“Hey George, can’t wait huh?” he grinned
“Nope I need to see her to believe that she is ok. Bill, the doctor would like to see you in her office”
His face dropped like I hit him in the gut. “No, nothing bad, just a request” I smiled, the look of relief on his face was comical.
“Phew, you had me worried there. I’ll head straight to her now.” He clapped me on the shoulder and walked towards the docs’ office.
I turned back towards Nia and Will who was now sat on the bed beside her. I watched them for a few moments. Will was trying to steal some of Nia’s eggs ‘just to try’ but she wasn’t having any of it and kept slapping his hand away.
“Will you to behave” I said in mock frustration
“He started it” Nia complained and poked her tongue out at Will.
“How are you?” I walked around the other side of her bed and sat in the chair provided for visitors.
My leg feels sore and a little itchy, from the stiches I guess. The doctor said that I have to stay in for another few days?” she already looked fed up.
“Yeah, it’s just a precaution, at the moment this is one of the cleanest rooms on the compound and we need to make sure you don’t get an infection.” Will explained.
Nia nodded but still didn’t look happy. Her face looked a little pale in comparison to her dark locks which were piled high on top of her head.
“Thanks for saving me, I remember trying to get the zombies to follow me away from the other workers, then I got trapped in that office, cutting my leg on the way in there. I thought I was a goner, but I heard George’s voice and saw you both outside of the room. I knew that I would be ok” her voice broke and she sounded close to tears.
“We will always be there to look out for you, but next time, don’t be the hero ok?” Will kissed her in the forehead.
“Ok, but I’m soooooo bored already, please help me” she moaned.
I chuckled “I’ll see if I can find some books for you to read”
“That would be great thanks, what would be even better is a Burger with fries and a shake and a DVD night.” She laughed when both Will and I groaned out loud. I missed fast food.
“That would be amazing but sadly we are fresh out of those. How about some military grade dried food pouches and whatever books I can find children’s or otherwise?” I offered, winking at her.
“Perfect” she grinned back.
We heard the beeping of someone entering the door lock code and the small creak of it opening. I looked up to see the doctor gesturing that I should go to her.
“I have to go and leave you in Will’s capable hands. I’ll try to track down the very best books for you Madame. I’ll be back later as soon as the doc ok’s it” I kissed her temple and for a moment just breathed in her scent. I’d come so close to losing her and that couldn’t happen again. From now on, no more alcohol and I’d go on as many supply runs as possible to ensure that my friends and what I now called my family got the best that this world still had to offer.
“What’s up doc?” shit I missed bugs bunny too, my inner voice chirped up.
The doctor smiled thinly, I’d bet she’d heard that a thousand times before.
“The Captain would like to see you and Will immediately”
“Ok no problem, just let Will in there a little longer. They both need it. I’ll go and see the captain and update Will later, I’m able to speak for both of us.” I felt confident that Will would be ok with me speaking on his behalf.
“Ok, thank you. Here’s a list of what we need, the smaller list below the line I’ve drawn are things that can come in handy. You know I asked you and Will first was because I felt that you both have good motive to go and get these meds”
I nodded, she was correct. We would protect our friends by doing anything that we could. I looked at the list, I knew what most of the things on it were.
“I’ll head over and see the captain straight away”
I exited the medical wing back out into the beautiful sunshine and headed towards the main building.
Chapter 4
It seemed quieter in the compound today and as I rounded the corner towards the main part of the building I could see why.
There were dozens of workers over at the sister compound, making a stronger fence and the foundations for the walkway between the two buildings. Just like Will and I had discussed with the Lt yesterday. They now had armed guards watching out for them. A little too late but then we were all still learning.
I opened the door to the captains’ reception; he had taken over the manager’s office. The stifling heat hit me straight away, long gone were the days when we had nice cool air conditioning.
“The captain said he wanted to see me?” I smiled at the receptionist behind the desk, I’d seen her once or twice. She had come to the send-off for my family. She wore a thin navy cotton dress and flat black shoes. Her dirty blonde hair was tied up neatly in a bun with a few wisps of hair around her face. Thin black framed glasses made her pale blue eyes seem larger. Her name was Rachel, I thought to myself. I wasn’t sure if she had been working with the captain before the apocalypse but she seemed extremely efficient at her job here