𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞
𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧
𝐍𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬
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Quinn Laurence is a troubled kid who had a terrible childhood. Once the apocalypse starts, she can res...
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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ENID SAT ON THE BED LOOKING AT HER HAND AS TEARS FELL INTO HER HANDS. I played with my hands as I hastily approached her.
"E-Enid?" I said as I tapped her shoulder. She slowly turned sprung with her red puffy eyes.
"Why?" She said.
"Enid I'm sorry but we both like each other and one thing led to another and now we're happy." She looked like she was about to punch me.
"You knew that I had liked him. I've been with him for a month and you've only been with him for a week! You don't deserve to be with him.." I had no words to say. But I managed to form some words.
"Enid you have no right to be mad at me." I said. She gave me a look and I knew I was going to get it.
"I have no right to say that. You have no right to be dating him. I can tell he still likes me. He still gives me a look of "I'm there for you." He still cares for me and my well being. He still worries about how long I go over the wall." She said as her hand balled up into a fist. I slowly backed away from her.
"Enid I-I.." I felt bad in that moment.
"All I wanted was to have a happy life and love the person who I care about so much and his family. But then you came a screwed it all up. You made my life more empty and miserable now that you e taken the one thing that keeps me going."
"Ron still likes you..." I said. She looked at me.
"Yes I know that."
"Enid you're not listening to me. He still likes you even though he chose to be with me. He still dwells on the days that he spent with you and he misses those days. I can tell by the way he looks at you." I said. She eased her fist and her expression softened.
"I get it. You're mad about all of this and I understand. But you have no right to take it out on me. I love you a lot Enid. In fact I would do anything to keep you alive or keep you safe." I got close to her and wrapped my arms around her.
"You can still be with him." I said not feeling sad in the moment. Now I know why he still loves her. She can make anyone happy. I walked out of the room and downstairs.
"Everything okay?" He asked as I got close to him.
"Ron, you need to be with Enid. You still like her, even if it's barely there. She needs you and you need her. I'm just making things more difficult. I will still be there for you guys. And I will still be your best friend, but nothing more than that. So please.. go to her." I said. He smiled and hugged me. A stream of tears came from my eyes. I wasn't sad. I was happy for them. Knowing that they're happy makes me happy. He ran upstairs and I wiped away the tears.
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I sat with Sam as he made an owl sculpture with the clay and water I had found. He was doing an amazing job and I saw Jessie looking at me. She looked happy and had some tears in her eyes.
"Are you okay?" I asked. She nodded wiping her tears away.
"You would be a great mother." She said. I looked at her funny.
"Im not worried about that." I said. She laughed.
"I'm just stating the obvious." She said as she sat down with me.
"I can take it over from here." I got up and waved her off. I walked around and saw almost everyone enjoy the warmth. Kids playing with toys, moms gossiping about other moms, and people coming in and out from runs. Deanna was out embracing the warmth. She saw me and waved me over to her. I walked over and she had a smile on her face.
"Are you liking Alexandria?" She asked.
"Like is an understatement." I said. She let out a laugh.
"Well I'm glad you like-" she got interrupted when Nicholas came over.
"Aaron's back!" He exclaimed.
"And the other one?" Nicholas nodded. She smiled.
"Is the group with him?" She asked. He nodded. Group?
"Group? What group?" I asked. She pulled me over to the gates.
"We've been tracking this group for a while and with people who've been out there for a while, like you, can really help the community." I looked over to the gate and saw it open slowly. I swallowed my nervousness and put a smile on my face. A man who looked like he went to hell and back came in with a little baby girl. Another man who looks like he lived in a rat's house for a couple years came in, followed by a woman with light gray hair and daggers for eyes, a woman with brown curly hair and a smile on her face with a Korean man with a little bit of a mustache. Then a boy came in with dark brown hair, a cowboy hat and a blue flannel. His eyes reminded me of a boy I used to know. A boy who always called me pretty and told me to have a good day.
"Welcome to Alexandria!" Deanna said. The man looked her up and down.
"Thank you." He said. He looked at me and gave me a look.
"This is Quinn. She will be showing your group around and situating your group with house." She said. I swallowed and gave him a small wave.
"I'm Rick." He said as he held out his hand towards me. I hesitantly shook his hand and slowly let go.
"Um, let's get started with the tour." I said. They all began to follow me through the community.
