carriers.

"is it oridinary or out of the ordinary to have had such a calm few days?" i ask looking over to my best friend.
"hmmmmm, i think ordinary." leslie states then looks at me with a shy smile. "but, for us..... out." she laughs. i smile slightly at her, what i wouldnt give to be back in my ordinary life. Back out my house with my mother and step father, brother and step-sister. Now, its only my mother and her husband left. My brother and sister both died from the diesase. Simple, she caught it, he tried to save her.
As the two of us now head back to our small camp inside the city we continuously look for any signs of the diseased or a living breathing person. That doesnt happen much these days but it does occasionally. "Come, lets get these meds back to your mother" she says as i try my best to ignore her and pretend as if we are on our way to meet some other friends or possibly boyfriends. doing anything other than fighting day to day to survive. But shes hard to ignore when she's right.
with a heavy sigh i jog to catch up to her and listen to her go on and on about a boy that she liked. i knew who he was, i found him wondering the outskirts of the city a few weeks ago. the world is no where near how it was. there's not a lot of nice people left. people who are willing to open up their camp to a stranger. and help them heal and feed them, clothe them. after it spread my mother and step father decided best to stay inside the city while most people ran for the hills. it was a smart decision on their part, we would have to come into the city for supplies if we needed it so its easier we're already here.
After another agonizing 5 minutes we walked up to the gates of our little camp which was in an apartment building we had taken control of,we cleared it of the diseased and took the bodies out back to burn. ever since its been our make shift home. Leslie and i shared a small little apartment. my mother reluctant on it at first but my step father -jack- had talked her into it. saying i was 22 and could live a few floors away. he was a good guy. i honestly really had a lot of respect for him, and he treated my mother and i with love and respect. i was never his "step daughter" but his own daughter. blood or not. he always said. we reach my mothers place and i dont bother knocking. kinda wish i had at the moment seeing as there was someone bleeding on her floor.
Instincts shot up within me and my gun was aimed at his head. he didnt faulter or move just stared at me wide eyed like he was actually terrified. he looked extremely worn down from the outside world, exhausted, dirty. i couldnt help but yell at him. "are you diseased?" i asked. he didnt respond. "ARE YOU FUCKING DISEASED" i screamed at the top of my lungs. this only bringing in my mother and jack. "N-NO!" he yelled back in a bit of fear. i looked to my mother whose eyes were wide. "honey hes fine. he stumbled through the city until jasper found him. checked him over and everything.just needs rest and a shower." she spoke calmly.
"fine whatever, here" i shoved the bag of meds at her still pissed of the sudden intruder into our camp. sure id brought someone in myself but he looked harmless. this guy not so sure. i mean yeah he looked fucking terrified when i yelled at him and got closer with my gun but he still held something in him i didnt know how to decipher. "honey, show him to the room across from yours" my mother states. i look at her wide eyed but nod. the closer the better i can keep my eye on him.
The room across from mine and leslies was much smaller. a one bed one bath. we still had hot water and limited electricity from the generators we rarely ran. i led him into the room his tall frame behind mine. not much taller than me maybe a few inches but i was tall for a girl. i walked around the room and turned on a light. "so theres a washroom through there and a bedroom next to it." i said with no expression on my face. "r-right. uhm, thanks." he stuttered. "ill see you tomorrow. dont try anything, im a light sleeper and can kill you faster than you'd probably think. im not like my mother. so dont try to play nice until i know youre not a threat to any of us." i say. he nods in response. "im not a threat. i was seperated from my group, dont worry they wont come looking. guess theyre kinda heartless in that way too." he says looking at me up and down. "ok well, im gonna go." walking to the door i hear him ask. "what's your name" i turn and ask back. "Harry, im Harry" he says. "nice to meet you." i say grabbing the handle. "and yours" i turn once more. "i dont know you well enough to tell you that." he chuckles and nods and whispers a "goodnight mystery girl." i silently laugh as i close the door behind me.

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