All elements of the story are fictional any ressemblance is pure coincidence
Chapter 9 Jebedaiha
It had been a week , since his departure , but what a busy week it had been , he had learned much of this new world he tough , taking a bite of beef jerky, first of all the whole thing about the infected? It was all true, he had met a couple of infected , he had been extremely lucky , he stopped twice on the road to get some gas ,and once for water , man the thing he could have scavenge , people left so much behind , but the lord had said "thou shall not steal " and even tho god had chosen to abandon this world, he didnt have to change Jebedaiha . He had decided to even sparred the infected he had met , they we're slow , weak ,almost a pity .Jebedaiha had wondered , who they we're before all of this , what if like him , they also had faith , also believe. He didnt really get , how the infection had started , how the infection had even spread , he was curious sure , but Justin was waiting , his son the last of his children was there waiting somewhere , hopefully surviving . The second thing, that was crystal clear to Jebedaiha was how fast it has spreaded or rather the place he had visited were empty ,did the people flee to the city , did they trust the government this much tohust flee at a penny drop? He'd hope Justin didnt fall for it , he wasnt sure how the city we're managing in this apocalypse , he had tried listening to the radio station? They're was nothing on any radio , it had started three month prior ,with very isolated case , then more had appeared in the city , in the small town where Jebedaiha had lived so many years ,it had been much later , as the population was much lower. All of this had been in a diary he had found , it even looked like a bible , Jebedaiha had first mistaken as a bible , he didnt regret burning is, but he felt naked without it , " old habits die hard" , he thought smiling . But the journal had been a gold mine , that person had been a journalist of some sort for sure, the detail in which he had taken notes Jebedaiha was extremely thankful another thing that was certain was the location, he would aim for , it was grand lake , it had a very low population, it was close to a lake for fishing and its was a very small community , which made it easy to protect. He was two days away from it , them an idea struck him , what if Justin was still mad or wouldn't follow him? What if he would blame the death of the family on Jebedaiha ? He had to ask for forgivness , he remembered Justin two love , the guitar and those forsaken twinkies , how many twinkies had he eaten in his youth , a nightmare in his teenage years . Justin being the only one of his family remaining , he realized how much he had been wrong raising him , the guilt he now felt, how much he missed his son . Risking his life for a guitar and twinkies ,what a fool he was , he taught smiling but it was worth to see his son smile , those lost sheep didn't scare him , but the journal had stated that they sometime they would group up , that could be a problem . The guitar would have been a piece of cake , but he didnt know the kind of guitar his son had liked ,thankfully there was a beautiful guitar encase in a glass shelf . He had taken it and went to the car , felt bad and place two huge morcels of jerky for the next person going there .
- I got to toughen up Jeb , he said
The twinkie place was a lot harder , it had been blockade , but a window had been left open , "could there be other survivor "?He ask himself ,he approached his car under the window to give him some sort of ladder , climb on it and as he was about to go in the window he noticed a door in the back sure enough ,it was unlocked ,he laughed thinking he was about to go trough that window , he went trough the place , it had been ransacked ,mostly emptied . Tons of infected where laying on the floor, they all had a bullet in the head " bit of a overkill dont you think " he whispered. He continued to look there was no way , the whole place was emptied . He notice a flickering light , a fire perhaps? He followed the light , till he find something pointy in his back
- What do you want, said a small shaky voice
It was a kid voice , he turn back , theyre she was, she was thirteen maybe fourteen , she was so small , so dirty , so thin.
- I said ,what do you want, she repeated
- hold on now , im a friend , not here to hurt you he said
She lowered her knife , he took a good look at her she oddly looked a little like Sarah he thought the poor thing how long had she been here ?
- What happen ? He ask
She started to cry softly,he gave her a hug , how much did she suffered . When he hugged her, he realize how skinny she really was .
- We we're four , my father is military ,we holed up in here but one of us got bitten , infected my dad , I was about to leave too , but they turned , now im alone, she sobbed
That answer how the virus spread it was trough getting bitten just like his daughter , one more question was added . What would Jebedaiha do with this small girl . He couldn't leave her there , but shed slow him down to search for Justin . He had to help but how?
- Come , he finally told her
- Where? she asked
- Does it matter ?, he answered
They exchange a smile
- Im pe.. she started
He did a shh with his finger , truth is that he wanted to know her name desperately but knew , he couldnt leave her in this world when he did . She nodded , on the car ride she ate jerky happily commenting ,how good the meat was , she even laugh at his joke , she was a sweet kid deep down Jeb thought, about an hour later they arrive at the camp. It was a very nice location, he saw , and heard survivor , they we're loud possibly numerous ,they were building walls , had multiple military vehicule , he was stopped and questionby a man in his fortys very well built .
- Welcome to sanctuary , what is your name ,age and profession.
- Why ?ask Jeb
The other mans exchanged look ,they we're shocked by his answer
- This is sanctuary, we are survivor , this is a refuge arent you seeking a refugee ?
- Me no but her , started Jebedaiha
The girl had nudge him , she was scared , he couldnt blame her they we're survivor yes but they were also stranger
- actually im looking for a person , this man ,Jeb showed the man a picture of Justin
- Haven't seen him around here sorry , the man answered
- Thank you said Jeb driving off
- Why didnt you leave me here the girl asked this place was safe and they seem like good and capable people, he answered
-we have other plans i have to find my son , i need your help but we will come back i promise , he said
- okay sir , she said looking at the window
-call me Jeb please , he said smiling
- Im pezzie , she said smiling
Jeb laugh looking at the sky , what a cruel thing fate or destiny was
