Live (Niall Horan Fanfiction)

The Town

A/N: ok so I literally listened to Half a Heart on repeat the entire time I was writing this chapter!

Enjoy :)

Niall's POV

The car was quiet now as Eva carefully studied the map. We shut the music off so we could concentrate.

"Babe, are we good to go"? I asked and she looked up. I could tell she was surprised I had called her 'babe' but I couldn't help it.

"Yeah I guess we can't put it off any longer"! She scratched the back of her neck nervously.

"Alright" I looked in the rear view mirror "Tim, you ready"?

"Yes" was all he could say as he held his rucksack tightly - ready to sling it on at any moment.

"Let's go then" I said as I put my foot on the gas lightly and we trundled towards the town slowly and quietly.

We got into town and sure enough it was full of walkers. Some strewn awkwardly around on the ground in impossible positions. Most were slowly trudging aimlessly in different directions.

I was just hoping for this to go smoothly so we could get out of here as fast as possible.

The walkers around us noticed us pretty much immediately and pushed themselves up against the cars surface.

Timmy let out a slight whimper as one of them pressed itself against his window.

"Tim honey, just imagine that glass is indestructible, yeah? They can't get to you sweetie." Eva was doing her best to comfort him and was fully turned around to him.

I did my best to swerve the things but sometimes it's just damn impossible!

"No Eva! I can't, please help me Eva"! He began to shout and his breathing was heavy.

"Sweetie calm down, please"! Eva tried her best to shush him but he was crying now.

"Niall, I think we're gonna have to just speed out of here - they won't be able to catch us and it won't upset Tim like it is now." She told me and I nodded.

"On it. Hang in there Tim, it's gonna be alright"! I looked back at Tim properly now and he looked at me with hopeful eyes.

I looked back to the road and put my foot heavily on the gas. The car sped off and we were going for a good 5 minutes before the engine started spluttering and the car rolled to a stop.

"Shit" I cussed.

"What happened"? Eva asked in panic.

"We've run out of gas"! I hit my hand on the top of the wheel hard and rested my head on it before banging it.

"How far away are we from the end of town"? Eva asked, trying to stay calm.

"I don't know, quite far away I think."

"How do we get away"? Timmy asked, he was still crying.

"I...I don't know" Eva stuttered and looked at me, her face was pale with fright and worry and her eyes had been flushed of any hope.