A couple months have passed. Nothing has really changed since me and my mom have joined Clint's group. Unless you count me dating Clint but that doesn't really count does it? Anyways, when you're in a zombie outbreak, nothing changes. You have this basic routine you do everyday. You get up, get ready, eat breakfast (if there IS breakfast to eat), go on a supply run, tend to the wounded and the garden, make sure that nothing is coming in and nothing is going out and overall, just keep yourself alive. I just...it feels like me and my mom would've had a better chance just staying at home and surviving because our house was completely secured until a zombie found its way in and we had to leave. If I had the ability to go back in time and change that day, would I? On one hand, I would because me and my mom would've been in someplace safer but then on the other hand, I wouldn't because if me and my mom hadn't left, our car wouldn't have ran out of gas and we wouldn't have met the surviving group which means I wouldn't have met Clint and i'm glad I met Clint.
Today, I was on garden duty again which I didn't really mind. Clint left on a supply run with the two guys that me and my mom first encountered when we came here. He left twenty minutes ago but I already missed him. I wonder if he's missing me right now. I wonder if he ever thinks about me whenever we're apart. I wonder if he ever thinks about me whenever he's on a supply run. I kinda wish Firebird would've let me go with him on that supply run.
As I sat there on my knees, I heard voices coming from the gates. I looked over to see that Clint is back with the two guys with the guns and...a couple survivors? I watched the survivors. There was a girl who looked like she could be my age and a little boy who looks like he can be Clint's little sister age. I wonder if they were brother and sister. I pulled down my mask then stood up and brushed my knees off. I pulled the gloves off of my hands and watched as everybody completely stopped what they were doing. Firebird rushed up to them, a gun in her hand.
"Who are they?"
"We found them when we were out. They were being attacked by a horde of zombies." Clint spoke up.
Firebird looked the two over. Firebird wasn't really the type to accept any new survivors unless they were useful for the group. We didn't have much food or guns to give, nor beds so she didn't like bringing in more mouths to feed and more beds to give. I wasn't really on gun patrol but I knew we had a couple extra beds upstairs and our food supply isn't really stocked like it should be. With so many people in our group already, it's hard to keep it stocked so I wouldn't really be surprised if Firebird ended up turning them away. My thoughts were broken when the girl survivor spoke up.
"Please. We don't have anywhere else to stay. Me and my brother has been suffering for months now. Every house we've looked in, it's already been ransacked of food and we don't have much to defend ourselves with."
I looked the girl over. She was almost the size of Firebird. Skinny but really fit. She had long black hair that was tied up into a pony tail. She was wearing a white tank top with shorts. Her little brother was really cute. He had short black hair with beige shorts and a blue t-shirt. I glanced over at Firebird, trying to see what she's thinking.
Firebird sighed as she stood there. I could tell that she really didn't want to accept them but she didn't want to question Clint on why he brought them while everybody is watching because they might think Firebird is heartless because it was a teenager girl and a little boy.
"Alright. You can stay but you're on probation. What can you and your little brother do?"
"Well, i'm quick on my feet. I used to run track in high school and I can shoot a gun."
"Can you drive?"
The girl nodded.
"Yeah. I have my drivers license but I doubt it matters anymore since the world has gone to shit."
"What about you, little boy?"
"He can crawl into small places and get things and I've been teaching him how to shoot."
Firebird nodded."Names?"
"I'm Nadine and my brother is Calvin."
"Alright. You'll be Midnight and he'll be Cat. Clint, show them where they'll be sleeping at."
Firebird then turned on her heel and walked away. Everybody went back to what they were doing. I sighed softly. It felt like I was holding in an imaginary breath.
"Hey."
I looked up to see Clint walking over to me. I smiled then he gave me a kiss.
"I can't believe you brought them. I was sure that Firebird would've turned them away."
Clint nodded.
"Same here but I couldn't leave them. They looked so desperate."
I nodded."I understand. It's just...more mouths to feed."
Clint chuckled."I know. I know. I guess that means i'll have to work extra hard to retrieve more food."
"Yeah..."
"Well, I gotta show these guys their rooms. Wanna come? Or are you busy with the garden?"
I glanced around the garden before looking at him and shook my head.
"I'm good."
I walked with him over to the two new survivors.
"Hey, this is Rodney but we call him Cloud."
I waved.
"Alright. Let's go."
I followed after Clint into the house. He took us into a second bedroom downstairs with bunk beds.
"This is where you'll be sleeping."
I watched Nadine and Calvin walk into their new room and set their bags down.
"So, how old are you guys?"
"I'm Seventeen and my brother is ten."
Clint nodded."Cool. I'm seventeen too and so is Rodney. My little sister is your brother's age. I'm sure they'll get along."
Nadine smiled."Good."
I stood there, awkwardly. Well, at least me and Clint won't be the only two teenagers at the camp now right?
"So, what's up with this nickname thing?" Nadine asked.
Clint shrugged as he leaned against the doorway and stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Hailey is her name. She just thought i'd be better if we all had nicknames that tells our abilities and such. I find it crazy too but I try not to question it, you know? Hailey isn't the type of chick you want to mess with."
Nadine nodded."I got that."
"So, are you two really desperate?" I spoke up and everybody looked at me. I suddenly regretted saying anything.
Nadine smiled."Look, we've tried to find other survival groups that will help us but they all turned us away because we were just a couple kids you know?"
"So...you guys don't have food or guns?"
"We do."
I blinked my eyes. What was she saying?
"I mean. We don't have as much food as you guys probably have but I have a couple guns for me and my brother."
Okay seriously. Am I hearing right? Did Nadine practically lie to our leader?
I glanced over to Clint to see what he was thinking.
"So...you guys aren't desperate at all?" Clint spoke up.
Nadine sighed."We need supplies but we're not really desperate."
Clint shook his head."You lied to Hailey. You can't do that. If she finds out that you lied to her, she'll kick you out in a heartbeat."
Nadine nodded."I know. Promise me you won't tell her?"
Me and Clint exchanged looks.
"I don't like keeping things from Hailey but...fine."
Nadine then looked at me. I didn't know what to say. I didn't like how she lied to Hailey when me and my mom were being truthful to her. It's not easy gaining Hailey's trust.
I fiddled with my fingers nervously. Clint noticed this so he reached out and grabbed my hands."Excuse us."
Clint pulled me out of the room and down the hallway so we were out of earshot.
"Clint...I..."
"I know. I don't like it either."
"We...we need to tell Hailey."
"If we do, she'll throw them out. I know Hailey better than anybody else."
"So? I wouldn't feel comfortable keeping a secret like this that could hurt not only Hailey, but everybody else in the group as well."
Clint sighed.
"Look, as long as they don't try to steal any of our food or guns, they pose no threat to us."
"No threat? Nadine practically made a threat when she lied to Hailey's face!"
"Sure...her and her brother aren't desperate but..."
"Clint, do you REALLY want to work extra hard to find food and ammo?"
He shook his head then squeezed my hands.
"Let's...let's just see how this plays out okay?"
I sighed.
"But...what if we DO tell Hailey and Nadine comes up and tries to lie again? And pin it on us?"
Clint smirked.
"If that DOES happened, Hailey wouldn't believe her. Hailey is a tough chick and she knows who she can trust. Nadine, who she just met or me, who she's known for a long time."
I blinked my eyes.
"How long?"
Clint tried to think.
"Since I've been in this group." He shrugged and I nodded.
"Okay. I'll wait it out. I trust you."
Clint smiled then he kissed me. We walked back to Nadine and her brother.
"Alright. I'll keep your word."
I really hope I don't regret this. I REALLY hope I don't regret this.
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