The Apocalypse: The First Year

In God's Hands

"Do you miss her?" Glen asks as we sit huddled up in the corner of the cabin, waiting for our parents to return.

"Yeah." I reply softly.

"I'm sorry you lost her, Spence." He says and pulls me tighter to him. "I know that you loved her a lot." He adds, placing a kiss on top of my head.

"Maybe she's in a better place now." I turn and look at my brother.

"You mean like with, God?" He questions.

"Yeah." I say and turn away. "You think God would still accept her the way she died... you know...like one of them?" I ask.

"I'm sure God knows about the person she was before she changed. He'll accept her for that." He assures me.

"You promise?" I turn and ask.

"Yeah." He nods as a smile appears at his lips. "She'll be waiting in heaven for you."

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"Why did your parent's let you come with us again?" Ashley asks as we walk the streets of Atlanta, looking for good places to scavenge. We decided to set up camp at an abandonedwarehouse. It was spacious and we could light a fire inside and the walkers won't see the smoke from the Gwinnett Center.

"Because I begged." I say and smile.

"You're wounded though." She says lifting my shirt to look at my bandage.

"I'm perfectly safe with you here." I say cutely and kiss her cheek.

"So true." She smiles and kisses my nose.

"Would you two stop being cute and catch up." Glen says as him and Aiden prepare to enter a store. Tim, my dad, and Carmen went in the opposite direction of us to cover more ground. They stressed how important it is that we stay alert even though every single walker in the city seems to be behind those gates at the Gwinnett Center.

"You used to be cool big bro." I say to Glen with a smile as we reach them.

He gasps and puts a hand up to his mouth, "I'm offended." He says smiling.

"Well." I shrug and Ashley giggles.

"We ready?" Aiden asks turning back to us as he places his hand on the door to the grocery store.

"Yup." We say in unison.

"Let's grab as much stuff as we can carry back and then we'll-"

"Yeah, we got it Aiden." Ashley says cutting him off.

"Well someone's sna-"

"Are you trying to die today?" Glen asks his boyfriend.

"I was just-"

"Un uh." Glen shakes his head.

"But I was just-"

"Nope."Glen shakes his head again.

"But she's-"

"Not a chance, babe." He shakes his head once again.

"Ew." I say and cringe at Glen's nickname for Aiden.

"Let's just do this." Ashley chuckles and shakes her head. Aiden rolls his eyes and opens the door to the store. "Remember, stay alert." She tells everyone as we prepare to go in the store. We all lift our guns and slowly enter. Looking from left to right to make sure there are no zombies. "Spencer and I will go right and-"

"Yeah, yeah. We know the drill." Aiden cuts her of.

"You have a death wish don't you?" Glen asks him as the walk off out of sight.