Alone

Chapter 4

I awoke of the sound of Max’s voice calling for me from downstairs.I immediately ran down the stairs to meet him.He was in the kitchen leaning against the counter.I stood silent waiting for his response.

 

“Nikki,there is a new group that joined.”

 

I sighed I never got along with other people I don’t feel like we need any more people anyway.Having more people is dangerous to everyone here.

 

“There good people.”

 

He pleaded stepping closer to me and took my hands in his.A warm smile appeared on his face.I pulled my hands away from him and crossed my arms.With a raise of the eyebrow I responded stiffly.

 

“How do you know?”

 

“Well,”

 

He walked behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.I walked out of his grasp,I hate being held and touched.He let out a sigh and continued his sentence.

 

“You can find out yourself.We are having a dinner to welcome them in the picnic area of the old park.That's actually what I wanted to ask you.We need some meat for the event,I thought you could go hunting and bring back squirrel or maybe a deer. “

 

I scoffed at him and went back upstairs.Any time there is a ‘‘welcoming dinner’’ I always got the good.I don’t mind it much,I mean I love hunting but when the animal population goes down and the camp population goes up its kind of hard.

 

“I’ll see what I can do.”

 

I got dressed and grabbed my bow.I through it over my shoulder and started to walk to the fence.If I can get a small doe and a few squirrels it would be enough for everyone and not that hard to carry.

 

“HEY,Hey!”

 

I turn around to see a man in a sheriffs uniform running to me.I assume he is from the new group.He reaches me and sticks out his hand to shake.

 

“I'm Rick Grimes.I'm with the new group.”

 

I look at his hand and step back from it.He gets stands there a moment before finally letting his hand back down to his side.We stood there in an awkward silence.My unfriendliness must left him with with a lost of words.

 

“Well,I’m currently going on a hunt so…”

 

I started to turn away thinking that the conversation was over.

 

“Hunt?We have a bowman that can help you with that.He has quite the hunting background,he could be of some use to you.”

 

I continued walking.I don’t need any help I do better alone anyways,less lives I have to worry about keeping safe.

 

“I hunt alone.”

 

He started to chuckle to himself.

“You actually remind a lot of him.”

I didn’t bother to respond,I just huffed and walked out the gate to the woods.I’m a lot like him, what does that mean?