The Survival Games (Book 1 in The Survival Games trilogy)

Chapter 30: Phoenix

"Kian and Brianna told me about the shortage in bullets" I announce to the group
"Where are we going to get some more?" Emma asks
"Obviously from Phoenix" Coen laughs
"Oh, right"
"When we get into Phoenix, I'll drive to the grocery store and other stores and drop everyone off whilst I look around for a gun shop" I explain
"What if you run into zombies and you're all by yourself?" Jackie looks worried
"Don't worry. I'll be fine"
"No, I'll come with you" Matt volunteers
I give him an 'are you sure' look. "Okay, you can come"
"Hey, look!" Brianna yells out

A dark blue SUV is driving towards us.

~Survivor's POV~
An elephant is stomping on the road.
"Haha! Elephant!"
I drop the vodka I had in my hand onto the passenger seat and put my hand out the window.
"Not this way elephant! You'll-"
My head bangs into the wheel. I try to take control, but everything is blurry. I see the elephant slowly turn into a blob that swerves along the road. Suddenly, I am propelled to the front window and everything goes black.
"Bye bye elephant" I hear my drowsy voice squeak.

~Caitlyn's POV~
"Fuck!"

The driving wheel is moving by itself, following the four swerving wheels on the bottom of the car. I grasp the steering wheel and swing it around. My foot slams on the breaks and the car shrieks to a stop. Everyone is shocked and breathing heavily.

"What the fuck was that?!" Jonathan yells in agony
"Another car" Brianna has a sore arm. I can tell because she is rubbing it and she has her face scrunched up in pain.
"What?"
"Another car!"
"Where is it?!"
"Over there! Over there crunched against the tree!"
"Shit! Let's go see who it is!"

We all jump out of the van and sprint to the other vehicle. Smoke is rising from the bonnet and the whole front of the car is smashed. The door to the passenger seat has swung off and landed a metre away. An arm is hanging out of the side.

"Hello?! Are you awake?!" I shake the male's body in attempt to wake him out of his concussion.

Kyle pushes me aside and puts the male's arm over his shoulder. He slides his hand under his back and under the male's legs and picks him up. Kyle runs over to the van and we follow. He lies the boy out on the back seat and feels for a pulse. Receiving signs of one, Kyle gets to his feet and turns to us.

"He's okay. Well, at least alive"
"You did a good job Kyle" Emma smiles
"If he's got a concussion, he isn't waking up any time soon. We should keep heading to Phoenix" I suggest
"Yeah, but he was driving away from Phoenix" Shayla shares her observation
"He was also drunk" then I share mine
"Okay, let's go then" Kian smiles

Why is he so excited about Phoenix anyways? Yeah it's a big city, but that's not always a good thing. There's probably loads of people there hiding. Also, if we don't get out of there quick enough, the zombie virus will reach it, and that won't be a good thing. With my foot on the pedal, I head to our next destination: Phoenix.

|Time lapse- 3 hours later|

"We're literally just outside of Phoenix" I inform the rest of the group excitedly
"Seriously?! Finally! We've been in this god forsaken car for too long! I need to get out. Stretch my legs. Breathe in the air" Brianna breathes in and pulls a look of disgust. She just smelt a van full of smelly, un-washed, dirty people.
"You keep telling yourself that, Bri" I laugh. She narrows her eyes. I laugh again. Kian starts laughing too and she blushes. It has just been confirmed that Brianna likes Kian. She notices me giggling at her through the rear view mirror and instantly sticks her finger up.
"Oi!" I am offended, though I take it as a joke.

In the distance, I can see a red blur. As I drive closer, it becomes clearer. Finally, when I am close enough, and when I squint my eyes, I can make out the shape of a car.