered and Ally saw her blush. "Does he talk about me?"

"No he doesn't," Ally watched her cringe and she placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll tell you if he ever does."

"T-Thank you," She stuttered.

"So, you like Elliot?" Ally chuckled and Mary nodded.

"It's just I'm not sure if I'm ever going to find someone, because we don't tend to come across that many people, and Elliot's nice, so I was thinking about going for it, but I'm scared of being let down," She explained and Ally pushed the top into the cold water.

"There's no need to be scared, if he lets you down, it's not the end of the world. You've just got to keep your head up high and then you show him what he's missing," Ally shifted on the ground and Mary sighed.

"I-I wish I had your confidence," Mary spoke and she smiled over at her. "You seem to be able to handle everything that comes your way, you're a very strong person."

"I'm not a strong person, it's just I've built my walls so high that not even I can bring them back down. I wish I could, but I can't. I reckon you should go talk to Elliot, he's a nice guy," Ally nudged her arm and she laughed.

"I guess I should-"

"Howdy girls," Dean greeted and he sat down next to Ally. "You need any medication princess?"

"I'm fine," Ally replied sheepishly and Dean ruffled her hair. "What happened to your hands, why are they covered in blood?" Ally stared down at his blood covered hands and she realized it wasn't creeper blood and he quickly put his hands in his lap.

"I was cleaning up Gregory," He explained and Ally raised an eyebrow.

"Whose Gregory?" She asked.

"It was the boy Austin captured from the town," He explained and Ally nodded her head.

"Wait, has Austin been beating him!" Ally yelled and Dean scratched his head. "The kids only seventeen!"

"Austin wants answer, he wants to know where all the men disappeared too," Dean looked at Ally in the eyes and she glared at him.

"This is ridiculous," Ally stumbled to her feet and picked up her crutches and headed up the hill. Dean chased after her and when she got to the dirt road, she tried to move as quickly as she could, but she hadn't really mastered speed on the crutches yet.

"Ally, hold up. Where are you going?" Dean asked and he appeared next to her.

"He's seventeen, he might not have anything to do with it," Ally mumbled. "I'm not going to let Austin beat up an innocent kid. I'm going to talk to him nicely and I'll get the answers I need."

...

Ally patrolled over to the barn, Dean had run off to find Austin, but Ally didn't care. She stopped at the barn and she could hear whimpers coming from inside. She undid the latch and hobbled inside. He was chained to the wall, curled up in a ball and crying. Ally could see blood and cuts on his body and when he looked up at her she saw the horrific damage on his face. She shut the door behind her and she grabbed the chair and sat in front of him.

"I'm not here to hurt you," She whispered and he stopped sobbing and looked away from her. "I just want some answers."

"I-I don't know anything, I told this to the blonde man, but he carried on hitting me," He explained and Ally smiled sweetly at him.

"Explain to me what you know," She rested her chin in her hands and he sat up straight.

"My group got attacked by the zombies and I was left on my own. I walked into those guys and they took me in and then they kept me in one of the houses. A while after I found out what they were actually doing and they wanted me to join the breeding programme, but I said I didn't want to, so that's when they kept me locked in the house and I wasn't allowed to leave," He explained and Ally nodded along with the story.

"Okay, I believe you," She whispered and she saw the key hanging from a hook, she hopped over and pulled it down and dropped to her knees and undid his chains. "Follow me," She grabbed her crutches and made her way out of the barn and Gregory followed behind her and she saw he was nervous, especially when he caught sight of Austin marching towards them. Ally told him to stay behind her and she waited for Austin to come over, his face was burning with anger and he was gripping his crossbow tight.

"What are you doing!" He spat.

"I'm letting him go, what does it look like I'm doing?" She recoiled and he glared at her. "You got a problem with that?"

"Yes, I do actually. He's apart of that cult, one of them tried to rape you!" He yelled and Gregory gasped from behind her and she gave him a reassuring smile.

"I'm aware of that, but if you'd given him a chance to talk, instead of beating him up, you'd know that he had nothing to do with it, they were keeping him hostage!" She shouted back and Austin growled.

"He's going back in the barn," He moved forward, but Ally stepped closer to him and she placed a hand on his chest.

"He's a good kid, he didn't have anything to do with it, give him a chance," She lowered her tone and stared up at him. Austin blinked and then he looked down at her hand.

"Wayne's in charge, not me," He mumbled and Ally smiled.

"Okay, I'll go talk to him. C'mon Gregory," Ally removed her hand from Austin's chest and she hobbled away with Gregory right behind her. Austin watched her walk off and he placed a hand where her hand once was, wondering why it felt like he'd just been burnt.

...

After almost two hours of persuading Wayne, he eventually agreed to let Gregory have a trial period on the farm. He didn't really believe Gregory's story and he sided with Austin on this matter, but Ally said she'd take full responsibility if he stepped out of line and Wayne said he could stay, but she'd have to keep a close eye on him. Harriet had set him up at tent and he'd disappeared inside wanting to be alone. Ally didn't really blame him, he'd just been beaten to a pulp by one of the scariest men she's ever met, she still couldn't believe she had the balls to stand up to him, her heart was still pounding. When she'd placed her hand on his chest, she could feel his heartbeat and it was beating rapidly and it caught her off guard.

Ally rubbed at the dirt on her arm and she glanced over at Angela who was cooking some food. "I need to shower."

"We're only allowed to use the shower inside the house once a week, have you already had one this week?" Angela asked and Ally nodded her head. "I'll let you in on a little secret, if you go down to the barn and go into the woods, there's a small lake which is private and secluded. I always go there for an hour-long bathing session. You can take my shower gel and hair stuff with you, be careful though," Angela smiled at her and Ally picked up her crutches and Angela went into her tent and pulled out a small bag, she passed it to her and Ally smiled.

"Thank you Angela," Ally walked off towards the barn. She passed Harriet on her way and they both smiled at one another. Ally caught sight of her mom's cross and she stopped for a second and stared up at the sky and then carried on over to the trees. She couldn't keep her eyes off the ground, watching where she stepped, not wanting to step on another bear trap, but she knew it wasn't likely going to happen again. She kept her mind clear and was aware of her surroundings. She didn't want to run into a creeper, but she was keeping her head held high and not thinking too much about it.

Ally soon came to a small clearing and she saw the lake in the middle. She walked over and put her crutches on the ground, she sat down and lifted her top above her head, she was excited to get in the water and finally be able to having a relax bath. She pulled out a plastic bag from the bag Angela gave her and she slipped off her trouser and wrapped the plastic around her bandage to keep it protected from the water. She slid herself into the water and a small scream escaped her lips, when the cold water connected with her skin. She gripped onto the sides and hopped along the lake bed with her good foot. She relaxed in the water and the coldness, soon turned warm. She grabbed the cloth and shower gel and began to scrub the dirt off her arms. She inhaled the scent of the flowers which lay around and smiled. This was one of the moments which Ally would always cherish forever, no creepers around and no vile smell of death, hanging in the air.

...

Austin traveled light-footed in the woods. He was tracking a deer and his senses were on overdrive. He had his crossbow aimed and ready, he was getting closer to finding it, he just hoped a creeper hadn't got to it before he did, but he couldn't see any creeper footprints, so his hopes were high. Austin heard someone singing and he froze in his tracks, looking around for a location of the voice. The voice was angelic and soft, and Austin felt a wave of curiosity wash over him. He walked off in the direction of the voice.

"I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle. I don't know where to go. I can't do it alone I've tried. And I don't know why," The female voice sung away and Austin froze in his tracks, when he came to the border of the clearing. There she was bathing in the small lake, singing away with no care in the world. Austin's breath caught in his throat at the sight of her in a white, lacy bra. His eyes roamed along the upper half of her body. Her skin was milky pale and it looked so soft, Austin just wanted to reach out and touch her. He pushed his wandering thoughts into the back of his mind and he turned to walk away, but a twig snapped under his foot and he cringed.

"It's rude to stare you know," She called out and Austin sensed the humor in her tone. He looked over his shoulder to see she still had her back to him. He froze on the spot, continuing to stare at her, what the hell is wrong with me! Austin knew he should walk away, liked his normal self would do if he ever got caught in a situation like this, but his body was refusing to cooperate with his brain. "Would you mind helping me out, because my ankles really hurting," Ally turned around in the water and Austin quickly divert his eyes away from her chest and his face began to heat up.

Austin coughed and shifted uncomfortably. Ally swam over to the side and tried to lift herself out, but she couldn't because of her ankle. Austin saw she was struggling and he began a mental battle with his mind, on whether he should help her or not, but yet again his body wasn't listening to his brain and he dropped his crossbow and walked over. He crouched down and she grabbed his shoulders and he pulled her out of the water and put her down on the ground. She smiled sweetly up at him and he rolled his eyes as his body reacted to her smile. She began to slip on her clothes and Austin tried his best to look away from her, but his eyes kept wandering over her body. Once she was dressed he helped her stand up and she gripped his arms to gain her balance.

"Thank you," She chirped and he grabbed her crutches and passed them to her. She flashed him another of her sweet smiles and he looked away from her, quickly. "I never did get to thank you for everything you did."

"What do you need to thank me for?" His voice was raspy and Ally laughed.

"You know, for pulling the bear trap off my ankle and carrying me back after. Also, for saving me from that man and then carrying me back, again," Ally explained and she continued to gaze up at him and he tried his best to avoid eye contact, but there was something about her eyes that made him want to look at her.

"There's no need to thank me," He muttered and he gazed at the ground, watching his feet shift uncomfortably.

"There is, you may come across as cold, but there is some goodness inside you somewhere," She placed a hand on his arm and Austin looked up from the ground and looked at her, he released a staggering breath, which he didn't realize he was holding back.

"I need to go back and do some hunting," He stepped out of her touch and he walked over to the tree where he'd dropped his crossbow and he picked it up and disappeared into the tree's. Ally watched him walk away and she smiled to herself, that's probably the most I've ever talked to him, without wanting to rip his head off. Ally walked off laughing and she headed back to the farm.

...

Ally sat down on the porch steps, Sarah was humming a tune next to her and Ally was watching her stare at Dean and Ally began to laugh. Sarah glanced over at her and blushed.

"What?" She asked sheepishly and Ally raised an eyebrow.

"It's way to obvious that you like him," She retorted and Sarah giggled.

"I like him a lot, but I'm nineteen and he's twenty-five," Sarah sulked and she stared at the ground.

"I don't think age matters anymore, you just got to take what you want, before it's too late," Ally nudged her shoulder and she glanced over at Dean.

"I'm not even sure if he like's me. Why would he be interested in a nineteen year old virgin," She complained and Ally's eyes widened.

"Whoa, Sarah there's nothing wrong with being a virgin," She assured her and Sarah looked back at her.

"Yeah, but at least you're not a virgin. I don't want to die being one," She rested her chin in her hands and Ally sighed.

"Sarah, I'm a virgin," Ally whispered and Sarah gaped at her.

"B-But you said that you told the man you weren't a virgin!" She hollered and Ally cringed at how loud she said it and she looked around to see if anyone had heard.

"I lied to him, I thought he was either going to kill me for being one, or he had a weird fetish for virgins. I panicked," Ally explained and Sarah smiled at her.

"Well, at least I'm not the only virgin on the farm," She laughed and Ally joined in.

"We're not the only virgins on the farm," Ally commented. "George and Lizzy are virgins."

"True, but everyone else has had sex. I'm kind of jealous, I want to know what it feels like to be with someone, and I'm just scared that I'm never going to experience that," Sarah expressed and Ally nodded along.

"Yeah, well before all this happened, I was planning on going to college and almost everyone has sex at college, so I thought it was just going to happen, but no the world decide's to get taken over by zombies and now I'm twenty-one and still a virgin," Ally reflected on her past and Sarah sighed.

"It sucks being a virgin," She muttered.

"I just feel like...I'm not fully a woman. In a way I'm still a child, but I know I'm not, it's just a feeling I get inside me," Ally ran a hand through her hair and Sarah nodded her head in agreement.

"Why don't you just go to one of the men in the group and just have a fling," She suggested and Ally shook her head.

"I couldn't do that, either I'd get attached to them, or they'll get attached to me. I think I'd rather die a virgin," Ally laughed and Sarah sighed, gazing over at Dean.

"He's never going to want me," She mumbled and Ally grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

"Don't bring yourself down like that. I think you should just make your move, instead of hanging around and waiting for him to make his. We're in the apocalypse, you can't keep dwelling on the what if's. You need to do something, because for all we know we might not get tomorrow," Ally almost laughed at how cheesy she sounded, but it was true and Sarah needed to hear it and she seemed to take Ally's words in. She nodded her head and got up off the steps and headed over to the camp. Ally smiled, watching her walk away, girls got some serious balls, I'll give her that.

The farmhouse door opened behind her and she looked over her shoulder to see Angela. She smiled up at her and she sat down on the steps next to Ally. She seemed to be lost in thought and Ally became curious.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Ally asked and Angela chuckled.

"Are you sure you want to hear my troubles?" She wondered.

"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to know," Ally retorted.

"True," She sighed and stared at her. "I tried to kiss Austin and then he backed away, scowling at me and he stormed off into the woods...Am I that repulsive?"

Ally's eyes widened and she tried to ignore the firing feeling of jealousy that had ignited deep down in her gut. She continued to stare back at Angela, unsure of what to say. That was the last thing she'd expected her to say.

"You like Austin?" Ally asked, her voice hushed, still taking in what Angela had said.

"Y-Yeah, I have for a while. He has his moments of kindness and that's what makes him very attractive. I've liked him for about a year and I just decided to make my move. The last thing I expected him to do was reject me...I miss the comfort of being with someone, I just want someone to hold me in their arms and tell me I'm beautiful...But I know it's a long shot with Austin, he doesn't seem like the cuddling type," Angela forced out a laugh and Ally plastered a fake smile on her face.

"We all want something like that, but maybe Austin isn't the one for you, I'm sure you'll find someone," Ally sighed and stared out at the view.

"In case you haven't noticed, my options are kind of limited," She retorted instantly and Ally's gaze snapped towards her. "I'm just going to have to make him want me, show him what he's missing and then all he's going to want is me...Why didn't I think of this idea before," Angela shot up and began to walk off.

"Don't you think you should think about this!" Ally shouted after her. Angela didn't pay any attention to her and she walked off. Ally sighed and rested her face in her hands.

There was something about Austin, whether it was because he saved her or not, she just felt a connection. She felt something between them, though she was certain the feeling wasn't mutual, she couldn't ignore it. She couldn't believe that Angela tried to kiss him, the only satisfaction she was getting from the whole situation was that he backed away from her.

"Ally!" Wayne shouted from the camp and she looked over and he was gesturing for her to come over. She grabbed her crutches and slowly made her way over. Everyone, excluding Sarah, Mary, Frederick, Lizzy and George were there. Elliot was standing up, he looked scared and Ally immediately knew something was wrong, she took a seat next to Harriet and she flashed her a quick smile, then she glanced at Elliot. Everyone fell silent and stared at him.

"What wrong?" Kyle asked and he bounced Lexi up and down on his knee.

"You've all seen that barn in the field. The one that Frederick said no one's allowed to go in...W-Well, I was on the field nearby, just going about my business checking the fences-"

"Spit it out boy!" Austin yelled.

"I-I heard groaning, so I went over to check and when I looked through a gap in the door-"

"There's creepers in the barn!" Lizzy came running over, she was screaming and crying, her hair was a mess and she was covered in mud.

"What do you mean!" Wayne stood up and took in the panic looked on her face.

"G-George is in there, we were playing and we heard noises coming from inside the barn and he went inside, he's trapped in there!" She screeched, sobbing and whimpering.

Everybody jumped up and took off running towards the barn. Ally did her best to keep up with everybody and they set off along the dirt path. They all ran into the field and saw the old barn resting in the middle of the field. Ally looked over her shoulder and saw Sarah, Mary and Frederick running after them all. Frederick was yelling at them to stop, not knowing that George was inside. Ally threw her crutches onto the ground and decided that her ankle was going to have to fight through the pain, she took off at a quicker pace. Kyle picked up the pickaxe which was resting by the barn, he began attacking the lock on the door, he was screaming out for his son and Julie was crying in a bundle on the grass. All the men got out their weapons and braced themselves for when the door opened. Frederick came racing over and began yelling at Kyle.

"Get away from there!" He shouted and Kyle didn't even look at the man.

"George!" He screamed and the lock finally came undone and both men stumbled backwards and the creepers came stumbling out of the barn. They all began to attack. Shots were fired and Wayne yelled for everyone to stay back. Kyle began attacking the creepers with his pickaxe and Harriet passed Lexi over to Ally and then began to drag Julie away, as the creepers got closer. Lexi began crying hysterically in her arms and Lizzy came over and wrapped her arms around her legs. Sarah was crying into Mary's shoulder as all the creepers got taken down. It seemed like hours had passed, but the shooting grounded to a halt. George came stumbling out of the barn and Julie raced over to him. Ally let out a sigh of relief when she saw he was okay, how he'd survived in there Ally didn't know, but he did. Kyle ran over and checked him over for bite marks and Lizzy raced over and hugged him. Ally managed to get Lexi to calm down and she gazed at all the dead creepers. Frederick had collapsed onto the ground, he was muttering a prayer and staring up at the sky, both Mary and Sarah had fallen down and were sobbing into each others arms. Harriet took Lexi from Ally's arm and she sighed taking in the devastating scene.

Though, it was then that Ally felt something change in the air. She looked over at the entrance to the barn, she stepped forward, trying to get a better view. Another creeper bounded out of the barn, dragging its dead body towards them. Wayne pulled out his gun and aimed it at the creeper. Ally's heart rate picked up, her whole body began to shake, when a sob escaped her lips Wayne paused and looked over at and everyone else followed his gaze. Ally stumbled forward, she kept open and closing her mouth, but no words came out, her eyes were pouring out an endless supply of tears. Then the realization of who it was came crashing down on her.

"Mom," Ally whimpered. "MOM!" She screeched at the top of her lungs and she raced towards her. Austin reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist to stop her from getting any closer. She tried to pull herself out of his hold, continuing to scream out for her mom. They both collapsed to the ground in a heap, Austin was refusing to let her go and her whole body was fitting in sobs. "Mom," Ally buried her face into Austin's chest and gripped at his arm. Austin forced her to look away as Wayne fired the final shot and Ally heard her mom fall to the ground, but only it wasn't her mom anymore, she was a zombie, she didn't have any memory of who she was before, she was a lost soul.

A deadly silence fell, everyone froze zoning in on Ally's cries. That was the last thing anyone had expected, that was the last thing Ally had expected. She never thought she'd see her mom again. She thought she would've already been killed in her creeper form years ago, but obviously not. Ally pushed herself away from Austin, and she limped over to her mom's fallen body, everyone watched her closely and Ally stared down at her mom. She still had her diamond necklace around her neck, the one Ally's dad had given her. She collapsed to the ground and she took the necklace off her mom and she put it in her pocket. This thing barely looked like her mom, but it was defiantly her. She'd been on this farm all the time Ally had been here, she'd been right under her nose and Ally didn't even realize it.

Ally stumbled to her feet and she turned around to face everyone. She saw the pity in their eyes and she ambled away, ignoring the pain in her ankle. She walked past them all and she picked up her crutches and left them all behind at the field. She didn't want to talk to anyone. She'd grieved for her dead mother, thinking she was long gone, but this was a whole new level of grieving, it was her second time grieving for her mom and this time it was a whole lot different. Ally continued along the dirt path and she could feel the diamond necklace burning in her pocket, she paused and pulled it out, gazing down at it. She let her crutches fall to the ground and she collapsed to the ground with them. She just let every inch of hurt she'd put away over the last three years out and she cried hysterically into the ground.

AN: There's a hell of a lot of emotion in that chapter! Things will get better for her...Well kind of, they're in the middle of the apocalypse. Thank you to all my lovely reviewers you seriously make my world go round, so please don't hesitate to drop me a review.

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