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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 6:01:51 GMT -5
"And I should believe this why?"
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Post by Doc on Jan 1, 2007 6:03:37 GMT -5
"Believe what you want, it's been happening to me for six years. You think I like this life?"
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 6:04:55 GMT -5
"No, but you accept it, making others live the life you do, or live in fear of it,"
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Post by Doc on Jan 1, 2007 6:06:00 GMT -5
"It's a life/. Better than scavenging like them."
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 6:06:31 GMT -5
"At least they're free,"
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Post by Doc on Jan 1, 2007 6:07:37 GMT -5
"and hunted."
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 6:08:08 GMT -5
"So one makes themselves the hunter,"
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Post by Doc on Jan 1, 2007 6:09:30 GMT -5
"it's this or cook. I got sick of chopping up human beings."
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 16:20:31 GMT -5
I took the younger one's hand and started to lead her to Brandon, I knew they could take care o fhim.
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Post by Nicki on Jan 1, 2007 18:24:31 GMT -5
Making sure I had the first aid kit, I followed Ashley and knelt by her brother. "Hey Brandon," I said quietly. "I'm Nicki. I'm here to help."
I pressed my hand gently against his forehead, checking to see how hot he was, and opened up my kit. It was harder to get medical supplies now; those who had been left behind were too young to know anything about medecine, and so when things ran out, we had no way of creating them again.
In the back of the kit was a small sachet of powder. It was a mixture of herbs blended together and crushed so it could be drunk with water. I reached into my bag that Katelyn had taken with her and took out a small bottle of water, pouring in the powder and shaking it up.
"Ashley, your brother needs to drink this. Can you help him with that?"
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 18:32:52 GMT -5
Brandon was sleeping when we got to the hideout, and partially woke up when he felt a hand on his forhead. He gave me a questioning look but I just smiled warmly at him. "They're here to help."
When I was handed the water bottle, Tony came around the corner. "Who the hell are you?" "Tony, they're nice!" But he woudln't listen to me.
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Post by Nicki on Jan 1, 2007 18:42:18 GMT -5
"We're helping your brother," Katelyn told him calmly. "I'm Katelyn and that's my sister Nicki."
I nodded, holding up the first aid kit so he could see the bold red cross on the front. "See? Brandon just needs to rest but you should start to notice an improvement in his health."
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 18:49:58 GMT -5
I went to help Brandon drink the water, but Tony snatched the water from me. He opened it up, and sniffed it. "And what if this stuff kills him?"
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Post by Nicki on Jan 1, 2007 18:55:25 GMT -5
"It won't," I said shortly. "You're 17, right? I'm 19, I've got two years on you, and I know exactly what I'm doing. I know what you're doing; you're protecting your brother. I get that. Kate over there is all that's left of my family, and if anything happened to her then I'd go insane." I took the water from him, firmly, and handed it back to Ashley. "Keeping him from drinking that water is gonna drive you insane, do you understand me?"
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Post by Ashley on Jan 1, 2007 19:01:55 GMT -5
Tony slowly nodded, still not trusting the two. He glared at Nicki a little longer before turning to watch me as I helped Brandon take small sips. "I'm actually 20. He's the 17 year old." He told Nicki without looking at her. I couldn't help but role my eyes. "And neither of you are leaving until I know that it worked, do you hear me?"
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