"Yes... " I answered.
"I'm Ellie, Tim and Joe's sister. Come in."
"Hi." I said.
"We've just been packing up some stuff to take with us." She said as I walked inside behind her.
I saw Tim and Joe in the living room with two teenage children. They were all laughing, which I thought was nice to see.
"Tim, we should get going. I was nearly attacked by a woman out there who wanted the caravan. She had this..." I said holding up the gun to show him.
Tim quickly pushed me out of the living room.
"What are you doing showing that in front of the kids?"
"I... oh... I didn't think... sorry...but I really think we should get going before anything like that happens again. Don't you think?" I told him. I was being honest.
"Where is she now... the woman?" Tim asked.
"It's okay... she's been bitten and I took care of it. Both are now dead."
"Good. I'll go and get the others and we will all go out there together. Okay? And put that gun away out of sight." Tim commanded with a sudden bossiness about him.
"Okay." I answered sarcastically.
He disappeared and I heard him talking to the others, telling them we had to go now. I thought Tim was getting a bit over the top with worry and he seemed more drunker.
I put the gun down the front of my jeans and then pulled my jumper over it. I looked around. Joe came out with Ellie and a guy that I assumed was her husband. I saw that they each carried a suitcase. I wondered what was in them. Probably food, clothes, water and anything else we needed.
Ellie smiled at me. She seemed nice I thought. I wasn't sure if I would get on with her or not, but I didn't really care at present. I was still feeling angry about my parents. Tim still had all his family, but I had no one anymore. The end of everything was now upon us and I was dreading the future.
Tim and Joe got into the van, as Ellie, her husband and their children entered the caravan before me. I started the engine up and followed Tim's van. We were going to get Janice and her daughter, Molly.
When we arrived, there were quite a few biters outside their home. I watched Tim and Joe do their usual combat version of attacking walkers. They were seriously getting better at it. Nothing could stop them I thought. I watched Tim and wondered if he was still drinking. He, presently, seemed fine, but I noticed earlier how suddenly angry he could become. Perhaps, he had cut down or maybe he didn't have any alcohol left. It didn't really matter as long as he could cope and he was doing that very easily right now.
They went inside and five minutes later, I saw Joe appear. He was with a big rounded woman with shoulder length blonde hair, who I thought must be Janice and a young dark haired girl who must be Molly. Then, behind them, was two young men. Who were they I thought? How many people were we going to bring with us? I thought the group was getting too large. I was a little nervous about it for some reason. I didn't know who these other people were and seeing two other men with Joe now made me panic.
They approached the caravan and Joe opened the door.
"Lydia, this is my girlfriend, Janice and her daughter, Molly... And this is Aiden, Janice's brother and his mate, Alan. Hope you don't mind all of them tagging along with you in here?" Joe asked kindly.
I hadn't minded at all, but now that I had seen two new members, I was a little weary about it. I hoped they would be able to defend themselves, which was my main worry.
"It's fine... I didn't realise there would be more people Joe..." I stated, quietly, to him without anyone hearing me.
"Yeah... me too...I was surprised when I saw those two with Janice. In fact, I don't even know Aiden's friend, but apparently, all of his family have been killed by the virus. They got ill one by one... and then turned. He was the only one that got away. That's when he met up with Aiden. I think Aiden saved him." He answered tapping his hand on my shoulder.
"Wow... is he okay? He must be feeling devastated." I asked sincerely.
"He is... To be honest, I think he's a little unstable... I think it's best if you keep a watch over him for now... see how he gets on. We have the children to consider too. We don't need them seeing anything out of the ordinary. Although, eventually, they will see the creatures. So, keep an eye on him... oh his name is Alan." Joe explained.
"Okay, I will watch him. Thanks for the warning." I said as I smiled.
I drove the caravan and Tim followed behind me this time. Joe had said it would be better if we were in front, so they could keep watch over us. Just in case, he said. He was right I thought, as I shoved my foot on the break and stopped suddenly. There was an abandoned black saloon vehicle blocking our way on the road. I couldn't get past it on either side. I watched as Tim and Joe approached it on foot. They looked inside. Tim shook his head and Joe came to the side of me as I winded the window down.
"No one in it... it looks abandoned. We will try to get it out of the way and then we should go," said Tim.
"Okay." I answered as I felt apprehensive. I felt nervous about the whole thing. Something wasn't right.
They pulled the handbrake down and pushed it aside, but as they did so,
