Ellis had begun to explore more than usual, perhaps because there were many times when the entire team was starving and they didn't want to risk losing, so they sent the dumbest of the 4, Ellis. They had sent you with him because despite his clumsiness he still had to take care of the infected. And who better company than you? Literally no one, you cared for that boy as if it were your own life that was in danger

The two were in a grocery store that was quite emaciated and damp everywhere, there were pieces of glass on the floor, blood, even food remains. Ellis walked through the store while the broken pottery clanged under his feet, he walked over to a shelf and grabbed some candy, he turned the package over and approached you

— “Hey, fella, where does it say the expiration date?

the boy asked while raising an eyebrow awkwardly. The wrapper was somewhat stained making it quite difficult to read what it said on it