Lindsay’s POV
I found Riley kneeling over Toby. He looked up at me. "What's going on?" I asked him quietly.
"There's something wrong." he began, tears streaming down his face, "His heart and breathing have…"
"Don't…say anything more." I hushed him with a pause.
I slowly sauntered the few feet over to Toby, kneeled down, and put my ear to his chest. No sound. No peaceful breathing. No thumping heart beat. Nothing. 'He's not dead,' I thought to myself, 'Riley didn't kill him by throwing him. He just didn't.' But then it hit me.
"YOU KILLED TOBY!" I screamed at Riley. "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" I knew one of us would die sooner or later! ‘Why now?!?!?!’ I ran as fast as I could. I rushed out of the tent and sprinted to my secret place.
This was a place that no one knew about. Not even you. It was the place I came when the day took a wrong turn or I just wanted to be alone. In this case, it was both.
The place I called my 'Green Willow Garden' was called that because it was a small, bare spot on the ground about 4 feet by 4 feet. It had no grass in it, just dirt. It was surrounded by 3, large, willow trees in a circle around the spot. The trees had moss growing all the way up to the top of the 30-foot-high trunks. I always felt secluded from the world in my garden.
It took me a little over 10 minutes (running the whole time) to get there. Once I squeezed through a small hole between two of the 3 trees, I just sat in my spot.
I just sat there. I had too many emotions to feel. Sadness over Toby and my family. Anger with Riley. Confusion over this stupid apocalypse. My love for Toby. Hunger for not eating supper last night or breakfast this morning. Fear for what might be lurking around here. Tiredness from many sleepless nights.
So I just rested there waiting, waiting for this apocalyptic world to end. Just like the normal world did.
'What will happen to me and Riley? Will I ever respect him again?'
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Trauma And Trouble- A Before You Exit FanFic- Book 2
FanfictionTwo brothers in an apocalyptic world. Toby and Riley McDonough fought each other, helped each other, and saved each other. They knew some crazy, unexplainable things were happening, but little did they know things would only get worse when they lose...
