Ty: "y/n. step back." *puts his arm in front of me.*

Sasha: "oh my god." *hurries to the girls*

Girl 1: "Hey lady! ...step back." *points knife at Sasha*

Sasha looks confused and steps away from the girls.

Girl 2: "Lizzie, put the knife down. They're people."

She pauses. But finally puts the knife down.

Ty: *kneels down on one knee* "Hey. Are you guys okay? What're your names?"

Girl 2: "I'm Mika. And this is Lizzie." *puts an arm around Lizzie's back*

Ty: "It's very nice to meet you." *smiles and gets up*

Mika smiles. Lizzie looks down at her feet.

There was blood smeared all over their clothes. I wonder what happened to them?

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I watch them in confusion. Why were they hiding? Did they know we were here the whole time? Where are their parents? They must be so scared and confused. I feel for them.

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y/n: "Why are you here?"

Ty: "y/n!! Don't be so rude!" *glares at me*

Ty: "Hey, do you mind if we ask you some questions?" *smiles at Mika*

Mika: "Sure. What'd you wanna know?" *shrugs her shoulders*

Lizzie -still looking at her feet- grabs Mika's hand and squeezes it tightly.

Sasha: "How did you end up here?" *kneels to the floor*

Mika: "Well...it's a long story."

y/n: "We have time." i say with my arms crossed leaning against the wall. Lizzie and Mika look up me. I feel someone glare at me, and safe to say, it was clearly Ty. However, i look over to check who it was and...it was both Sasha AND Ty. I look back at them with my eyebrows darting at them.

Lizzie: "I'm 12. Mika is 10. We watched our father die and had to run. This house was the first place we saw." *Lizzie sighs*

Mika: *tears fall down her face* We heard you guys pull up in a car and ran to hide. We're sorry for being in your house! *wipes tears from face*

Ty: "What? No no no, don't cry. Hey hey hey, it'll be okay. *hugs mika*

Lizzie: "They're still people you know."

Sasha: "Who? The zombies?"

Lizzie nods.

y/n: "Now who told you that huh?" you say raising an eyebrow.

Lizzie: "No one. I just know." *looks up at me*

I nod in advance. Sasha walks out of the room and heads downstairs. I decide to follow her.

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y/n: "Hey." i say as i creep downstairs.

Sasha: *turns head around* "Oh...hey." *turns back*

Sasha walks to a different room. The living room. I follow her and the cold air hits my face. Every corner of the room was filled with dust. Thick dust. As i examine the room a bit more, Sasha is stood with crossed arms. Looking straight at me. The air is tense.

Sasha: "So you gonna tell me what that was out there?" *smacks her teeth looking me up and down*

y/n: "... oh! you mean outside?" i shrug and say.

Sasha: "Don't play dumb y/n."

Sasha: "It was uncalled for. Completely and utterly."

y/n: "If you're expecting an apology then you've got the wrong end of the stick." *leans against the wall*

Sasha: "Whatever. I'm out of here." *walks to the door* Before she opens the door, she stops with her hand on the handle.

Sasha: "I just...i want you to know that i'm sorry for what happened to you here."

Your eyes widen in shock. She...she knows? How does she know?!

y/n: "i..."

Sasha: "You don't need to say anything. I just wish you would've told me." *looks past her shoulder to look at me* She releases the handle from the door and walks towards me. She pulls me into her open arms and holds my head. Sasha was taller than me. Only by a small amount. But i don't know how to feel about this. I feel ... uncomfortable? I hate physical affection. Mainly because of what happened here, in this house. Knowing that my sister knows about what happened to me here hurts my heart. It'd be better if she hadn't known at all. But back to more important things, how does she know?

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Sasha finally releases from the hug and pulls back to look at my face. Her eyes were wet from tears. Was she really crying? I didn't even realise. I carefully wipe the tears from her cheeks and smile at her. She relaxes her shoulders and heads to the supplies on the floor. She pulls out sleeping bags and lays them on the floor. But then i realise, what about Mika and Lizzie?

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Mika, Lizzie and Ty appear downstairs. They seem happy as Ty is trying to distract them from thinking about all of the bad things that's happened to them recently. Poor kids. However, it was strange when Lizzie mentioned how she thinks the zombies are still 'people'. I wonder if she'll change her mind if she ever came in counter with one? I know not to fuck around with zombies mainly because of the stories i've read as a kid. Hard not to forget such stories i read.

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Sasha: "Hey Lizzie, Mika. You can sleep here." *points to two sleeping bags lying on the floor*

Mika: "Wait really?" Her face lights up with joy as well as Lizzie's.

Sasha: "Of course. It's dark out already. Are you guys hungry?" *hands out slices of bread*

Mika: "Thankyou!" Mika nudges Lizzie's arm, hinting that she should thank Sasha.

Lizzie: "Thanks." *smiles at Sasha*

Sasha: "You're welcome. Want any water with that?" *pulls out two bottles of water*

Lizzie: "Yes." Mika nudges Lizzie again.

Lizzie: "Yes please." Sasha hands them water.

Ty: "y/n you can sleep in the extra sleeping bag."

y/n: "Are you sure? Where will you rest?"

Ty: "Well someone's gotta be on watch aye?" he raises his left eyebrow and says.

He's right. Anybody could burst in. Not to mention, we're in an apocalypse too.

I nod my head and climb into the sleeping bag. I peacefully shut your eyes and dream of a better world. A peaceful one. I never want to wake up again.

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