Life's Test

Chapter Fourteen - Anywhere But Here

A/U: I'M LISTENING TO ADELE AND SHE GOT ME MISSING MY EX THAT I NEVER HAD ;-; CRYING RN ANYWAYS THIS IS GONNA BE A CHAPTER THAT COMES OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD SO LETS GIVE THIS A SHOT OH GOD.
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Lachlan's P.O.V
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"Lachlan!" I hear Sam scream from inside the herd somewhere, and I start to panic as the Infected turn towards the source of the sound.

Without thinking I throw myself across the fence line and into the dock area, and I hear footsteps follow me.

"Right here flesh bags!" I scream to the Infected, taking my pistol from its holster, holding it tightly in my right hand, my knife in the left, my right hand positioned on top of the left.

I watch as some of the Infected spin around to me, and before I fire a shot, someone behind me takes the lead.

I look to see about seven people behind me, ready to defend me.. Hell, even die for me.

As I'm watching the people behind me firing into the crowd of Infected I forget that I'm in a life or death situation and feel a splat of warm blood against my neck, I look to my right to see a guy that came out to help being ripped into by an Infected, screaming as the Infected pulls more flesh from his neck.

He grips my shoulder as he drops to his knees, giving me a slight nod.

The guy closes his eyes tightly and I know what to do.

I swing the knife out from under my right hand and drive it into his right temple, pulling it out as fast as I can, so my knife don't go down with the body.

With the blood coated pavement under my feet I scurry to the right and avoid the Infected piling in on the man, hoping they don't notice me.

The other six people continue firing into the Infected, and I watch as Infected all around me drop to the ground, their aim is getting way better.

When one of the Infected on its way to feat on the man notices me, probably thinking it can secure another meal, I cut it's thoughts off by impaling it with my knife, straight through the forehead. 

I turn my head in a full circle searching for Sam and Alec, and just by luck I spot them on top of a dumpster that is back against a large brick building.

"Over here!" I scream to the other six.

As I near the dumpster, dodging and shooting any Infected that get in my way, I start to open fire at any and all Infected, attempting to clear even the tiniest path for Sam and Alec.

When Sam spots me she smiles at me, then continues to fire into the Infected, joining us in clearing a path.

Eventually a small opening forms, and Alec and Samantha take the opportunity to jump off the dumpster and into the opening. But immediately have to defend themselves as Infected start to reach for them, the pathway closing behind them as they run.

And then something goes wrong.

The pathway in front of them gets thinner and thinner and Infected start to pile into the path.

"Lachlan!" Sam screams, high pitched.

"Samantha!" I scream back, tears welling in my eyes.

The shots silent and before they get completely engulfed into the herd, Patrick looks at me; "Survive somehow brother" and drops his weapons and pack, screaming as he runs full force into the herd.

"Patrick!" I scream, taken back by his bravery.

I hear Patrick's screams of pain and agony and then a few shots pick up, and within seconds Samantha and Alec are pushing past some last Infected and into the opening with me and the five others.


I start to tear up as I engulf them into a tight bear hug; "I'm so happy you're okay" I whisper in their ears. 

"AWGHHHH!" I hear someone scream from behind me.

I snap my head around to see one guy who followed me out into the herd being eaten by an Infected.

The Infected sunk it's teeth into the mans neck, pulling a large chunk from him.

"Help Me!" The man screams, trying to pull himself from the grip of the Infected, which just isn't happening.

I turn the safety off on my pistol and bring it up to eye level and look down the sights, taking aim on the Infected's head.

Alec puts his hand on my gun and lowers it.

"Save the bullets man."

I look at him with a look of sadness; "We need to try..." I say softly.

"Guys we need to go! Now!" Samantha barks from behind us.

I look to see the Infected finishing up their meal, and I know we need to go.

I take my knife from the holster and run up to the Infected that is on the man, driving my knife into the back of the Infected's skull, cutting it off mid bite I throw the body to the ground, watching as the man spins around, holding the bite with all the pressure he can.

"...please" he quivers out in the softest voice.

I get confused and tilt my head.

"...end my suffering" he gets out again.

And I know what to do.

I walk up to him and look into his eyes.


"Thank you" and with one last smile from me to him, and him to me, I swing my knife around, driving it into his temple, and pulling it out with a loud gushing noise and a stream of blood I watch as his body falls to the ground like a sack of flour.

"Lachlan! Now!" Sam screams as she fires a shot into the crowd.

I look to see the Infected standing from the bodies, slowly making their way to us.

All of us that are left turn around and start sprinting towards the gate, avoiding the roaming Infected.

"The gate!" I scream as we near the chain link fence.

I hear the sound of metal sliding against metal and then the loud ear piercing sound of machine guns firing into the crowd of Infected.

"Come on!" Someone screams from behind the fence.

Just as we near the gate three people start to shove the gate closed.

An Infected walks in front of us, and I take care of it before it causes any problems, firing a bullet into it's skull.

The remaining four people cross over the fence first, followed by Sam, and Alec.

I squeeze through the small, enclosing gap, and with one last push the gate slams shut.

And almost the second the gate closes the Infected push against the fence, growling and snarling, craving our flesh.

"Where do we go now...?" Alec ask's, looking at me for an answer.

I think about it for a second, looking around at everyone's faces, the look of fear over their face.

"Anywhere but here..."