Nothing's Ever Simple Anymore

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Aroria shivered, pulling her (dirty, beat up old brown) jacket tighter around her small figure. "Evangeline," she whisper-yelled, "Evangeline, c'mon! We shouldn't stay here too long." Aroria was anxious, just wanting to get moving again. "Yeah, yeah. In a minute, Rori." Evangeline mumbled, her breath mixing with the cold air and creating a small puff of fog. "No, Evie it's getting dark. We should've been heading back by now. Let's go, now!" Rori hissed, starting to get aggravated with Evie's stalling. "Shut up, I just want to check this place out." Evie rolled her eyes, already annoyed with Rori's begging. "Besides, we might find some supplies in here." She added, shrugging her shoulders. Rori leaned her head back and groaned softly, shuffling along after Evie and into the small building.

The rusty hinges on the old door creaked, causing the girls to cringe and tense up. Evie stopped pushing the door open and waited a few seconds. After no other noises, she continued until the door was open enough for the two to slip inside. Rori whined softly as Evie clicked on her flashlight, doing so herself. "Evie," she whispered, "We really shouldn't be in here- not alone and at night." She sighed, pointing her flashlight in different directions around herself. "Oh quit your babying, Rori. It's a fairly small place- we'll do a quick search and be on our way- simple." Evie grumbled with a shrug, slowly walking deeper into the building, with Rori following closely behind. The two were careful and quiet with their steps, knowing making a bunch of noise wasn't a smart choice. "Nothing's ever simple anymore, Evie." Rori said softly, biting her lower lip. Evie knew Rori was right, but stayed silent. She walked behind what seemed to be a checkout counter, looking on the shelves and in the drawers. Rori kept watch, starting to get a real uneasy feeling.

"Damn, nothing useful here." Evie sighed, standing back up. "Okay, cool. Now let's go, please. We can come back tomorrow, with more people. Please, let's just go back." Rori begged, starting to head for the door. Though she couldn't see Evie's face, she knew that she was rolling her eyes. "In a minute, Rori. I wanna check out one more thing." Evie said, trailing off as she made her way towards another doorway. Rori frowned, hurrying after Evie. As they walked down the long hallway, Rori tripped over a stack of wired baskets. "Shit!" she muttered, quickly pushing herself back up. Evie grabbed her arm, helping her to her feet. She tried to hold back a chuckle before asking if she was okay. Rori rolled her eyes, "Yeah, I'm f- "She was cut off by the sound of something crashing, followed by a low raspy snarl. Evie gasped softly, quickly looking around them. "That came from inside, we should go." Rori urged, grabbing Evie's hand and pulling her towards the exit.

As the two busted through the door, they looked down the street with panic. "Fucking hell." Rori muttered under her breath. "Son of a bitch!" Evie whisper-yelled, looking down some of the other streets and alleys. The street that took them home was blocked by a rather large horde. "This way!" Evie grabbed Rori's hand, running down the alley that was across from them. The quick pattering of their feet echoed down the small alleyway. They rounded a corner, shoving past the few corpses spread out in their way. They kept running, out towards the woods ahead before stopping in front of them. "No, no, no! It's dark, the woods are definitely not a good place to be right now." Evie huffed out between breaths. "Look, there's an apartment building over there. We can climb the fire escapes up to the roof and wait it out there." She stated, looking over at Rori. She noticed Rori's hesitation and tried to comfort her. "Hey, it's okay. Zombies aren't so good with stairs. One of us will keep watch while the other rests, and we'll switch off every two hours." She said softly, a light smile tugging at her lips. Rori bit her lower lip and hummed. "It'll be okay. We'll be okay, I'll make sure of it. Besides, mama bear always looks out for her little baby boo." She grinned. Rori rolled her eyes at Evie's nicknames, but couldn't help giggling. "Alright, let's go." She sighed, walking towards the tall building with Evie.

Quickly climbing up to the top, they hauled themselves up and over onto the roof. Evie took first watch, letting Rori rest. Evie wasn't one for being kind all the time. She was stubborn, sometimes quite rude, and when someone made her angry at them- which was quite easy- she could hold a grudge for years. But, when it came to her sweet little Rori, she couldn't care more. Rori was her love, her life, and she could never stay mad at her. Evie typically didn't admit when she was in the wrong, but she couldn't help feeling that this was her fault. Us being on this roof in the dark, cold night. Us being stuck here, hungry. If only I had listened to Rori, and headed home when she wanted; Evie thought before shaking the thought from her head. She focused on the world around her, making sure nothing could get close enough to harm them.