Hunkered down in the kitchen - it wasn't until then - Brena truly noticed how stranger she was in the farm house. Her nerves were screaming at her to leave, but some part of her ached to feel human touch and even interaction. It had been so long, and the last time was bitter and had left her feeling more like a stain to humanity, more so than a liberator. "Gosh," she sighed, looking over the counter as she bowed her head over the sink. The idea of sinking her teeth into any food had immediately fled off with her last preservation of pride and she had felt weak and a little... lonely now too.<br/><br/>When she noticed him go upstairs, her nerves tightened, coiling the muscles beneath her skin and suddenly she was looking back through the kitchen as she heard the soft thump of feet up the stairs till they stopped. Looking back down again, Brena found herself unable to eat the breakfast food, yet strangely her stomach growled and demanded she just eat it anyways. She sat down, looking at the box and flicked it with her thumb and forefinger. "Mhm, so totally deserving, I just-" but a scream interrupted her train of thought and suddenly she was scrambling back, throwing the chair to the floor in a panic as screaming echoed through the house.<br/><br/>Jumping, Brena almost tackled the coffee table for her gun, when a fit of laughter broke out behind it and she found herself gripping the doorway of the kitchen as she looked up to find Jerry merely playing with Emma. The shock that hit her eyes must have made her seem in awe, watching them. In the city, gloom had filled up the citizens, leaving the children grim and yet... Here was this man, playing with a girl -making her scream, no less- in a fit of laughter in a house isolated and possibly surrounded by face-eating things that they called zombies. Her heart ached, leaving her falling to her knees a little, but she stood her ground well, watching them as her eyes started to moisten.<span style="font-style: italic">Lord, what a sight</span>She thought to herself, blessedly thankful for such a blissful scene. Her body just, moved aside, watching them run around, and she hadn't even noticed herself move, nor the tiny smile that spread over her lips.<br/><br/>Had Jerry even snuck up behind her -tickled her even- and gotten her jumpy and jittery with excitement, she wouldn't have noticed it. And that's when the sadness set in, and the thought started to dawn on her as she sunk back against the wall, remembering her parents. Oh, she missed them, and the sad smile that crossed her face next, left her looking more nostalgic than anything. "Cute kid," she murmured, "With a cute Dad to boot."<br/><br/>(OH MY GAWD! Internet! It's been so long!!! D'x )