"We need to get inside!" Matt shouts as he stares into the distance. "Why?" I ask, his sudden outburst confusing me. "Thats why!" He whispers pointing into the distance, where I can make out a group, no an army of Z's heading in our direction.
"Can't we catch a bleeding break." I mutter while we back into the shadows of the building. "Lets discuss this later." He says once we are inside with the door locked. "Discuss what later?" Shannon queries, in a suggestive tone, as we try to get everyone's attention. "QUIET!" Matt yells to get their attention and it worked.
"Listen up, everyone! There is an army of Z's coming this way and I'd bet Ghost and Scorpion sent them." Matt announces once we have everyone's attention. "We need to get out of here and fast!" I add as everyone begins to panic. "Calm down! I know a way out!" Oliver screams over everyone. We all turn to him waiting for him to finish.
"I found an underground passage that leads somewhere, but I haven't had a chance to explore it yet so I don't know exactly where it leads to." He finishes and then he walks over to the bathroom and lifts a tile. I walk over and look down, I can't see much because it is too dark. "Can somebody hand me some kind of light, quick." I say and within seconds somebody hands me one. I shine the light down and realise it isn't too deep, it is maybe six or seven feet. I jump down and look around it isn't a passage, it is a room. It is an underground shelter.
"You're definitely going to want to see this, all of you." I shout up to everyone. Within seconds everyone is down and the tile is back in place.
"How long do we have to stay down here?" Tara asks her brother and he looks around hoping for an answer. "Ehm not long, sis." He replies as he holds her close.
"Oh but it's boring down here!" She moans. "And it's dangerous up there now sit down and quit moaning!" He orders her getting angry.
"How did they find us?" Shannon asks quietly so the others wouldn't hear. "I don't know." I reply just as quiet. "Isn't it obvious, someone here is an eye for Ghost." Justin states a little too loud.
"What do you mean an eye for Ghost?" Ben butts in. "Good work, Justin. So who is it then?" I ask out of curiosity.
"My bets on her ex-boyfriend over there." Jordan points at Matt. "You really think so?" Jessie asks. "Who are Ghost and Scorpion?" Eoin asks. "They're the people we're hiding from." Justin replies casually. "They want to kill us." Shannon adds. "Oh, so we're in danger if we stay with you!" Eoin bellows as he throws something across the small room. "Shhhhh!" Jordan says as he tackles him and gets him in a head-lock. After a few seconds he falls unconscious.
"Maybe that wasn't what you should have done." Matt comments. "Shut up, you." Jordan threatens him. "Calm down it was a joke." Matt responds. "Screw you!" Jordan shouts at him. Matt deosn't know what to say, he just looks at Jordan completely confused.
"It was you wasn't it! It's your fault Leah's gone! It's your fault everything bad is happening to us! It's you, you're their inside man!" Jordan screams as he dives onto Matt and starts to punch him. "Get off!" Matt shouts at Jordan as he tries to push him off. "Somebody stop them or they'll find us!" Oliver orders. "Get up both of you!" Willow calls as we pry them apart. "Will you two just wait until those creatures have gone!" I whisper angrily to them.
"He's an eye for Ghost and Scorpion! Why do you care about what I do to him?" Jordan questions as I help Matt up. "Wait do you all actually believe I would do that? Be an eye for them?" Matt inquires, with anger and hurt in his voice.
"Don't even try to deny it!" Jordan orders him. "I wouldn't, I couldn't do that to you all. You took me in even though my brother tried to rape one of you and you let me stay even after you found out about me and Ghost. You're all like family to me! So why would I ever want to jeopardize that?" Matt states, standing his ground. "Oh, excellent speech. It really was." Jordan says, sarcastically, as he slowly claps. "Do any of you believe me? Or should I just go?" Matt asks, he sounds as if he is about to cry. " You should just go!" Jordan spits at him like he is just some dirt.
"I believe you, I know you aren't a traitor or a spy. That's just him needing someone to blame!" I state, before he can turn and go. "Me too, Amy is right." Shannon adds. "I do too, and I know Leah would've." Oliver speaks up. "You don't know what Leah would've said, so don't act like you even give a shit that she is gone!" Jordan shouts at Oliver and then he looks around and strolls to the end of the room.
Matt turns around before anyone else can express their opinions and with a smile that didn't reach his eyes and says "It's been a good run gang, but nothing is meant to last forever. Goodbye." He smiles sadly as he peeks up and sees it is clear.
He climbs up and is walking away, were we really about to let him go?! "Matt, come back!" I order as I climb up after him, but he doesn't listen.
"Amy, he's gone." Jordan says from behind. "Yeah, thanks to you." I state while walking after Matt. I follow him out the door and catch him just as he gets to the gate. "Why are you going?" I ask him the second I get over. "It's clear that Jordan doesn't trust me, even after I saved his life." He answers, with a sad smile. "He's just in a bad mood, come back inside.....please we've lost enough friends already." I plead with him. "I know, but if he's going to blame it on me I need to prove to him that it's not." He states as he opens the gate. "Matt, please. I am literally begging you to come back!" I plead with him again and he closes the gate. " I'll wait a few days." He says calmly as he backs away from the gate and heads towards the shop. I could see the tears building up in his eyes. When he gets to the door he turns and waves. I watch as he steps inside, only to grab some supplies. Once he is out of sight I turn away and walk back into the building.
"Well he's gone. I hope you're happy." I say to Jordan when he looks up. "I am because the traitor left!" He replies. "What if he wasn't the traitor?" I ask him. "Well who else could it have been? And how else could they know where we are all the time?" He answers with a question.
"Hmmm I don't know maybe they are following us? Or maybe it is somebody else and they just want you to think it's Matt because he's the obvious suspect! So listen to me, yeah he dated Ghost and yeah he worked with them until he realised what they were up to, but there is no way he is an eye for them. They aren't stupid so try to think like a criminal and you will understand how they think because they were clearly criminals and shit like that before all of this." I reply, trying my best to stand my ground. He doesn't reply, instead he just backs away slowly and then turns and utters six words. "You should have left with him!" Everyone looks at him, they look surprised but I dont even turn.
"Why would you say that?" Shannon asks him as he walks away. "Maybe I should have left and maybe you should have treated Leah better, then maybe she'd still be alive and you'd actually have the courage to look at your own child!" I say and as soon as I say it, I want to take it back. He just looks at me with tear filled eyes and a look of pure hatred. He then walks away. I feel everyone's eyes on me. They are silently judging me. It feels as though their eyes are burning holes in me. I didn't mean to say something so harsh but I did.
"I'm going to do a perimeter check." I state as I bolt for the door. Once outside I sit down, I decide I'd check the perimeter from one spot. I can't believe what I just said, it is worse than anything I ever did before. "I should apologize to him." I think out loud. "No, no I shouldn't!" I argue to myself. While arguing I don't hear the foot steps sneeking up behind me and before I get the chance to, something heavy comes down on my head and knocks me out.......
When I awaken I am in a dark room. I try to stand up but I am dragged back down by a cold, metal chain. I try to make out my surroundings, but it is too dark. I try to speak or scream but no words or sounds come out. All I can do is sit down and look around the darkness. I am sitting and thinking when I hear a cry of pain from straight ahead of me. I try to get closer, but I am chained to the ground. Then there is another and another, then everything falls silent. I sit down and try to be prepared for whatever is happening. I just sit still, waiting and glancing in all directions. Slightly expecting some Z's to emerge from the shadows, but they never do. I am beginning to get bored and hungry, when I hear loud footsteps heading in my direction and then the lights come on. I squint at first, trying to make out my surroundings, but it still doesn't work.
"How long have I been in here" I think, as I still can't speak. "How are you?" A male voice asks, I recognise the voice but I can't place it on a person. "How long has it been?" He carries on, while he talks I keep trying to place the voice. "Two maybe three months? God, Amy it's not a conversation unless you speak back! Thats how communication works!" He is strange and I did recognise his voice. "Why aren't you talking?" He questions me, but I can't answer. "Wh-h-o a-re yo-o-ou?" I gathered all of my energy to utter those words. "Seriously? You don't recognise me! Not even my voice?" He bellows through the room. I can't respond and my energy level is at an all time low. I force myself to stay concious but I can feel myself drifting, slowly, into un-conciousness again.
Shannon
"It's your fault she left. You told her she should have gone with Matt and she probably followed him!" I tell Jordan off. "It was her choice if she did." He deosn't even seem to give a shit that he possibly caused her to leave. "Do you not understand? She could be dead and it's your fault!" I try to convince him that it isn't a good thing, but he doesn't care for what I have to say. "Well she wouldn't be the first this week! Would she?" He screams and then storms out. He is being an ass to everyone lately, not just since Leah died but before that too. I was worried about him, but not anymore. I walk to the door and look out. I just cann't understand why she would do what Jordan wants.
"Shannon?" Justin calls from behind me. "What is it?" I ask, I sound pissed off but it wasn't at him. "Calm down a little and come over here." He says as I walk towards him. "Whats wrong?" I ask as I get over. "Tara wants to talk to you." He responds and then walk away. "What is it, Tara?" I query as I sit next to her. "I think I saw something....last night. It was Amy." She begins, " She was sitting in the grass looking around and talking to herself. Then something climbed the fence and hit her on the head with a metal bar. It knocked her out and then dragged her away. Then the man turned and smiled at me." She finishes and I just sit, staring blankly at her. It is a very plausible story, but surely Amy would've heard somebody come up behind her.
"Tara, are you sure of what you saw? I mean, it was very dark and you were probably tired we had a long day." I think she might have made it up, but with every passing second I am getting more certain that it was Scorpion and Ghost. "Shannon, I know what I saw. I know you don't believe me but it did happen!" She shouts and then runs to her brother. I did believe her but there was no proof and I don't know where they could have taken her. I decide to take a look around the perimeter, I have nothing else to do. I walk outside and walk around. I walk to where Amy usuall sits after her perimeter check and find some blood.......
Amy
"Wake up, Amy." The man yells, I try to ignore him but that isn't working. I open my eyes and this time everything comes into focus.I can see a door at the far end of the room, behind me was a large window, ahead of me was a trail of blood leading out the door and to my left was a man. I look at him for a few seconds and then it hits me, who he is. He has an evil smile on his face. "Recognise me now?" He asks and the answer is yes. "You pig!" I scream, only making him laugh. "Ouch, that hurt." He laughs again. "I really thought you were one of us!" I shout at him. "Well think again, I have and always will be with Sophia." He smirks at my reaction. "What? No? She died? What?" I can't comprehend what s happening. We saw Sophia as a Z and killed her. I looked at her lying still on the ground in the alley.
*Flashback*
"LOOK WHO CAME TO JOIN THE PARTY.........IT'S YOUR GOOD FRIEND.........SOPHIA" Ghost laughed as she slowly hobbled towards us snapping her jaw and staring at us with blood thirsty eyes. She was still recognisable which meant she was only a recent change.I ran forward and ended the beast that had filled her body.
"ASSHOLE!" Shannon screamed from where ever she was, there was a loud moan and a gunshot then everything fell silent. I stood still for a few moments processing all of this, how is Sophia dead? who was hit by that gunshot?, as I was sanding Justin ran off in the direction of the noise and Matt fought the on-coming zed's.
"Let's go!" He called and he ran after Justin, I knelt beside Sophia's still body. She didn't look much different from when she first went crazy, even though it was two whole years ago and she changed so much.
"See you, Sophia." I said and walked away from her body and after the others.....
*Flashback over*
"You thought that was her in the lane? You seriously are foolish. She was in the lane, but not as the Z, no she was, is, Ghost! The Z was one of her sisters, Genine" He snickers, I want to punch him so badly but the chain is still holding me down.
"Then that makes you Scorpion!" I shout as I try to escape the chains that hold me in place. "Very good, Amy." He, sarcastically, praises me. "Funny." I mutter. He doesn't speak for a few moments and then Sophia appears at the other end of the room. "How's the gang?" Sophia asks. "Leah is dead, Zack is dead, Shannons dad is dead, we thought he was dead and we thought you were dead." I reply. " Sorry to hear that." She says, with a hint of sadness in her eyes that disappears just as quic as it had appeared. "Yeah, sure." I murmer and she shoots me a glare. If looks coud kill, I'd be dead.
"How's Jordan?" Callum (Scorpion) asks. "A stubborn pig. He has a son though. Wanted to call him Callum, but Leah said no and they called him Zack." I answer, remembering the last conversation we had.
*Flashback*
"Well he's gone. I hope you're happy." I said to Jordan when he looked up. "I am because the traitor left!" He replied. "What if he wasn't the traitor?" I asked him. "Well who else could it have been? And how else could they know where we are all the time?" He answered with a question.
"Hmmm I don't know maybe they are following us? Or maybe it is somebody else and they just want you to think it's Matt because he's the obvious suspect! So listen to me, yeah he dated Ghost and yeah he worked with them, but there is no way he is an eye for them. They aren't stupid so try to think like a criminal and you will understand how they think because they were clearly in prison and places like that before all of this." I replied, trying my best to stand my ground. He didn't reply, instead he just backed away slowly and then turned and uttered six words. "You should have left with him!"
"Why would you say that?" Shannon asked him as he walked away. " Maybe I should have left and maybe you should have treated Leah better, then maybe she'd still be alive and you'd actually have the courage to look at your own child!" I said and as soon as I said it I wanted to take it back. He just looked at me with tear filled eyes and then walked away. I felt everyone's eyes on me. They were silently judging me. It felt as though their eyes were burning holes in me. I didn't mean to say something so harsh but I did.
*Flashback over*
"Really? A son. I never pictured him as the father type." Sophia states. "He's not, he can't even look at the child. Everyone else has been looking after him." I exclaim.
"Why am I even telling you all this!" I vocalise my thought. "It's rude to question people." Callum replies, while motioning for me to shut up. "No that's rude!" I proclaim, loudly. "Shut up!" He roars as he stares out the window. While they look out I glance around for something sharp, to pick the lock of the chains with. I find nothing, but if I can get Sophia to come over I can take the keys she has. "Sophia." I whisper, loud enough for only her to hear. She turns and looks at me. I motion for her to walk over. "What is it?" She asks me completely baffled. I need to come up with something fast. "Whats happening with you and Callum?" I blurt out and she motions for me to be quiet.
"What do you mean?" She asks. I glare at her until she sits and answers. " Hmm.... we're married." She answers, but how did they get married? "How?" I inquire. "Well we found a priest and asked him to marry us. He agreed to and straight after we executed him and fed him to the Z's." She says with a huge smile on her face. I look at her with wide eyes and she smiles as though that was the happiest moment she could remember. "You're joking." I state. "No, it was the best day of my life." She declares, while smiling happily at Callum. I don't know what to say. "So how about you, anyone special?" She questions. "Nope." I answer as soon as she asks. "Really?" She wonders. "I'm one hundred percent sure." I affirm. She just looks at me and stands up. I manage to snatch the keys without her noticing. After a few seconds she leaves the room. Followed soon after by Callum. Once I am alone I take out the keys and un-lock the chains.
I glance around to make sure I am alone and then I walk carefully towards the door. I open it and look out. The entire corridor is empty, except for a trail of blood. I want to get out of here, but I have a sudden urge to follow the blood. I take one last look and then walk out. I make sure to not step into the congealing blood, making it hard to even move. The smell of death and rotten flesh wafts through the air, making me ill in the stomach. I need to get out of this corridor and fast. The first door I get to I open, without thinking and the second I open it I run for my life.
It is full of Z's. I run to the next room and open it, causing the same thing. "That's it no more opening doors!" I think out loud. I run straight down the corridor, following the blood each step of the way. I am running too fast to control my legs and before I know I run out of floor and straight into a wall. I turn to run back, but that would be suicide. I am trapped and about to die. I look around the floor, hoping to find some kind of weapon. There is none. The Z's were closing on me and all I can do is count the seconds until I am dead. "Five........Four.......Three.......Two......One" I say out loud, my voice shaking and cracking with each number. Just as I get to one I feel two hands come out and drag me sideways. "This is it." I think. "the end." I keep my eyes shut, waiting for the biting to begin, and the hand lets go.
I don't move or open my eyes. All I do is go down, I am on my knees waiting for them to feast on me. "Are you ok?" A familiar voice asks. I open my eyes, I can't believe my ears I need to see it to believe it. I look into his deep blue eyes and a sigh of relief escapes my mouth. I never felt so happy as he made sure I wasn't bitten or hurt in anyway. "Thanks." I acknowledge as he helps me up. "What are you doing here? You promised me you wouldn't come here!" He interrogates me. "I think the better question is what are you doing here?" I demand as his hand scratches the back of his neck. "Matt? Please do not tell me Jordan was right!" I plead and he holds out the letter I got from Ghost and Scorpion (Sophia and Callum). "No I came here to kill them...." He adds as I stare at the letter. "What? WHY?" I am the one interrogating him now. "They crossed the line. Turning everyone against me, killing Leah, making you doubt me!" He states as he picks up his weapons. "Are you going to help me?" He offers. "I wanted them dead when they first started to threaten us, but I'm not so sure anymore?" I think out loud and he looks at me completely baffled. "What's changed?" He questions as I contemplate my options.
"I found out who they are." I reply and his face drops to a frown. "Amy if it was the other way 'round they'd kill you!" He tries to convince me, but I am still on two minds about it. "Amy, you know it's true." He adds, his voice is soft and sweet. "I know, you're right." I change my mind and follow him to another door. We walk out and turn left. We come to a long narrow corridor with flickering lights and blood stains everywhere. Along one wall is lockers? On the opposite is posters with terrible puns. We are in a school.
"Come on." Matt states as he moves to the last room, which would have been a staff room. "What's in there?" I ask, worried about the answer. "Not what, but who." He answers, this was it my last chance to back out. "Ready?" Matt asks, I nod and he kicks the door in.
There they are sleeping peacefully on a makeshift bed. "You can stand guard." He says as he walks in. "No, I'm coming in." I state as I follow him. "Matt, have you thought this through?" I ask just before he can put a bullet between Callums eyes. "Yes, I decided it was best and that I don't want them to change to beasts so I will disable the brains." He answers. "Wait!" I beg right before he pulls the trigger. "What now?" He asks, getting edgy. I look at Callum and Sophia, I can't kill them or watch him kill them. "Let's go." He says, standing up and walking towards me. "Good." I say making him smile, just as he gets over Callum opens his eyes and reaches for his gun. He aims at Matt and pulls the trigger. I pull Matt out of the way and without thinking I pull Matts gun from his pocket and shoot Callum between the eyes.
Sophia wakes from the bang and looks at Callum. She begins to cry and then she reaches for his gun. I look at her and then to Callum and then back to her. I can't shoot her too. Matt pushe me out the door and takes his gun back. He turns and shoots her, dead. I walk away and Matt quickly follows. He has Callums gun and he gives it to me. I take it and look at him. He smiles as if to say thanks and we walk through the building to the exit.
"Well, no more Ghost and Scorpion." I smile sadly as we walk to the gate.
"How did you know them?" He asks me as we climb and turn right heading back towards the shop and the gang. "They were old friends, back when this all started." I reply as a car speeds around the corner. I look as they pull over and clim out. There is two men that resemble each other. I come to a conclusion that they are more than likely brothers and that Matt and I should run.
"You two lost?" One of them asks as he takes a step closer to me, followed by his brother. "No, now why don't you two get back into that car and drive off." I answer him, I am not in the mood for two twats. "Oh, she's got a mouth on her." He jokes to his brother. "Go and shove that car up your ass and shut your mouth." Matt spits at him. "Shut it you, is he your boyfriend?" He asks. "None of your buisness" I answer, pushing it now. "Well he'd better learn to shut his mouth or I'll kill you both!" He explains as he pulls out his gun. I raise my gun, as does Matt. They look at us and laugh. "Can either of you even use those?" He asks, between fits of laughter. I point the gun at the one who doesn't talk much and shoot his right shoulder. "Bitch." The one who doesn't shut up shouts as he points the gun at me.
"I wouldn't pull that trigger if I was you."
I look at Matt thinking it was, him but it wasn't.
"Sorry, we were just going when that bitch shot him! That's my little brother she shot." He says as he drags him into his car and drives away. As soon as they are gone I turn and se Jordan, Shannon, Justin, Jessie, Erica, Eoin and Willow behind us holding up guns. "Hi." Shanon says as she ran up and hugs Matt and awkwardly tries to hug me.
"Thanks." I say to everyone as we head back to the warehouse. I know it was Jordan who said it though. I look at him and give him an apologetic look. He nods and smiles. I glance at Matt as we walk. "Whats wrong?" He asks as I look away. "I didn't thank you for shooting Sophia after I left the room and by the way, I never doubted you." I reply. "I never thanked you properly either, so we're even and thank you for not oubting my loyalties." He laughs as we get to the gate. Shannon pushes it open and we all enter.
"Someone's going to have to go and get some water." She says just before I can close the gate. "I'll go." I offer, stepping back to the opposite side of the gate. "Are you sure?" She asks as she glances at everyone else, hoping somebody else will offer. "Yes I'm sure." I say as I close the gate. "Wait, I'm coming too." She adds and quickly follows me. "We'll be back in twenty." I smile as we walk over to the shop. "Wait!" Matt and Justin run over to help. "I think two of us is enough." Shannon smiles as they catch up. "We're here to get some sweets, I miss them." Justin laughs as he strolls into the shop followed by Matt. "Let's get the water and beat them back!" I suggest and we run to the aisle with water.
We grab four boxes each, filled with various flavours and brands. We are going to head straight back to the door when we walk around to the sweet aisle and find Matt and Justin just filling bags with chocolate's, crisp's, lollies and jellies. "Hungry?" Shannon asks as she walks over to Justin and helps him fill some bags. I laugh and then I decide to make my way back over to the warehouse that we are staying in. I walk through the baby aisle to grab some things for Zack and Lily. I look through everything and grab some toys, formula and bottles and some random things that babies need.
By the time I get back to the door the other three are waiting for me. "What took you so long?" Shannon asks and I just show her the two bags I have. We get back to the gate and have to call for someone to open it. After about ten minutes of us shouting, Tara runs out and opens the gate. "Thanks." Justin says and she takes one of the bags. "She was the one who asked us to get some sweets." Justin smiles. We all laugh and Tara closes the gate and locks it behind us. We take our time, carefully walking to the building. "There's snails faster than you!" Jessie calls from the door.
When we get up we drop everything and sit down. "It's been a long few days." I state as I collapse into a chair. "Yes, it has." Shannon agrees and then there is silence.