Chapter 17

                                    

                                          
    I walk back to the campsite and see a raccoon getting into our food. I run at it and wave my arms in the air as I make a lot of noise, and scare it off,it got a piece of bread but thats all. Gale shifts in his sleep,and I walk quietly over to my sleeping bag and sleep. I awake with a little furry puppy on me,I nearly scream but Dylan tells me not to. "You'll scare it!" Dylan says. "Why is it on me?" I ask. I don't know, but when we woke up and saw it,I tried to get it off off you but if we get close to you it'll try to bite us,"Gale says. I slowly put my hand up to him and the puppies rough tongue licks my hand. "He is the same color of my puppy I had back at home,"I say. I look at the German Shepherd pup laying on me. "He was a German Shepherd just like this one,wait Max?" He barks and licks me,I smile and hug him. "How did you find me boy?" I ask as I hug him and nearly cry. He gets off me and sniffs around,I shake my head. "Sam isn't hear and he won't be for awhile,"I say. As if he understood he lays down and whimpers sadly. "It's okay max,you have us,"I say as I show him Gale and Dylan. He barks playfully at Dylan,but when he goes to Gale,he almost bites his leg off. "It's okay he just doesn't know you,"I tell Gale as I pick Max up.
                          
   Once we all get around and eat we start walking hoping to fine some Army Men,but instead we find a mall and more liquor. I smile as Dylan brings another bottle of Vodka and says,We can ship and drink! We walk into the mall and go to the candy department. This is perfect,Gale says as he pours candy into a bag. I walk over to a chair outside of the store and sit with Dylan as Gale gets candy. I drink a grape soda,as Dylan drinks a whole glass of Vodka. "Wow Dylan you sure are going to feel that when you wake up,"I say as I worryingly look at him. Gale sits down by me and starts to eat his candy,Dylan looks at the cup of vodka and says,"I don't even know why I'm drinking this crap." Then stop,I tell him. He puts the cup softly down and gets up. "Well I'm going to the bathroom,"he says sadly and walks away. I look at Gale and tell him "I should go too." I'll be here" he says as he sits and eats candy.
                          
   I walk into the men's bathroom and see Dylan has punched a mirror. I walk in and slowly put my hand over his bleeding hand. He looks at me and says,"why did this have to happen?" He asks. I shrug,"we've lost a lot but we are still alive that should mean something,"I say as I squeeze his hand. He puts his other hand over mine and says,"that means everything to me." I smile and look at him,he looks away and says,"this is the time where you say "I love you" and kiss me." I laugh and say,I do love you. He smiles,and I slowly kiss his lips and pull away. But he puts his hand on my cheek,with his free arm around my waist,and kisses me more. I smile and put my hands against his cheeks,but I pull away as I hear Gale yell. 
                          
   We run towards where we were,and see Gale being pined down by a zombie. Max is laying under the the chair and is shaking. Gale is trying to push the zombie away,but the zombie doesn't move one inch. This one is skinny and hunger looking,if it's skinny why is it so strong? I run and tackle the zombie,which I soon regret. I feel a sharp pain in my shin,as I get on top of the zombie. It bites at me but I stab it in the head just as Max comes and starts to attack it too. Dylan is getting Gale up just as,I'm am getting off the zombie and slowly walk into the light. Dylan walks over to me with Gale and says,"run" I look down I my leg before I do,it's bleeding not much maybe it won't hurt.
                          
   "Wrong,so wrong it does hurt it hurts like...uh I got stab,"I say as we run. Dylan looks at me while he holds Gale "what are you even talking about?" He asks. "Nothing,"I say and continue to run, Max follows closely behind us.
                          
   When we stop we are somewhere we have not been yet,and it looks like it's about to rain. I look at Gale his hand is bleeding,"what happen to your hand,"I ask? "Uhh,I tried to kill the..zombie,"he says. Dylan raises an eyebrow you had your knife all the way over at the bench by Max,he says. I look at him and ask,"did you try to hurt Max?" No! Gale yells. Right as he yells it starts to pour,"great,"Dylan says. I pick up Max and walk over to a small store,when everyone gets in I close the door. I trip over a basket and fall on my leg,"fu..sh..that hurt,"I say as I get up and lean against the wall. I pull up my pants to see the cut better this time. It isn't that deep,but it looks like a sharp rock did it. I sit there and think about when I saw Gale,he had a sharp rock out and...he stabbed me. "What is it?" Dylan asks. I look up at Dylan and Gale,he meets my eyes but looks away. "I think I just tripped and cut my leg on a piece of rock,"I say as I look at Gale. "Oh,then we should clean it,"Dylan says seriously. 
                          
   I wake up in the middle of the night crying,I sit up and wipe my tears away. I can't remember my dream,but I know it was bad I hope not losing anyone again. I am sweating as I lay back down,Dylan turns around and naturally puts his arm around my waist. I snuggle into his chest,he is still asleep as I do,Gale is sleeping on the other side of me,but farther away. Max is in between him and me,like protecting me from Gale.