The Apocalypse: The First Year

A Skittles Detour

"Where are we?" I ask, opening one eye and looking up at Ashley. I realize we're no longer moving.

"I'm not sure." She says before she yawns and stretches.

"Did you sleep at all?" I ask and smile at how cute she is right now.

"Best sleep I've gotten in almost a year." She replies with a nose crinkling smile.

"Wish I could say the same." I say grabbing my neck and rubbing it. Ugh! I must have slept wrong.

"Crook?" She questions.

"Think so." I nod and immediately regret it. Anyone who's ever had a crook in their neck knows what I'm talking about.

"Here lemmy see." She says holding out her hands. I turn my back to her and she begins rubbing my neck.

"Oh wow." I practically moan out as she rubs the knot out my neck. "You're reaaaaaaaally good at this." I say, closing my eyes at the contact. "Mmm." Involuntarily comes out my mouth.

"Would you two stop making babies back there and help us." Glen says peeking his head in the front window. Ashley and I both clear our throats and shyly look away from each other before getting out the van.

"Where are we?" I ask my stupid brother who seems to have a knack for interrupting us.

"Grand Junction." Glen says.

"Where the fuck is that?" I question. I mean give me a break. I only finished the ninth grade.

"Colorado." Ashley leans over and whispers in my ear.

"Ahh!" I jump. Ashley just giggles at me. I clear my throat and say, "I mean...we're all the way in Colorado?" I question with wide eyes.

"You two were asleep for a pretty long time." Aiden says with a creepy smile.

"Why is he smiling at me like that?" I turn to Ashley and ask.

"I told you." She looks at me and smiles. "You tend to talk in your sleep a lot." Ashley adds and I know my cheeks are red from the way they're burning right now.

"How long is a long time?" I question...anyone really...anything to not talk about the things I may have said in my sleep.

"Oh, only about eight and a half hours." Kyla says non-nonchalantly.

"Eight and a half hours!" Ashley and I say at the same time.

"Oh my God, are you two trying to attract every walker in Colorado?" Glen turns and asks.

"Sorry." We mumble in unison.

"Creepy." Kyla turns to us and says.

"Why have we stopped? Where's everyone else?" I ask, turning and realizing the other vehicles aren't around.

"They went for gas. We're out, they're not." Aiden shrugs.

"They left us here?" Ashley questions.

"No big deal." Glen says stretching.

"What if a big group of walkers come?" I say looking around us. We seem to be in a pretty populated area. Lots of buildings. Walkers could be anywhere.

"Calm down. We're keeping watch." Glen tells me.

"Glen I'm two seconds away from-"

"Take a walk with me, Spence." Ashley says pulling my arm away from the group.

"What'd I do?" I ask once she lets me go. She takes her bow off her back and readies it with an arrow, just in case.

"Nothing." She shakes her head and smiles. "I just wanted to take a walk, that's all." She adds and shrugs.