[b]Broken[/b]

Nothing had been the same since that day, everything changed. The entire group was in a state of reluctant silence. It was broken from tip to toe. Even those not involved in the incident were affected severely. That relationship that took time and effort to build seemed to have just been shattered. They were now just individual survivors looking out for each other, but not entitled to being a family. 

First off was DeSean and Jennifer. At first sight one would continue to think they were that perfect couple - nothing but love. But despite what they showed the others, the inevitable truth was that it wasn't going all that well. Jennifer started to realize that DeSean seemed to be more worried about his best friend more than her. Could be noted as jealousy, could be noted as greed. But in the end, this little fact was tearing both of them down. On the other end, DeSean noticed her abrupt behavior - always questioning him unlike before. His irritation grew when at a certain point, she started being sarcastic about his relationship with Hank. It just wasn't going great in that SUV they drove. 

In the other vehicle was Seth, Aiden, and Aaliyah. Even though Seth's feelings for the girl hadn't changed, he wasn't his usual self. He had been affected by the sight of Heather back when they were attacked, about three days ago. They were headed to Baton Rogue, near the highways. The plan was to still continue north, but nobody seemed to be taking the lead anymore. Anyway, Seth changed his outlook on life. He started to believe that he needed to become more courageous, stronger. But not like Hank or DeSean, but better than the two. During those three days, every time they stopped to rest, he would go ahead and scout with Floyd. He started noting all his movements, the way he did things, because despite the guy's silence, he was probably the only person not affected by the events - as though he'd been through worse. Seth never asked though, he understood his place at the moment. 

Floyd was riding with Hank, Imogen, and Heather. Like just stated, he didn't change much, still did things the way he'd always done them. In fact, he was the only person that remained cool. He was trying to get Hank back on board, but it had t worked yet. Hank was still lost in that void in his head. And it was dark, not a glorious place to be. And it was visible, all over his glazing eyes, leaving him with only a dim light in them. He was hurt, destroyed by what he'd let happen. But for him it wasn't about strength like for Seth. For him it was about his decision making. He made the wrong call, putting his people in harms way. And every time he looked through the truck's mirror to the backseat at Heather, he just imagined her looking back at him with anger and fear in her eyes. It was destroying him. He couldn't even talk to her at all. Every time he tried, words just wouldn't come out. He was a prisoner of his own faults. 

"Is it up here?" Hank asked Floyd, pointing at the intersection in front of them. Floyd looked at the map and used his finger to follow through to their destination. "Yea" Floyd responded, still short on words, but making up through his actions. "Three blocks then left" Floyd followed up. "Alright. We stop there see if anyone needs a brake. If not, we keep going" Hank responded. Floyd nodded and folded the map back up, started staring at the sky. 

Seth had allowed Aiden to drive the car for a change. He was in the backseat with Aaliyah. But he was sleeping, just there doing his little snoring. He had his head planted on the window, face palmed against the glass. DeSean was grumpy, driving down the rode behind the truck. He hadn't slept the night before because Jennifer decided to sleep in a separate tent. He just had this frown in him that would piss anybody who saw it off. 

So that's what the group was dealing with at the instant. They weren't what they originally had become, it had gotten bad. They just all hoped it wouldn't get worse.