03-20-2020, 11:50 PM
[align=center][div style="width: 450px; text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4; color: #333; word-spacing: 1px;"]maybe he shouldn't have just left his sister behind , but submitting himself to the mortifying ordeal of being stuck with joey for who knows how long was not ideal . it was a horrible thing to do , even if they never really got along and she might have done the same to him , given the chance , but he knew she could handle herself . she'd get away just fine without his help ; it was fine . she honestly should have taken it as a compliment , him leaving her behind to fend for herself . she'd been having a lot of trouble fending for herself , but hey ! he had confidence she could make it through on her own . he couldn't stand to stay there any longer , anyway . the deaths of his siblings would sooner kill him than any of the raiders .
but , of course , she found him , yelled at him , and started running towards him like the angriest bull he'd ever seen ( which maybe wasn't saying much because he'd never actually seen an angry bull , but he's sure she'd still be the angriest even if he had ) .
cursing under his breath , beau tried and horrendously failed at trying to outrun her . but , at least he was strong enough to grab her and throw her over his shoulder when she tried to wrap and arm around his neck and choke him . he made sure not to throw her down too hard , and kept a hand on her shoulder and another on her arm to keep her down , just in case .
" don't fuck with me , joey , or i swear . "
she immediately responded by shoving him off , and he'd be lying if he said her words didn't make his gut twist a little with guilt .
but only a little .
" flintlock ? "
beau frowned at her as she looked at him , but finally observed their surroundings himself and almost let out a breath of relief . " finally , " he muttered under his breath , rubbing a hand over his still - frowning face . he held onto hope that some of their other siblings were here , especially their baby brother . all of them were too young to die , but seb had more life to live than any of them — and he was best person , out of them all ( and he definitely preferred his company over anyone else's , even though the kid could get on his verse , being so naive and stupid sometimes ) .
he heaved out a sigh before starting to trail after joey , quickening his pace a little to catch up with her so he could walk by her side . he didn't spare her another glance after watching her shiver and wrap her arms around herself , scoffing quietly . his own coat wasn't much , but he was probably warmer than her . his heart definitely didn't squeeze a little in his chest , and he definitely didn't think about giving his coat to her so she could be a little warmer .
once she called out , his frown deepened and he shrugged off his coat and held it out to her without a word or a single glance .
but , of course , she found him , yelled at him , and started running towards him like the angriest bull he'd ever seen ( which maybe wasn't saying much because he'd never actually seen an angry bull , but he's sure she'd still be the angriest even if he had ) .
cursing under his breath , beau tried and horrendously failed at trying to outrun her . but , at least he was strong enough to grab her and throw her over his shoulder when she tried to wrap and arm around his neck and choke him . he made sure not to throw her down too hard , and kept a hand on her shoulder and another on her arm to keep her down , just in case .
" don't fuck with me , joey , or i swear . "
she immediately responded by shoving him off , and he'd be lying if he said her words didn't make his gut twist a little with guilt .
but only a little .
" flintlock ? "
beau frowned at her as she looked at him , but finally observed their surroundings himself and almost let out a breath of relief . " finally , " he muttered under his breath , rubbing a hand over his still - frowning face . he held onto hope that some of their other siblings were here , especially their baby brother . all of them were too young to die , but seb had more life to live than any of them — and he was best person , out of them all ( and he definitely preferred his company over anyone else's , even though the kid could get on his verse , being so naive and stupid sometimes ) .
he heaved out a sigh before starting to trail after joey , quickening his pace a little to catch up with her so he could walk by her side . he didn't spare her another glance after watching her shiver and wrap her arms around herself , scoffing quietly . his own coat wasn't much , but he was probably warmer than her . his heart definitely didn't squeeze a little in his chest , and he definitely didn't think about giving his coat to her so she could be a little warmer .
once she called out , his frown deepened and he shrugged off his coat and held it out to her without a word or a single glance .