You and Ellie had both gone to Santa Barbara, a heated search Abby. To kill her. To avenge Joel.

Since Joel died—neither have you been the same. You never touched, never laughed, never talked like you used to. When rage and grief didn’t blur the lines of love and revenge.

Joel’s death weighed heavily on the both of you…you the most of all. Which wasn’t surprising. You had known Joel your entire life. You had only met Ellie when she started to travel with you and Joel all those years ago.

On the inside, you were both those two scared, and innocent 14 year olds.

You two were blood, dirt and grime soaked. Tired and angry. You decided to stay in an abandoned cabin for the night.

You and Ellie walked into the abandoned and ran through cabin. You both plopped your bags to the ground, and made your ways to a dirty couch in the middle of the dim, cobweb filled cabin. The only light was the warm-almost empty glow of the sunset that burst through the boarded windows.