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Chapter 21

"Olivia! Get up now!" I heard someone yell my name

            I shot straight up knocking my head on a table in the process.

"OW God! What's the matter?" I asked whoever woke me up

"It's Ethan! Get outside now! Grab a gun!" Grayson yelled as he grabbed his rifle and ran out of the office

"What?" I asked in confusion

            I jumped up and ran over to grab my gun. I rubbed my eyes to try to wake myself up as I ran out of the store. The sight before me made me stop in my tracks and knocked the air from my lungs. I saw Ethan, crouched on the ground slashing whatever walkers were within his reach. The undead were closing in around him as Grayson tried to shoot as many as he could. Something snapped in my brain as I realized if we had any chance of saving Ethan, I had to get him out of there.

"Grayson! Cover me!" I yelled to him as I raised my gun and cleared a path for myself towards Ethan

"Olivia! What are you doing?" Grayson asked bewildered

"I have to get him out of there!" I yelled

            Just as I was about to run right into the thick of things, I felt an iron grip yank me back. Grayson pushed me behind him as he continued to shoot the walkers. The sounds of the guns were attracting even more walkers and if we weren't back in the store in the next minute, none of us would survive.

"Grayson! Something's wrong with Ethan! He would be trying to get out if he was ok. I think he's hurt! I have to get him out of there!" I yelled over the sound of gunfire

"You are not going in there too! Grayson responded

"Yes I am! And you can't stop me!" I said as I moved from around his back and started making my way to the circle of walkers closing around Ethan

            I felt Grayson pull me back again and this time he placed both hands on my shoulders to make sure I was listening to him.

"If you go in there, you will get bit." He said

"I don't care! Ethan's in there!" I yelled almost in tears

"And he has already been bit! There's nothing we can do, Olivia!" Grayson said

            I looked up at Grayson as if he was mad.

"What kind of a brother are you that you would just leave him there to die?" I asked in shock

            I broke away from Grayson and ran into the pit of walkers. I heard the gunshots of Grayson's rifle as he tried to take down as many as he could. By the time I reached Ethan, he was crumpled on the ground hugging his knees to his chest.

"Ethan! Come on, get up!" I yelled at him as I grabbed his arm

"I can't." Ethan said through tear brimmed eyes

"Ethan, we have to go!" I yelled as I yanked harder on his arm

            He nodded down to his leg and I glanced at the mangled limb that used to be his right leg.

"Ok, that's fine. We can work with that. Let's just get out of here." I lied

            I helped Ethan up as he put his arm around me. I placed my arm around his waist and let him lean completely on me for support. My body was supporting his entire weight and I could feel myself losing my strength quickly. I kept dragging him until we passed the glass doors of the store and were inside. I heard Grayson shut the door quickly behind us and start to board it up to keep the walkers out. I laid Ethan down on the dirty linoleum floor and focused my attention on his leg. I didn't even know where to start.