vestige || e.g.d

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g is one hot motherfucker, les be real.

unedited;

•Kylie•

I gasp as I quickly sit up in bed. I couldn't breathe, or at least it felt like it. My hands were shaking and tears were threatening to fall. I knew this familiar feeling, as it had been happening for years, but I thought it stopped. I woke up with an anxiety attack. I hadn't had one in at least 8 months, so I thought I was done with it.

I started sobbing, for no reason, and I hated it. I tried to stay quiet, since anyone could hear me, and I didn't want any attention on me. Especially at a time like this. "Kylie? Kylie!" I heard Ethan say. I couldn't pay attention to anything. Any noise would sound faded. I started to have negative thoughts, and I would overthink. I felt a hand go on my shoulder and another cup my cheek.

I turned to Ethan who stared into my eyes. He was saying something, but I couldn't hear it. My whole world was turning. He pulled me to his chest and rubbed circles onto my back. "Kylie, listen to me. Focus on your breathing, slowly breathe in and then out. Very slowly move your eyes, and neck, and try to look around for five objects that get your attention." He says quietly into my ear.

I open my eyes and I look around the room, while trying to breathe properly again. I look at my bag, the window, the door, the mirror and the closet. I soon start to feel myself calm down, but tears are still streaming down my face.

"I'm sorry." I mumble as I hide my face into his chest. We stayed quiet for a bit, it wasn't uncomfortable though. He just kept drawing circles onto my back. I took that time to process everything that just happened, and how everything started. Could you believe that he almost killed me yet he also saved me?

"There's nothing to be sorry about. It's normal, it happens to lots of people. It's life. Don't be sorry for something that you can't control." He says, sending vibrations down my body since his head was placed on top of mines.

After the crying has stopped, I realized that we were upstairs in the bedroom, when last night I fell asleep outside. I looked up at Ethan and backed away a bit. "Did you take me up here after I fell asleep?" I ask, even though I'm pretty sure I know what the answer will be. "Mhm." He nods, and I look down with red cheeks feeling embarrassed as fuck.

I got up from him as I walked to the bathroom door. "What's wrong?" He asks, looking clueless. "Nothing." I mumble and I open the door and walk in. I stare at myself for a few seconds before I start my small morning routine.

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I walked downstairs grabbing a banana and walking to the living room. I remove the peel as I bite into the banana and check on Grayson. I really cared for him, I don't know why, just something about him. He seemed amazing period.

I smile knowing that he's getting better, and I go outside and help with whatever I can.

— i honestly am on writers block so we're gonna skip a while (like a month or so) —

Overtime, I started to get to know everyone a little bit better. The Jacks are some flirty kids, but I love them. They're fun to be around.

Austin and Catherine are playful, but they're mature when they need to be. They're truly in love with each other, you can notice that from a mile away. Also I adore their young one, Elle. I always take care of her when Catherine can't, she's such a nice kid.

Kian has been acting weird, like he's mad or something. We haven't talked in a while, possibly ever since we came here. I try to talk to Luna with any given chance. I miss her, but everyone's busy with their own shit.

I've gotten quite close to Cameron. Her cooking is amazing, and she's so creative. I love her. Grayson's a sweetheart, his laugh is contagious and so is his smile. He has been healing quite well and he can now move around freely. He loves me as much as I love him, and he always puts people before himself.

Ethan and I, we definitely have gotten closer. Everything's moving so smoothly, and I never expected to feel calm and safe during an apocalypse like this. I turned and looked at Ethan, who was sleeping, soft snores audible from him.

I smiled as I traced my hand down his arm. He was wearing a hoodie, and his arm was draped on my stomach, slightly holding me close to him. He always does this, either consciously or unconsciously, he cuddles me. I'm not complaining though, I find it cute as hell.

I looked out the window. I always stay up late, just let my thoughts run wild. I noticed smoke coming out of the barn, as I realized it started catching on fire. I stayed still, unsure of what to do. "Ethan.." I whisper quietly to him, and after a few seconds I hear no reply.

"Ethan!" I say more loudly and I shake him a bit. "Hmm." He groans in his sleep. "Ethan get your lazy ass up!" I sat up and I try to wake him up. "I'm up! I'm up!" He says quickly as he sits up too. "What? What's going on?" He asks and I point out.

Then I noticed something behind the barn, something becoming bigger and bigger slowly. My eyes widened as I realized a herd of them were coming. "We need to leave. Now." He says sternly as he put his hand on my lower back and I get up, grabbing my bag and stuff that I need, and running outside.

Ethan was waiting for me by the stairs, and I went down the stairs. I went to the first floor and he went to the ground floor. I barged into the first room I found as I yelled, "Get up! We need to leave!". I then went into the other room and said the same thing as everyone quickly got ready.

I went down as I saw everyone running out and to the cars. My first instinct was to find Ethan, since the herd already has reached. I stayed in the same spot, I couldn't move, only my head could, looking for either Ethan or Grayson.

I felt someone's arms around my waist, when I turned around and I saw a walker run straight towards me. I was pulled and turned around and I heard gunshots. I quickly put my hands on my ears and I closed my eyes. "Come on, let's go." I heard Gilinsky say, and I looked up at him as he gave me a forced smile.

He took my hand as we ran to the nearest car. He got into the drivers seat and I got into the passengers seat. He started it and pushed hard on the pedal. I threw my bag into the back seat and we followed the rest of the cars. I saw how some of the Greene family members died helplessly, and how some of the walkers came running after us. "Thanks, G." I said quietly.

"Don't worry, everything will be good." He says.

There was just one thing wrong, I needed to know if they were okay.

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yOOOOO i finally wrote another chapter heh. it's shitty tho yes ik, but hey it's been a while and i'm kinda on writers block heh (tho i have planned what will happen in the future)

ly guys;
layann♥️

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