Follow the Light

Chapter Two-Ambushed

(Follow the light?)
I look outside and stare at the brightest point,pointed to North
(Is that the direction?I guess I could check it out,at least its better than staying here in this cold ass shack)
"..."
I hesitate a bit,worried about how much shit hit the fan in the city during these past 5 years
(Should I?)
I grab my compound bow,my knife and my gas mask,for possible virus nests,and head out into the unknown.
The sound of birds starts to disappear and as hours pass with me walking North,the silence becomes stronger.
I come by a near gas station and check inside.
(Clear...clear.....clear....c-)
The sound of a pistol getting cocked in the back of my head made me have goose bumps as I tried to calm myself down
"Give me your bow,arrows,food and other supplies and you might live."
"....no..."
"You think I'm kidding man!?"
He turns me around and takes off my gas mask.
"A fucking teenager*laughs*you're a fucking kid"
Did he just....
"I don't like being called a kid..."
"Hey guys,I found a little shit with a cool ass bow and arrows!"
As the man calls for the rest of his group,I see an opening and aim my bow at him.
"What th-"
"Less than a second..."
The man looks at me with a puzzled look
"The time it takes for my compound bow to shoot an arrow into your eye socket..."
"Help!!!"
I hear loud footsteps and run away,I never killed a person before...but today,I might be forced to do so.
I hear bullets pass near me as I try to get cover behind a couple of shelves.
"That fuck threatened me!"
I can see three of them,one with a shotgun,the other two with pistols,I need to separate them...but how?
The gunshots quickly attract a few virulents and one of the bandits is bitten.
(This is my way out!)
I try to run but see the last standing bandit fending off against a virulent.
(I can't just leave like nothing happened and let him to die...)
I shoot an arrow at the virulent and immediately aim at the bandit.
"You ambush me again,I'll put an arrow through your throat."
The bandit,completely disoriented starts asking questions like about who I am
"Who the hell are you?"
(Who am-)
The man grabs a pipe and swings it at me,I dodge it and hit him with the end of my bow.
"...I guess you can say I'm the thing that keeps you awake at night...and I won't stop...but since neither will you..."
"Wait!!"
I shoot an arrow at his throat and watch him bleed to death right in front of me.
"Hello?Is anyone here?"
(!!!)
The voice of what seems to be a girl comes from outside,so I quickly put on my gas mask and hide.
"Hello? I hea-....Oh my god!!!!"
I watch the girl freak out and since she seems to be alone,I get out of my hiding spot and walk past her like I didn't even notice her.
"Y-you killed them...."
"..."
I start looting the bodies as she sits in a corner crying,it's kinda sad...to think that after 5 years,some people still haven't adapted to this new world...
I take an energy bar out of one of the guys and suddenly hear her stomach growl.
"..."
I toss the energy bar at her and she catches it.
"Thank you...but...I can't take this...it won't be of any use...but I appreciate the kindness...I guess there still exist good people in this world,even if they have to do horrific things..."
"..."
I grab one of the pistols and quickly leave the station
A few seconds later a single gunshot is heard from the station as I continue my way to the city.
It makes you think a lot about life,doesn't it?
Why do we care so much about living if we'll end up dying anyway?
I try to think about that as little as possible, but to some people,this is what's on their mind 24/7...
Survival doesn't have to do with being the strongest and smartest,but yes with how easy one can adapt to a certain environment or situation,as well as how mentally strong one is...
It doesn't matter who stays behind because we all die at some point..but we can decide if we quit our lives or not...