As I began to open my eyes and familiarize myself with my surroundings I'd realized that I had just fell. I could only see the bright blue sky as i focused my eyes.
Why wasn't I dead? I was 36 feet in the air dropping at high speeds and somehow landed on... On..?
I looked around and felt a familiar grasp holding my body. It's was Lauren. Somehow she managed to make her way over to where I was falling just in time to catch me.
We laid on the ground; my body draped across hers. But she wasn't moving.
Everything was moving in slow motion. I could see Dinah run over towards us while aiming the gun at the Dweller. Shots went off and the pale creature was forced to the ground upon impact.
Cierra and Max ran over kneeling to the ground and asking me if I was ok pointing to my head. I hadn't even realize that I was bleeding. As I touched my head suddenly everything starting moving at normal pace again.
"Are you okay??! Camila say something!!" Cierra yelled trying to get me to move.
My ears were ringing and all I could hear was muffled sounds. I guess that fall impacted me more than I thought.
As my hands came around to the front I noticed that Lauren was still underneath me. I quickly moved my body out of the way and Dinah checked for a pulse.
"I can't feel anything..." Dinah whispered.
Silence took over our bodies and I could feel my head pounding. No one moved and everybody stared blankly at Lauren. Had I killed her?
Finally Max broke the silence.
"Is she..." Max started. But before he could finish Lauren groaned twisting her body towards me.
She slowly sat up and held her hands behind her head.
"Damn Camila! How much do you weigh?" she groaned.
Dinah practically tackled Lauren grabbing her in a bear hug. Cierra and Max followed.
"We thought you were.. that you had.." Cierra stuttered not being able to finish that sentence. Even though we had only known her for a couple of days Lauren had become our protector; and without her, we were toast.
"I don't die. I'm invincible." Lauren giggled.
I held my hand close to the back of my skull.
"Thank you for saving me... again. I'm glad you're ok." I managed to say. I winced at the pain of my head and they all had noticed.
"Camila are you okay?" Lauren asked.
They stared at me and I gave them a small smile to reassure them that I was okay. Lauren reached her hand to the back of my skull and lightly pressed my wound. I quivered at the pain.
"Doesn't look like you're okay. Come on. Let's get you inside." Lauren and Dinah grabbed my arms helping me up.
We all walked back inside the vacant store and they sat me down on a small table. I sat holding my head while Max, Cierra and Dinah ran to their bags to find the medicines we had stolen... borrowed from the hospital..
Lauren sat next to me making sure I was okay.
"You're always saving me." I said. Her eyes never leaving me while mine squinted at the pain my head was causing.
"I guess it's my job now." she chuckled
Dinah returned with a bandage and some alcohol wipes. She walk around to the back of my head checking the scar. She cleaned the scar as best as she could. Every time her hand touched my head it burned and I flinched. Lauren grabbed my hand and suddenly the pain went away.
"All done. Luckily the cut wasn't that deep so you won't end up in a coma this time." Dinah giggled. I rolled my eyes at her remark.
"But you will have to wear this bandage around your head, maybe for a day or two. Only until the wound heals."
"Around my entire head? Im going to look like....like.. "
"A zombie." Cierra laughed
"More like a mummy." Max followed laughing as hard as Cierra. They both high-fived each other and Lauren rubbed my back trying to give some comfort to this situation.
"Either that or I'm going to have to cut a patch of your hair off." Dinah nodded
I paused for a quick second.
"Bandage it is then.." I uttered and with that Dinah wrapped the bandage around my head making sure it was secure.
Lauren sat by my side the entire time holding my hand while the rest of the Scooby gang packed up everything and prepared to leave.
"Y'know it doesn't look that bad." Lauren mentioned trying to make me feel better, I smiled at her attempt anyway.
As we were preparing to leave Dinah grabbed shirts and sweaters and placed them in her bad.
We walked down a long narrow path in between the trees avoiding the roads. Cierra said that before her parents died they had told her Havens Peek was where the mountains were.. And Lauren knew exactly where that was.
It wasn't far. In fact I could see the mountains from where I was walking. We were getting closer and closer to our goal and everything was working out perfectly... There were no dwellers or bumps in the road or surprise attacks. It was quiet.. Too quiet.
As we reached the end of the grass, a road appeared which seem to lead to the mountains.
"If we take this road it would mean we'd be in plain site. Dwellers could spot us a mile away." Dinah protested.
We all gave each other a silent look. Dinah was right. If we take this road then it could lead us to our deaths.
"What's our other option?" Cierra asked.
"Well.. we would have to go all the way around. Which would take us another three days if we're lucky."
"I can't be out here for another three days." I stated.
We paused staring at each other and then back at the road. I wasn't going to be out here for another three day.. I can't. Not with this injury. I wanted to be safe, I wanted to not be scared, to see Normani again. I couldn't wait another second.
Anything could happen in three days.
"Let's take a vote.. Who thinks we should take this road to havens peek?" I asked
Cierra and I raised our hands.
"Ok and who thinks we should take the long three days around the whole damn thing?"
Dinah and Max raised their hands.
The only one who didn't voted was Lauren. She stared at all of us realizing she was the last person to vote.
"So Lauren.. What's it going to be?" Dinah asked.
We all stared at Lauren waiting for her answer. Lauren stared back at us then at the road.
"Taking the long way is safer but too long and taking the short way is too dangerous but short." Lauren added
We all nodded in agreement.
"Ok fine. I choose...."
