Silent Sniper

Chapter NINE

I haven't been the same since I was separated from Colton. I don't talk to 10k or anybody. Just nods or gestures. I barely sleep or eat. I just stand in the bed killing off excess Z's.

Suddenly the car stops and everybody gets out. I hop on top of the roof and then slide down the window and sit on the hood one leg propped up.

"Well. We're outta gas." Warren says sighing.

"I'll scout ahead." I say. They all look at me. "Well look who has a voice." Murphy says. I don't react.

"I'll go with her." 10k says. I nod at him. I slide into the road. "You guys go forward, we'll scout left. We meet back her in and hour." Warren says. Warren takes Addy, Doc and Murphy and we start heading west. The way we where originally going but the car broke down.

"You really loved him didn't you?" 10k asks, more like states.

"I didn't love him. He was more than loved. Even Doc is upset. He was my baby. I took care of him. That man obviously didn't care as much as he said he did. Why would he let his wife take the baby to a store when she was obviously weak with nobody to go with her? He was mine." I feel tears run down my face. "It feels like he died." I say quietly.

"You'll get through it." He says.

"I just look at Murphy, and wish I still had him, ya know?"
I say. I wipe my face.

"We need to keep going. We only have a half hour to find and a half hour to get back." I say. We start to jog and we come across a car.

"Pump it, ill check inside." I say. He nods and takes out the tube with the squeeze thing on the end. What ever you'd like to call it and check inside the car. And I see the unexpected.

"Colton? Baby is that you?" I say. I pull the door open to see a baby doll. I sigh and lean against the car running my hands through my matted pony tail. 10k smiles reassuringly.

"This has gas. Here, put the gas can here, I'll get it out. We take all the gas we can and then head back.

I hear 10k humming and I smile at him.

"Do you sing?" I ask him. He shakes his head.

"Nah." He says. He then does his lip lick thing. It's probably a habit. Mine is grinding my teeth. Or chewing on my lips when they are chapped.

"What's your earliest memory?" I ask.

He looks at me. "Well......I don't really know. I just sort of try to keep those memories away. To much pain." He says.

"Well, then what is your real name?" I ask.

He looks at me smirking. "You know we have gone over this like three times already right?" He says shaking his head and adjusting the gas can.

"I haven't told you mine either. It is just like a mystery. The rest of the group think my name is Ash, but......It's just a name I have always wanted." I say sighing. "And kids. I had that but.....It was taken from me in an untimely manner." I say. He shrugs. I sigh b it then get an idea.

"I'll race you back to the car." And then set off running with our bags. The deal was he carries the gas cans while I carry the bags.

He catches up and just when I am about to touch the car, he sticks a wet willy in my ear and touches the car instead.

"10k me giving you a wet willy was even!" I say grabbing t-shirt and wiping my ear.

"Got you to laugh didn't I?" He says serious.

I then sniff myself.

"My lord I need a shower. Badly." I say.

He does the same and makes a face.