Chapter 21: Talk like God is listening
Ethan Warren
December 2022
Seven months after outbreak
Apartment, Minnesota
Season 1
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"What do you want, Lucas?" I asked, slowly standing up from the bed.
"Don't move any further," he threatened, pointing the gun at my skull. "I don't want to have to kill you but I will if it comes to that. Now, put the knife down." I gave him a blank expression. I knew he wouldn't kill me, he didn't have the guts. Besides, he knows he's outnumbered. "Now!" I set the knife on the bedside table but I kept my hand close by.
"What do you have to say?"
"This place belongs to me now, you and your friends have got to leave and you're going to take Olivia with you. That bitch only gets in the way. And if you don't, I'll kill every last one of you." We kinda just stood there for a few seconds, I needed to take time to process his words very carefully and when I finally did, I began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" he asked, his voice was filled with so much anger and I knew he was really starting to regret every one of his words.
"Do you really think you can kill us all? Even if you kill me there's eight more. And tell me, Luke, how loyal is Camila? Olivia? They both don't necessarily look at you with much respect. What happens when they rally against you? You got nothing, you're lost. You don't deserve a roof over your head." I picked my knife up off of the table and without another word, I walked right past him. I didn't feel like listening to anymore of his bullshit.
I made myself comfortable in the living room as I waited for Lucas to leave. I knew he wouldn't stay long but I didn't have the energy to push him out. He left a little later than I would have liked. I couldn't sleep now, but I was content with knowing everyone else could.
I knew we didn't have much here, but we had enough. We had what a lot of other people dreamed of having. Food, water, sanctuary, and the most important, we had people that were willing to risk their lives for each other. There will be worse people out there then Lucas, I knew that and I'll never pretend that I don't. We wouldn't be able to stay here forever. Sooner or later we'd run out of food, the winters would get too cold, bad people would come. The monsters would come.
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