"I don't want your brains, I want your heart"

Chapter 6: running away

I have decided. I will no longer be taking the manipulation and abuse from Abagail any longer. It was...unfortunate that I had to leave my home that I stayed in when my father got mauled, but it was for the sake of me and my new boyfriend. In the middle of the night, I packed up some food, a blanket, and my favorite stuffed toy, a small turtle plush. It has been well over 20 years since my mom gave it to me as a gift for passing my kindergarten math class. It's the only memory I have of her since she got shot by my dad. I remember hiding in the bathroom while she was bleeding.

"W-whatever! I'm taking O-ollie a-and leaving!" My mother said while holding my hand and trying to leave with me.

"Leaving to where, Leah!? You have nowhere to go without me!" My dad shouted while he grabbed her shirt.

"S-somewhere f-far away f-from you, Ethan!" my mom, Leah shouted back

"You are not taking my son away from me you bitch!" My dad shouted while reaching into his pocket

Leah turned around "Or what-"

bang

She held her hand over her eye "Y-y-you asshole!!"

Ethan was prepared to do it again before Leah took me to the bathroom locking the door behind her.

"M-mommy! Are you okay!?" I shouted while holding her tightly

"I-I'm fine sweetheart...just...be good to your dad okay?..." She said weakly as a gunshot came through the door and she dropped to the floor.

"M-mommy!? Mommy!!!" I screamed as my dad forcibly took me out of the bathroom.

That was the last time I ever seen her, or heard her beautiful voice. I hate my dad for doing that over something so petty.

I sighed and put it in my bag along with some medical stuff and my gun. I sighed, took one look at the base and the bathroom my mother died in before heading out, shutting the door behind me. I took one breath and ran as fast as I could. I ran until the morning where I was now in the middle of the woods, I didn't care though. There was now only one more place that only I knew of to go and look for Matt and I knew exactly where I was going.

Deep in the forest, where the mushrooms lead, was a small changer village, similar to tribes in the 1500's. I know almost all of the changers there since my mom took me a lot. I walked into the motel.

"hey, Susan!" I greeted

"Oh, hey Oliver! It's been a while since I've seen you! Look how tall you have grown!" Susan said as she came over and hugged me.

Susan is a changer who was best friends with my mom. She knows about mom's passing and I know because she has a little mural for her in the corner of the room.

"I need a room for a night, I might be staying here a while, is there any chance there is a Matthew here" I asked

"Oh, dearie, we have three Matthews here. Lets see, Matthew Ron, Matthew Casey, and Matthew Hills" She said with a soft smile

Susan has a habit of describing everyone in a vague but at the same time really descriptive way. For example, she once described a younger version of my mom to have 'long hair but not too long but just the right amount of long'. Her exact words, not mine.

"Could you show me a picture of each?" I asked to avoid being here forever

She pulled up three photos of different zombies. There was a tank who has black hair, light green skin, and brown eyes. Like, he could fuck me up and snap me in half because I'm a twig compared to him, a crawler who had long blonde hair with the same light green skin and blue eyes. Like the person to think that Russia is a state, and my Matthew, my sweet, sweet Matthew. As precious and gorgeous as always.

"Is he Matthew Hills?" I asked, pointing at the Matthew that is my boyfriend

"Yes" She nodded and held up the picture of Matthew "Is he who you're looking for, dearie?"

"Yes, which room is he in?" I asked

"Room three, dearie" She smiled

"Thank you" I waved and started heading over there.

I opened the door and saw Matthew sleeping. I wanted to surprise him when he wakes up in the morning. I laid next to him and draped my blanket over us as I wrapped my arms around his cold body. I nodded off to sleep and the next thing I hear is happy sobbing and feeling my body being squeezed. I opened my eyes and saw Matthew hugging me and nuzzling my chest while uncontrollably happy sobbing.

"I missed you!!! Ollie!!" He kept shouting while hugging me

"Heh, I missed you too, my love"