The Infected

10. We All Go Home

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Rico

"Where is she!!" I yell into the atmosphere banging on the cell.

"Yo kid calm down before we put a bullet in your head."

"Where is she!?" I grab on one of the guards as he pushes me back. He opens the door and they both walked in and began hitting me with their guns. I began to cry as I felt very weak and that I couldn't do anything to save myself.

"Yeah, you aren't so tough now huh little boy" They walk out and shut the cell door.

"What are ya'll gonna do to us" A man walks in and looks at me.

"Look at you. Your girlfriend is there helpless, and you want to save her right? How cliché. This is not how your story ends boy." He pulls out a button

"What is that."

"This is to blow the whole city to ashes. I will get the mutagen from both of you and then I press this button to blow this building up. Once this building blows up with you inside it. The whole city will blow up in the next 5 hours."

"Why we are just kids."

"Nah. You are the future. Your DNA can save humanity. You will die with honor and the world can go back to normal." Another man comes in

"We got the mutagen from her. But you might wanna take a look at this boss."

"Okay I'm coming. Stay right here kid." He walks out laughing. I sit there waiting for the day to go by and no sign of Lesi. I hope she is okay. My fury isn't coming like I want it to so I can't find her or save her.

Ugh I wish my mom was here to help me. Just then everything disappeared, and I was in the dark again.

Where am I?? Mom?? I looked ahead and seen Lesi laying in a bed. She was unconscious and it was scary because it looked like she was dying.

Lesi nooo I'm sorry I failed you please don't leave me

Don't you see. I'm no longer alive. I don't want us to suffer Rico.

What are you talking about!?

We can't be doing this anymore. We are internally hurting ourselves. Look at you, you're becoming a monster Rico...It's scaring me.

Lesi...I-

You damn near could've killed me. I coulda had a bullet straight to my head! Tears fell harder and harder for me as I couldn't even say anything and after we had sex for the first time. You almost let me die because you couldn't help me up after you damn near stopped me from walking. You almost got me killed a million times. You been failed me. I'd rather be dead than to live another second with you.

Lesi you don't mean that...I began to cry as everything she said is true.

I failed you Lesi...

You sure did...All of a sudden, she was shot in the head and then Lesi came towards me and picked me up.

"I got you I got you." I snap back into reality to see Lesi holding on to me dragging me out of the cell.

"Lesi..." I moaned.

"No, enough talking we are gonna get out of here once and for all." A whole bunch of infected came towards us but they passed us up. I guess they think we are one of them.

The immunity.

"Still going. We are gonna get out of here."

"Hey come here kid!!!" Lesi tried carrying me farther. I don't want to escape and for them to just come after us again I don't want her to die either. Gunshots from different angles and Lesi began to pull me faster towards the door.

I pushed her out of the building, and she turns around and looks at me.

"Rico...No..." She tears up

"Lesi listen to me. Get that car. And get the hell on to Vegas. Tell my dad and my brother that I love them."

"Rico... open the door back please" Lesi fights to pull the door open but she couldn't "Rico" She burst into tears and fall on her knees "Don't leave me..." I reach through the door and lift her head up with my finger.

"Lesi, I love you more than you would know. Please live for me and do this for me. I love you Lesi."

"I love you too Rico" I gave her one last kiss. I push her and slam the gate shut as I turn around and face my faith.

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Lesi

Holding onto Thai I get out the car to see if Rico made it out yet. I waited for him to show but he hasn't and it's already nighttime.

"Let's face it Thai...He isn't coming." I look down and put him in the car. I turn back at my city one last time then.

BOOM!

I fall back seeing that the Big Eazy was now just ruins and land. I cry as into thinking that Rico was caught in the explosion and he is no more.

I wanted to escape with you Rico and we can finally be happy and survive with our unborn child...

Can I ask a question Lesi?

All ears

If the vaccine isn't what you think it is, what you think we will do?

What do you mean?

Like we don't know if the vaccine actually works what if it can turn into an apocalypse?

Well Ashes, ashes, we all go home.