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I yawn as we get into the elevator with Claire, Owen, Zach and Gray. Claire's been gushing about me and Zach since she saw us cuddling when she came to wake us up, but now, we're all silent, sad, knowing that the boys will be leaving and it's likely that I might not see them ever again. Zach stands across from me, his hands behind his back. Gray stands next to me, holding onto my hand tightly. I cried a few times today, already. I miss my dad. It's just... It's to hard to believe that he's gone.

I tear up, I begin blinking the tears away, swallowing the painful lump in my throat. I stare at my shoes until the elevator dings and hits the lobby floor. I don't know what I expected to see, but I didn't expect to see this.

We all step into the incredibly crowded lobby, where injured people lay on anything they can, even along the floor. It's loud as people chitter about what the hell happened last night. Owen says something to Claire and goes to check on people.

"Stay close you guys, your mom will be here in about 5 minutes, she's at the front gates," Claire clears her throat. We find a place to sit next to an elderly couple when I see Timothy handing blankets to some kids... Kids... HENRY. I stand up quickly.

"I gotta go real quick, I'll be right back," I say urgently and they all look confused before I run off.

"Isabella wait!" Zach yells but I ignore him, even though I want to listen to what he has to say, I move forward. I need to know that the people I do have are okay. I run to Timothy and he turns his head, when he see me his face lights up, but I quickly slow down when I see the large slash across his cheek. I gasp and he jogs over to me before hugging me tightly, lifting me from the ground, I hug him back. When he puts me down I look up at him.

"Oh my God," I tilt his head and examine him, "are you okay? What the hell happened?" I say and he frowns.

"I'm so sorry about your dad, I saw what happened," he begins to tear up and I shake my head.

"W-what? You saw, what?" I look up at him.

"We shouldn't talk about this here," he explains and I begin to cry again, "I tried, I really really tried Bella, that's what happened," he lowers his voice to a whisper and hugs me again, "when one of the raptors attacked him, I tried shooting it and shoving it off, it ended up scratching me. The one fat guy that made this whole shit happen forced a few of us in a room where they were. I don't even know where that guy is-"

"He's dead, if he weren't I would've fucking killed him," I move out of the hug and wipe my face, "do you know where Henry is?" I ask, pleading silently that he's okay.

"Oh, yeah, h-hes over ther-" he points to where he was before and I see Henry and his parents hugging. I run to them and pull them into a hug.

"Oh my, thank God you guys are okay!" I tell and they immediately hug me back. I move out of it and examine them, "are you guys alright? How did you manage to keep so... Untouched?" I grab Henry and he pulls me into a tight tight hug.

"We had some rangers help us, they put us and like 50 people in a bunker. I'm so grateful that your okay Bella!" We all hug again and talk for a while longer. That's when I realize, Zach and Gray are about to leave.

"I apologise for leaving so suddenly but I really gotta go," I wipe my face yet again, "you guys know how to contact me, if you need anything please please please call Claire," I beg and hug them again, "stay safe you guys." I whisper before letting them go and then running to scavenge for the boys and Claire. I see Claire petting Gray's hair as he lies his head down on her lap, Zach's next to him, staring at the ground. I jog back over to them.

"I-im sorry, I had to find my friend Henry," I explain myself, standing straight and catching my breath.

"It's okay," they all smile at me, all except Zach. I sit next to Zach and look at him, he doesn't look at me.

"Hey..." I put my hand on his leg, he sighs, "you alright?" I ask him and he nods.

"Yeah, I'm just thinking about how I could literally never see you again," he pouts and I tilt my head.

"Who says? I'd be living with Owen right," I almost croak thinking about my dad, I quickly push the thought away, "and Owen and Claire kind of gotta thing going, so if she were to ever come to Owens house, I could get your number and we could FaceTime, or text each other," I giggle and he looks over at me.

"Promise?" He puts his pinkie out and I smile.

"Promise." I wrap my pinkie around his. After that, he grabs my hand and gives me a quick peck that makes the butterflies in my stomach spaz. I grin to myself as I put my head on his shoulder, waiting for his parents to show up. I close my eyes as his thumb massages my palm, he kisses the top of my head.

"Boys, it's your parents. It's your parents. Come on, come on," Claire says, my heart begins to hammer in my chest. Zach and Gray stand up, he lets go of my hand.

"Are you okay?" Zach's mom engulfs him into a hug, "my baby!" She cries, examining him. She leaves his side to hug Claire than Gray while Zach hugs his father, my eyes become glossy.

"I'm so sorry." Claire apologises to her, her voice shakes and tears run down her face.

"Shh. Are you okay? Come here. Sweetie." She pulls Claire into a hug, they both cry to each other.

"Who's this?" Zach's dad says, meaning me. Zach gives his dad a hard look, before realizing something and he softens. I smile.

"I'm Isabella, I work with Claire. I'm about Zach's age," I reach my hand out to him and he shakes it chuckling. I look at his mom who has a soft smile on her face as she looks at Zach.

"Hi, I'm their mother, it's great to meet you," she pulls me into a hug, I blush.

Touchy.

"Alright, let's get out of here," Zach's dad says and I feel empty by the words. I pull out of the hug, smiling, but stepping back. I bend down to give Gray a hug. He tackles me, burying his head into my neck.

"Hey," I say into his ear.

"Hey," he cries back.

"Thanks for being my friend," I tear up but blink the tears away, needing to be strong... At least for Gray.

"Thanks for being the coolest girl I know... Plus, thanks for being good to Zach," he lowers his voice even more, "he definitely needed it, he was such a hard ass before this," we both giggle and pull away from the hug. I give him a kiss on the cheek, he smirks up at Zach. I stand up straight, trying to keep a steady smile.

"Thank you for everything Claire, for keeping my boys safe. I'll call you when we get home, okay?" The mom says to Claire and she nods, blowing a kiss to her. They all turn around and begin to walk away when Zach looks back at me and stops, his eyes are glossy as well. I walk up to him and he yanks me into a hug. I cry into his shirt.

I just met him yesterday and I can't help but feel that I've known him forever.

"I'll see you later okay?" He sniffles and I nod, bidding him a farewell. He kisses my head before going back to his family, wiping the tears off his face.

I look at Claire who gives me a sad smile. She opens her arms and I quickly run into them.

"You'll see them soon..."

Fin

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