Once Bitten

Part Thirty-Four

~Mae's P.O.V.~

Max ran from me when we were playing by the pond in the yard. I didn't think he'd get far or even be able to run very fast since he probably hadn't eaten in days, but his little legs carried him as fast as he could run. I chased after him smiling because I knew he was only trying to play around. Then he ran inside the open door of a house down the street. I followed in behind him. There was a man inside looting the house and startled by Max he shot him then quickly came to me and slid a knife in the lower part of my stomache. Riley walked in as I held my wound and watched the blood pour out into my hands. He quickly shot the man, hitting his shoulder. He fell back and Riley stood over him and shot him in the head. Walkers started coming towards the house and as much as Riley wanted to help me as soon as possible he had to kill them off one by one. He went back to the mans dead body and got his gun from him and brought it to me. "Mae I need you to stay awake for just a couple minutes while I run to get the truck. Do not close your eyes Mae. Whatever you do don't close your eyes." I couldn't speak. My body was going into shock. He ran out the door and his voice echoed in my head. I have to stay awake, I have to. Riley's coming back for me. I haven't made a single noise since the man pulled the knife out of me. I was sweating badly and my skin started to look pale I layed back on the ground and held my hand over the wound. My eyes kept shutting but I tried to fight my hardest to keep them open. "Whatever you do, don't close your eyes." I heard his voice say in the back of my head. Then slowly my eyes began to shut and everything felt numb. My arm fell down by my side and the blood poured out. "I'm sorry, Riley." I managed to whisper. Then everything around me disappeared.