After a few days Owen was out of the makeshift hospital. After more than a week in the hospital the boywent to take stroll in the liberated Richmont. The streets were filled with soldiers and hunters transporting supplies and doing maintanence work.
“Quite busy here, don’t you think Carol?”
“Yeah If what the nurses were gossiping about is true this whole mobilization is part of the goverment next offensive.”
“Well that tells everything….”
“What do you mean?”
“A high command officer was with Muller. Thats why we need to find Cris and Get out of here.”
*Stomach gurgle*
*pulls shirt*
Jonh kneels down.
“Hungry buddy?”
“Yeah…..”
“Fuahhhh!!!”
“You too Phyro? Well lets get some food them.”
The father hold his son hands as they walk down the streets of the liberated Richmont. Along the way the soldiers would salute or stare shocked towards the boy. His father ignoring the reaction of the people decides to ask a group of soldiers loading up a truck in the sidewalk.
*heave-ho*
"Hey soldier can I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
*drops load*
“What do you need hunter?”
“Do you know a where we get food?”
As hunger made his mind uneasy the boy let go of his father’s hand as he sniffed the smell of food. Following the scent he went into a alleway nearby.
*step step step*
*Stomach gurgle*
“Hummm…..It’s smell like-”
Just as he was at the end of the alleway he bumps into something.
“Ooow.”
“Hey are ok?”
“Cris?”
He lifts his head to see Cris and he had bumped into alongside Susan But he could only foucus on the sandwich he was holding.
“Wait…..Owen what are you doing here?”
He helps the boy to get on his feet.
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*stomach gurgle*
“Oh I see…..You can have mine.”
Cris kindly gave his meal to the little boy.
“Owen.”
*munch munch*
*gulp*
“Yeah.”
“Where are your parents?”
“Back there.”
“Are you all right you slept for a week.”
*Munch munch*
The woman in purple clothes grabs Cris shoulder.
“Cris we I need to talk to you this is important……Wait the boy from-”
“Glad you remember his is in my unit right-”
*caresses head*
“Remember me?”
*munch munch*
He foucus all his might to try to remember who she was.
“Hmmmm……The lady from the lab.”
*quiet laugh*
“Heard that Cris.”
“Sorry……Just could’nt resist.”
She turns her attention back to the boy.
“Why don’t you come to see me some day.”
“Okay miss.”
“Call me Susan.”
*step step step*
“(faint) Owen!!!!!”
“(faint) Owen sweet hearth!!!”
“He is here jonh!!!!!”
Owen’s family came hurling towards the other side of the alleway.
*Huff Hufff*
“Calm down buddy.”
“Just a little out of breath.”
Carol seeing the woman’s cloths immediatly turns her attention towards her.
“Miss Susan?”
“Yes….and you’re Carol, right?
“Yes we don’t talk to eachother for a long time. We should do a little catch up, don’t we?”
Hearing his wife’s offer he wraps his arms around Cris.
“(whispering) Cris Ben offer me something we need your help.”
“(whispering) We can talk later.
“(whispering) My wife is going to talk to Susan you coming?”
“(whispering) Nice oportunity.”
Jonh turns towards the two woman interupting their conversation.
“Nice idea Carol we can take something to eat and go to somewhere private.”
The group Went to a field kitchen nearby. They got some food slop and a meat sandwich. With their meals ready they went into an old cafe in the streets to eat and talk in private.
Jonh removes the broken pieces of glass for them to enter and Carol cleaned a dusty table.
*sit down*
“Open wide, Owen…..aaaaa.”
*blushes*
“I can……eat by…….myself mommy.”
The boy proceeds to shamefully take a bite at the spoon full of slop fed by his mother.
“No need to be shy we all here will accept you….”
*caress*
“You big baby.”
They all smile at the scene. A hearthwarming bond between mother and son in a harsh reality.
“Don’t even look like the soldier that helped thouse people.”
“We all have a soft side, Cris. Childreen are just less ashamed to show It.”
“So why did we came here to talk would’nt be
*clears throat*
better for us to eat near the camp, Jonh?”
“Just need some privacy for me and my buddy…….And for you and my wife to talk about the medical stuff.”
“Ummm…..alright them.”
“So……..Susan can we talk about the Thouse infected refugees back at Salem.”
“Of course Carol just let me get the reports.”
Jonh turns to Cris as he looks at the slop.
“It might not look like tasty but It’s good.”
“Huh…..fought the best army of the planet would feed their soldiers better.”
“You know we are running thin Jonh.”
“Yeah…..I was just joking with you.”
*munch* *munch*
*gulp*
“So why what do you want to talk about?”
“……..Where are they going to send……..him next.”
*huff*
“To be honest…….Owen and us are in the auxiliary troop position.”
“So?”
“We can be send anywhere.”
*Grips*
“Any chances for them to take him away from us?”
“Rest asure that this is not in their plan……They might seen hearthless to you, Sam and Mike but they know that taking him away would only cause problems.”
“…….Did you arrenged that?”
“Yeah…….my personal request to the sargent for him to be incorporated.”
“……..Can we quit, tenent?”
“Don’t know…….The contract states that he needs to stay in the army for eight years……They might have a exception for hunters…..and for him.”
The man rest his right elbow in table as he rest his forehead with his right hand.
“Daddy?”
“Fuaaah?”
He looks at his son with scraps of food next to his mouth. Jonh looks at him but did not smiled in the deep of his soul he pity him.
“Cris, where do we go next?!?!”
“Oh…….Let me think……We are going to Washington D.C the capital.”
“Was’nt It Atlanta?”
“Thats our emergency capital the real one is just a couple miles from here.”
“Are we going there?!!!!?”
“Yeah…..Thats where all people want to see again.”
“So we are going to save It just like Richmont.”
Jonh snaps out of his transe.
“Son-”
“Let him Jonh……I got a plan.”
Jonh looks at him and smiled in relif.
“Well them son…..We are going to bring some freedom to there. So pay attention to Cris.”
*pat*
“So tenent. Shall we start.”