let me tell you something

She didn't want to mean what she said, but deep inside she did. Ever since the loss of Shane, there was nothing that could make the sun shine again for her. "No one is out there asking you to do those things, you want be off on your own outside of a community. You have to be a hero, a big macho dangerous guy. You'd think in times like these you could learn to change a little, but no, you are committed to this act." Pausing to catch her breath, "That's why you are alone, that's why I am alone." In Milas head, he would always be to blame, for everything.

Hearing her spew her words hurt him, it really did. She was angry with him and it is more than just the flower. He was angry with himself too. "I didn't say anybody asked me to do anything, Mila. I get it you're angry with me, that's fine. Be angry at me but be fucking safe if you're leaving those gates." He was trying his best to control his temper and keep his voice low incase there were any infected around. "I am not like you, Mi. I can't sit behind a wall aimlessly and hope that one day whatever this all ends." He couldn't sit behind a wall and have time to think about the loss of their son everyday, he couldn't look at his wife who hated him and blamed him for the loss of their son, he needed to be on the move with no time to think anymore.

Then annoyance took over, anger returned like it had never left. She didn't notice that her shoulders had dropped once again in his grasp, knowing that she was safe, because she was too busy trying to wriggle out from his touch. "Kaide, holy hell, you better let me go!" Her voice was at a quiet yell, but a stern one. "I am a grown woman, I can stop and smell the flowers if I damn well want to. Ain't nothing out here coming to attack me right now, except you!"

"You're lucky it was me, Mila. What if it was somebody else? What if it was somebody who didn't want to be friends with you or smell the flowers too. What if they wanted to hurt you or worse." He was furious in her stupidy. "You don't understand what it is like out here, okay? I've seen things that you can't even imagine. I have had to do things I don't even want you to witness too. You are smarter than this."

𝘞𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌: outside the gates. @kvidelevy

Even if todays world, Mila still stopped to smell the flowers. She knew that if she didn't take little things to enjoy during the day, she turned into someone she didn't know anymore. The grief, the anger, it would consume her completely and that was not going to be apart of her plan. Not as long as she could help it, she would control things. Crouching down right outside the walls of her found home, she ran her fingertips through the growing grass, letting them land on a bundle of unpicked wildflowers. She carefully plucked one from the ground, bringing it up to her nose to smell it. She let the sweet aroma take over her senses, closing her eyes for the moment as she remembered what it used to be like when she would smell the flowers before. She felt safe for the moment, as if the world around her wasn't something scary and unknown now. It also meant that she didn't hear the footsteps coming up from behind her either.

Walk up behind Mila he grabbed her from behind, his arms placed around her throat in a chokehold. "And now you're dead, Mila." He was being stern with her, he may be over reacting but to him this was literally life or death. The world was far more dangerous than it ever was before. "I thought I taught you better than this, than to sit around smelling the flowers." He still had her in a tight grip as he spoke, he could feel himself infuriated with the situation but it was moreso out of worry.

🛠  »  STATUS  …  OPEN (0/4) 🛠  »  LOCATION  …  APARTMENT BUILDING ROOFTOP OVERLOOKING THE SUPPLY ROUTE BETWEN PROTECTED COMMUNITIES

there was no knowing the precise schedule for military patrols nor supply convoys passing through. miles had spent a couple of weeks observing them from afar, tracking the movements of guards protecting the lives of those stationed somewhere nearby. there were rumors, guesses, of the protected locations, but they differed from person to person, which could either mean that no one knew where the communities were located or that someone was indeed correct, but there was no way of knowing which whisper was correct without risking putting oneself in danger. every step was risky now, every decision could be your last. with that in mind, miles was more than fine to observe some more until he gained enough intel to decide on the next step in his plan. relying on silence and keeping a low profile, miles preferred to observe from a distance or from a certain height that would buy him some time to escape in case something unexpected were to take place. right before sunset, miles swiftly entered an abandoned apartment building, climbing all the way to the rooftop for a better view of the surrounding streets. it had become some sort of a habit of his by now. scavenge for supplies, secure a spot for the night, and climb somewhere high to observe. this evening happened to be one of note. miles marked down the approximate time and location in his notebook before resuming his surveillance.

"Room for one more?" He suggested to the other, he wasn't exactly wanting to roam around much longer in the dark, the lack of lighting made it difficult and the option to use a flashlight was off the cards for him. It brought far too much attention in the dead of the night, from people or the infected. "I'm sure you know better than anyone that going out there now is a death sentence."

He wasn't enitrely sure why the other was here, it also wasn't his business either so he didn't care to ask. He just needed a safe place to rest his head before continuing on with his journey the next day. Of course, it was hard not to notice though that the other was watching what was happening in the area like a hawk though.

daena  makes  her  way  cautiously  through  some  overgrown  shrubbery,  knife  gripped  tightly  in  her  hand.  she  has  yet  to  get  her  hands  on  a  gun…  though  even  then,  she  doesn't  exactly  know  how  to  use  one.  she  knows  there's  stuff  like  recoil  to  watch  out  for,  but  it'd  be  a  hell  of  a  lot  safer  to  have  a  gun  on  her  rather  than  just  a  knife.  it's  a  big  hunting  knife  but  still,  you  gotta  get  close  in  order  to  use  it.

she  spots  a  lone  infected  making  their  way  through  the  empty  street,  making  that  awful  noise  that  infected  make.  it  makes  her  stomach  turn,  even  still.

“c'mon…  get  outta  here  already…”  she  mumbles  under  her  breath.  still  not  confident  enough  to  just  jump  and  take  the  kill,  she  waits.

"I just got here but I can leave." He spoke lowly but jokingly, enough for her to hear him behind her but not loud enough to bring attention to the two of them.