A Journey for my DAD...

My Night Buddy.

I pull my shirt off right when I enter the cabin. I decided to eat my dinner alone because A) Kaylene knows too much about me already and B) I needed time to think about what things need to be done so I don't have another anxiety attack whatever. So, I also decided to go to bed before everyone else so I wouldn't have to talk to anyone or answer any question that involved what happened at training.

I walk over to my bunk and sit down putting my head in my hands like I'm praying and curse.

"Do you have to pull your shirt off when you come in here?" he heard a grunt above him. Damn it, he thought, Sarina's in here.

"Do you really have to ruin my peace?" I growled as she leaned over her bunk, her hair just inches from me. I want to pull it to see her fly off her bunk and land on that nice ass of hers.

"Seriously like everyone's worried because of what happened today, Kaylene didn't tell me anything if your wondering, we don't talk that much," she said as I kick my feet onto the bed and lay back on my pillow trying to ignore the pressure she was putting me under after what happened today. I didn't want to cry anymore, not today at least, that'd be two in one day, and prove I'm the weakest here, weaker than Sarah.

"So," I said. "If you are going to ask why I was like that don't, I'm already pissed at what happened. Don't make it worst Sarina," I said as Sarah leaned over the bunk. Her and Sarina shared a bunk.

"And if I asked," she smiled as I couldn't help but smile and give her the secret gesture we made up a week ago. I tug my ear and she smiles and acts like nothing happened. We made up this ear tugging thing that when I tug my ear it means we can talk later. And I feel like I can talk to her about what happened to me and trust she'll hold onto some of my secrets. I liked Sarah, she was like my little sister, and I don't think I would of made it a week without sarah there to make things feel better.

"No, not you either," I said as I tried to relax. My body felt like it'd ran a marathon today and my feet were killing me from all the work I did today.

"We don't believe how you were at a bar during the invasion?" she said.

"Ha, same thing Kaylene said, still not going to tell you anything, I keep my personal stuff baby, down here," I said pointing to my jeans as Sarina growled and Sarah just disappeared onto the top bunk to ignore the flirting.

"One of these days Peterson, I'm gonna get on top of you and beat...." she starts, but the words she just said were the most funniest thing I've ever heard her say and the most turning on words ever.

So I had to stop her right there.

"I can't wait till that day you get on top of me and beat my cock like you own it," I smirked as her face went red. "Sarina you are hysterical you know that. You remind me of a lot of things Sarina, but what you just said ain't one of them."

She then disappears and I can't stop smirking.

***

"James," I hear someone whisper in my ear and I open my eyes.

I see Sarah's face above mine.

"I can't sleep," she said as I sit up.

She has a small booklight and a book that I sometimes read to her in her hands.

I grunt and rub my head as I lean back against the cabin wall.

She settles down beside me, curled up in her turtle onzie.

I take the book as she picks at the strings in the quilt I was given when I woke up here.

"So...what happened today, no one tells me anything?" she asked as I look at her slowly.

I know I can trust her, but I don't know if I should tell her anything.

"I miss my family," I say to her as she lets out a long breath.

"Me too," she said. "My mom was the best mom in the world."

"She wouldn't of liked me," I teased as she smiled and then frowned a little.

"What really happened to you in the invasion, and don't pull crap on me James," she said staring me down.

I shivered.

"A lot of things happened to me," I said. "And I wasn't lying about the bomb part, just about the bar and the guys I was with."

"Then who were you with?" she asked.

I shudder a breath as a tear trailed down my face.

"My family," I spoke softly and heard the bunk above us move and I froze.

We sat in silence for a long time until we were sure that the room was all asleep but us.

"What happened?" she asked.

"I didn't keep up and I was seperated from them," I whispered softly and hold my tears back.

"I was left alone for two months trying to find them or survivors to not feel alone, to find somewhere safe," I said softly as she messed with her teddy bear.

"What happened today, you gave me and answer, but I..." she starts as I glance at the only clock in the room.

"We should get to bed," I said. "We can talk more tomorrow night."

She yawned. I watch her as she lays down in my bed for the first time hugging her teddy bear and I can't stop thinking of my sister Karina falling asleep in my arms after talking and staying up late and watching charlie and the chocolate factory.

I laid down softly and pulled the covers over me and her and for the first time I felt like I was at home, like everything would be fine.

I pulled Sarah close thinking of my sister and I fell asleep.