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the road toward the reserve. We still had quite a distance to cover after our long break but it somehow felt different now, lighter maybe. Sharing the stories of his sister and brothers had broken through a bit of the distance between us, a distance that I had wanted. At least I thought I wanted it. Now I wasn't so sure. I didn't really know what to think at this point. Getting close to people had been an epic failure since I had left on my own. Experience had taught me friends weren't worth having. They either screwed you over or got themselves killed. Either way, you were the one who ended up hurt. I only knew Will for a day and a half, but I really couldn't believe he was out to screw me over. I'd been wrong before, but he just didn't seem like the type. Which left getting himself killed as a viable outcome. I did have to admit though, since I had met Will, I was the one who seemed more likely to meet that fate.
    After a while of walking, we made it to the animal reserve. We talked along the way about friends, music and life in general before the outbreak and even some after. Will was easy to be around. He wasn't like anyone I'd ever met before. By the time we walked into the reserve, I found myself wondering why I ever gave him such a hard time. It didn't take us long to find something to bring back for dinner. I kept the bow in my pack, leaving the killing up to Will. There were some things I still wasn't ready to tackle. He tried to convince me to give it a shot but thankfully didn't push too hard. By the time we headed back the sun was low in the sky. We had to keep it moving to make it back before dark. It would probably be a good idea to find some bikes if we were going to make this trip again.
    Will slipped his hand into mine as we walked, not saying a word. My first instinct was to pull away, but it felt natural being there, as if my hand was meant to be in his. We walked together, hand in hand, the way any young couple might walk. There was something different, changing, between us. I still wasn't sure this was the best idea, but here in this moment, I just wanted to be a girl, walking with a boy, holding hands.
    "So since I got us dinner, you gotta do the cooking." Will held the bag with the dead animals toward me amused.
    "Uh, no. I'm not touching that until it no longer resembles anything I've seen in a Disney movie."
    "Fair is fair." Will teased.
    "Yes well, life ain't fair." I poked my tongue out at him.
    That was something my mother always said and even though I used it to tease Will, it was the honest truth. Life was not fair.
    Will was about to comment when we both heard a branch crack in the nearby brush. Will instinctively pushed me behind him and grabbed his bow to scan the area. I pulled out my bow as well. I may have let him take down innocent woodland creatures for my dinner but I was going to help defend us against any flesh eaters that came our way. That I could handle.
    "I don't see anything." I whispered thinking maybe we had just imagined the noise.
    Will took my free hand in his and stood with his back to mine so that we could keep both sides of the road in view. "That worries me more." Will's voice was quiet but serious now. "The dead don't hide."
    Okay that was true. If someone was out there, it was likely one of the living. For all we knew it could be a kid or someone just looking to hide from us because they thought we might hurt them. Normally I would have perceived it as danger right off the bat but here in this area, so close to my home, I wasn't expecting it. I let my guard down here because it felt too much like home. Not the best way to go.
    Will refused to let his guard down but when it seemed like there was nothing to worry about he agreed to continue on. He seemed nervous about the area we had to pass up ahead though. There were a lot of abandoned cars where the road led up to the interstate entrance. People who couldn't get through in the early days had just gotten out and left