Chapter 21
The situation was looking dire , Jay didnt know what to do , even when looking at Sam he could tell she was confused .What exactly was going on , Reggie couldnt be thinking straight, he was risking everything , the town had accomplished so far . Sure the two leader had a different perception , but to banished even one alpha out of the three , that could give him every rights, he would stand,with almost no opposition , who knew and trusted Jay , on the other hand everyone knew Reggie,it would be almost a dictatorship , he doubt, he could do much, even as an alpha
-Reggie, please lets talk about this , Jesus attempted
- the time to talk is over , now is the time to act , answer Reggie
Jay couldnt watch the scene without reacting ,he had to do something , whatever it was he had to try , too much was at risks
- Reggie please, what you have accomplished is truly amazing , please do not risk it all , Jesus is right , there is hope
The infected new leader looked at him with a disappointed face
- thats unfortunate , i had hope to make you see my side of thing , but without even listening to my point of view you have already chosen side , considered yourself banished too then.said Reggie
Before he had finished Jay had notice that , one of the infected surrounding them had become agitated , he was now inches away and was growling angrily , Jesus looked at the zombie with horror .
- Reggie , no ,what have you done , you didnt bring zombie here ,have you?
Reggie gave a low growl and the zombie calm down
-they are harder to control yes ,admitted Reggie, but it is doable, you didnt leave us a choice .
- What do you mean ? Ask Jesus , what did i do to make you act this way.
Reggie laugh
- you've let people walk out of her alive ,they were easy target ,two beta would have made everything easier a golden opportunity, now they will tell other about this place , you have put us in danger. Dont you realise? Now we must fight ,worst case some zombie dies , best case a bunch of beta are born.
-Reggie ,this is madness, you cant possibly hope to control zombies ,we've tried it didnt work, they will betray you no matter how hard you try
Jay could swear he saw a hint of fear in Reggie eyes .
- you always lacked vision , Jesus its your biggest downfall , zombies are just slaves to there needs, as long as you feed them they will be loyal .Did you know that in desperation they will eat each other ? There easily over a million of them , and maybe a couple thousand of us at the most , there our only salute.
- what about our dreams, our inspirations ? Ask Jesus
- they were dreams , this is reality , there is plenty of inequality out there , egality is no longer viable , said Reggie before signaling the zombies to take them away .
- what will happen to us? Ask Sam worried .
- im not a monster ,despise my appearance , we don't kill our own , he said, you will have a small house , were dream stay dreams
They were taken to a small house, nothing out of the ordinary , Jay was confuse , there wasnt any lock , no way to stop them from exiting this "jail" , as if Reggie had guessed his thoughts ,he said
- and if ,oh i dont know ,the idea of running away , was to cross your mind , you should probably know theyre are five zombies waiting outside , and i wont be there to watch over them . Who knows what they might do .
They were shove inside clumsily by the zombies .Inside the reality ,finaly hit them , they were stuck , safe from harm , but with nowhere to go . It was more similar limbo than anything else . The situation was rough
- what do we do now , Jay ask Jesus
- This is all my fault , said Jesus
-what do you mean , ask sam
- it all happened in the beginning , when me and Reggie began creating this town , we had it good , we were building a dream , building a future . The Reggie back then , it was different , he was happier , he trusted more , we shared the vision , but I was lying , you see my wife had been bitten by an omega , she became a zombie , thankfully im from around here and i knew of a house with a cellar .
Then Jesus stopped talking he seemed lost in his thought ,after a short while , he restarted , sobbing
- i knew she was a zombie , i knew the danger , but i couldnt live without here , he said ,now crying , i kept her in the cellar she couldnt open the door she was stuck , i didnt know that they're was another door
He stopped again
- you dont need to tell us , said Jay
- i do , i really do , he continued , she got out by the second door , Reggie love the town , but he had a sister , she was the only one from his previous life , he even bite her when we understood the category , she was a beta , his sister was the heart of this town , she kept her humanity more than any of us , she ... she saw my wife walking with no goal , tried to help her , alas she was killed
- im so sorry to hear this , said Jay
- Reggie was mad , he needed to find the culprit , i was scared that if he found out i lied hed kill me , you should have seen him , he was on a war path , then the luck struck out my wishes were granted , a man was visiting the town , scavenging, i ... i lay the blame on him .
Jay was abashed , he was looking at Jesus as a hero , as the savior of the damned , as a role model, but he was the one who had create the whole mess that emprison them , that why he was so surprised when Jesus said
- I cant lead anymore , i stayed to be the one to control Reggie but its too late i failed , i failed once more , when i met you i was hoping , no i was praying that you could take my place , i had so much to teach you more but time is pressed .
- what do you mean , said Jay , time is pressed ?
- Reggie had the two non-infected people followed , they found a town , hes probably recruiting right now , he probably want to attack this town build up more of us , i though we had more time
- but we are stuck in here , said Sam
- theres still people who believe in my way , still people who will follow me , and now you , they fear Reggie , they fear war , you now need to protect them , find them quick ,then go into the yellow house , go in the cellar and wait till the chance come .
- why the hurry , ask Samantha
- there is little hope left , in the result that Reggie wins , they will come back with all the zombie they can find , in the result that they loose , they will seek revenge and attack this town , you need to protect the one who just want to survive .
- what about you ,ask Samantha
But Jay had understood ,
- I will do my best ,he said
Jesus ran trough the door , followed by the zombies , Sam was looking at the scene in horror but Jay grab her hand and ran he had offered them a diversion , the only chance they had , probably the only chance they will ever have , they ran in the street . Looking for the house , they found it , it was recluse ,no wonder , Jesus had chose this place . Jesus had been a role model ,a flawed one but his idea was still standing , it was now up to him to make sure , that his previous mentor dreams became reality
