"That's Evelyn, but she prefers Eve." Dale spoke from behind us. "She doesn't say much. Maybe you'll get to hear her voice someday."
Evelyn Rider's light step and silent disposition have served her well during these dangerous times, but the dead are...
Fat puffy flakes like cotton balls drifted from blankets of white. Like someone ripped open a duvet over the entire sky. Scattering the cotton like a broken pearl necklace.
My breath misted in front of me, the snow melting as soon as it landed on my crossed legs and sunk into my jeans a little at a time.
The snowflakes collecting on my eyelashes and in my hair.
I'm cold — can't feel my fingers — but I don't wanna go back inside just yet.
It's been ages since I've gotten to just stare at the sky.
"Hey."
I looked over my shoulder as Carl came and stood next to me.
"What are you doin' out here?" he looked around and I smiled and pointed up.
He looked up and I watched the confusion on his face as he tried to figure out what I'm looking at.
I pat the ground next to me and flinched back at how cold it is. It was not this wet when I sat down.
Despite that, Carl took my offer and sat down next to me.
I watched his shoes rub dirt off into the snow. His ratty old sneakers that look too small now. The soles are so thin I can almost see his feet moving through them.
"What?" Carl looked down at his foot, almost hitting me in the nose with his sheriff's hat.
I tapped his shoe with my finger and I was right, I can feel the bottom of his foot.
"You need new shoes."
Carl's foot wiggled around. "I'll put it on the list."
You know what.
I stood up and dusted my hands off on my wet jeans and offered him a hand. "Let's go."
His eyebrows knit together as he took my hand and stood up. "What?"
"There's a couple houses around here with boys rooms. Let's go find you a new pair of shoes. And maybe some other stuff."
"Wait — what about my dad?"
I rolled my eyes. "We'll be fiiiine. We're just goin' next door. We'll get Glenn and Randall to come too."
I turned on my heel and Carl followed after me into the house. "I don't wanna get in trouble."
I ruffled his hair and winked, giving him a reassuring smile. "Leave it to me."
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"Just around the neighborhood?" Rick asked for the 2nd time.
I sighed and nodded. I've already explained that the kids (the youngest of our group; no matter if they are actually kids or not) all could use a few things that we can find in the houses around us. Plus it'll give us a chance to double check our surroundings and make sure we haven't missed anything. And give them all a little more experience which they could use.
