Hopeless wanderer {L,H}

five

Chapter 5

There, through my blurry vision a figure became clear. No he wasn't a figment of my imagination. He was a small piece of my past. A piece I pushed back in my mind for years and years, because I would've never thought I would ever see him again after our move. I was stunned at the sight of him and stared at him in awe. His face matured greatly. He wasn't that little boy I remembered last seeing. That little boy grew up to be a man.

His face was now more defined and a sharp jawline had replace his once chubby ones. His jaw and parts of his neck were covered with a little stubble and to be honest he seemed like a complete stranger to me. He didn't look like that happy boy from next door anymore. He seemed tired, very tired and I could tell it was from all the things that had happened that made his life a living hell. The only thing that apparently stayed the same throughout the time was his everlasting warm smile. A smile without the crooked teeth like he had when we were little. I accidently dropped my crutches from shock and I could feel the eyes of other people aching in my back.

"Michael?" I managed to stutter out after a long moment. There he stood, a piece of my past. Someone I actually forgot about throughout the passing time. Me being the rude person just stood there, completely and utterly shocked. His smile grew bigger after he knew for sure I was the person he thought I was.

"Violet..."

He dropped the rifle he had strapped on his back and pulled me into a bone crushing hug. I felt my muscles tense up underneath his touch. My bones were aching, but I didn't actually care. This was what I needed after long time.

This was what I wanted.

I actually forgot throughout the time how a genuine hug really felt and this made me realize that I missed it a lot. After a second of comprehending what was happening, I finally hugged the dark blond haired boy back. I placed my head in the crook of his neck and breathed in his semi-familiar scent. Gory and gross, but it smelled a hell of a lot better than my own. His chin rested on top of my head and I could hear him mutter some words I couldn't understand. After what it seemed like forever, we finally pulled away. I could feel a smile creep up on my face.

"Y-you're alive. H-how?" he asked, staring into my dull eyes. I shrugged my shoulders, the shock preventing me to talk in proper and full sentences. I wasn't really the talker after all.

"Wait Michael, you know this chick?" one of the others asked, confusion written over his toned face. I could feel a burning heat rise through my already completely flustered cheeks. Michael turned his attention to tall boy with dark chocolate brown locks. The guy had a fair scar just above his thick eyebrow and his small smile seemed out of place on his rounded face. his arms and color bones were inked with pitch black tattoos that made him look far more intimidating than he actually seemed to be.

"Violet is an old friend of mine, she used to be my neighbor girl before she moved to Canberra." Michael said. "We haven't really spoken after that." He grabbed my crutches that had clattered to the ground and handed them to me with a small smile.

"She doesn't really look like the girl next door type of girl." the blond boy spat, rolling his blue eyes. I could feel my frustration grow. I angrily bit my already chapped bottom lip and averted my eyes to the ground. I've always been quite the hot headed person, but I knew my limits. And clearly this guy wasn't even worth it.

"Where're your mum and dad?" Michael asked, confusion written all over his face. I bit my lip nervously, and I could feel a lump swell up in my dry throat. My parents..

Even the thought of them made my head ache and my stomach churn nervously. I swallowed a big lump down my throat and my hands began getting sweaty. I fell quiet and felt my heart beat raising abnormally. Is it normal to feel like this? A wave of guilt washed over me again as I thought about how my parents left me and I them when I got to the refuge. Perhaps I should've looked better for them.

Maybe the look on my face already gave the answer away, because I could see Michael's expression change to realization. Maybe it was easier to let Michael think they were dead, because I didn't want bring back any harsh and difficult memories I so was desperate to forget. I just couldn't be reminded of them.

I just couldn't.

To be honest it was quite easier for me to forget them than what I'd actually imagined, but somehow they always lingered in the back of my head. Like it was a permanent nagging part of my brain that just wouldn't stop bugging on about what could've happened when I stayed home that day. You think I would've turned out safe and together with my whole family if I actually did? This was exactly the reason I didn't want to be reminded of them.

They're dead. Just forget about them. Forget.

"What about Dillon and Kian? Are they alive?" He asked, voice sounding softer and unsure.

"I-I don't know, they might be?" I stammered, "I haven't seen Kian since fall and Dillon is still.. I mean I don't know, he's only six and still a little boy." Michael let out a breathy sigh and his forest green were filled with sorrow. He opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself before he could bring out any words. The room was quiet and so were the people in it. Doctor Rose still seemed in the most confusing state mankind had ever known and the others just stared at me, eyes filled with pity and remorse. I stared back at Michael and tried my hardest to ignore the others.

"Sh*t dude..... I'm sorry Vi." He said, with furrowed eyebrows.

"Sh*t happens I guess." I mumbled, brushing the conversation off.

"Why won't you all catch up later, you need to rest Violet." Doctor Rose suddenly interrupted, sending Michael a glare. She turned back to me and also gave me a demanding glare which clearly indicated that I should probably go. I didn't really argue with her. I honestly felt tired and this was encounter with Michael made my head spin and ache. My heart was still filled with warmth as I looked at my friend, but my head was literally killing me. Believe me, I would really love to catch up with my friend, but I guess it has to wait until the next time. I soon followed Doctor Rose up the stairs until she opened the door to a room at the end of a never ending hall.

"This is your room. It's not big or anything, but at least it has a bed. Get some rest. You still have a lot of healing to do." She ordered standing at the doorpost, while I walked in. I looked around the room with my mouth wide open. The light itself had vanished behind the dark clouds, but there was still enough light in the room for me to be actually able to see. The room itself was really small and a bed stretcher was squeezed between the four walls. It had a sorry ass pillow on it and a ragged blanket and there was hardly any walking space, but I was honestly fine with that. This was the best what I'd had in weeks after running around and staying the nights at old abandoned barns. My old gray school backpack they'd probably taken, was already on my bed. It didn't take long until my thoughts were interrupted by Doctor Rose.

"Unit five eats around six in the dining room. I'd appreciate it if you're on time, the doors close a few minutes after six to avoid any other confusion for the other units. Oh and curfew starts around nine, so no more wandering on the streets after that."

I sat down on the bed, feeling the bedsprings creak underneath my bum. Doctor Rose was ready to leave when she turned around again, looking me dead in the eye.

"You know Violet, I don't really appreciate people lying to me, so you better have been telling me the truth about the other things. Or things will get a lot harder than they could be for you. There will be consequences . Just keep that in mind. "

And after that the pretty blond doctor left, leaving me in total and utter confusion.

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Sorry it was quite a bore, but hey! Mikey made an apearance :) this was more of a setteling in chapter, but believe me the action and gore and all the other zombie related things will be in the next following chapters !:)

There could be a few spellings errors, bc I just threw it through the spelling checker and I was too tired to re-read it. There might be a lack of detail, because I've been really sick the last few weeks so I'm really sorry :(

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