𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 | 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘯 ¹

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆

Chapter Thirty Five,
Welcome Back

               

FLASHBACK.

"Holy shit!" a raspy voice sounded from behind Alli, causing both her and Cody to turn towards the source.

"Ya still here? I thought ya left with 'em traitors," the stranger said.

The two siblings exchanged a few short glances before their eyes returned to the tall man, who had one of his hands cut off.

"Don't look surprised, sweetheart. Had to cut it 'cause you and your stupid friend left me there!" The man said, taking a step towards her as she stood there with wide eyes, looking at the intense stranger.

"What?" She managed to say through her shock.

"Who the hell are you, man?" Cody said, taking a step forward.

"Who the hell are ya? Didn't see ya before."

"You're probably mistaken; I'm not whoever you think I am," Alli said, turning away, ready to get moving, only to stop right in her tracks as she heard her sister's name.

"Come on, girl, don't tell me ya ain't Chloe."

"Chloe?" Cody asked, watching his sister make her way back towards the stranger.

"Where is she?" She asked.

"Where is she?" The man retorted.

"Chloe, my sister," she responded, causing him to chuckle.

"Two of you? Damn!" was all he said.

"You know her?" Cody asked, growing impatient with him.

"Yeah, yer sister left me up on that roof for the dead and left with a bunch of psychos."

"Where did she go?" Alli asked him next.

"Come on, I'll take ya to them. I have some unfinished business," he said, moving past the two.

"You're bleeding," Alli said, attempting to follow him.

"Nah, I got it under control."

"There!" Cody said, pointing towards one of the infected that was wobbling towards them.

"Give me that," the man said, snatching Cody's knife from his hand before attacking the infected. "Come on, let's go."

"Looks like we've got ourselves a ride," the man said, pointing at a vehicle parked nearby.

"Who are you?" Cody asked the man again as they followed him.

"Merle, my brother is still at that camp with yer sister."

"How do we know you're not tricking us?" Alli asked him, growing suspicious.

"You don't," Merle said. "Guess ya have to trust yer psychic connection with yer twin."

"Let me drive," Cody said, noticing the trouble Merle was having with turning the vehicle on.

"Whatever ya say," Merle complied, getting into the passenger seat as Alli sat in the seat behind him and her brother.

"So what is yer name?" Merle asked the twin sister.

"Alliana."

"Let me guess, they call ya Alli?"

"Yeah."

"Ya her brother?" He asked Cody.

"Yeah, Cody."