After finding out that Kain would help me, I wolfed down the rest of my breakfast, and returned to my room. Running down the hall, I wondered if anyone could tell what I was thinking. I doubted it, but wondered all the same.
Kain was hot on my tail. I got to my room, and Kain entered behind me, closing the door behind him.
“Ava, is this really worth it?” Kain asked, and I nodded.
I couldn’t tell him the real reason that I needed to get out of camp.
I hid my arm behind me, and tried to look normal. I’d been scratched, so the effects must be starting to take place. If I was out of camp, no-one would get hurt; at least that was the plan. If I didn’t return, people would assume I’d been eaten or infected, or worse, both.
“Yeah, I can’t wear those awful puffy dresses; it goes against everything I believe in”
“Ava, it’s the apocalypse, I don’t suppose religion or beliefs exist anymore” Kain reminded me, and I punched him in the shoulder.
“I’m serious. Look, will you look after Isu too? I’ve already lost one dog, I don’t want to lose another”
Kain looked like he really didn’t want too, so I had to pull out all the stops.
“I’ll bring you back anything you want,” I promised him “Within reason” I added, after seeing vision of zombies eating my brains because of a dishwasher or a plasma screen TV holding me back.
“Fine, I’ll look after the dog. Just bring us back some decent music for the party, and a packet of crisps”
“What flavour?” I joked
“Barbeque” He replied, serious.
I sighed but agreed.
“Done, can you go get me those bullets and gun now please? I wanna get some sleep, and I gotta go and lie to Stark. Just put the stuff in the black bag on my desk. Thanks, Kain”
Kain and I walked out the room together, and we stood awkwardly outside the door.
“I’ll go now” Kain told me.
Before he left, I kissed his cheek, grateful.
“That’s if I don’t see you again. Thank you Kain, for everything”
With that, I turned my back and walked towards Stark’s office, feeling hopeful.
“Thanks for inviting me to your party. I just know it’s going to be awesome!” I flattered, and Stark smiled at me.
Stark was wrapped around my little finger.
“Yes, it will be a grand event. Karaoke is being decided in a few days, I hope you get the songs you like!” Stark took a sip out of a flask, and I knew it wasn’t water in there.
“Where did you get the whisky?” I asked, and Stark chuckled.
“Had it a while my dear. All out of Jimmy Mall’s cigars though. What did you really come here for?”
“Okay, this is a little embarrassing. It’s.....my time of the month” I lied, and Stark’s eyes became very wide, and his eyebrows reached the top of his head.
“Oh. OH! I understand. Well, this is a male army, so we don’t have....the right.....equipment”
“I know! That’s why I came here to suggest that I stay in my room for a few days, a week at the most. Would that be okay?”
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The Dead World I Live In
Teen Fiction1: Ava Barns believes she is the last human left alive in a world full of zombies. She knows the cure, but how can she use this information to restore planet Earth? 2: After being rescued from a cave by a military base, Ava discovers things she wasn...
