CONFUSED

Craig sat down in the snow without breaking eye contact with Tobias, his emotions are mixed, angry, sad, confused, glad all of it is mixed up in his head but he does not know how to react. Tobias sat there quietly and sang a song from before the world has gone to collapse, 'Imagine' by John Lennon. It seems the world is not really changing like Tobias expected it to be, greed and thirst for power.

"Whose side?"

"Yeah"

"Well, you're on our side are you not?"

Tobias glared at him in response, as if he is offended by that statement.

"Out of all the questions you can ask... that is wha-"

"Uh huh... which side?"

"The community that we built, because of you"

"No no, not because of me, I have no contribution to that corrupted place as much as you think"

"Corrupted?"

"Isn't it too obvious?"

"What do you mean?"

"Norfolk, Ontario... a bit weird that they would throw a kid out... and a man who checks that kid 'saw' in order to protect their community.. and an idiot who easily are manipulated by what they told them to be good"

"What are you saying?"

"Don't know"

"You need to go back?"

"Where?"

"Home"

"Home? I have no clear home, even you, once that place collapses under its own weight everyone is back to being itinerants"

"sure... I need to tell everyone your alive... how are you alive?"

Tobias pulled his sleeved up and showed a bite mark, his skin torn like it has been pulled upwards. Craig could not believe his eyes, even Tobias cannot believe it. 'How's Natalia?' Tobias asked calmly to Craig who has so many questions that Tobias ignored. Craig annoyed responded with just 'fine'. Tobias then got up and headed out of his way, Craig tries to stop him but he was easily put down.

"So Natalia is immune?"

"No, a man bit me who was pretending to be a biter"

"wha- that doesn't make sense"

"How about being immune to the virus.. does that make much more sense?"

"I'm open to ideas or interpretations?"

"Sure... glad to know you're still an idiot.. I can use you"

"Why won't you come back?"

"Why should I... you're leader is afraid of someone who can overpower him right.. or anyone that doubts him or sees through him?"

"uhm, we are a democracy... why do we have to do that... those people that we chose to lead us as a whole"

"Better go to Hearst and check for yourself, you'll fucking hate it... glad to know that you're parents are dead so that he won't experience this shit"

Not being able to reply Craig is just there. Tobias then gets up and patted the snow off him and Craig begs him to comeback, the wind starts to get stronger a sign that a blizzard is coming their way. Craig tries to cling onto Tobias but he kicked him off causing his face to bruise up. Tobias turned around and said 'No one will believe you', he then walked up close to him and whispered.

"If they find out about her, I know who to kill"

He then run into the flurry of snow to disappear. Craig got back on his vehicle and left to their community. One of his theories and random ideas with Natalia has been confirmed, but not really. It still needs further testing and he needs to find a way to do so without arising suspicion with the community. The flurry of snow makes it hard to see the road, he can barely see anything within the walls of the snow.

He followed the road ahead back to Mackinaw but his trip is cut short. A tree has fell down on the road and he crashed into it. The whiplash knocked him out and parts of the branches went through the windshield, it gave him shallow cuts on his face. He lays down there while his vehicle's horns go off, he stayed there as the blizzard comes down in his area.

Niall has awoken from his little nightmare and remembers that he is still in the hospital bed. He looks over to the window and sees someone looking through it, the man turned around and sees him, awaken. He nodded and called through the window a nurse in order to tell one of their doctors. He stood directly beside Niall in a quiet but condescending manner, he covers the bright light behind him. A bearded man with several strands of his hair has grayed.

"hmm, you don't look so good"

"....."

"Come on, you don't have to be so tense when I'm around"

He then slowly poured water into a cup and handed it to Niall, who refused it. The man took a deep breathe and looked up, he quickly pulled a gun out and aimed it directly on Niall's crotch.

"I sent some men to investigate what happened to you, because this could be another trick that you and your people will pull off, bullshitting us like nothing is happening"

"What?"

"Don't act dumb"

He locked the door as the doctor is coming in, and told them to wait. He leans on Niall's face with a gun to his throat, Niall sweats profusely under this pressure and fear.

"You pretend like nothing is happening, but I know... you told us that... you managed to use that to you're advantage once, but now anymore... and you cannot do anything"

"...."

"But seeing you in this shape... I highly doubt that?"

Niall trying to move his right arm, but he cannot do it. He uses his left hand to reveal that his whole right limb is gone.

"what the fuck did you do to me?"

"Well, I came to check in on you and you're arm is 'dying'... so I told the doctors to hack it off.... either way if you weren't even infected I would have bitted you myself"

"Dylan, stop this.. please"

"Why? Afraid that Tobias, will get to you... HE'S DEAD!... what the fuck can you do, you already nailed the woman that he likes.... why are you worrying about a dead man?"

"Wor-"

"In your sleep, you were murmuring about Tobias.. what's up with that, are you gay?"

"what the fuck are you talking about?"

"Should I just kill you?"

"No, don't please... I helped you maintain this... those men would have not been-"

Dylan grabbed Niall's face and leaned on him even closer and in an uncomfortable manner.

"Listen well, if I found out that you are plotting, anything against me... I'll destroy Mackinaw, and blame it on you... after all.. who would believe you?"

Niall has fallen into an icy shock as those same words were repeated to him. Dylan let goes off his face and hides his gun, he walks slowly towards the door and fixed himself. He checked his broken watch and opened the door for the doctor and nurse to get in, he greeted them with a smile and left. The nurse and the doctor checked on Niall and gave him a pill of aripiprazole.

"Why are you giving me this?"

"Mr. Dylan said that you might need it, because you 'see' things sir... and he thinks that you beat yourself up"

Niall drops his head down and stares blankly at the bed sheet. He slowly stood up and the 2 helped him get up, he slowly walked to the window to see Dylan pushing Lee and their daughters away from the hospital. He turns around and looks at the windows to spot Niall, and as soon as he can see the window Niall is already walking away.

"Stupid bastard"