Night of the Living Bitches - 5sos

Chapter 64: Backlash

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-Kyleigh's POV-

"I'm glad we found this much food," I say as I help Erica lift the second deer into the back of the truck.

"Me too," She agrees, "I was getting a little worried recently since we were seeing less and less animals, but this is a good sign."

"Definitely," I say as we climb into the front of the truck. We start driving home as Erica asks, "So how has Luke been doing?"

It's been over a week since the virus went away for good. We have slowly been rebuilding the community, but I think we can all feel the cracks in our foundation. Some of the people don't trust us to lead anymore, and even though we have told them the door is wide open to leave, they decide to stay and complain. I know it has bothered all of us, but Luke even more so.

"Depends on the day," I shrug, "I can tell he's frustrated by some of the blatant disrespect from our neighbors."

"So is Blake," Erica says, "And honestly, so am I. They act like we are completely at fault for the virus and everything that happened after. It's so fucked."

"It is," I agree, "We gave these people food and shelter, and now they're acting like we have done nothing for them. I get that people are upset that their friends and family died, but everyone lost someone. We are not at fault for any of it."

"Exactly," Erica nods, "Shit happens."

"I am scared Luke is going to snap soon though," I admit.

"Would that be the worst thing?" Erica asks, glancing over at me, "Obviously I don't mean he should kill anyone or anything like that, but I think people need to be reminded that we aren't going to take this shit. We allowed them to stay here and they are more than welcome to leave."

"I guess that's true," I agree, "Maybe we should have a little town meeting or something. Make sure everyone is on the same page."

"We should," Erica agrees as we pull up to the entrance. The gate doors open and we drive through. As soon as Erica parks the car, I notice a small group formed in the center of the road, all looking down at something.

"What the fuck is that?" Erica asks as we step out of the car. We start walking toward the commotion and I suddenly hear Luke's voice.

"Oh, shit," I say as I run forward. I push through the group, seeing Luke's fist repeatedly colliding into a guy's jaw. The guy's face is covered in blood, and I immediately notice similarities on Luke's own face.

I'm sick of all the people standing around, doing nothing but watching.

I make the final push forward and yell, "Luke," as he raises his fist again. Hearing my voice, Luke stops his movements and turns slightly to look at me. With Luke distracted, the guy underneath him takes the opportunity to aggressively shove Luke, knocking him backward.

I see a look appear in Luke's eyes as he looks back at the guy in anger. Both guys look like they're about to pounce again, so I rush forward to get in between them. I'm thankful as Erica also moves forward and forces the other guy to stand back.

"Stop," I say, looking between the two guys, "What the hell is even happening?"

Luke looks past me to the other guy, "You will never come near me or my family. If I ever catch you talking shit like that again, you're fucking dead, you understand?"

The guy gives Luke a dirty look before spitting blood on the ground.

"Fucking asshole," Luke mutters as he turns around, pushing through the group that is starting to break up.