Living With The Dead...

Sarah's final story.

I turned away from the upset and scared little girl and walked back over to the fire exit that leads back into the hospital. I looked at my phone, it was 9pm, i have around 6 hours to get in there, find and cure Leon and get back to the helicopter. While walking around the roof i found some first aid and some herbs that people have left or dropped.

The humming got louder, i remembered when Leon cam eback for me and Sarah in Racoon, now it's my turn. I think we lot him on the tenth or something level. I pulled out my gun and started shooting. I notcied through the thick of things that Scott and Lauren were onthe floor dead, i picked up the axe from te wall and made my way down each corridor and stairs.

"Leon!" i yelled out, running aound the zombies was the hardest pasrt as there was so many but i remember when Leon ran around the namesis to collect me, i thought i was dead for good. I moved cdown some more levels and called out again, "Leon!". I thought he was dead, i felt a tight grip on my shoulder, i spun around an a zombie was ready to take a bite out of me.

A shot rang out and blood splattered onto my face. Living with the dead wasn't so bad but the bites if you got caught by one was death. I spun around and Leon stood there with blood coming from his arm and leg. I ran over, tears in my eyes, "Leon" i pulled out some herbs and fed them to him.

"Thanks partner" he chuckled as we slowly made our way to the roof. By now most of the zombies were behind us but some were still in front. Leon gave me his handgun and pulled his shotgun from his back, i never realised he still had the thing.

We shot for our lives, we kept switching bt Leon's aim was getting worse, "Leon we have to go" i looked down at my phone, it was 3 in the morning, I didn't know we had been here for so long but we got stuck on level 15, it has been 7 hours and i managed to make my way down to level ten to get Leon and then slowly make our way back up.

I heard dogs, great they're back. I pushed Leon behind me and looked as about five or six ran up the corriodr to us, who the fuck let them out? I shot and shot and slowly they were going down but they were getting close, i glanced ver to Leon who had now picked Scott's gun up and started firing, he pushed me out of the way and shot his shotgun into the middle of the dogs, all three went down in no time.

"Nice shot" i commented as we limped our way up the stairs, the helicopter was coming, i could hear it. I looked at Leon and he looked back, we was limping fast, the pain was running thrrough my legs an dthe weight of Leon half dead was weighing me down. I glanced at the level, level 18 not long to go but i coudl hear the helicopter had stopped, the building rumbled and the walls started to collapse.

I fell back as a brick landed on my stomach, Leon bent down and helped me up, "C'mon we can amke it" he yelled a swe made our way up the corridor, i could hear dogs coming back up, shit. Leon turned around and started to shoot. The building was getting worse as i could feel the ground going. Leon pushed me back and the floor dropped, a load of zombies were falling and the dogs went with them.

 looked around, Leon was handing on, "Arrrh Claire, help me", he used my name. I bent down and a brick started to fall, Leon swung out the way and i moved back. I could see his grip going, he was gonna fall. ""Leon grab my hand" i demanded as he reached for my hand. I could feel the ground cming closer to falling, i tugged nd he pushed himslef up.

Glancing up, the zombies were getting closer and behind me humming was gettng louder. "NOW!" Loen shouted as he let go of my hand and pushed me back. I was bleeding i could feel it. My visio was starting to go blurry. "Claire, Claire get up!" i heard a fimilar voice yell at me like i was a little kid. I opened my eyes and Leon was grabbing my hand.

"Monkey bars when we was kids, remember" he chuckled as he help me up. I nodded as we pulled each other along. Leon took care of the zombies as i couldn't see very well. I notcied we was on level 20 and at the end of the corridor, i could see the fire exit. We made our final sprint as we heard the helicopter engine pick up and the building collapse bit by bit.

Leon was getting weaker and i knew i couldn't reach the first aid, i opened the exit and we stumbled out. The light was blinding and i fell to the floor, i heard a "Wait!" fromLeon adn i heard a sqeel, Imogen. I felt Leon grab my arms and someone else pull me along to the helicopter. "You're gonna have to jump, we're not landing" said a deep voice.

I knew the voice, I looked up and there was Brian, i smiled and nodded, he was in his army uniform, he was no longer a R. A. I. N. Member. I watched as Leon jumped and pulled himslef up on the helicopter. I then watched as Brian jumped and rolled as he moved closer to the egde of the helicopter. Leon and Brian held out their hands for me to take.

I heard loud humming as zombies broke through the fire exit. I ran and jumped but fell on the wall, i didn't scream but i could feel the cold air biting my legs and arms, i closed my eyes and drifted away opefully before i hit the ground.

"You don't give up girl got it!" I turned to see my father there in front of em with a angry look on his face. "Da?" i asked as i tried to reach out for him. He moved back and there was a pink wall behind him, my room wall,  hated that wall and always wanted to cover it but never knew with what. "Get up and fight girl" and with that he was gone.

I noticed the floor was hard and warm and shaking underneath me. My vision was coming back, i looked up to a black roof ad the cold air was biting ym bare legs and arms. I slurred as i felt a hand on my hand, i looked down, Leon's hand was there in mine. "Don't give up Claire" he smiled as he pulled me close. We watched as Possum City crumbled. Imogen was sleeping in the corner, we was out alive.

AUTHOR NOTES -

Thank you so much for reading, this is the best rating of reads i have had thank you so much, just wondering, what do you think, please give me some more comments and votes. I'm thinking about making a sequel not sure comment and tell me what you think and any ideas for the sequel would be good thank you again for reading this i hope you enjoyed it.