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Chapter 6

Help Lee Out Or Move On To Someone Else?

Help Out Of Course

"Sure Lee, no problem," You replied with a nod of agreement,

The man gave you and thankful nod and turned around glancing at the shelves that were mostly barren from early looting, "Well, uh, there doesn't seem to be much here but check the floor, looks like a lot of this stuff got knocked down on the floor by...whoever or whatever was here before us." Lee stated before stepping forward, making his way to one shelf and picking up a small granola bar.

You quickly followed suit, heading to a different area of the store and grabbing a few candy, granola, and energy bars off the floor and shelves. Lee was right, this place was a mess but whoever robbed the place wasn't trying, or maybe not able, to pick the place clean. By the time ten minutes had passed you felt like you had more than enough to give everyone a bit to eat, so you moved on to start handing them out. Seeing as you were closer to Kenny and his family you headed to him first, "Hey there," You said while approaching them,

Kenny stared at you for a long moment, his eyes curiously watching you as you approached, "Don't be rude, Ken," Katjaa softly stated as she continued to stroke her Duck's back, the boy still in a state of shock after nearly being bitten earlier and almost kicked out of the building by Larry.

"Right," The man nodded in agreement, "What can I help ya with?" Kenny asked with a raised brow,

"No, no, I'm not here for you to help me with something, I just got you guys something to eat," You replied while handing the man a few energy bars, "Last thing we need on top of all this is hunger, huh?"

"That's very thoughtful, John, thank you," Katjaa warmly said with a smile,

"John...right that was it," Kenny mumbled under his breath before clearing his throat, "Well, I appreciate you helping out me and my family. And, uh, I...I hope you're doing alright with your head," Kenny awkwardly added on, "Things were getting crazy, and you stepped up, trying to help, so thanks for that as well,"

"No problem," You replied while reaching out and taking Kenny's hand, giving it a firm shake, "You three stay safe,"

"Thank you John, we really do appreciate it," Katjaa repeated as you walked away.

After Kenny's family, you moved over to Carly, "Hey, hungry?"

"Yeah, actually..." Carly admitted as she looked up from a radio she was working on, "Um...everyone else got something though?"

"I'll have enough," You assured the short woman, "Here," You smiled while handing a chocolate bar over,

"Alright, thanks John," Carly smiled back,

"Yo, Doug, heads up," You called over to the dorky man who turned back and caught a granola bar,

"Thanks, John, smart idea gathering up some food for us all," Doug remarked as he tore open the wrapper and looked back to the window to continue his watch.

With Doug and Carly handled, you moved across the store, passing Lee who was feeding Clementine with what he found, and made your way to Lilly and Larry. "Hey, how are you two doing?" You calmly asked causing Lilly to stand up,

"Managing," Lilly replied as she crossed her arms, "How about you?"

"Good," You replied as you handed the last two bars you had to Lilly, "For you and your dad,"

"Oh, thank you," Lilly replied in some minor surprise, looking down at the bar for a minute, her eyes occasionally snapping back up to you,

"How about your dad?" You asked after a moment of somewhat awkward silence,

"Could be better," Lilly admitted, "Listen, I know you just woke up and everything but-well you know the situation right?"

"Completely, Carly and Doug gave me a run down. I'm just glad nothing broke down into chaos after I got knocked out," You replied while crossing your arms,

"It almost did," Lilly lowly replied before shaking her head, "But it didn't. So we need to keep things moving. Now Lee says he's trying to get into the pharmacy, but so far nothing's happened. I'm not sure how long my Dad has without those pills...can you help me take a look, see if we can't get into the back room ourselves?"

You raised a half brow at Lilly's request, obviously, you could hear the concern in her voice over her father, but another part of you noticed the way she looked at you. The brunette wasn't exactly being inconspicuous when she would occasionally run her eyes up and down your whole body. Now she wanted to bring you to the back room. Still, it could be your imagination, thinking that Lilly might want to try something with you would be...wishful thinking. Not to mention that the others could probably use your help too.

Help Lilly Or Move On To Someone Else?

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