☣ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜰᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ☣ - [ⁱ. ˢᵉʳʳᵃ ᴺᵉᵛᵉˢ]

CHAPTPER 22 - MOTEL

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Day ??

After hours on the road, Henry could no longer keep his eyes open. His eyelids grew heavier every second. He no longer cared about stopping and sleeping in the car, there in the middle of the road. Even though the GPS still worked, they were in the middle of the highway, there were no villages there, or at least, there were none indicated on the map.

I had been making an effort for a long time to keep driving, thinking that if I continued, they would arrive sooner. He rubbed his eyes frantically to keep from closing them. He rolled his neck to relieve muscle tension, hiding a yawn. His eyelids were sore and that didn't stop him from continuing the journey. He just wanted to get to the border as quickly as possible. That's all he wanted. His only current concern was getting away from it all.

Then, as soon as he focused on the road again, he saw a man. Covered in blood and clearly infected. When the dull eyes met Henry's, the man started walking towards the car. The driver's heart doubled when he saw the infected person who was about 100 meters from the car and who, fortunately, was walking slowly.

The sudden braking made Amelie wake up, Luna in turn, continued sleeping on Matteo's shoulder and Vinnie in the passenger seat, seemed unable to see the man, which was nothing new as he had never cared about his vision problems.

- It's my turn? - Amelie asked, awake.

- Yes, change places with me. - Henry got out of the car, ignoring the man in the distance as he tried not to remember the vision he had earlier at the gas station. Amelie got into the car after caressing her lover's face and giving him a kiss on the forehead because she noticed his tiredness. She closed the driver's door while her boyfriend sat down calmly so as not to wake Luna, who was sleeping peacefully and calmly, who hadn't woken up when she braked.

Theo, who had his shoulder below Luna's cheek, tried to slightly change position, he was uncomfortable. Ever since she fell asleep, Luna avoided falling under Amelie's body. Matteo, as much as he wanted to make her comfortable, got ready, without removing the support from the girl's head.

She moved, sighing and pushing Henry away with her hips, trying to get closer to Matteo, as if he were going to run away from her. Theo could feel the heat from her body. He didn't want to speak but he felt great discomfort. He didn't like long trips, even though he didn't get seasick he found them very boring.

He smiled slightly when he felt Luna press herself against him. Matteo relaxed against her. He felt hot and a great suffocation connected to the seat belt that almost reached his neck. Vincent looked at him, staring at the embrace the two shared.

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Vincent was leaning against the metal fence around the motel, it was the only place he had found to spend the night after leaving the main highway. He didn't like this option, as did all his friends.