Thread: Between Life & Death [Midnight x Fruit]

Leah Evans F November 5th, 2014. Lakewood, USA. A breeze of cold bliss surged through her spine the instant she swallowed the pill. She shuddered on the ground as she hugged herself her face pink, then blue, then almost purple. Her eyes grew more red-hued with every blink. The world went mute around her except for her heart - Her heartbeats lingered in the air as she twisted and moaned in her place, and then she sunk into deep sleep. Her movement slowly subsided, and her moans morphed into long, restful breaths. She dreamed of butterflies, of birds and squirrels. Of bustling cities and cheerful people, of friends, of family, of her childhood. Then she woke up. Ah for fuck's sake . Someone was shaking her body violently. As if I needed more shaking . LEAH! Courtney sounded frantic. She wrestled the corpse for half a minute before Leah regained her consciousness. What is this?! Courtney roared in a mixture of anger and confusion. Give me that! Leah defensively hissed when she was done processing the situation. My god, Leah, are you doing drugs now? You're lucky I found you! You could've overdosed!. Yeah, you sure saved my life . You can't overdose on Rave. Girl, its completely harmless. Please just.. give it back and don't tell anyone. She didn't. Courtney ran outside the room with the box of red pills, and the drugged girl couldn't catch up to her. When Leah got to the living room her stash was already in the fireplace. She fell to her knees as she watched her poison engulfed in flames. You bitch! Leah bellowed at her, Why are you here anyways? Did you just sneak in our house?. She shook her fists in frustration. Drugs were the only thing keeping her sane in this shitfest of a farm. Your dad sent me to call for you. He's at Falkowski's. Also, just be grateful I'm not telling him about this. Half drugged, Leah wrapped washed her face and went outside. She walked across the farm wrapped in a poncho covering her from the cold winds of November. Beneath the red vale, she wore a white shirt and jeans shorts that exposed most of her legs. She was one of those girls who were impervious to cold from the waist down, but that never stopped her father from scolding her whenever he saw her wearing shorts or skirts during winter time. The sun was setting. In its dying breath, it cast an orange shade across the sky. The winds were calm and gentle they sent the leaves rustling and the tree branches swaying like a dancer's hips. She walked past The Williams' house. Priest Gavin Williams was the farm's pastor. He held service every Sunday but every other day, he, and his daughters Ashley and Courtney, alongside his wife Samantha, worked the farm. They watered, plowed, and harvested the fields. Leah's father had a habit of sending her there every so often to help with their chores. She had spent many mornings plucking tomatoes and green peppers with that family. Never again. Not after that bitch stole my drugs. She left me nothing.. Where can I find more Rave out here.. . The Walkers lived in the house neighboring the Williams. Joshua Walker was the community's teacher. He had been a chemistry teacher before the world turned to shit. Leah's father only let him stay in the settlement after he explained he could help educate the kids in elementary science and math. Leah herself never took a class under his tutelage she had graduated high school before this epidemic started. I wonder if Todd can ask his father if he knew how to make Rave . That was a stupid thought. Aside from schooling the kids, Joshua and his sons, Todd and Steven, often participated in hunting parties Leah's father would organize. His wife Donna Walker ran a small shop in their house in which she'd sell bracelets and hand-sewn dresses for whatever item you have to offer in exchange. Leah smirked when she heard familiar footsteps from behind her. Why hello sweetheart she bent down to pet Elvis . A year ago, the kelpi found himself drawn to the farm's lights in a rainy night. Leah had heard his barks from across the farm and had to beg her father to let the dog in for close to an hour. After losing a rigorous debate, her father finally agreed to welcome the dog in only after he'd personally go outside with a flashlight and see if he was healthy from the virus. The residents of the farm were weary of Elvis for weeks. They preferred to keep their distance from him, and even from Leah, till they were convinced he was safe - a learning process that took them close to a month. For them, the notion that someone from outside the farm was safe and healthy was difficult to digest. That's some good wind, aye Leah?! Luke Millers waved at her from a distance. She smiled and nodded his way, Should be enough to keep us all win'er!. He was joking, if they were lucky and the winds persisted all night long, that would be enough to power the farm's electricity through the night. The Millers operated the windmill in the farm. They called it Heavenly Hope, which Leah thought was a cheesy name. Todd called it Heavenly Dope , she giggled. Most of the power went to lighting, and yet in many windless nights, the residents of the farm would resort to using gas, coal, or lumber as a light and heat source. Due to his knowledge in electronics and machines, Luke also operated the HAM radio which was used to communicate with other settlements in the area. How he powers that thing is beyond me . He'd often get reports of missing people or zombie attacks. Luke's family, his wife Jessica and his sons Kevin and Stewart, were in charge of herding the cattle and taking care of the hens. They supplied milk and eggs, and when they were feeling generous, some beef or chicken. Finally . Leah sighed as she knocked on the door. Little Patrick opened the door for her. Hi Leah! the boy cheerfully exclaimed. She bent down to pinch his cheeks lovingly, Hello handsome! Is my dad inside? she messed his hair and kissed his forehead. I'm here, come in Leah. I see you're all winter on top and summer on bottom again. Mark Evans greeted his daughter with a smile as she stepped inside the house with her dog. Hey babe, Todd kissed her when she sat next to him. Hi everyone she greeted the rest of the people in the house Joshua Walker, Gavin Williams and Maddie Falkowski. Later, Luke Miller joined them. With that, the heads of the five houses were in meeting, alongside Todd and Leah, whom their fathers judged old enough to attend. The mothers felt little interest in attending these meetings. This council was regularly held in Maddie Falkowski's house, particularly because it was quiet enough for the leaders of the community to hold meeting. Patrick promptly went to his room in the attic to let the grown ups talk. Maddie started the meeting with her usual speech. Welcome everyone. Its nice to see everyone's faces here. I know some of you are dying to go back to your homes, have a nice dinner and sleep she smiled towards Leah, as if suggesting the girl looked tired and sleepy. I wonder if my dad usually fucks you before or after the meetings . So for that, I'll try and quickly read the reports. Pastor Williams is asking for volunteers to help take care of his farm. His daughter Ashley is feeling under the weather, and he is thinking of expanding the farm to include lettuce and melons. Now I don't know about you folks but I got bored of tomatoes and green peppers, right? Leah can do it Mark sipped from his water. Fuck . Can't someone else do it? Farm work is so fucking boring she protested. Her father told her to watch her language and insisted she does something productive for the community. Yup. As if Maddie here is what's keeping the farm going. All she does is read reports and spread her legs for you . She sighed. Its okay Leah, I'll help too Todd offered. Well. Aside from that, Mrs. Walker is announcing her new collection for the season if anyone is interested in dropping by her shop. Finally! I can't wait to trade in a bottle of scotch for a pebbles bracelet , Leah thought sarcastically. I got news too Luke Miller announced The folks over at Boone reached out this morning. They wanted to speak to the 'leader of the Lakewood settlement'. You weren't around, Mark, so I stepped up. I'm sure you understand. 'Nyways, turns out they were expectin' a shipment of medical supplies and gasoline that was supposed to reach them this morning. It never go there. So they told me it left Pacific City headed towards them. They're offering half their supplies if we agree to help them recover it since its prolly in our territory, as well as two shotguns with twenny shells. What's stopping us from keeping the loot? The way I see it, we're closer to it than they are. Medical supplies and gasoline were the most expensive, rare, and useful supplies at the time. Settlements could produce their own food and water and could worry less about electricity. But medicine was difficult to procure, and gasoline was even more scarce. Nothing, Mark. But if we do that then we skip on the arms, Luke answered. Double the risk too since we'd be doing it ourselves with no information on where the shipment is Josh observed. The discussion took close to an hour, and at the end it was agreed upon that the best course of action was to dispatch a party to seize the supplies before anyone from Boone showed up. Mark was to go with Luke and his son Kevin. Joshua Walker would be left in charge of the settlement till the party returns. Leah asked to accompany them but her plea was met with refusal. No matter how much she begged, she was told her presence in the farm was necessary.