THE LURKING DEAD

The Long Wait

"Man, I've got a headache." I said, cradling my head in my arms.

"Yeah, me to. Those walkers woke us up too early." Kenny said.

Katjaa walked up to us.

"Hey Lee, I need to talk to Kenny for a bit." Katjaa said.

"Sure." I said, getting out of the passengers seat.

"Thanks." Katjaa said, sitting down on the passengers seat.

I looked back. Carly returned to bed. Clementine and Duck were resting on the couch.

"Man, I'm getting a killer headache." I said, bringing my hand to my head.

I could feel the pain magnify every time my heart beated. Even if I simply moved my head, a sharp pain jetted across it.

Carly yawned. "I'm just tired still. What time is it?"

"Hey Kenny?" I said loudly.

"Yeah?" Kenny replied.

"What time is it?"

"Hm mm... Its barely six thirty." Kenny said.

"You should lie down. You don't look too well. " Carly said, looking at me in a concerned way.

I removed my shirt and pants to prevent walker blood from getting on the blankets.

"I feel like a little kid camping with his sister." I said, laying next to Carly.

Carly smiled. Then we rested our heads on the pillow blanket. Instantly, I shut my eyes. Before I knew it, I was dreaming.

In my dream, I was walking along on a side walk. Suddenly, I stepped on a crack and began falling.

I woke up to a panic. "Shit!" I cried.

"What?" Carly asked, annoyed.

"Just a stupid dream, sorry."

Carly didn't respond. Instead she shifted her body away from me.

Everyone slept for a bit, while Kenny drove the RV. I didn't dream much of anything. Then I gradually woke up after a while. Carly was laying next to me awake. She had shifted back towards me in her sleep and had woken up as well. I shook my head to see if my headache was still there.

"Good, my headache is gone." I said, relived.

"Good." Carly said.

I felt an empty, hungry feeling in my stomach. It rumbled.

"Man, I'm starving." I said.

"God, me to." Carly said.

I pushed the blanket off of me, and onto Carly. Then I put on my pants but didn't bother with my shirt.
I decided to go wake Clementine and Duck. They were sound asleep in their blankets. I woke Clem up first.

"Clem." I said while rubbing her back.

Just then, I remembered my dream I had back at Hershel's barn. A felling if sadness came over me. Then Clementine started moving.

"Hi Lee!" She said, quietly.

"Morning Clem! How'd you sleep?" I asked.

Clementine sighed. "It would have been better if it wasn't for the walker earlier."

I sighed. "Yeah, I know."

I patted Clem on the head then walked over to Duck.

"Duck, wake up bud." I said, rubbing his back.