Chapter 9

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Mark and Vince are dead. Shot by Morgan. We drove forever until we ran out of gas. In my group it's me, Jane, Jeff, Nick, Tony, Laurie, and Chris. Seven people. Not enough, but, it works. We found a town. Just houses. Reminds me of HollyWood. I grabbed a bunch of metal, and steel to build walls. I have iron fences around the walls. I have to find a gate to open when we arrive. Nick and Tony are our bodyguards. I put up signs everywhere in Atlanta. We live in Georgia now. Now, this is our home. Anybody who tries to take over, dies.

Two Years Later

Now, I'm thirty eight. Jeff is seventeen and Jane is two years old. We have lot of people here. They respect me and what I do. There is this one weird guy, but, he's harmless. We have crops, animals, walls, protection, everything. I went outside and went in the woods. On a tree there was a note. It says "Something To Fear" I laughed and saw someone. Someone was watching me. "Hey!" I said. He walked towards me. Then, I saw him. Long brown hair, smile on his face, I don't mean a regular smile, I mean he took a knife and carved a smile in his cheeks. Wears a skull hoodie, black jeans, and black work boots. He pulled out a butcher knife. "You... you killed Morgan. He was my leader and a good man. Now die!" He says. He slices, but, I grab his arm and he punches me. I let go. We throw punches. Then, I pull out my revolver, and shoot his side. He falls and I walk away.

Inside

"We have danger outside these walls... keep your eyes open" I told the bodyguards. We got six of them. They nodded. I went to go see Jeff. Then, I remembered he's with his friends, so, I just went to go see Jane. She was being babysitted by Laurie. "Thank you" I said and kissed her cheek. I picked up Jane and played with her. I fell down gently and she hit me playfully. I laughed. "Hey!" I said. She laughed. "Dad, can I go play with the girls outside?" "Yeah, be safe" I went on watch for a while and saw the man. He pulled out his butcher knife. "Remember these words: Something To Fear" he said, then ran off. I didn't care. I stayed on watch for a while now. Night time now. Then, I saw a figure moving. I aimed my sniper and it was that man. I turned around and that weird guy tried to punch me. I ducked and hit him with my sniper. I held him hostage. His leader ran to the gate. I laughed, couldn't get in. I threw out his partner and they ran off. I was about to shoot them, but, Jeff came up, so, I didn't shoot them. "Dad, time to go in" "Yeah, Nick, Tony, you're up. If you see a man with a skull hoodie, shoot him" I said, they nodded and went on duty.

Next Day

I got up to do some work. I hid a sharp stick in my pocket, just in case. I went to go see what animals I caught. Same thing as last time rabbits, squirrels, and a deer. I saw the note on a tree. I ripped it off. I went inside the gate and saw zombies. "Shit" I said, and shot them. A zombie came behind me, but, Nick saved me. I nodded and saw no more zombies. They had blood all over their faces. "What is it?" Nick asked. "Disease. Choked on their own blood" I replied. Then, I saw the man. "You. You brought them in" I said. We ran at each other. I tackled him and punched him. He punched me off of him. He got up and kicked me in the stomach. I punched him in the stomach and he reached for his knife, but, I stopped him. I held his arm and pulled it out and twisted it. It made horrible cracking sound. He screamed in pain. I took his knife. He kicked it out of my hand and shoved me to the wall. He choked me. I grab his Adam's Apple and rip it out. He's dying. He got on his knees, then fell. He's dead. Then, I saw someone moving. I looked up. Jeff. Jeff was a zombie. I started crying. "Oh, lord, no. God please. No nohohoho." I said. He came up to me. I shoved him back. Came again. Shoved him. Came again, and I stabbed him in the neck, we fell, and I stabbed him in the head ten times. I fell back and cried.

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