S.O.S Society of survivors

44- dreams and memories

Ally's pov

Me and Chloe sat and ate our bread.
When I first got here I kept track of the days. I stopped counting after day nine.

Every day was the same. Wake up, work , eat, go to sleep.

Over my stay here I had seen a few fights, but only one that was human vs human.
They gather everyone into a small room with a stage so you could see them.

They announce the first person, then after that person leaves the room,They announce the next.

It almost seems unfair to the first person being called because you have no idea who you are fighting.

That week a boy named Ben was picked and then they announced a lady named Sarah.

The lady started weeping " please noo! Please don't do this! " as she was dragged from the room.

I thought that she was crying just because she didn't want to die. Turns out Ben was her son.

Ben won. He was absolutely brutal too. She didn't stand a chance.

" you've been here a while right? " I asked.

Chloe nodded " Yeah I'm the longest lasting person that hasn't turned cannibal or sent to fight. "

" Why is that. You said they don't care for your age. "

Chloe stopped eating her bread. " My father came to see me a few days after I told him I didn't want to be free, or around him, after what he did to my mom.

He said he wasn't going to let the crazy people kill me or send me into a fight he knows I couldn't win. He said that when the right person comes he'll pick them to fight me. "

She seemed mad that her father had done that.

Later that night, after Chloe had fallen asleep, I stared at the wall unable to fall asleep.

It reminded me of other nights where I couldn't sleep. Specially the night after my first run with Jordan.

*

We had just got back home. The moon shone dimly and the stars glowed lightly. The wind blew slightly enough to make you shiver.

I had woke up and couldn't fall back asleep.

I sat up and looked around the dark room.
Kiki and Riley were sleeping and I could hear Zach snore from the other room.

I sighed and rubbed my eyes.
I quietly got up and went out.

The fresh air was refreshing. I just stood there for a few seconds starring up at the sky.

So much was happening. My mind was running in circles trying to figure everything out.

I shook my head and decided to go on a small walk.

I made it to the center where I sat down at one of the tables and just laid my head down.

"Can't sleep?" A voice from behind me said. I jumped and turned to see Mike standing there.

I took a deep breath and nodded " yeah. I'm going to guess that you couldn't either."

Mike laughed lightly " I almost never sleep. " he walked up to the table " mind if I sit? "

I gestured for him to join me.

"So you gonna tell me why you are so jumpy or am i gonna have to guess?" He asked.

" it's the zombie apocalypse I'm allowed to be jumpy. "