My Redneck Angel

8. The Road Again

*Jess's POV*

"Don't hog it all." I scoooted over to Travis and snatched the chips out of his hands, I shoved my hand in the bag and ate a few. Stephanie laughed. "I haven't even got any yet." I shrugged. "Come get some. "Yeah Jess, don't hog it all." Travis took the chips back. Stephanie walked over to us. "Your both hogging it." She took the bag and started to eat the chips. "Geese Stephanie eat all the chips." I joked. "Right, I'm the one eating them all." Stephbaie closed the back of ships. "Were saving those for tomorrow, who knows when we'll find another bag of them."

"We should got to bed so we can get up early tomorrow." Travis turned off the flash light.

When I started to doze off I herd the door open, and before I could react I felt a gun pressed to me head. "You move and we'll kill you."

"I swear to god." I turned my head to the left, Travis was struggling to get free from three men. The man that was standing by me just laughed at him. "And what are you gonna do." The man loaded his gun. "Ill kill her now, is that what you want." The man yelled at Travis.

I tightly closed my eyes and opened them, letting a tear fall down my cheek. Travis's eyes filled with anger and sorrow as he looked at me. I turned my head to the right where Stephanie was. A different man put a black bag over her head. "Stepha.." Before I could finish, the same was done to me.

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I sat up, panting and sweating. I quickly looked around the room to see where I was, the apartment...I was in the apartment.

Why was I dreaming about that night? I shook my head not wanting to think about it. I moved my hands around under the blanket looking for my sword. When my hand hit a hard object, I grabed it and pulled it out from under the covers to reveal my sword. I sly smile crossed my face, I stood up and put my sword on my back and walked to the door. I opened the door into the hall way. I quietly walked down the hallway not wanting to wake the others. I opened the door leading outside, I look around only to see Carol, Daryl, and Rick. "Morning." I greeted Rick. "Morning."

"Anyone else up?" I looked around again, checking to see if I missed anyone. "Dale and Travis are in the RV."

"Thanks." I walked away from Rick, past Daryl and Carol and up to the RV. I opened the door. "Hey." I stepped in the rest of the way. In response I got two mumbled, 'mornings'. Neither of them looked up. "What are you guys up to?" I walked over to the table that Dale and Travis were sitting at. "Trying to figure out where were going next." Dale said, still not looking up at me. I sat down at the table next to Travis. "We could take this highway.." Travis ran his finger down the map on a main highway. "..down here and see if there's anything... Anyone."

"And what if there isn't anything?" I asked the men. "I don't know.." Dale responded.

"Hey Jess?" I herd Carol ask from behind me. "Yeah?" I got out of my seat and walked over to Carol. "Do you mind helping with breakfast?"

I shrugged. "Sure." I followed Carol out of the RV, over to a fire Rick and Daryl had made. "We have pancake mix!" She held up a package of it. My eyes lit up. "I haven't had pancakes in forever!" She gave the bag to me. I looked at the instructions, only water! "And we have everything we need? Pan, bowl, spatula?" I looked up at her. "Yup. We even have cooking spray!"

I got everything set up for the pancakes. I grabbed the water and held it above the bowl with the mix in it. I couldn't help but smile, none of us have had pancakes in forever. I slowly poured the water into the bowl, I picked up the whisk and stirred the mix and water until it was mixed well. "Ready?" I put the bowl next to the pan. Carol nodded her head.

The pan was sprayed down, I scooped some pancake mix out with a spoon and put it in the pan. I put a few more pancakes on there and waited for them to cook. A few minutes later Carol flipped them, we waited another few minutes before we took them out of the pan and put them onto the plate.

About twenty minutes later we had a whole stack of pancakes. "We got any syrup?" I was equally dividing the pancakes between everyone. "Duh." Rick put a bottle of syrup in my face from behind. "Thank you." I tooke the syrup from him.

I finished separating the pancakes, I started handing them out. First I walked over to Carl and Sofia, who were playing a card game. "Here you go." I handed them each a plate. There eyes went wide. "Pancakes!!" Next I walked up Stephanie and Daryl. I put a plate in front of them. "Thanks." Daryl mumbled, Stephanie just smiled.

Stephanie and Darly hanging out? I thought as I approached the RV. I opened the door, but instead of just Travis and Dale, Andrea was in there to. I handed Dale and Travis a plate. "Sorry, I didn't know you were in here, I'll go get you a plate."

"No, its fine. I'll go get one." She put her gun down. "Alright." I shrugged.

I had gave everyone a plate except for Tyler. I had his plate in my hand, I slowly made my way over there. When I got to him I tried to avoid any contact, eye, verble, touching. But when I stretched my arms out to hand him his plate he didn't take it. I looked up to see why, my eyes met his. He studied my face, looking for an answer...but an answer to what. "Uh...here." I shoved the plate of food into his hands and quickly walked away.

"What was that?"

I nearly jumped out of my skin. "Jesus Glenn, you scared the crap out of me." I ignored his question.

"I'm waiting." He crossed his arms and tapped his foot on the ground. "What was what?" I asked, knowing what he was talking about, but trying to avoid it. "The way you ran away from Tyler like that."

"I don't know...he gave me a creepy look." I shrugged and tried to walk away from Glenn's questions.. "Do you know him?"

I sighed. "Glenn.." I was cut off before I could answer him. "Were gonna pack up and get goin'." It was Daryl. Thank god..I did not want to answer Glenn's question. I didn't even know the answer to his question. I wanted to say no, but in a way I felt like I've met him somewhere. "You comin'."

"Yeah.." I pushed the thoughts away, I followed Glenn and Daryl back to the apartments. I went into the apartment I stayed in that night, I made sure I had everything, my gun, knife, sword, and my bag with some clothes in it. I stepped outside watching everyone get into there vehicles. Once again lost in thoughts, I was brought back by a southern accent. "You ridin' with me?" I nodded my head slowly, watching Tyler as he got into a car with Travis. "Com' on then." Daryl took my bag and threw it in the back if his truck.

*Daryl's POV*

I threw Jess's stuff in the back of ma' truck. Before I could get in the truck I herd a voice behind me. "Can I ride with you guys?" God this girls been buggin' me all mornin'. I let out a sigh, "sure." I said not wantin' to be mean. I climbed in ma' truck, where Jess and Stephanie sat to the right of me. Stephanie smiled brightly at me. I shook my head, what wrong with her? I mean I like Jess in all, but Stephanie. Wait I like Jess..? No, no I don't. I care about her, I'll protect her. Caring and having feelings are different, right? "Daryl." Jess put her hand on my arm. I stiffened.

"Daryl.. Were leaving." She pointed out of the windshield, to the other vehicles witch were pulling away. "Sorry." I shook the thoughts away. Jess removed her hand from my arm and I relaxed my body. I pulled away from the apartments following the other cars. Were on the road again.

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Just to clarify, in the begining Jess is dreaming about something that happened to her, Travis, and Stephanie before they met Ricks group.

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