Apocalyptic Culture (Camren/Norminah)

XVII

Listen while you read:
Ella Eyre - Good Times

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The drive was long and Lauren didn't want to waste any time. With an entire day of driving, they were in Atlanta, Georgia. To Lauren's disappointment they had to stop because people had to use the bathroom. They stopped in an abandoned building near some train tracks.

Lauren stood by the tracks with her rifle in hand, guarding the cars as everyone else used the bathroom in the tall grass behind the building. One by one they were all taking turns going behind the building.

Lauren sighed impatiently, "Can we speed it up please?" She said.

"Lauren, chill. We've been on the road since yesterday afternoon." Normani said emerging from the tall grass as Lucy quickly ran past her.

"I'm just trying to get to Miami soon so we can go to Ohio sooner."

"You know, not that I don't like these flavorless granola bars, but it'd be great if we could eat some apples or even a squirrel." Ian said to Normani.

"We can camp here and hunt. There's bound to be something out there we can get." Dinah said emerging from behind the building.

"What? Dinah, we should keep moving." Lauren said desperately.

"Lauren, I know this is important to you, but we need to catch a break now and you need to sleep, you've been driving for a long time."

"I'm fine." The green eyed woman mumbled.

Camila came from the car holding a canteen and grabbed Lauren's shoulder making the woman face her, "Here. I noticed you didn't drink when we were in the car."

"I said I'm fine."

"We'll I'm not fine that you're not staying hydrated. So drink." Camila said giving Lauren the canteen before walking off. "I'll gather wood for a fire."

Lauren sighed and began drinking some water. Normani rose an eyebrow at the Floridian, "What?" Lauren asked.

"What happened with the two of you? Just the other day you were ready to fight her and now she's got you doing something we couldn't get you to do weeks ago." Normani said with a small smirk.

Lauren shrugged, "She just-" she paused. Lauren tried to understand what made her change the way she thinks about Camila. Because it was true that a day ago Lauren couldn't stand her. "She understands." Lauren said before following the brunette into the woods.

The two women watched as Lauren began picking up sticks and dry grass with Camila.

"Something happened." Dinah said staring in at the two.

"They'll tell us when they're ready." Normani thought as she patted Dinah's shoulder. "Come on. Lets go look for food."

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The sun was setting and everyone was gathered around the fire. Everyone was eating the wild bore that Normani and Dinah caught. Laughs and chatter filled the cool air as they all ate happily.

"So then-" Normani giggles. "We hear this loud ass snort and I thought it was Dinah farting." She said between laughs as everyone began to laugh. "So I'm like fed up with it and I turn around and this huge fat pig is running right at us. It took both of us by surprise, but we got it in the end." She finished.

"How do you guys know how to hunt?" Michael asked.

"We just learned along the way." Dinah shrugged.