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𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼, 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲
The air was still. Cold almost.
The scientist— Jenner, pointed a gun at them when they first arrived, asking if anybody was infected. Not anymore was what Hallie would've replied.
not anymore.
The elevator was cramped. The air was hot— body heat coming from all sides. Everything around Hallie was blurred, her hearing was muffled; her brain focusing on the humming of the lift attempting to keep her standing.
"Are we underground?" Carol asked suddenly, that what broke Hallie out of her trance.
"Are you claustrophobic?" A question answered with a question. Smart ass.
"A little" the woman warily replied.
"Try not to think about it" Jenner said.
The group exited the elevator immediately welcomed into a large room.
"Welcome to zone five" A voice erupted.
"Where is everybody?" Rick questioned the man. He had a defeated look in his eyes.
"They're gone. It's just me, I'm sorry" Jenner apologised.
—
That was the last clear moment Hallie could remembered perfectly. Now she was sat in a car curled into her fathers side watching the CDC in shambles as it burnt to the ground. Jacquie was dead and now they had to keep going. They stopped, they died. Simple.
"Baby, I'm gonna need to you snap out of whatever trance you've been in the past few days" Shane asserted as he held his daughters shoulders.
A simple nod came from the blonde as she wiped her tear stained cheeks sniffling slightly. She liked Jacqui, she was a core member of the group—almost like a mother figure to all. A calming sense of relief was felt when she was in anyones presence. Hallie would miss her.
Shane stared the car as Hallie climbed into the back where Roman sat. A sorrowful smile was painted onto his features as Hallie laid into his embrace.
"I've got you" Roman whispered into her ear, gently combing his hands through the curly mop.
"Always?" Hallie asked calmly as a single tear dropped down her cheek, slithering down causing a streak of wetness of her face.
"And forever" Roman confirmed.
As Shane looked through the mirror above his head he was glad that Hallie would have someone when he wasn't there to protect her. Whether it be a friend, a brother or more. She had someone. Always and forever.
—
Life isn't easy. It never has been, not for anyone. The rich, the poor or anyone in between. Life always got in the way. Now for the group at this moment in time the RV had broken down, again and the highway was blocked off by dozens of vehicles.
