I nodded, then looked to Arty.<br/>"It's fine." I said passively. I then looked out the window. "The reason why I stay alive... I often wonder if my reason is even worth it. My parents, when the infection hit my town seven years ago, told me to run to the forest... to live the rest of my life, the best I possibly can..." I took a puff, and let the smoke leave through my nose as I continued. "I'm pretty sure both my mother.. and my father are dead now. I had to run away at only thirteen years old... into a forest to live alone for the next seven years after and what for?" I sighed, letting the rest of the smoke leave through my mouth. I then flicked the cherry off again. "I am here today... I am trying to remain alive... the only thing... that keeps me going...." I took a puff. "Is only to bury my parents." There were tears trickling down my cheeks by this point, their slow motion leaving a wet trail behind it. "They were the best parents I could ask for... They deserve a funeral..." I looked to Arty at that point, and showed him my necklace, which had a bullet on the end of it. "This charm was passed down from my father's side of the family... It was giving to me as a gift for my thirteenth birthday..." I gripped the bullet tightly. "Only a month before the infection hit us..." I let go of the bullet, letting the charm land between my breasts as I looked out the window again. "It's the only thing that I have left, besides my Tanto and bow..." I sniffled, taking the last puff of the cigarette in the process, then throwing the cigarette butt out the window. "My only living purpose is to give my parents a good funeral... After that, I wouldn't give a fuck if I ended up dying the same night..."