Matix

Piano

He jumps off of me and runs for his sister as I do for Ryder. We stop dead in our tracks looking at a huge zombie. It has very big muscles and looks dangerous. I shoot a bolt at it but it does nothing. He whips his head at us and I swallow hard. Joey curses and I grab his hand and we run out to the lobby.

"Joey I have an idea." I scream as I grab an empty bottle. "Get me a cloth." I order him and he runs to into another room to retrieve it. "Come here buddy." I taunt the abomination.
He growls and hobbles quickly towards me. I tease it until Joey comes back.

Joey runs behind me and hands me the cloth and I take it quickly. "Distract him!" I scream. I run over to a room to find some rubbing alcohol.
I search jittery and rummage through the draws. I find half a bottle of it and sigh in relief. I take it back to the lobby. I see Joey is having some troubles, the thing is getting really close and backing him into a corner. He gasps and his face is full of terror. He trips back and tries to crawl backwards. The zombie starts to fall over on top of him, trying to eat him. "JOEY HOLD STILL!" I yell.

I run and elbow the zombies side hard. It doesn't knock him over but he moves to the right and Joey makes a quick escape. I try to light my Molitor cocktail. I keep trying and no luck. The zombie gets up and starts to come towards me. Joey tries to distract it but it doesn't work. I keep trying, it sparks but still doesn't light. My heart is racing. He is close. I walk backwards slowly still trying to light the cloth. I squeak. I back up into a wall. I can't escape. It's to big and blocking all of my ways out.

I start to cry and I can't see Joey anywhere. This is it. I slide down and hold my knees close to my face.

(Ryder ' s pov)

"RYDER HELP.. PARIS" Joey wheezes.
The blood rushes out of my face. I run towards the lobby. The huge thing is closing in on Parry. I can hear her crying. I become very angry. My blood is boiling. I throw my hands to my side and I create a mystic gun. I grab it and shoot the zombie in the head. It's head explodes. The gun vanishes to dust and I run to Paris. I pick her up and whisper "It's ok it's all over, I'm right here." Joey and Claire run in. They run towards us and gives us a group hug. We stay there for a little while. "That was close." I state.

Joey and Claire let go and Parry still holds on to me, scared and shaking.
She has no words. She looks up at me. Her beat red face filled with terror and thankfulness. She kisses my cheek. Her face goes blank. "Do you hear that?" She says very scared. "What?" I reply confused hearing nothing. She grabs my hand and heads towards the hospitals chapel.

(Paris ' s pov)

I hear music playing. Almost like a piano. It's coming from the chapel and becomes a little clearer as I become more near to it. It's faint but I can still hear it.

I open the door to the chapel and I see the keys of the piano going down into the rythm to a familiar song. I tear rolls down my cheek. I see Geoff playing Spaces by One direction on the piano perfectly. He stops and turns around, he looks at me. His arms are open for a hug. He looks at me and smiles. I run to him and hug him. To only realize nothing is even there. I look up and he is no longer there. I slump to my knees on the floor and sob.

It was only my imagination.

I fall over to floor and cry. Ryder knows I want to be left alone so he leaves. I don't want to live in this world anymore. I put my hands in my hair. I start to lose it. I flip the piano and knock down all the books on the shelves. I scream and throw a lamp and it smashes. I go crazy and smash a lot of stuff not paying attention to anything hurting me. I find a shard of glass and raise it above my stomach. I don't have to be here anymore. No more pain. No nothing. I take a deep breath.

(Ryder's pov)

I burst through the door after hearing so many things crash and break. I stop and cry. I see Paris and see her holding a sharp price of glass close to her stomach about to hurt herself. Blood is everywhere on her. She has high pitched sobs. She takes a deep breath and raises the shard. I run towards her and grab the shard and tackle her. "PARIS WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I sob. She only cries. I look at her "PARIS YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULDN'T DO THIS, I NEED YOU AND YOU NEED ME." I scream. "You can do this to me. I know you've been through a lot but you're the only thing I have left.." I trail off. She hugs me tightly. "I'm so sorry. I saw Geoff and he left and I lost it. I'm sorry." She says softly.

We hold on to eachother tightly. Both of us crying. "Parry, your the best thing that ever happened to me.. please dont leave me.." I try to get out.
I tell her to look at me. I kiss her on the lips this time. She pulls back "I'm sorry, ok, I won't do it again I promise." She sniffs.

(Paris ' s pov)

Ryder and I get up and I hold onto him for support. He takes me to the lobby. Joey and Claire say nothing and help me get cleaned up. Ryder puts stitches above my left eye, upper arm and my neck. I sit there with my knees to my chest, quiet and stare at the floor. Claire comes over and helps me eat a little bit. I don't eat much so I take only a fee bites.

Ryder announces that we should head out tomorrow after the storm stops. We all agree and pack everything up to start our journey again. We are all exhausted. We find a some what comfy place and lay there. I clutch to Ryder and try to fall asleep.