🖤Even when the world is ending🖤(Crankiplier)

Chapter eighteen

Sun splashed across my face as I opened my eyes
I sat up and looked around the room, forgetting where I was for a second before remembering
The room I was in had two beds and a widow in the middle I sat up in bed and looked around
Noticing a full body mirror in the corner that only had one small crack near the bottom

I sauntered over to it and looked at myself, noticing the lack of shirt and a wrap around my waist I poked at it expecting to be filled with pain but nothing happened I poked it again and felt nothing I then noticed a boot on my foot, the ones they put on you when you hurt your ankle
There were also wrappings on my fingers from when my nails got torn off

I looked around the room for my shirt when I noticed Marks flannel on the table on the opposite side of the room from the window, I walked over to it and grabbed it, there were also a few of Mark's items on the table too

I slipped on the shirt and walked to the mirror adjusting it on me because it was a little big
It hung down a little farther on one shoulder revealing my color bone and a purple-yellow bruise right below it I pulled up my pants a little bit and slipped my shoes on

I checked myself once more in the mirror noticing something missing

My knife

I searched over by the bed but it wasn't there I walked back over to the table that had Marks stuff on it and moved a few shirts, I spotted the handle under a shirt and lifted it up setting the shirts down on the other pile of shirts

I picked it up and whipped it on my pants checking my reflection on it before sliding it back into my pants
I was about to walk away when I noticed a picture that was below my knife
It was a picture of me and Tyler taken on a Polaroid camera we found in a museum once, he had his arm slung around my shoulder and I was slightly blocking his face with mine since we had to take it selfie style

The picture was a little splotchy in some areas and it had blood stains on it but I carried it in my pocket everywhere I went
I smiled warmly before slipping it into my back pocket and walking out the door to my room

I walked down a hallways with no idea where I was going, there were windows everywhere but I couldn't see out of them, I finally found a big door that had sunlight pouring through the small windows
I pushed open the door and walked out, squinting my eyes at the brightness of the sun after my eyes adjusted to the light I looked around

There were younger people all around, if I had to guess I'd say about 16 of them but I wasn't sure
I was looking around for Mark when I heard a catcall and felt hands on my shoulders

"Damn where'd you get that shirt Eth?" I heard Mark's familiar low voice ring out
He came around the front of me and took the flannel collars into his hands pulling on them lightly as if to fix them

"Good morning~" He cooed ruffling my hair up, I swatted his hand away and laughed slightly

"Your annoying" I told him using me pointer finger to daintily push him away, he grabbed my hand and pulled it up so I was closer to him

"You love me" He spoke lowly with a smile spread across his face, I pulled my hand out of his grasp and punched him in the chest

"Ooww" He whined grabbing the area I punched
"Meaney" he added on I looked him in the eyes and smirked

"You love me" I mocked with a wink he just smiled slightly, looking behind me, I turned around to see that lady who held us at gunpoint

"Hey Ethan" she smiled "how ya feelin?"

"Better" I told her wrapping my arm around my own waist

"I Believe I never got to introduce myself" she spoke shifting her weight from one leg to another, but not in an uncomfortable way

"Names Avery, and this here is my home" she spoke proudly as she motion with her hands to everything
"And these are my people" she added

"I reckon you've met Katelyn" she motioned towards the nurse lady who was tending to someone's wounds

"And that's bird" she then motioned towards a little boy with dark hair sitting on top of a Play set seeming to be scouting out the place
"He keeps and eye on everything, makin sure no stragglers or what-nots come anywhere close to here"

"That's Maggy And Grey" She motion towards two girls who were cuddled up on one of the outdoor couches

"And that's my second in command Dakota" she finished pointing towards a tall guy who was talking to some girl

"You only really need to know them, the others kinda keep to themselves" she explained
I nodded my head

"You guys are free to stay for as long or as little as you like, Mark here has been great help and I wouldn't mind too much if you guys stuck around for a bit" she smiled and I turned to look at Mark

"I would mind staying for a little while, how about you?" He asked resting his hand on the shoulder

"I don't think I would mind either" I confirmed looking back at Avery who had a smile spread across her face

"It's settled then, tonight is campfire night which means after a long day me and a few of our group sit around a campfire and sing songs, play games, tell stories, really anything you'd like if you'd wanna join" she explained as she walked away to attend to something

I let out a sigh but it was a happy one and a smile played out across my face, I looked at Mark who also had a smile on his face, he pulled me into a side hug and rubbed my shoulder

"I told you so~" he whispered into my ear, I shook my head and laughed slightly

"Yeah...yeah you did"