End Of Everything (Book 1)

21: The Monster You Made Me

*Johnny's Pov*

Claire is one of the smartest women I know. It's one of the reasons why I love her so much. That being said her idea was not the brightest. She looked me in the eyes and told me she's gonna become a growler.

Masking her scent with the blood and guts of the dead and walk like one. It sounds so stupid that it might actually work. But she does have a point why haven't they attacked us yet?

"If you think this can actually work I'll do it." I whispered to her. She couldn't do it not with those injuries. She needs to rest for a bit before we all go in try if it does work.

I placed my hand on her cheek and she looked up at me with worried yet understanding eyes. She knew she wasn't gonna win this argument. Although she already wins every argument we have, this was something she knew deep down that it's the right choice.

"I love you so much." She said trying to hold back tears. I place my forehead onto hers.

"I love you more Mrs. Ambrose." My lips capture hers and they are as soft as ever. Wishing I could just last in this moment with her forever, I part away from her.

"I..I'll be here if it doesn't work. We'll take them down together." She tells me while holding my hand.

"Of course love. Now let's get me more ready in case what's on me is not enough." I replied and she nods.

"Are you guys really serious? Do you know how stupid this is? Johnny I thought you where smarter than that." Matt whispered to us. I walk over to him, kneel, and grab his face hard.

"The only reason you're fucking alive right now is cause I don't want your screams getting us all killed. Sam was a good guy and you killed him for your selfish reasons. He tried to protect you but you killed him. You're no longer a use to me, doctor." I let go of his face as I stand back up. I reached my hand out to Claire and she hands me her combat knife.

I get down on one knee and start to gut a growler like a pig. This is the most disgusting thing I ever done in my life. I reached in it's dead stomach, pulling out chunks of blood and guts. Trying my hardest not to puke I smeared it all over my already bloody clothes, hair, and face.

"C..Can you get my back?" I asked Claire. She nods and proceeds to do so. She gagged as she rubbed the dead remains on my back.

"I think that should do the trick." She whispered. I nod as I look up ahead at the growlers. Doing a quick prayer that it works, I look to my wife.

"Thank you for everything babe. I'll be back." I give her a reassuring smile. She returns it and steps aside. Thinking of what my dad would say at this moment which would probably be 'don't worry about that Ambrose hair son, you still look good.' I smiled. Claire hands me my bat and I start making my way to the growlers while walking like one.

As I walk to them, I glance at the hole and see the rest of the thousand walking undead monsters. The thing that caused this hole is from the lookout tour it seems. How did that happened? Good thing they couldn't walk back through that hole, being that we are on the second floor. I look back up ahead of me gripping my bat. A growler turned and looked at me, it was face to face with me groaning.

It was working he didn't tear me to pieces nor did the others around him. I walk past him in the same manor as a growler putting all fear to the side.

I reach a door at the end of the hall that two growlers where banging on. I start to bang on it too and I can hear crying from inside. There's somebody in there.

Slowly reaching for the knife in my holster, I pull it out. I quickly jab it into the two growlers next to me, not alerting the other growlers behind me.

"Wait, I don't hear any at the door. I'll check if they left." I hear from inside. I look to the paper that's covering up window on the door and see it being moved. An eye peaks out and I stare at it. I mouth the words.

'I'm hear to save you guys. Open the door.

"Holy shit." I hear from inside then the sound of chairs and tables being moved from the door. It opens and the sight of Simon, Robert, Nicole, Jenny, and Troy standing there just starring at me.

I dragged the two growlers inside and walked in. The classroom reminded me of my old high school biology class with Mrs Brooks. Tubes, lab tables, desks, and science books everywhere.

"Hey!! We in here you ugly shits!!" I yelled to the growlers getting there attention. I slammed the door behind me.

"Why the hell did you do that you asshole? We didn't have all of there attention, except for two now our plan won't work with all of them knowing we're here." Troy yelled.

I ignored him as I kneeled down and sliced the two growlers stomachs open.

"Dude gross." Simon said disgusted.

"Look this is how we are gonna escape." I explained to them what Claire's plan was and since it worked we need to move fast, especially since they are still in the open. There's undead monsters everywhere in the school and outside of it. This is the only way we can get out of here alive.

"That's why I did that, now get bloody and let's get a move on." I ordered them as I held chunks of blood and guts in my hand to them.

Jenny steps forward and gets on her knees. She nods her head trying her best to be brave.

"T..Thank you for coming back for us." She exclaims as she reaches in to the corpses stomach.

"Don't mention it. We're in this together guys." I shot her a smile.

Everyone was bloodied up and ready to leave. While they where getting situated I asked how did they get in here. Robert explained that when the explosion happened, they where buried in already dead growlers as well. When they felt all the growlers walk off and falling out of the hole, they got up. They where going to look for us but more came upstairs so they went into here.

We gathered to the door where we hear all the pounding and growling dead scratching to enter.

"Now move slow and you won't get made. After these few we gotta walk through a lot more. It's the only way we can escape. It's scary and dangerous but one mess up and it's your life, got that? I don't want to see anymore good people die." I announced to the group. They all look together and shared a small smile, except for Troy who just folded his arms and mean mugged as usual.

"I think I speak for everybody when I say, we got this dude." Simon acknowledged. I nod while holding my bat.

"Then lets get the hell out of here."