𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞, ᶜᵃʳˡ ᵍʳⁱᵐᵉˢ

1. guts

Isabella kept counting the days, the apocalypse had been going on for 60 days, it was hard to find people, so she was really relieved when she found the group in Atlanta.

„What's your name?" The Asian man in front of her asked.

„Isabella. Isabella Espinosa."

„I'm Glenn. This is Andrea" He pointed at the blonde woman. „The woman over there is Jacqui, that's T-Dog." Glenn said as he looked over to the Afro-American man. „Morales and Merle." He said, showing her the other two men. Isabella didn't like Merle already, he didn't seem nice.

„How old are you and what are you doing here, all alone?" Andrea asked.

„Uh I'm 13, I came here to find my sister, I was told it was save here, it obviously isn't, but I didn't came here alone, I had someone with me but we kinda got lost between the walkers."

„Are you injured?" Glenn asked again.

Glenn wasn't that much older than Isabella, maybe 7 years, but he seemed so mature.

„No, I don't think so."

•••

A little time has gone by, Glenn and Merle had gone up to the roof, while the rest of the group, took care of the walkers down stairs.

Suddenly Glenn came running downstairs, telling them, that there's another man in the streets, he had to save. Then he run out of the building quickly.

„Hah, I made it inside of here alone, and I'm only thirteen." Isabella smirked.

Everyone just gave her weird looks.

„Sorry." She said awkwardly.

•••

A few minutes later, Glenn sent a message, through the walkie talkie, that there were walkers in front the door. Morales and T-Dog went outside, killed the walkers and took Glenn and the new guy in with them.

Just as they walked in, Andrea pushed the guy to a box and pointed a gun at his head. „Son of a bitch. We ought to kill you."

„Just chill out, Andrea. Back off." Morales told her. „Come on, ease up." Jacqui added.

„Ease up? You're kidding me, right? We're dead because of this stupid asshole." She responded, still pointing the gun at him.

„Andrea. I said back the hell off." Morales told her again. She held the gun at him a little longer. „Well, pull the trigger." Morales said. Then she finally released him. „We're dead, all of us, because of you." She said looking at the new guy, who was wearing a police uniform.

„I don't understand." The new guy talked to Morales. „Look, we came into the city to scavenge supplies." Only then, Isabella realized, she had never asked what they were doing in Atlanta. Morales grabbed the guys arm and pulled him with himself, the rest of the group following. „You know the key to scavenge is? Surviving. You know the key to surviving? Sneaking in and out, tiptoeing. Not shooting up the streets like it's the OK Corral."

The group stood in front the doors of the building, which was once a clothing store, zombies were covering the whole glass of the door. „Every geek for miles heard you." T-Dog added. „You just rang the dinner bell." Andrea told him. Isabella found the comment really funny, but she thought the situation was too serious to laugh.