The Apocalypse: The First Year

Goodies In Garden City

"Maybe we should find a different route." Glen turns and says to us. Him, Aiden, Ashley and myself are scavenging for more ammo and toiletries while the rest of the group scavenges for food and gas.

"There's no other way to get to that police station." Ashley shakes her head looking around. We're hiding behind a car as five walkers devour a body in the middle of the street.

"We won't be able to get close enough. Where's your bow, Ash?"Aiden turns to his friend and asks.

"In the van." She says dropping her head. She never leaves that bow anywhere. At least not since I met her. "You have your knife?" She asks Aiden as she takes hers from her belt clip.

"Yeah." He nods.

"I have mine too." Glen says.

"Me too." I add.

"Give them to me." She says holding her hand out and we all place our knives in her hand.

"What are you doing?" Glen asks her.

"Clearing a path." Is all she says before getting up and taking off toward the walkers.

"Ashley what the hell?" I call out after her but she just keeps running. She stabs a walker in the head once she reaches it and side tosses a knife into another walkers head before tossing another one forward into another walker then quickly pulling it out and stabbing the other two before we could even register what just happened.

"How does she do that?" Glen turns and asks Aiden who shrugs with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"All set." Ashley says coming back to us with a smile. Handing us each back our knife.

"Thanks." I say with an open mouth looking up at her.

"We should probably hurry up and search the police station." Glen says and Ashley and I stare into each others eyes.

"We'll um... give you two a minute." Aiden says chuckling a bit before him and Glen get up and walk towards the police station.

"How are you so good at this?" I ask her after a moment.

"My dad taught me some stuff." She says and shrugs like it's no big deal. She just killed five walkers with four pocket knives.

Who doesn't think that's a big deal out there raise your hand...

No one?

Exactly!

"You just killed them without even-"

"Shh." She says putting a finger to my lips. "You talk way too much Carlin." She adds and smiles before she leans in a kisses me. "I can never get tired of your lips." She whispers, pulling back.

"Shut up and kiss me." Is my reply and kiss me she does...

…..

I need a moment.

…..

"Are you two gonna make out all day or come and help us scavenge?" Aiden says chuckling above us. Both Ashley and I groan out of the kiss before giving Aiden the most evil look we could muster.

"I told you not to bother them." Glen says from somewhere on the other side of the car.

"Well we got places to scavenge and other things to do besides make out." He says and shrugs.

"And you couldn't manage alone for five freaking minutes?" Ashley asks him as she helps me up from the ground.

"Probably." He shrugs again.