When Death Starts To Crawl

(Chapter Nine)

___________Sorry its very late, but i had the biggest writers block ever!!_____________

After the group helped Bury Liam, we had to set off again. Milly had stopped crying but the sad look on her face didn't leave. None of us blamed her. Anne was driving this time, we turned left down my road. 

"Lucas can use the rifle when you go inside to get the journal, he protect you" Ann pointed out.

We pulled into my driveway. The street was dead silent. Not a movement in sight. It seemed too quiet. I got out the pistol, and Anne gave Lucas her rifle.Anne also gave me a brown satchel to put the journal in once I found it.  It was time. We got out of the Toyota, we crept up towards my house and the silence was eerie. 

All I could here was our footsteps and my anxious breathing. I reached out and turned the doorknob on the front door. I pushed is and it swung slowly open. I poised the gun ready for an attack, inside was still. I raised my hand and flicked in towards the house, signalling for Lucas to follow. Inside was left the same, I was glad it wasn't as destroyed as Milly's house had been. 

I glanced behind me, Lucas was about 3 metres behind me, he was guarding the entrance. I strolled quickly and quietly to my Mum and Dad's room. They had a big queen bed, with a white and pink floral design on the blankets. In the far corner below a window was my Dad's desk. I rushed over too it, I felt very vulnerable even in my own home. I searched frantically in the drawers of the desk, then I found Dad's doctors journal, I felt relieved that it was actually here, but concerned as to why he didn't take it with him. I picked it up and shoved it in the satchel. 

i stood up and snuck into my room, i wrenched open my wardrobe doors and starting placing clothes in my bag, things like extra socks, underwear, singlets, sneakers, and a pair of jeans and leggings.  I took of the satchel and put on a two knitted jumpers and a big black jacket (they wouldn't fit in the bag). I figure I would need them in case I couldn't go back to the house again. I was busting, so i went to the toilet, no flush cause the power was off to my annoyance. I rushed into the kitchen. i opened the pantry and started stuffing cans and packets of food into a garbage bag. 

"Come on Lauren, we have to get out of here!" Lucas called urgently. 

I swung the satchel strap around my shoulder and picked up the heavy garbage bag. Lucas grabbed the big bag from me and we sprinted the the car. 

"what took you so long?" Anne asked. 

"I was getting food and more clothes." I replied. 

Anne stared the car and did a U-turn. We headed for the school.I flinched as i saw a few mangled bodies,- much like Liam's- on peoples front lawns. I looked back at Lucas, he was holding my hand but his eyes were closed, he looked pretty tired. We were all exhausted, emotionally and physically. We were about 10 minutes from the school, the sky was full of fluffy grey clouds. 

Anne pulled into the schools entrance, it was creepy seeing nobody here. Maybe we would find another survivor?we hopped out of the car, i carried the satchel and Lucas carried the food bag, Anne carried the gun, we crept across the bus circle. 

"We should we go first?"I whispered. 

Anne thought for a moment, then spoke quietly "I think we should go tot he gym, we will dump the stuff there, then we can collect food from the cafeteria  and blankets from the sick bay."

Lucas and I nodded agreement, the gym was about 50 metres away. we reached the double door which lead to a room before the gym. That was where we used to dump our schoolbags while in P.E. Anna tugged on the door, the pulled harder, but it didn't oped. 

"Shit! Its locked, I need to go to the Staff-room to get the keys." Anne said frustrated. 

"Or we could try the back door,  sometimes the teachers forget to lock that one" I stated hopefully. 

"Alright, i will run around and check the back door, you two need to stay here, call my if anything goes wrong" Anne instructed, and she took off around the big building. 

Lucas and i waited in an anticipated silence. Then about 30 seconds later, we heard Anne;s muffled call. 

"Its open!" 

Lucas and I ran to the back door of the gym. Once we were inside we dumped the stuff next to the door and faced Anne who was standing inside. 

"We need to get the fitness mats out and lay then in the middle, we need seven of them." Anne ordered. 

Lucas and I dragged the blue foam mats out and arranged them in a circle, Anne sat at the back door with the gun, keeping watch. Lucas and I strolled over and joined her, she stood up and spoke. 

"Right, lets go get the other supplies, we better do it quickly, we are leaving our stuff unguarded."

------------------So sorry about not updating, I had writers block and I forgot i was writing it, I am gonna continue writing it because i know some people we enjoying reading it-----------