bound by fate

Part V

I awoke to rustling beside me.'what is that'I thought,rolling my eyes.I peeked over my shoulder to see Daryl sitting up,grabbing his crossbow.As if he sensed me looking,he looked over at me,our eyes meeting."wha' you lookin' at,huh?"he said in his monotonous voice.I shook my head at him,"nothing,how come you're up so early.The birds aren't even singing."He looked at me,as if silently judging me."tha's none of your business,little girl."He said,standing up."Wait,where are you going?"I asked,curious."Being the only hunter left,I can't not go find the camp food,can I?"Oh,right.Forgot about that.He looked at me,waiting for an answer.But,one didn't come.He scowled at me and just walked out.I followed after him about ten minutes after,going to where we ate the night before.I sit down on a log by myself,doesn't seem that anybody is awake yet.I zone out,looking towards the quarry when I realise somebody has sat down beside me.I look to my left to see a little boy,Carl.He introduced himself to me last night as the policeman's son.He seemed to be a bright boy."Morning."I said,smiling.He greeted me back,then looked towards the forest."Are your parents not awake yet?"I asked.He shook his head,no.I hummed in reply."Have you ever gone hunting in the forest before?Like before all this and after?"He asked,looking at me."No,not really.I did scouts but that was years ago."I laughed.He giggled at my response."I used to want to be like my dad,I always thought he was so cool.But,then he got shot when he and Shane was trying to catch these guys.It was a miscount of the people involved.Radios called in saying there was 2.They got the two with one shooting him when he had the vest,so he took it off but then a third one popped out from behind the car and shot him." He looked down,his demeanour changing."Oh.I'm sorry that happened."I gave him a side hug.He hugged me back,and we just sat there like that for about ten minutes until more people started waking up and joining us.After eating some breakfast,everyone went off to go do their own thing,some doing jobs and some just trying to enjoy their own time.I stood up from the log,struggling from the pain in my head from when I hit it when they found me.I wobbled a bit,when I finally stood.A hand caught my arm."Woah,you okay there?"A man said from next to me. I turned to see Shane.I nodded and laughed,"Yeah.I'm okay,thank you."He smiled at me,not letting go of my arm."You wanna go for a chat?"He asked.I hesitated but agreed.He led me into the forest until we found a spot,a nice big log which makes a surprisingly comfy place to sit."So,tell me about yourself Rosalie."He smiled at me."Well,I said quite a bit last night."I laughed awkwardly."Well surely there's more underneath all them layers."He ushered me to carry on."Well as you know I had a baby,my little sweet Jade.I'm 28 and I grew up on a farm actually.I had a horse named Jules.I was brought up by a single mother.She was such a strong woman.Then one day she found her forever partner,as she called him.Then he became my stepdad,his name was Luke.He was a kind man."He just looked at me,smiling."You know,you're a pretty girl,Rosalie."He said.I blushed a little,not sure whether it was from nerves or from being flattered that such a handsome man was complimenting me.I thanked him."You know,I think I might need some of them meds that Carol spoke to me about.I'm not feeling that great."I said,feeling very awkward."Oh right.Okay,let's get back then and get you them meds and let you rest for a bit."He said.He grabbed my hand,holding it.Hopefully in a way to just make sure I wouldn't fall over.He walked me back to camp,holding my hand the whole way.