Paradise Is Overrated!

6.

Just a short late night update...

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JR lifted her hand and rested it on Jesse's arm. He laid his hand on hers and she slowly began to squeeze. Everyone stared wide eyed at her waiting. She began letting out light moans. Everyones heart raced except Jesse's. He stared content. "Jess?" He asked. She raised her self on her elbow still on her side. Her hair covered her face. She groaned again. She finally sat her body up pulled and placed her hand to her head. Her hair moved and everyone noticed her face scrunched and her eyes squeezed shut. Billie kept his pistol aimed and ready to pull the trigger. Mike still had a hand on his gun but it wasn't raised. "Baby? Are you ok?"

"Mmmmm..." she groaned before opening one eye. "Why do you have a gun pointed at me?" She opened her other eye and squinted at Billie. He raised an eyebrow and got a better look at her.

"Just being safe." She raised her eyebrow at him.

"Well put it down before you blow someone's head off." She said swiping her hand. He did but stayed cautious. Mike relaxed a little and moved his hand from his gun. "What happened?" JR asked rubbing her head again.

"Babe whats the last thing you remember?" she looked around thinking.

"Hmmm... Mark and I were talking."

"Talking, about what?" She closed her eyes and pulled her hand to her head thinking.

"Mmmm... I don't know hold on... my mind feels.. cluttered." He nodded feeling sad and rubbed his hand on her cheek. Her eyes widened open. "Wait there was a zombie and I was strapped to a chair... He was talking about The Blink Regimen, and changing the world as we know it... Evolvoing and a whole new era being created on the human time clock..... I think he was high or something." She scratched at her head.

"Blink Regimen? Did he say what was in it." Jesse asked. Everyone watched curious. JR looked around on the floor as if searching the answer. Her eyes then went wide and then she rubbed at her neck and jerked her head to Jesse.

"He put it in me! What was it! Jesse!?" She grabbed his shoulder in a panic. "I don't wanna become one of those things! I don't wanna die!" Her eyes filled with tears and they finally dripped out on her cheek.

"Shhh... You wont." He quickly pulled her to his chest where she cried more. "If it was going to kill you you'd already be dead. It's had time to reach your heart and brain." She continued crying as he rubbed her head. Everyone stared. The girls were on the verge of tears. Billie for once had a hint of sadness on his face. Bethan saw and grabbed his hand. He took in a deep breath before finally speaking.

"Well we don't have time to hang around. I'm getting us away from here." He turned in his seat and put the van in gear before taking off again. He got them on the right exit and began down a new Highway.

"Babe how do you fill?" Jesse asked JR cuddling her.

"Cold." She shivered a bit. Jesse looked up to Jay who was sitting in front of them on Tre's lap. She was staring hard at JR looking heart broken.

"Here you can use my jacket. Destinee said from behind Jesse. She held it over his shoulder and he took it thanking her. He draped it over JR who had a slight shiver.

"I'm really sleepy too." She said softly.

"Can you stay awake a little longer. I don't want you to sleep just yet until I can be sure you'll wake back up." Jr nodded sniffling, scared. "Is there an energy drink back there?" Jesse asked turning his head to Mike.

"Yeah, but I don't think that will be a good idea. It'll make her heart pump harder and faster. You wouldn't want it to react to whatever that stuff was." Mike said.

"Yeah you're right. Hmmm.."

"I'll just stay awake on my own I guess." JR said. "I'm not sleepy anymore anyways."

"That was quick." Tre said scrunching his eyes. Jay elbowed him. "What it was."

Meanwhile, Billie was driving with Bethan in the passenger seat. "Babe, JR looks cold, turn the AC down." Bethan said. Billie shook his head. She sighed and reached for the knobs but Billie pushed her hand away.

"Look it's too hot in here for that to be off. She has a jacket."

"Why are you being so mean towards her?" Bethan whispered leaning to him.

"Because I cant trust her right now." He said lowly, glancing back to see them talking to Mike. "I think we should ditch her." Bethan looked at him hurt. "Him and her both."

"Billie,"

"I don't like the way he's handling things. I'm the one that said we shouldn't trust those guys and look what happened. I'm a better leader."

"Is this really all because you don't want to be told what to do?"

"I'm not gonna take orders from anyone. If we don't ditch them then next stop I'm pulling from the group." A tear slipped from Bethans eye.

"You would just leave me like that?" She whispered trying not to cry out.

"No, you're coming to. Just me and you babe." She quickly shook her head.

"We can't survive out there alone. I won't do it."

"Look around you. We all are dead anyway. It's a new world. There's no surviving this. We're all going to eventually be zombies. Atleast if we're on our own we wont have so much dead weight and that's less portions to share."

"You've lost your mind."

"Just think about it. I'm leaving next stop so." She leaned back into her seat as he stared at the road. She knew that meant he was taking the van when he left if he didn't find another car. Tears slowly streamed down her face as she looked to the dash in thought.

"Bethan?" She slowly turned her head to JR's voice. "You ok hun?" She smiled to JR and nodded before wiping her nose.

"I was just really worried about you." She said to a pale JR. JR smiled.

"I feel fine honey, don't you worry about me." She looked over to Billie who did a quick glance to her. She nodded and looked down.