The Walking Dead Our Universe

Part III-Section 23 Lost Hope

November 2nd, 8:42 P.M 2030 Blessedlands County California
Josh sat there holding Kerian in his arms tears dripping onto the floor. His mind racing threw thousands of thoughts at once. He hugged Kerian tightly "I'm sorry little one, I couldn't protect her" he said softly a heartbreaking rasp in his voice. "I promise I will always protect you" Josh spoke as he looked at kerian and gave a faded smile. Josh felt a lump form in his throat, "you look just like her you know that" he said full of Emotion, "I promise you kerian I will make sure you grow up knowing just how much your mother would of loved you" Josh said desperate as he let kerian grip his finger lightly.

November 3rd, 2030 12:53 A.M
Almon sat there wide awake next to Courtney who had her head on his chest. Thoughts raced his mind about everything that had happened Noah holding himself up on a crutch peeked through the curtain area and waved for Almon to come over to him. Almon looking at him got up and walked over cracking his back in the process. "What's up" Almon spoke tiredly noticing red on his hands. "So, I went to check on Eric, Hamlin is dead, and I think one of us did it" Noah said in shock blood all over his hands as he was drained with sweat dripping from his nostrils. "It's okay Calm down and show me bro come on" Almon said preparing to check out Hamlins condition they got up to the hospital and into Eric's room where he laid in a Coma everything hooked up to him normally preventing him from fully dying in case he awakens. Hamlin laid there his face was shot right under his eye along with other bullet holes on his body. "No idea what we are going to do, this is not right and whoever did this will not be Welcome here" Almon said nervously. As he stood up he looked at Noah. "Please help me take the body out of here and bury him Hamlin didn't deserve this" Almon said. Both Almon and Noah carried Hamlin out of the Building and towards the burial sight and began burying him. Rylie at Stephans Grave with Addison Grieving. She stood up and looked at Almon and Noah who stood there in the dark holding Hamlin. She took Addison back to her home to rest. Almon grabbed the shovel sitting up on the stone wall and began digging a grave for Hamlin. The grave was finally dug and Almon and Noah gently placed Hamlin in and began digging dirt back onto the hole piling it on top of him. Hamlin was officially buried, "I'm sorry we couldn't save you, but I promise we will find out who did this" Almon said. Both Almon and Noah looked at each other. Both eyes showed little emotion, but in that emotion the entire world felt collapsed like everything was falling apart. Both headed back towards Almons house. Almon pulling out a joint he had rolled before he went to sleep for the morning. He pulled the lighter he's had for years out and lit the lighter lighting the joint. As the joint fired up. The lighter went out "I've had this lighter since I got to the CAF. It was given to me by Daetrinn actually as a Welcome gift. I had been saved using a tube and some other device that got the bullet out, and when I woke up all I wanted was my weed and lighter but I'm assuming it was taken by someone before like Austin or Felicity which I honestly wonder what had happened to both of them or where they went I don't think I ever got to ask Stephan before he died assuming he was alive to see them perish of course." Almon said as he hit the joint a few times and passed it to Noah. "I remember working for the CAF for a while during our whole fallout. But I was working with them before the world fell. I actually knew some of this was going to happen I just didn't believe it all sounded so movie stylish. I guess you never really know what can happen and it's almost impossible to know what the truth is anymore I mean come on before this whole thing went down 7 years ago the media was going crazy bashing each other left and right and then boom a year before Election Day before I don't even remember who the president was going to be I don't even think we had an election but before the election even happened everything started to fall under.... I think, god I can't remember but it was some old guy who couldn't even speak a sentence." Noah said desperate to figure everything out. "I know who your talking about people use to give him all funny sorts of names, he even fell asleep during a press conference god I wonder what caused the fall or if they had anything to do with it, also wasn't Italy still doing okay at the beginning and then the entire place crashed out, so many things and memories, yet we seem so far it feels like it's been a lifetime." Noah said as he handed the joint back to Almon. Emily the seven year old walked around them waving as she continued on. The smoke from the joint continued to rise into the thick air. They began putting the joint out as Almon hugged Noah and turned around he heard a gunshot. Noah standing there hands shaking as blood dripped all over them from his stomach immediately dropping him to the ground Almon quickly turned his head to see Emily standing there gun drawn to him. Almon put his hand up but quickly was shot directly in his chest twice dropping him to the ground as he struggled to breathe. "I'm sorry, I don't know what's wrong with me" Emily said dropping the gun and running towards the gates. Almon stared off watching her make her way to the gate. Unable to do anything from the massive amounts of pain he laid there as the sounds of him gasping for air seemed to be getting worse.

To Be Continued!!!!