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bloodied hands held the bow tightly, 
an arrow already clamped between two fingers and
ready to bring the death upon any who dared to attack. 
she had already seen too much, endured this cold 
by herself without a single soul by her side. it was  
moments like these where she really wished joel could
be by her side again rather than wasting away in a  
cold basement. 

all she needed was medicine and supplies, a quick 
trip in and out. the teen rounded the corner, yanking 
on the chord that held the arrow in place, silver tip 
pointed at the boy’s chest. it took a moment for things 
to register, for her to realize that he was not a hunter , 
her was kid just like her. even knowing that she still 
remained frozen, her voice void of all emotion. 

  ❛ there any others with you? ❜

      the bitter cold makes him shiver, his nerves only enhancing that.
      some days he feels he can tolerate his situation of being alone
      without his family, but other times it weighs a heavy load that he
      wants to pry free from. this is a close call, with the daily infected
      threat roaming near the perimeter of the building. & now this. 

      eyes widen as he’s met with the tip of an arrow. as if his heart
      couldn’t beat any harder against his chest. 

      he almost breezes over her words, too stunned to really say
      much while under the threat of being shot. ‘ n-no! no, ‘ mistrust
      is common with any human one happens to cross nowadays; he
      doesn’t think his quick response is due for a better chance of
      being believed, so he calms down, voice lowering, ‘ i’m alone. just
      me. ‘ 

      his thoughts jump back to the incident with his sister & how she
      was nabbed, prompting him to narrow his eyes while grasping onto
      his axe, ‘ are you alone? ‘