Lucas woke up early and did his morning exercise. He looked around and saw that the town was empty. There were no lurkers wandering around the area.
"Lucas?" Sussie called. Her brother glanced at her and smiled.
"You were up early," Lucas said. Sussie leaned her head on her brother's shoulders and watched the birds flying in the sky as well as the beautiful sunrise. At that moment, she felt like she had gone back to the days when there were no lurkers and no threats in their lives.
"I had a bad dream," she truthfully said. Sussie dreamed about their parents and how they died, then transformed into a lurker. Lucas patted his little sister's head and slightly pinched her cheeks.
"Don't worry. I'm here now. I'm going to protect you," Lucas said.
"Thank you, brother," she said, and they
