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↳ ❝ 𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘘𝘜𝘌𝘙𝘖𝘙 ¡! ❞
"you might fall on your face,
but you gotta get up,"
in which a boy meets a girl
and her dog on his 85 mile
journey to his love.
"hows it looking?" aimee asked as i drew her. "really good" "does it look like me?" "yeah" "are you sure that this pose looks natural?" "yeah" "yeah?" "think it looks really good" i said while continuing to draw. "what are you doing? dont move" i said as she put her foot on me. "let me see it" she said while smiling. "dont move! aimee" i said as her foot touched my face.
i leaned down and softly bit it as she laughed and pulled it away.
"can i see it?" "okay" i said as she shifted positions.
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"what'd you think?" "why do i have a beard?" "no thats shading. i did the shading" "my head is- is so large" "you have a big head" "and my hand is soooo tiny" "you have tiny hands" "i love it. i fricken love it" "thats super sweet cause its terrible" i said as she laughed. "i got you something too" she said. "what?" "i dont know if these are, the right ones" she said while handing me a journal and prisma colored pencils. "no way! these are the ones i- i was calling to get!" "really?" she asked happily. "yeah! oh, hello" i said while moving my shoulders. "whats happening right now? are you okay?" "yeah. im dancing with my shoulders. oh yeah" "oh yeah" she said as our lips connected.
after about a minute we both pulled away to look into eachothers eyes.
"this has been the best summer of my life" she stated. "mine too"
she moved the papers and hopped into the back seat before calling me back there. i laid on top of her as our lips connected again. just as they connected, sirens went off.
"we gotta go" i said as i saw red flares shoot into the sky.
aimee started the car as we drove down the hill.
now
i put my colored pencil back in the box as i finished drawing the monster from earlier.
dear aimee, this week has been especially shitty. we lost connor to what looked like a really big ant. i also like to draw them. i try to calture their essence and write down some noted on how to kill them. sometimes i think its the only way i know how to cope with these things.
i walked over to my radio and turned it on as i switched the frequency.
"this 7045 come in 3022, i repeat, come in 3022. over" i said into the radio. "this is 3022. what is it now ray?" "hey janice! not its actually- its uh joel" "oh, joel" "yeah" "alright. hold on one second. aimee its ray!" "its joel. thanks janice" "joel hey!" "hey aimee! hi! how are you?" i said happily. "hi! yeah uh- im uh- im doing good" "its so good to hear your voice!" "uh im so sorry. i heard on the open frequency that one of you guys got killed" "yeah. breached the bunker" "wow. actually they got inside?" "yeah. first time it happened. kinda scary" "did you have to fight it too?" "yeahhh, yeah a little. i had to fight it a little bit. i actually got super ripped since the last time you saw me" "oh wow! super ripped huh?" "yeah i was kidding. im not super ripped. i was just- bad joke" "im glad your okay" "thanks yeah." "im also kinda blown away you were even able to find my colony on this thing" "i know. crazy. found it on the first one. what are the odds" i said while looking down at about 100 different frequencies i tried. "crazy" "no- no i called like, 90. hey you know what i wish sometimes?" "what?" "that i could like snap my fingers and be back in that car with you. man that'd be nice" "yeah. too bad its ya know, impossible. it feels like everything is impossible these days. taking care of this whole colony is exhausting" "i uh- i write you letters" "really?" "yeah. yeah i write you letters sometimes- all the time" "aww, i'd love you read em" "really? i would love to read them to you" i said as the radio cut out. "no! aimee? aimee!" i sighed as it went dead.
we lost a lot over the years. you think you'd get numb to it after a certain point. you dont.
7 years ago.
aimee and i drove up to my house as my mom ran out.
"im sorry!" "thank god! where have you been joel?!" "we have to go right now! say goodbye! get in the car!" my dad said. "i should go!" aimee said. "no no! maybe you should come with us!" "no my mom's waiting im sorry!" "no!" "get in the car! aimee! you need to hurry home now!" my dad yelled as they packed stuff into the car. " i want you to have this!" aimee said. "what? what? this crocodile cross is your good luck charm!" i said as she wrapped her arms around me. "be careful!" she said. "you too!" "aimee! i love you!" i said before she got into the car. "i love you too!" "im gonna come find you!" "you better!" she said before getting into the car and driving away.
now
as i listened to the members talk about the breach, i contemplated everything.
"how far away is aimee's colony?" i asked as they all spoke. "what?" he asked as it went silent. "aimee's colony? how far away is it?" "about 85 miles" "how long does that take to get there?" "joel your not actually thinking of-" "tim just- humor me? how long?" "7 days.. minimum" "an armed and trained hunting party would be lucky to last 50 miles on the surface but you, joel.." a voice said from inside the room. "alright. now i need volunteers" tim said. "im gonna go" i said through the voices. "thats an impossible journey joel" tim said. "nah im serious. i love you guys but theres one person who truly made me happy and she's only 85 miles away. im gonna go see her" i said while getting up. "that felt awesome" i said while walking away.
dear aimee, im done hiding. im done waiting for things to get better. its time to take matters into my own hands. time to let someone else make the minestrone. im taking a radio! even though it doesnt have power! but im gonna take it anyway!
"wish me luck gerty" i said to the cow as she moo'd. "mav1s take care of her" i said to the dead robot. "your not joking are you?" tim asked. "nope. nope im not" "hes not joking!" "were not letting you leave joel! your needed here" tim said. "tim no im not! i dont do anythimg!" "joel thats not true! you fix the radio, you make the minestrone... okay. doesnt sound as important when i say it out loud" "i appreciate you trying. really i do, i dont know i just dont feel like i belong anywhere. i dont really wanna die alone at the end of the world so. look i know you guys all just think of me as a little pathetic, adorable hedgehog but i can take care of myself. im actually probably a lot stronger than you may think" i said while standing by th exit. "we made you a map" "thanks karen" i said as she hugged me. "just take care" she said before walking away. "everything will try to kill you" "oh" "be observant. use the advantages that you have. your fast and small so dont fight. just run and hide" "thanks ray" i said as he hugged me. "your an asshole if you get eaten" ray finished. "okay. love you guys. tell aimee i'll see her in 7 days"
