[Off Path] | Oath of Lies ~ Newt²

[0.9] Shots Fired

"Guys get down here!" Aris shouted, grabbing their attention.

"Winston what are you doing man?" Fry took the gun from his hands.

"What happened?" Thomas and Teresa ran back.

"I don't know he just woke up and grabbed the gun and tried to.." Fry stammered, all of them panicked. Thomas ran over to Winston as he coughed up a black liquid he ran back. Winston laid on his back breathing heavy as the rest of the group stood hovering over him. Slowly, Winston started pulling up his shirt to reveal his abdomen.

"It's growing, inside of me." He was scared, in pain. "I'm not gonna make it." He reached out towards Fry, asking for the gun. "Please, please, don't let me turn into one of those things." Isa choked back more tears, it's been an emotional evening for her and this wasn't helping. She had seen what the infected could become. Her hand reached out, grabbing the gun from Fry's hand.

"Isa." Thomas questioned her as she walked closer to Winston. She crouched down next to the boy, placing the gun in his hands.

"Thank you. Now, get out of here."

"Goodbye Winston." She stood back up and turned around, picking up her bag and started walking away. Newt said his goodbyes to Winston and ran to catch up with Isa. He placed his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. "I've seen what could happen, what he could become if he lives. I wouldn't want that, to become one of those."

"I don't think any of us do." She grabbed his arm, moving it so she could grab his hand. They walked, hand in hand across the sand, everyone else following behind, one by one.

-/-/-

The sound of a gunshot rang through everyone's ears. They all stopped moving and just stood there, staring straight ahead. Isa tightened her grip on Newt's hand. She took a deep breath before turning to the people behind her.

"We keep going. There's a spot up ahead where we can stay until morning, by the time we get there the sun will be setting." She turned back around, Newt wiped the few stray tears from her face before they started walking once again. She just got her friends back, most of them already gone, and she had to watch another one rot away in front of her before giving him a way to end it. Natalie, Maya, Penny. The thought of her missing friends came back to her mind, she couldn't bear to lose any more people right now and if they weren't already back at the warehouse they most likely didn't make it. With no idea where they were, she hoped they already made it.