Survivors

Lizzy

Chapter 2

Lizzy

"What are we going to do with all this meat?" I asked Ansell. He shrugged, "Sell it. I mean, it's moose season!"

"Or.... We can eat it!" I exclaimed while everybody laughed.

"Skylar? What are you doing over there?" Her head shot up, "Huh? Oh, just daydreaming." I let my eyebrows bounce up and down, signaling to her that she was thinking about Russell. She just turned bright red and she slowly walked over next to me.

I wonder if Ansell knows that I like him. I mean, when I told Marley, she might've told him. She then called me a slut in front of a group of people. I don't like her, but I still think she needs someone. Ansell walked up to me, "Lizzy!"

"Oh. Hey, Ansell."

"What do you think of the rabbit I caught?"

"I think it's very impressive. How'd you get it?"

"Well, I just camped out near the hole it was living in. Then, when it came out, bam!"

"Harsh, but you made it quick, right?"

"Yeah."

"Hey. Um... I've been wondering if you want to-"

"Hey look! It's the town slut!" I heard boys cry outside.  Everyone in the house ran to the crowd. Marley was in the center. Boys surrounded her. Soon, they pushed her down and beaten her up. Of course Ansell and Thomas went in to stop it, "Break it up!" They yelled. Hope ran to her side, "Are you okay?" She shook her head as she sobbed quietly, "No." Skylar and I just stood there. Was Ansell about to ask me out? Oh my goodness! He was wasn't he?! I can't believe it!

Ansell walked up to me again, "Um... Like I was saying. I was wondering if you want to come hunting with me tomorrow?" There was a short pause before I answered, "Yeah." He smiled, "Oh, if you want you can bring Lola and Skylar." Should I bring them? I mean...they wouldn’t clean up the house properly- "Because they look up to you and everything..."

"Um, I don’t know if they want to. Well, I know for sure Lola would come for Nate, but Skylar isn’t too familiar with the wildernest."

"Tell me about it. Nate keeps blabbing on how Lola should come along with him because he wants to protect her and everything."

"Hm. Can I bring Haylee too?"

"Does she like the woods? She worries about her hair like every ten minutes."

"Yeah, maybe she and Skylar can stay behind. Along with Hope."

"Oh yeah okay, but I think you should make sure Lola really wants to go."

"Okay I will."

"Lizzy!" Lola cried. I ran to her side, "What happened?" I smiled, "Do you want to go hunting tomorrow?"

"With who?"

"With Ansell, Nate, and I."

"Oh my gosh, yes!"

"Do you think Hope, Haylee, and Skylar would want to come?"

"No."

"Well, should I ask to make sure?"

"Yeah, but I don’t think they want to come."

"Same here." We were making our way back to the house. Lola walked up to Nate and started chatting with him immediately. "Hey Haylee and Hope!" They walked over to me. "What’s up?" Hope asked. "I was wondering you wanted to go hunting with the guys and I tomorrow morning." Haylee shook her head, "No thanks." I looked over to Hope, "How about you?" She hesitated before she spoke, "Uh, no. I don’t want to neglect my duties."

"What duties?"

"I just don’t want to go."

"Oh. You could’ve just said that." They nodded their head and was off. I tapped Skylar on her left shoulder. She jumped up and turned around to face me, "Oh! It’s you! Don’t scare me like that!"

"Sorry. Hey, do you want to go hunting with the guys, Lola, and I?"

"Um-"

"It’s okay if you don’t want to go. Hope and Haylee is going to stay."

"I don’t want to go because you know who’s going, but I do because you’re going."

"Oh."

"I guess I won’t go."

"Oh, okay. I guess it’s just Lola and I."

"Alright." She walked into the house with me by her side. We were immediately alarmed when we saw  "the town’s slut" in our house. Marley just looked at Hope and Haylee for advice. They just stayed quiet. It’s so weird. It’s never been quiet when Marley and I are in the same room.

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