Warning: It is very Graphic.

Ashley's POV

I sighed, "I suppose you want to know why I cut.." Felix and Ian smirked a little, nodding slightly. I moved my fringe from my face and looked down.
"So basically.."

*FlashBack*

Everyone was still asleep, I just saw my zombified best friend get shot in the head...I only spoke to her a few weeks ago, it's just horrible. She was there for me when my dad passed away, she's been there this whole time, but now she's gone and she's never coming back..
I stared at my pocket knife and held it in my hand, tears slowly falling down my face, I gently moved my finger over the blade. Sharp. I placed the knife near my wrist, praying that I wouldn't bleed out, I felt the feeling of regret as soon as I carefully scraped the knife along my wrist. Blood oozing out of my arm, I couldn't make it stop as I cut my arm for the second time, this cut was much deeper. Pain traced its way along my right arm, making me feel dizzy, I started murmuring, sobbing quietly and uncontrollably. I still cut. My vision started to go blurry as I saw a figure crawl towards me, it looked like Ryan. I felt my body fall back and then someone catching me. I was on the verge of passing out.

"Ashley? Ashley!" Ryan hissed, desperately trying to wake me up, I felt him wipe my arm, applying pressure. He crossed his legs and tried to sit me up. No luck.

"Is she okay?" Mark whispered, looking at my arm.

"I don't know!" Ryan snapped, worryingly.

I carefully tried to sit up, still feeling dizzy, I was sitting on Ryan's leg, my head resting on his right shoulder.

"W-What happened?" I mumbled, my eyes fluttering open.

"You nearly bled out, but we woke up just in time," Mark explained, still trying to stop the bleeding.

"H-How am I bleeding?" I murmured, looking up at Ryan and wincing.

"I think you self-harmed...But why?" Ryan asked, letting me lie back a little.

"I think I'm just stressed...I lost my entire family and friends right before my eyes.." I whispered crying a little, Ryan shushed me comfortingly, as they both continued to sort out my wounds.

"It's stop bleeding for now," Mark stated, examining my wrist. "But there's no doubt that its going to bleed again.."

"You need to let us know if it starts bleeding again or if you feel dizzy, okay?" Ryan offered, gently rolling my sleeve back up.

"Okay," I lied a little, I knew for certain I wouldn't have the guts to say anything about it. "You can't tell the others about this okay? That'll just cause more stress..And we all know what that leads to"

Mark and Ryan looked at each other in doubt, they listened to me, but I knew they didn't want me to get hurt anymore than I was...

*End of FlashBack*

I looked down in shame, as Felix and Ian comforted me. To me, they were like older brothers I never had, they were there for me, along with everyone else.

"Like Ian said earlier, we're gonna make sure you don't get injured anymore.." Felix promised, he was completely determined, I believed him for a second.

"You don't have to promise anything..." I sighed, "This is a zombie apocalypse, anything could happen!"

Me, Ian and Felix were talking until we noticed Ryan, Mark, Matt and Anthony wake up.

"Hey guys.." I smiled as they rubbed their eyes and stretched.

"Are you alright now?" Ryan smirked, sitting next to me.

"Yeah, are you feeling better?" Mark chimed in, smiling reassuringly.

"I wouldn't say I'm feeling 'amazing', but I am feeling better," I laughed a little, rolling up my sleeve and looking at my arm.

"Let us know if you feel any pain or anything.." Matt rubbed his eyes, sitting up.

"Yeah. At least then we can react quicker.." Anthony continued, crossing his legs and dusting himself off.
I nodded understandingly.

Marzia and the pugs weren't awake yet, so we talked for a little while longer, at least until they woke up. The pugs were surprisingly getting used to their surroundings now, they weren't as loud or playful, they were a lot calmer than before.

"Hey Marzia." I smiled the best I could, but it came out weak. I must've still been a little traumatised.

"Hey, are you okay now?" she murmured, her accent still very noticeable in the silence which now filled the air.

"Yeah, I'm getting there.." I mumbled, looking up at the sky.

The sky was starting to get lighter now, even though it was only 7am; so we decided to keep moving and find some other safe area to spend the night. Like my dad said when
I once when poaching with him, 'We're burning daylight'

Ryan's POV

We packed up our remaining stuff and left the secluded area, we walked cautiously, keeping our guns in reach. Out on the road wasn't exactly safe, but from what I'd heard, the camps aren't exactly the best place to go to either. With aching muscles, we reluctantly continued walking along the same path as before, we were all still tired; but we couldn't risk taking another break. Ashley had her bow and arrows in hand, Mark had his rifle, Anthony had his shotgun, Ian had his AK47, Matt had his 9mm and Felix and Marzia had their pistols in their hands. We were fully equipped, but we knew that could change at any second.

Felix's POV

We must've been on the road for hours now, walking for miles. The trees were starting to die out, they were losing their natural colour. Suddenly, Matt saw a bandit in the distance, he had fire in his eyes and without hesitation, he aimed, fired and the bandit fell to the ground instantly. He was still pissed off, you could tell; he was clenching his fists and sighing deeply. I think he was fond of Mari. I can't imagine myself in a situation like that, if that was Marzia, then I would most likely go insane. I love Marzia and I will protect her no matter what it takes, just like I have to protect Ashley.

Ashley's POV

I saw a guy in the distance, he wasn't a bandit, he was dressed in a brown jacket and black jeans, he had light brown hair and seemed oddly familiar. He walked closer, I knew this guy.

"Uh Hello?" the guy greeted us, scratching his head awkwardly.

"Hi. And your name is?" Mark replied, holding his rifle carefully.

"I'm Isaac." He responded, he then glanced at me, we both knew each other.

"Y-Your the one who...." I trailed off, trembling in fear. Anger boiled up inside of me, making my skin feel extremely hot, I could feel my face going bright red by the minute. I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth discreetly, charging at him.

"YOU KILLED MY F*CKING DAD!!" I screamed, throwing punches at him, he was instantly shocked at my reaction; but what do you expect?! I couldn't care less about the walkers at this point, all I cared about was my dad's murderer. After almost beating this 19 year old to death, Felix, Ryan and Ian held me back, I was sobbing and crying uncontrollably.

"I think it's best you leave, unless you want a bullet in the back of your head..." Felix and Ian glared at Isaac angrily, Ryan forcefully reloading his gun.

"I-I'm sorry!" Isaac backed up, he was somewhat scared of me.

"Sorry ain't gonna cut it!" I folded my arms, looking away. I couldn't dare to look at him, I would end up hitting him again.

"I-It was an accident!" Isaac yelped, shaking a little.

"Oh yeah! Cause you shoot someone by accident don't you?!" I taunted, looking away angrily.

"I-I'm sorry!" Isaac stammered, looking around.

"I've had enough!!" I screamed, I pulled out my gun and aimed it at him. I was about to shoot him when...."BANG!" Another gun went off, I felt something rush past me, and that's when I realised I was shot. I looked down at my left shoulder and fell to the ground..A few more gunshots went off, but then I felt my body being dragged to a van of some sort, I was thrown in, and the doors slammed shut!

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