carriers.
chapter 4
the next morning Leslie ran into my room jumping on the bed over and over again. she loved going on long runs. my mother and jack were a bit suffocating, so when we went on runs she felt more free oddly enough. "im so excited. we haven't been to this town yet so it should be fun. hopefully not a lot of people of diseased, god, im so ready. get your lazy ass up." she shouted throwing a pillow at me. "jesus christ les, im up." i groaned and turned to get out of bed and get ready for the run. yes, i was excited but nervous. it was a town we hadnt been to yet and i didnt know if there was even anything there. hoping it hadnt all been taken and there was at least some good stuff left. we were running low on medical supplies and gas to run the generators. i had meant to go on this run a week ago but wasnt able to as our usual group had been down a few people. the last big run was madness and we lost 3 people. so we couldnt do it with just myself, leslie and jasper. jasper was a few years older than me and les. good looking and very sweet. when he first joined our group he and i became close. a little to close at times but a girl has needs to ya know.
we used each other to escape our own heads and the world we live in even if only for a little while. we knew we couldnt give each other more and excepted that. it would never be more than an innocent hook up every now and then. mostly on runs, so this one should be interesting with our two new members. If they even show this morning. i really wouldnt hold it against them if they didnt. its a tough and long run so this is the only time i would give them a pass. after i throw on some clothes and put one extra pair in my bag i head to make sure everything is set for us to go. we dont bring tents or anything. just matches, ammo, a bit of food and water. we make our own shelter. and usually can find more water and hunt if need be. i see jasper and leslie standing and making sure everything is in order. Jasper looks up and sees me approaching and brings his arm around my shoulder when i get next to him."ready for this?" he asks with apprehension. "not really. the long ones are always questionable. you know this." i say and look up at him. "yeah they are. especially with the new guys." he says and nods his head to where harry and louis have both come out of the building with small bags like the rest of us. jasper and i receive questioning glances from both of them since his arm is still around me and i absent mindly am playing with his hand thats hanging in front of me.
"morning" jasper says as they stand next to us. "morning" louis says back, harry just stares. "you alright there harry?" jasper asks. seeming to snap him out of the trance he was in staring at jaspers arm. "u-uh yeah. just anxious" he says and finally looks at me. the intensity of his stare is a little shocking. is he jealous, or pissed? i cant tell. "ok, lets grab the food and water and get going." i state.everyone nods and grabs a bag. leslie hands me one and we turn and head to the empty roads and make our way to the outside of the city.