𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 | ellie williams

three

ᖭི༏ᖫྀ

AYESHA KNEW SHE wasn't allowed to leave her house because Maria told her so. But she couldn't sleep all night, remembering Dina's note. Every time her eyes closed, Dina's more-than-hypocritical words popped into her mind. So here she was, crossing Jackson on her way to Seth's bar, where Dina and Jesse usually had breakfast together.

The young woman crossed the threshold of the café door before approaching Dina, sitting in front of Jesse. The Asian quickly noticed Ayesha's presence, and he could see in her eyes that this did not bode well.

Ayesha swung her arm in front of Dina, placing the tea box violently on the table, creating a thud that caused a few glances to turn towards the trio. The young woman jumped, startled, before meeting Ayesha's gaze. Only rage could be read in her eyes.

"I bet you were happy it wasn't you in that fucking kitchen you coward." Ayesha whispers.

Dina looked down at the young woman's waist before realizing that there was a bloodstain on the beige T-shirt she was wearing. Ayesha didn't even change her bandage, she just got out of bed after a sleepless night and came here to make a scene.

"That's too bad I like mint tea better... I also like my tea without some two-faced hypocritical notes that keep me up at night."

Dina looks up at Ayesha as Jesse rises from his stool. A mischievous smile appears on Dina's face, a smile that seems to disappear in an instant to leave a beaten-dog look on her face.

"I am sorry... I didn't know how you liked your tea... I'll make sure to send you a mint one next time you end up injured in patrol." She mumbles back.

Ayesha couldn't believe it. This girl was so manipulative. Everything Ayesha hated; manipulators.

"What's up with you? What did I ever do to you?" Ayesha asks, genuinely curious.

"I don't trust you," Dina starts, "you come here overnight and we don't know anything about you... That's weird."

"Weird?!" Ayesha gasps, "I have crossed the Nevada for months, trying to survive against some weird zombies and when I take the chance to live a quite peaceful life you say this is weird?"

"I am just saying you never tell us about you and your background story, so I think I have the right to find you sus." Dina says.

How could anyone be so selfish? Ayesha had sacrificed so much to get to Jackson, she couldn't believe Dina would say that to her. Ayesha glances behind Dina's shoulder before seeing Ellie enter the café, her eyes frowning, she's confused and it proves she didn't know about the note. Which reassures Ayesha.

"Well you clearly don't make me wanna tell you about my life before Jackson." She looks back at Dina.

And Ayesha exits the café under the gaze of some customers, followed by Jesse. The young woman holds her stomach tightly, feeling pain take control of her body. She can almost feel her heart beating in her stomach.

"Ayesha!" Jesse calls her friend.

Ayesha is about to turn towards the Asian, but her legs don't seem to want to follow her. Her knees give out, she falls to the ground. Jesse, dead with worry, runs to her.