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    I turned to look at her,a small smile on my face as I roasted the slow-burning elk meat."Charlie."I introduced myself,not giving a hand,because,well,I was cooking my first meal in a week,"My name is Charlie."

    "Charlie. Nice. I'm Dylan," Dylan responded, her cheeks reddening at the smile. She had forgotten what it was like to blush. Why was she blushing? Probably because it was her first time talking to someone in a long time.

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    I smiled,sitting myself on the ground and crossing my legs.Her face reddened a bit,but I assumed it was from the fire,warming her a bit,so I didn't call her out on it.My meat heated,as I watched her,but it was momentarily forgotten while I talked to the girl."So,how long have you been here,on your own?"I asked,tilting my head.

    Dylan shrugged, "About four years. I was with my boyfriend for a while, living with him on his farm, but then it got ransacked, and I came here. What about you?"

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    I made a wincing face"Ooh,that shucks."I said with a wiggle of my eyebrows,hoping she'd see the pun.After that,I looked back at the fire,the smile fading as I remembered my brother."I was with my brother,Sam,down in Kansas.We moved around a lot,no permanent places for us.Then I just,woke up one day and he was gone.Not a word from either of us ever again.After that I just started walking,and I haven't stopped since.He told me he wanted to find a cure,or other people,I never thought he would actually go,well,go without me,I mean."I thought of how long his hair grew out,it was almost past his shoulders when he left.And he was so tall,like a moose.I missed Sammy,so much.

    Dylan laughed at the joke. Maybe this food stealing girl wasn't that bad after all.
    "You two were close, I take it?" she asked.

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    I closed my eyes,taking a deep breath before opening them again and turning to look at the girl with a sigh"Yeah.We were really close.He was my best friend."I ran a hand through my hair,surprised that I was even telling this to this girl without crying.I always promised myself I wouldn't cry over Sam.I cried once,and the day I realized he wasn't coming back for me.


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    I woke up,my eyes still heavy from the restful sleep."Sammy?Can you hand me that box of crackers?"I mumbled,pushing myself up.There was no answer,not a ruffle of leaves,no box of crackers slamming against my face with a sarcastic "here,fat -ss."I opened my eyes fully."Sammy?"I pushed myself completely off the ground,looking about the area.There was no moose of a guy waiting for me at the other side of the camp.No sparkling eyes staring back into mine with a smirk on his lips.No Sam.


    I looked around the area,circling it for about a mile.I told myself the entire time,he'll be back in a few days,he's just on a food run.After that week,it dawned on me that he wasn't coming back.He never even said goodbye.And for the first time in almost five years,I cried.


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    [size=9pt][font=times new roman]"I guess it doesn't matter now.I just wish he would have told me he was leaving."I said,shaking my head.

    "It sucks, you know? Not having anyone. I've been out here, alone for so long, and now I realize how much I missed it," Dylan said, staring at the fire, her eyes watching the flames lazily dancing upward.

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    I nodded just barely,thinking of how brutal it was,they way that he left me.No warning,message,or even a note to tell me where he went.All that was left was enough supplies to keep me going until I found more."I know.I almost forgot what it was like to talk to someone besides myself.And the occasional squirrel."I said,shrugging.

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    I giggled,thinking about my life for the past few years."Sometimes,I can swear to myself that they're talking back to me.I think it's just the loneliness,you know?"I said,grinning at the girl.

    "Ugh, I know! And I would literally kill to have internet…" Dylan said. She had wanted to be a writer since she was little and had spent much of her teen years on sites like Figment and Quotev, publishing her writing. She longed to have her fingers fly over the keys, lulled by the comfortable rhythm of the keys, clicking away.

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    I grinned widely,she understood me."And showers!I would do anything for a hot shower!"I stressed the word anything,making an over-exaggerated sigh with a load groan.My meat was momentarily forgotten,but it was still slowly roasting,so I guess it doesn't matter that much.


    I closed my eyes,the heat of the fire drying them out and almost making me cry.Not of sadness,or anything,just simply like the small pain you feel when you've stared at the computer screen for too long and your eyes start to burn from being on it until four in the morning.


    Whilst she was on the writing side,I was more on the drawing and acting side.I wanted to be a tattoo artist,a mechanic,or a cartoonist,to me,those were the only options that I had in life.

    "Ugh, I would kill for one of those," Dylan said. The more she talked about what she missed, the more an ache grew inside of her. It hurt to think about what she had lost, but it was also so sweet to talk about it, especially with someone else, to sympathize with them.

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    I smiled,opening my eyes,as I pulled the meat back and touched it lightly,to see if it was done.I put it back beside the fire,deciding it might be slightly under cooked."I really miss my junk food.M&M's,Nutella,all of it."I said,thinking of all of the food that I used to eat without a care,taking it for granted.

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    I nodded sympathetically"I know the feeling.I remember how to make it,just not what it tastes like."I said,thinking back on all of my times in a pizza parlor.

    "I lived right next door to a pizzeria. I could smell the freshly baked bed from my bedroom," Dylan said, almost imagining the smell. Almost.

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    I shook my head,thinking of all the times of not just pizza,but burgers,hotdogs,cake,all of the food that I have ever had that I didn't shoot."My birthdays were always the best.We'd go out for burgers to this little place called Cozy Corners.No one really knew it was a resturant unless you know the area well,but that's not the point.We'd eat there,and since I was great friends with the manager,she would always come out and give me a cookie cake.My favorite frosting and everything.After the presents and all that biz,we would go to the movies.Now I can barely even remember when my birthday is."