I sighed as I wrapped my arms around Eve, feeling my own tears running down my pale face. I knew the pain Eve would be feeling at the loss of her daughter must be awful, something I couldn’t even draw a comparison to from my own experiences. Yes, I had lost my own family in the “apocalypse”, but never my own child... Perhaps I was lucky to have not gone through that. The fact I couldn’t bear children might have impacted on that.. But I knew she was suffering.

“Come on sweetheart, let’s get you back to the tents, okay? I know it hurts, but it’ll be the best cause of action right now.” Taking a hold of Eve’s arm, I pulled her to her feet, walking with her to the tents. “We’ll give Lara a nice burial, hmm? Get flowers to put on her grave, make a head stone for her.” Giving her hand a squeeze, I walked with her.

“I cannot believe Jack did that… I’m so, so sorry you lost Lara.” I tried to keep calm and stop crying for her own sake, knowing I needed to keep her calm. “Come on sweetheart, let’s get you rested and fed up, okay? You’ve had a nasty shock, sweetie.” I knew it had affected her deeply, but how would I explain to Jack that there was no more Josh? No more Lara? I had to put those thoughts to the back of my head for now.

“Do you want me to go and get Jack?”