• Havana • MagCon Apocalypse (Trilogy)

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Jack
Next Day;

I finally found it...

I walk by the large steel walls, protecting the community I saw from afar on a tree.

As the leaves and twigs crack and snap under my steps, I make my way to the entrance.

I take a deep breath, and bang on the fence, letting it clatter.

I step back a bit, taking a last look around the outside.

'It'll be a bit before I come back, but I'll be the same. Nothing'll change.'

I hear a gun cock, and turn my head back to the fence, a man up at a post to the upper right of it.

"Who are you?" He asks, I loosen the grip on my gun. "Jack. Johnson. Came here for a life."

He lowers his gun, and the gate begins to slide open.

"Call the guys!" I hear the man call, and I walk in once the gate is fully open.

First, I see is a beautiful girl, a rifle in her hand; brown skin the same as her hair and eyes.

She walks past me, and I turn my head, seeing her begin to close the gate.

I turn my head back, seeing a middle-aged man, jog my way.

"Hello." He nods towards me, and extends his hand. I take it, shaking it firmly. "Agustin, I run things around here. I have some people who I'd want you to meet, they'll be the ones who'll have you settle in. Follow me." He says, and turns around, walking down the road at a quick pace.

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He takes my pistol and ammo, letting me keep my knife.

I sit on the couch, looking around the room; bookshelves, globes, picture frames-

"Wait here for a bit, I think they're here." Agustin tells me, and leaves the room, closing the door behind him.

I look at the small table that separates me from the chair Agustin sat in. On top, a book, a vase, papers, pens, laptop...

I slide it over to my side and open it up, the screen lighting up.

"What the hell..." I say to myself, and the user screen shows. I hear conversation, and footsteps, making me shut the laptop and turn it back around, sitting myself back up properly.

The door opens, and he steps in, with- HAYES! I jump up, the widest grin on our faces.

I go over to him, our arms wide open and embrace each other with a tight hug.

"I missed you, Jack..:" He tells me, and I smile. "Are you the only one here?" I ask, and we both pull away. "No! There's Taylor, Ethan, Grayson, Shawn, and Bree." He told me, "but they're all out on a run to get some supplies and search for the guys."

I smile, "when will they get back?"

"Woo, they leave for hours... Sometimes they'd go at like 6 AM and not come back till nearly nighttime..."

"Hayes, if you could show John around Havana that'll be great." Agustin says, and I furrow my eyebrows. "Jack." I correct, and
Agustin lightly chuckles. "I'm gonna be here if anyone needs anything."

-

"Yeah, he's not very good with names." Hayes laughs, and I roll my eyes. "He learn it... Someday." He laughs more, and I suck my teeth, elbowing his arm.