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When Michael woke up Erabbed a nearby juht and pulled it over his head before shuffling through the living roo outside and the house was silent but for the noise of E in the kitchen She didn&039;t notice Michael had coed a chair across the floor and away from the table and sat down

&039;Hello,&039; she said quietly &039;Sleep well?&039;

He nodded but didn&039;t say anything All things considered, he had slept well, but he was too tired to engage in conversation unless he absolutely had to He knew he&039;d feel more sociable when he&039;d had a few minutes to properly wake up

&039;I&039;ve been up for ages,&039; Eo that woke ot while ere out yesterday&039;

Yesterday afternoon&039;s priority had been to get Carl safely on his way back to the city Although that in itself hadn&039;t taken too long to organise and arrange, there had subsequently beenwhich see prettyelse The supplies which they had collected fros on the kitchen floor Eot up and had sorted most of it away

Michael cleared his throat and rubbed his eyes

&039;So how you feeling today?&039; he asked, his voice quiet, flat and subdued

She stopped what she was doing and looked up and briefly siving little away &039;What about you?&039;

&039;I&039;ht&039;

Silently and independently they were both still preoccupied with thoughts of Carl, although neither wanted to talk about theirwhat he had found in the city whilst,whether he&039;d got there at all

&039;So what are we going to do today?&039; Ee question, Michael thought What is there to do?

&039;Don&039;t know,&039; he answered &039;Why, what do you want to do?&039;

She shrugged her shoulders and returned to her work, wondering what had made her ask such a stupid question in the first place Perhaps it had just been instinctive? Whatever the reason, the lack of any hile ansas depressing The complete and utter lack of any positive distraction and interest in their lives, coupled with the constant fear of everything beyond the farrind her down The relentless boredo over her head like a black storm cloud And the fact that Carl had left only served to increase her negativity further still

&039;Maybe we shouldup on Eranted, but it was all that he could co&039;

&039;Like what?&039;

He struggled to answer

&039;I don&039;t know Bloody hell, thereclean or decorate a roo cakeI don&039;t know&039;

&039;Maybe we could just sit here and watch the clock until we fall asleep Then we could get up toain&039;

Em, but the fact that they had been able to relax a little last nightand harder to s Perhaps it was for that very reason that she was like this? Was she now punishing herself for finally allowing herself to drop a few barriers and reveal her true feelings, thoughts and emotions?

Michael wondered if this was hoas always going to be