After - The Society Fanfic.

3.

Grizz wakes to the sound of a boiling kettle. For a split second, he believes he is home. His mum is making her breakfast and that he's late for school. Then reality comes flooding back as he's greeted with the family photos of Cassandra and Allie hanging on the wall. His clothes are crumpled in a pile on the floor, whilst his blanket has been flung to the side. Clearly, he'd been tossing and turning all night. He sighs, unable to find the strength to sit up. He didn't really remember falling asleep. He lay down and now he's awake and it's the next day.

He can hear the creaks throughout the house as others wake up and move about. Whoever is in the kitchen in shuffling their feet, closing cupboards as quietly as possible, making sure not to disturb anyone. It seems that no one else has left their rooms. What time was it? It's daylight outside and with it being late in the year it must mean that it was quite late. He pats himself down, trying to find where he put his phone. Nothing. He scans the room and finds it on the coffee table. He debates the effort of reaching for it but knows that after yesterday, it's probably best he check it. Sore and stiff, he grabs his phone and is immediately greeted with messages from The Guard and Harry. His stomach drops. The Guard were mostly welcoming him home, mentioning something to do with Campbell. The thought of that boy turns his stomach. How, after everything they knew about him, did they trust him? He notices Campbell's name popping up in The Guards chat. He switches to Harry's message, hoping it will lift his spirits. He knew it wouldn't, and it didn't. It was asking him and the others to come to meet them today to discuss the land they found. Grizz didn't want to tell them shit. He went out under Allie's plan. Allie had a plan for when they found land, these two didn't. They're going to feel in over their heads. In high school, Harry revealed in popularity, feeling important, being rich. He was nice enough, funny and liked to have a laugh but when it came to the world, he lived in a bubble. He liked to be the sun, the people around him are planets to him. When this world happened, Grizz knew he has struggled, struggled to understand that the rules from before do not apply the same here. The societal aspects of life that Harry had always enjoyed were thrown out the window. There was no time for it. Right now, it's about survival and once we survive, we can thrive. Once we have a working community in place, Harry could go about trying to be a pompous twat again. Grizz ignored the message. He'll get back to them later. He wants to see Allie, Will, Luke and... His heart skips a beat. Sam., He needs to see Sam. He doesn't want to see Harry or Lexie until he's spoken to everyone else. However, he knows that to get to some of these people he'll have to see Lexie and Harry first. He groans.

Gwen pops up, head peering over the sofa staring down at him. He falls off the sofa. "Oh my god! I'm sorry!" Grizz sits up, rubbing his face. Gwen holds out a coffee. He takes it, purely to wake himself up a little. Gwen's hair is slightly wet, she's wearing a dressing gown that doesn't quite fit her properly. Grizz hears the low hum of the washing machine. If he'd known a wash was going to be put on, he'd have given them his- "I put your other clothes in the wash, you should have something clean to wear today." Oh. He smiles his appreciation. She moves to sit on the chair whilst Grizz slumps back onto the sofa. "So, what are we doing today?" The truth, Grizz didn't know. He didn't know what to tell her, or anyone else for that matter. However, he knew the others wanted to know his thoughts, wanted him to make this decision.

"Lexie and Harry want to meet to discuss the new land we've found." Gwen nods, watching the steam from her coffee billow up into the air. It's an uncomfortable thought having Lexie and Harry as the new Mayors. They'd grown used to Allie and her rules, but I guess, there had been Cassandra before as well. Grizz knew that had been different though. Allie had led the community for months and through so much more than what Cassandra had done. He hadn't grown accustomed to Cassandra the way he had with Allie's rule. Grizz was curious at Gwen's uncomfortableness however, she wasn't exactly Allie's number one fan. He would have considered her to fall before Lexie rather than Allie. Gwen would be one of the ones he thought to love the change in the throne. Perhaps, it's due to the way they had entered the town yesterday. If it'd been less of a mob, with Allie and Will not in custody, maybe she would be more willing to be following Lexie. "Are you fine with what I said last night?" He cautious, neither of them are looking at each other. It's obvious that the town essentially has two fractions. What they're essentially doing right now is telling half-truths to protect themselves, to protect their own ideas. "You know, the plan of what we'll tell people?" Gwen takes a moment, sipping the coffee silently before finally meeting Grizz's gaze.