MEMORIES

002

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Helena sat on a folding chair on top of Dale's RV,her legs swinging back and forth as she read her book. There was a road snaking up the hill where the camp was,so Dale could see if anyone tried to drive up to them. It was weird to think that someone will try and attack them without Dale noticing it first.

Merle had made up a story a week ago about a big group driving up the hill, a man in a car up front. They managed to sneak past Dale's all-seeing binoculars, and were hiding in the bushes. Then, with a tell, they came out and attacked the camp. At this point Shane had stepped up and told merle to "learn to keep his mouth shut near the kids". For once, Helena agreed with him.

Now it was pretty good,though. Despite Amy's constant paving and her wondering out loud if Andrea was okay. Elodie understood she was worried . She would be worried too if Miles was out there. But when people tell you to sit down and stop pacing because you're making people nervous, Helena wouldn't exactly do that and so did Amy.

"Hey, Dale?" Helena called out, as she looked up from her book.

"Yes,Helena?" Dale responded kindly,his focus on scanning the road with his binoculars.

"Is it better to speak or to die?" Helena asked,turning to face him. He pulled up a chair beside her and sat down.

"Speaking and being honest don't you think?" He asked curiously what the girl would say.

"Speaking is dying. But, better speaking and dying than dying without having spoken." She said as she played with her ring.

"Hmm never thought about it that way" Dale said."No one has" Helena replied back.

"Helena?" Theodore's voice interrupted from below. Helena put her book in her chair,standing up and moving to the edge of the RV to face Theodore.

"Yes?"

"What are you doing up there?"

"Keeping watch with Dale"

"Right. Miles said he wanted you"

"Why?"

"No clue"

"Alright coming" she said as she took her book and biding goodbye to Dale.

"Watch your step" he replied kindly,and Helena nodded as she grabbed the ladder, carefully descending the side of the RV. She approached miles with a questioning look on her face.

"What?" She was curious about why he called her.

"Aren't you curious on where our parents are?"miles asked his sister with curiosity.

"They went out of town probably dead by now"she said unhinged.

"Don't say that" miles said as he hit her on her arm lightly.

"What I'm telling the truth aren't i?" She said looking her brother in the eyes.

"Alright come let's talk with theo" miles says as he and Helena went to sit next to Theodore.

"Hey theo" miles said as he sat next to him.

"I was asking Carl if he wanted to learn how to catch frogs" Shane explained to the twins.

"Okay" Helena said not really thinking about it.

"I was wondering if you guys wanted to come along" Shane continued, realising Helena hadn't really thought about it. "Take a break from all the serious stuff".

"Yea sure" miles said looking at Helena "yea alright" Helena said giving Shane a small smile.

"I also wanna come" Theodore said looking at Shane.