"Keep her tied up until she calms down." David said cleaning the shallow cut he received when Ashleigh lunged at him with a knife. Vankelia intercepted her and tackled her to the ground, causing the knife to go flying across the room. David subdued her which gave them enough time to tie her up and tape her mouth shut.
"What has gotten into her?" Vankelia asked.
"I don't know...but I'm pretty sure she's been doing anything she can to survive...and we've been nothing but pawns."
"I say we kill her."
David looked at Vankelia with shock. "Vankelia! That's so unlike you."
"She was trying to kill us! An eye for an eye." Vankelia smiled. "Why don't we just gouge out an eye?"
"I think you need to get some fresh air. Go open the window upstairs and get some fresh air...your brain is getting loopy." David said. Vankelia agreed and went upstairs to rest.
David walked into the living room where Ashleigh was wriggling on the floor, bound by thick rope and a large piece of duct tape wrapped around her hands and covering her mouth. David squat next to her and smiled, slowly removing the duct tape off of her mouth.
Ashleigh spit in his direction. "Fuck you." She said.
"What have we done to you?" David asked. Ashleigh cried knowing that he was right.
"I just need to survive!" Ashleigh yelled out.
"And Vankelia and I can't help you out? I thought we were a team." Ashleigh breathed heavily from all the adrenaline and anger.
"I will let you free once you calm down." David said. "I forgive you." Ashleigh screamed at him. She didn't even apologize.
Vankelia entered a room with large windows. The lilac walls with flowers painted on them suggested that this was a small girl's room. The white, dainty furniture that lined the room gave an almost creepy feeling in the darkness. She walked to the windows and opened them up to get a nice flow of the night breeze. She took a deep breath and enjoyed the bright flickering lights coming from Friendship Heights. She almost dazed into a spell when she realized that those lights were not usually there. She looked harder and realized it looked like a forest fire. Then she scanned the streets below and noticed a heightened activity amongst the zombies that were outside. They seemed agitated and many of them were heading towards the light. Vankelia ran downstairs, skipping a few on the way, and told David what she had seen.
"Are you sure?"
"Go to the window and check!" She said. They both did and noticed all the zombies heading that direction.
"We have to see what it is!" Vankelia said. David looked at her and then at Ashleigh who stared at him from the ground.
"Fine. We can't leave her though."
"She'll just try and kill us if we untie her!" Vankelia protested.
"Who said anything about untying her?" David smirked.
***
"This is where I saw Eric!" Caroline said. The two cars had parked a few blocks down and gathered at the spot where Caroline swore the others were. They looked around and realized that the army Caroline was talking about were only a few blocks down focusing on destroying each building one at a time.
"We don't have much time. They'll be on top of us before we know it. We need to find them and get out of here now!" Christa said.
"Caroline, are you SURE you saw them here?" JC asked.
"Yes! I'm not lying." She insisted.
"Guys, over there!" Sarah pointed to a shadow hiding in the darkness. The shadow didn't see them and was concentrating on the soldiers. The group got closer and realized it was Jenny.
"PSTT!" JC called out. Jenny looked around confused until she saw the familiar faces. She waved them to come to her and one at a time the group made it over without being seen.
"What's going on?" Christa asked.
"My daughter is with them." Jenny said. "Those military bastards have my daughter and we need to get her back."
"Where are the others?" Mel inquired.
"We spread out to do a quick recon...they should be back any time soon."
"And Eric?" Caroline asked. "He IS with you right? I'm not just seeing things."
"Oh your friend? Yes...he's pretty battered up but he's with us."
"How can that be..." JC shook his head. "He died in that explosion..."
Soon after the other three came back and a much needed but short reunion ensued. After everyone reunited, they got down to business.
"Eric you still need to tell us how you survived!" Lauren H. asked.
"Does this look like a time for that?" Eric shook his head. He continued. "With what I've seen the last couple of days, we can't face them head on. Other small pockets of humans have tried and have only been mowed down. We need to get that little girl in the quickest but most indirect fashion too."
"What are we going to do?" Lauren N. asked.
"JC?" Eric looked to him. "Can you offer guidance?" JC looked at the group who desperately sought for some kind of plan as well. He swallowed the ice ball that had settled in his throat and realized he needed to come up with something.
"Eric is right...it would be suicide to face them head on. We need to make them think there are more of us than there really are. They'll spread their resources and a small group of us will infiltrate and secure Adelaide. Once that happens, we get the hell out of here!"
He laid out the plan with others chiming in to offer their sound advice. Half and hour later, they were ready to execute. Everyone equipped themselves with weapons and split up into their small initial groups.
This was going to be a giant risk and most, if not all, understood the high chances that there would be fatalities.
"See you guys on the other side?" Owen asked. Everyone smiled and gave a small nod. Mel twirled a knife in her hands and with a quick grin, ran off into the shadows with Sarah and Lauren N.
JC, Jiko and Owen ran the other direction with their heavy artillery. Jiko had found a sweet chainsaw in the trunk of the second car and fully loaded himself with knives and a machete.
Lauren H., Caroline and Eric were going to provide the distraction.
Jenny, Christa and LeAndria would cover the rear and attack when the soldiers have thinned out.
Within the hour, total carnage would ensue. Bodies would litter the floor, zombies would attack and blood would stain the roads red.
"We don't have much time. They'll be on top of us before we know it. We need to find them and get out of here now!" Christa said.
"Caroline, are you SURE you saw them here?" JC asked.
"Yes! I'm not lying." She insisted.
"Guys, over there!" Sarah pointed to a shadow hiding in the darkness. The shadow didn't see them and was concentrating on the soldiers. The group got closer and realized it was Jenny.
"PSTT!" JC called out. Jenny looked around confused until she saw the familiar faces. She waved them to come to her and one at a time the group made it over without being seen.
"What's going on?" Christa asked.
"My daughter is with them." Jenny said. "Those military bastards have my daughter and we need to get her back."
"Where are the others?" Mel inquired.
"We spread out to do a quick recon...they should be back any time soon."
"And Eric?" Caroline asked. "He IS with you right? I'm not just seeing things."
"Oh your friend? Yes...he's pretty battered up but he's with us."
"How can that be..." JC shook his head. "He died in that explosion..."
Soon after the other three came back and a much needed but short reunion ensued. After everyone reunited, they got down to business.
"Eric you still need to tell us how you survived!" Lauren H. asked.
"Does this look like a time for that?" Eric shook his head. He continued. "With what I've seen the last couple of days, we can't face them head on. Other small pockets of humans have tried and have only been mowed down. We need to get that little girl in the quickest but most indirect fashion too."
"What are we going to do?" Lauren N. asked.
"JC?" Eric looked to him. "Can you offer guidance?" JC looked at the group who desperately sought for some kind of plan as well. He swallowed the ice ball that had settled in his throat and realized he needed to come up with something.
"Eric is right...it would be suicide to face them head on. We need to make them think there are more of us than there really are. They'll spread their resources and a small group of us will infiltrate and secure Adelaide. Once that happens, we get the hell out of here!"
He laid out the plan with others chiming in to offer their sound advice. Half and hour later, they were ready to execute. Everyone equipped themselves with weapons and split up into their small initial groups.
This was going to be a giant risk and most, if not all, understood the high chances that there would be fatalities.
"See you guys on the other side?" Owen asked. Everyone smiled and gave a small nod. Mel twirled a knife in her hands and with a quick grin, ran off into the shadows with Sarah and Lauren N.
JC, Jiko and Owen ran the other direction with their heavy artillery. Jiko had found a sweet chainsaw in the trunk of the second car and fully loaded himself with knives and a machete.
Lauren H., Caroline and Eric were going to provide the distraction.
Jenny, Christa and LeAndria would cover the rear and attack when the soldiers have thinned out.
Within the hour, total carnage would ensue. Bodies would litter the floor, zombies would attack and blood would stain the roads red.
***
Adelaide had exhausted her tears. She just fell silent and emotionless waiting in the car. The veiled woman took off her disguise and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"It'll be okay. I'm sure your mom has gotten out of here by now." She said.
Adelaide just looked with blank eyes. The woman sighed and looked out the tinted windows as the soldiers were burning down what used to be the movie theater.
"By what you told me, child..." The woman looked at Adelaide. "Your mom was in good company. And what was the one name you remembered?"
Adelaide said nothing.
"Oh that's right...Jiko." The woman smiled. Oh Jiko, you sly bastard. She thought. Why am I not surprised you've survived this long?...We are famiry, after all...
"It'll be okay. I'm sure your mom has gotten out of here by now." She said.
Adelaide just looked with blank eyes. The woman sighed and looked out the tinted windows as the soldiers were burning down what used to be the movie theater.
"By what you told me, child..." The woman looked at Adelaide. "Your mom was in good company. And what was the one name you remembered?"
Adelaide said nothing.
"Oh that's right...Jiko." The woman smiled. Oh Jiko, you sly bastard. She thought. Why am I not surprised you've survived this long?...We are famiry, after all...
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