Evolution- ON HOLD (for now hopefully)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

I.Y.'S POV

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"And then, I pounced like a jungle cat onto the critter, like this!", he gets down and jumps onto nothing then stands back up, "and that fed my family for weeks, I tell ya!" 

I look over at the man and think to myself, not for the first time nor the last, "why did I bring him with me?" But instead of saying anything I just shake my head and get back to the trail. 

I had learned a lot about this man since we had started traveling together. For one, his name was Ezekiel but he told me to just call him Zeke. He tried to get me to call him "the Z man", but I told him flat out no. It was ridiculous.  

Another thing I learned is that he came from an area with only 100 people. Most areas in the saviors control have cities that contain at least 250,000 people because being on your own makes people suspicious of you. So I don't know how he could have lived in a place like that. But by the way he acts, I can tell that he has not grown up in.... Public. I'm guessing he is a hunter because his town was overtaken by the saviors.... Just a guess. 

He tried to learn some things about me, but I will not tell him anything. He was upset by me telling him my name but..... That could cause trouble. So I told him I could not tell him my real name but he could call me I.Y. They are my initials. He doesn't want to use the Y so he just calls me I. 

"So I, you got any stories to tell me?" He asked looking enthusiastic. 

I look at him and think to myself, "really? What are you five?". I shake my head at him and say a flat out no. I am not going to go hopping around like a.... Jungle cat. 

"Oh come one I, you have to have some funny or cool story from your life!" 

"Nope." I lie. I actually have several amazing stories, but none that I want him to know. That could cause a lot of trouble if anyone found out. 

"We'll okey dokey then", he smiles and I see he is missing a tooth, the canine one. It just reinforces my vision of him being an annoying slob. And a hick. Ugh.  

I was born in the city so all this... Country stuff he talks about just grosses me out. I lived in the city all my life, met the love of my life there, and started my family. But then I had to leave.... Leave for reasons that he did not have to know. It's my business and my business only. I don't feel like sharing my whole life story with this.... Man. 

"So how do ya know she is still goin this way? I mean wouldn't our best bet be to keep going straight? So?" He looks at me confused. Well, I know she went this way by my nose but I can't tell him that. I must reassure him. 

"Well, you see the dirt. I am a master hunter and can tell the grains are tilting in this direction so I know she went this way." Bullshit. But what he doesn't know won't hurt him..... But I am still debating doing it myself. 

All of a sudden, I take a deep whiff and smell how fresh it is. We are catching up. I wonder why they are not running anymore, but don't care because if we catch up, that's all that matters. I put my hand onto my belt where my weapon is kept. It is something that can knock them out if I can wrap it around someone. I don't kill. Anyways I am supposed to take her in alive. The other though..... Well if Zeke wants to kill the spare, I won't stop him. But Luna..... She cannot die. 

I turn to Zeke. "We are catching up", I tell him. 

"What?", he asks, "how do you know?" 

"The dirt, it is more pushed down, as if it was just stepped on. If they were here a while ago it would be puffed up a little more." What? Oh well I hope he buys it. 

"Oh, that makes sense!" He smiles like an idiot, which he is. 

Whatever. As long as it keeps him... Clueless, I don't care. 

I look up from the ground, thinking to myself of how close we were. That we could probably intercept them the next day 

We are closing in.