The end of all things

Chapter 23

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As Ivey woke completely unaware of harveys comment last night, she yawns loudly before being handed a can of beans that had been opened and cooked on a fire a few meters away from her. She sits up still half asleep then smiles with a nod

" oh thanks Harvey....." she then notices that he didn't have anything in his hands or around him. She holds the can out to him as an offering but he shakes his head
" it's okay....have it......I've....um eaten already" Harvey manages to convince her looking back at the empty backpack then covering his growling stomach. He gets to his feet putting out the fire then holding his hand out to her after she scrapes the can clean. As they rise and continue there journey back into the woods ivy sighs a little in thought

" you even wonder what happened to coopers family??..." Ivey mutters.
" uh....I..I don't know....why do you ask.?"
" no reason.....just curious...."
" what about you?..."
" me?....do I have siblings.?.."
" yeah...you've never told us...me"
" well as a matter of fact I do....did..., his name was Mathew, my older brother, he was such a dork sometimes with his weird obsession with sweaters, but I loved him so much because we were inseparable" Ivey smiles then it fades with a heavy sigh

" then all this happened and..we were separated by mods of people, heaps of guns went off then I never saw him again...." Harvey nods a little trying desperately to blurt out his one secret. She looks at him seeing a torment in his eyes like trying not to cough in an exam.

" hey....what's wrong, looks like your dying to tell me something"

" what...oh no I'm fine all goods" Harvey fails to persuade Ivey making her more persistent to find out.

" theres something your not telling me....im not gonna quit till i find out what"

"ivy i'm fine,really. we talk all the time." Harvey grunts.

"yeah. Me rambling on about stuff you probably don't even care about. Its a very one sided conversation when its just me talking."

"so?.." harvey asked.

"conversations work both ways Harvey" ivy replied a little frustrated and curious.

i know.....but-"

"come on.you know me,you can trust me!". she buts in turning around and continuing to walk backwards rather skill fully.

"no, its ok,its nothing" he shakes his head and continues walking only to be pulled to a stop by ivy jumping in front of him.

"Harvey, what is it.please tell me."

"ivy, its hard to explain."

"well....i'm listening". she puts her hands on her hips and glares at him until he tells her the truth. Harvey swallows hard as he feel his cheeks start to burn red like tomatoes at just the thought of admitting his deepest secret.

"i.....i um...."

"yes?...." she encourages.

"ivy i -"

"ivy!?..." a voice interrupted from behind them. ivy suddenly looks up to se an older lady standing by one of the oak trees. her smile was welcoming, and almost lovingly, as if she was a close relative or friend to ivy. the fact she knew her name told him that. Harvey's heart froze as Ivy's face almost broke from the massive smile parading across her face.