The Bandits

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I wait for the right moment, Daryl nods of for a bit so I know it's time to go. I hear groaning behind me, but I always do. I take my knife and quickly stab one in the head. I know for a fact that the dead's insides can hide you. I quickly cut him open and smother his blood and fluids onto me.

"Alright." I quietly mutter. 

I take a slow stroll back to the tree. 

//

I'm back and I see Beth and Karmen sound asleep. 

A stray corpse is getting close to Beth's tree so I cut him down. I lazily climb my tree and soon enough pass out. 

Morning hits like a bitch always. 

"Ellie wake the fuck up!" Karmen screams.

She gives me a good morning kiss and I swat her face. 

"Ew!" She complains. 

"What the hell's on you?" She had a disgust look on her face and I give her a smile back. 

"Where's Beth?"

"Over here!" Says Beth's voice.

"Just gathering the stuff?" Asks Karmen.

She walks back over with a thumbs up. 

"Are we continuing forward or shall we drink the booze!" She smiles with both her arms raised. 

"No I have a better idea," I say confidently," let's go meet our friends!"

Daryl and Aaron  

"Let's get going, they should be up by now." Daryl takes out his pack of cigarettes and lights one.

"I'm still not sure about them." Aaron continues to get their stuff together.

"Like you said, they're just girls." He lifts the cigarette from his mouth and blows.

"You're right we just need to-"

Three guns are loaded and three guns are ready to fire. 

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"Who are you." I asked. 

Daryl raises his cross bow but then quickly lowers it back down. 

"Look," The man puts his gun down and Daryl his bow," we're friends."

"I'm Aaron, and this is-"

"Daryl." I answered.

They both look shocked. 

"Yes.." He slowly answers.

"How the hell do you know my name." Daryl fires back. 

I come clean. 

"I heard you two." I lower my weapon but Beth and Karmen keep theirs up. 

"Why were you following us?" Asks Beth. 

"We're friends, we want to help you." Aaron answers kindly.  

I lower my bandanna from my face. Beth and Karmen look at me.

"What's this place like." I look directly at Daryl. 

Aaron answers, "It's a secure place, we have pictures of-"

"I'm not talking to you," I re-point my gun,"I'm talking to Daryl." 

Aaron puts his hands up in defeat. 

Daryl and I lock eyes and he answers. 

"It's a good place." He simply answers. 

"Why are you here and not there." I questioned. 

Beth and Karmen still had their guns up. 

"It's not a bad place I swear, I just can't be cooped up inside a fancy place like that."

 I nod. He was solemn I could tell. His whole persona could justify that.  

I didn't need to think I needed my friends out of this shit hole. We've never been apart of a group in a long time but that's something I had to risk. Not only that but there are freaks out there that are most likely wanting to kill us.

"Take us." I lower my weapon and put it into the back of my jeans. 

"What?" Karmen exclaimed. 

"You're not serious, they were following us." Beth spat at me.

I take a deep breath. 

"If you two want to keep living in this bullshit world be my guest. I know you two are tired, don't even pretend that you're not. These people are cautious, they wouldn't consider us if we didn't know a thing or two. We're lucky we could be questionable."

"So drop them." 

"Fine." Answered Beth. 

"You're right I don't want to do this anymore." Karmen admitted.

They put their guns away and lower their bandannas.  

"Well I hope we're not walking their." I smile and start to walk their way. 

They were a little dumbfounded but I think we're going to be okay.