Outpost 1-30

Deuce is living in Salvation and attending school with all of the other kids in the settlement. She is still living with Mrs. Oaks, but Tegan, Fade, and Stalker are living with other people. Tegan is living with Doc and helps him with surgery, cleaning tools and what not. Fade is living with a rancher and helps him take care of animals. Stalker is living with a blacksmith and helps him make weapons and ammo out of metal. They all attend school during the day, and help out the people they live with afterwards. Deuce and Stalker sneak out of the house at night and practice their fighting moves because they aren't permitted to do them within Salvation. One night, they sneaked out and went up to the wall and helped Longshot look for Freaks. There were about ten of them out there during the time they were there, trying to draw Longshot and other guards away from the wall. Two of the Freaks then crept up and Longshot shot one of them, and the other one looked up at him with a sad look in his eyes. Deuce always knew how they looked when one was shot, but she saw a different look in the Freak's eyes, a look of sadness. Duece and Stalker then went back to their homes and went to bed. The next day, they went to school. Deuce and Stalker mostly just spend time together because Fade and Tegan don't pay much attention to them. The only time Fade talks to Deuce is when other kids are making fun of her for being different, but then Deuce just walks away, not knowing what to say to Fade. She just thinks that he's happy with the way his life is now. As for Tegan, she waves at Deuce, but they haven't talked much. During school, Deuce can't concentrate much, always thinking about the enclave where she had come from. All she wants is for school to be out, which it will be in a couple weeks. After school, Deuce went home and asked Momma Oaks if she could go visit Tegan. Momma Oaks said she could so she headed to the doctor's office. When she arrived she saw Tegan was there, and went in to talk to her. She talked to her for awhile, and found out that Tegan was happier with other people than with Deuce because Deuce reminded her of the past, which she did not want to remember. Although this hurt Deuce dearly, she knew that it would just take time, and that if it made Deuce happy, she would have to keep her distance for awhile.