Moments

Part 5

Everyone was asleep and the night was quiet. Inside their rooms, they couldn't hear any zombies. But that didn't give all of them peace. Both Brooklyn and 10K were having bad nightmares. Brooklyn's was of a horrific memory of her father and sister. She hadn't had that nightmare in two months. 10K, on the other hand, was dreaming about Cassandra being a zombie. She kept on warning him that love killed her and he destroyed her. He woke up gasping. Brooklyn woke up crying softly. She was used to having to cry alone, but tonight wasn't the same. 10K had gotten up and knocked on her door. She wiped her tears and opened the door. She was surprised to see 10K. "May I come in?" He asked. She nodded and they sat down on her bed across from each other. "I couldn't sleep," he said. "Neither could I. I had another nightmare," she said. "Me too." There was a moment of silence as 10K looked at her red eyes. Her iris seemed more green than usual. "Are you okay?" He asked, noticing that she was trying not to cry. She shook her head as more tears filled her eyes. He crawled over to her and hugged her. She hugged him back and they stood there for a long while.

The morning rose and most of the group woke up. All except for 10K and Brooklyn who were lying next to each other in her bed. They had a blanket over them and they were in each other's arms. No one decided to bother them so they kept the door shut. Almost half of the day went by until 10K finally woke up. Brooklyn was lying next to him, her head was resting on his shoulder. He smiled down at her and lightly moved a piece of her hair out of her face. He had completely forgotten about his nightmare from last night. Brooklyn woke up and smiled up at him. "Morning," she said sleepily. "Morning Brooklyn," 10K said.