Alone and Forsaken (TWDG)

A Miracle

"How tired do you think Jake is right now?" Abigail asked me. "I don't know. He seems like he can stay up all night without passing out. But at the same time, he seems really tired." I assured. "Here I'll go offer to take watch." Will muttered and stood up. "Watch out. You know Jake really isn't that happy having new people in the group so I'd take it slow and easy with him out there." I say warned him. "How hard can it be?" Will says with a raised eyebrow while smiling at the same time. "Let's hope Jake is in a good mood." I said covering myself under the covers.

I heard foot steps coming in through the door and I take a look to see who it is and it was Jake. "Hey big brother." I say smiling. He didn't respond. He just sat on a chair and put his hands on his face. "Is everything alright?" Kendra asked. Again he didn't respond. Jake lowered his cap and just looked at the fire. I looked at him for a few seconds then lowered myself onto the mattress and went to sleep.

*The Next Day*
"All we seem to do is walk and get nowhere." I complained. "Well it's your brothers idea." Will told me. "Jake, why do we even walk? Where are we going?" "I'm up for ideas." He said. "I don't have any ideas. Anyone?" I asked. "Nope." Will assured. Ken and Abigail just shake their heads. "We should check that store. See if it has anything we can take." Jake suggested. "It looks okay. Let's go." I said. We enter the small store to find it completely raided. "Maybe there's something else in here?" Will suggests. "Take a look around." I can tell in Jakes voice that he has changed. It might be because he's older but he also has a small deep down to his voice which he didn't have before.

"Holy shit. Guys c'mere!" Will says. "What? What is it?" Kendra questioned as we walk in the room. "A vending machine? There's something you don't see everyday." Abigail muttered. "Look at all the food and drinks in there." Will said with drool hanging from his mouth. "Here this will smash it." Jake says grinning. He comes in with a metal baseball bat. I could tell we were all thinking the same thing. We step back to avoid being hit. "We ready?" Jake says. "Hell yeah!" We all say. Jake lifts up the bat when he spots something.

"Oh shit, look at that!" Jake drops the bat and runs to the desk. And of course. It's beer. He pops the lid of it and starts to drink. "Uhh, what about us?" Kendra asked putting her hand on her hip. "Ah you guys can bust it open, can't ya?" Will picks up the bat and swings it. Glass shattered everywhere. "Help yourselves." Will says grabbing a root beer. I grab a sprite and start to drink. I never really had pop. I drank so fast I started to cough. "Whoa slow down there kiddo." Jake says patting my shoulder.