The sound of something snapping awakens me. Frenetically I sit up, only to realise it's the remains of the fire collapsing. Glancing over to my left I see Hunter, my Hunter. No. He's not mine, not anymore... Reaching out my hand I stroke his forehead. The scar tissue Is smooth and oddly comforting. It reminds of back then. But that's long gone now. His eyes flutter open. Blushing and turning away I reluctantly take my hand away from his warm skin. But he grabs it and holds it up to his face and whispers as if in a trance. He whispers, with his eyes still closed. "I still love you". I can feel my heart rate accelerate and my eyes tear up. pulling my hand away I bury my face in Hunter's chest and try to think of what we should do next. Hunter's eyes are closed and I shake him. "Don't pretend your asleep!" I say loudly. His eyelids flutter and he groans... "shit" I say out loud. He's not feigning sleep. "Hunter" I say, putting my mouth really close to his ear. He jumps, sits up and rubs his eyes. "Oh no" he says as yesterday's events come flooding back to him. "Oh no indeed" I reply in a childish voice, trying to put what just happened to the back of my mind. "Okay. I need food. You need food. We need foo. But before that, we need a plan". I feel my whole body squirm with longing for not just him, but for my home, my friends, my family, for the past. I can't let go of Hunter. Our relationship was too important, I'll finally admit that to myself. "But-" Hunter says and trails off. I can see the internal battle raging inside of him and patiently wait for it to subside. "okay" he says in a reluctant voice.
"come on, it's not like we can just lie here and starve to death!" I say sardonically. "let's go to the shops. nobody will stop us from walking out of there without paying" I say. He frowns but doesn't disagree.