"The Zombie Book"

Chapter 36

???'s P.O.V
"Who are you!? Answer me!! WAKE UP!"
I heard the voice of the girl who was kicking me before I blacked out. I continued to act unconscious.
"I can't believe it," she began to mumble quieter. "You killed Alex.. you killed her... She was ALL I HAD LEFT!"
I slightly moved my wrists, still trying to act unconscious. I was bound to a chair in ropes. Ankles and wrists.
"Why!? You destroyed our android, tried to steal our stuff and then to top it off you kill her!? What is wrong with you!? WAKE UP!!!"
"IM SORRY!" I yelled. I was getting irritated of her assuming what happened. I didn't kill her, she let me take stuff, and the android had it coming! I opened my eyes when I yelled at her. It was mostly dark where ever we were. A small lantern and an old, flickering flashlight were the only sources of light. I was outrageously confused.
"Oh, your awake? GOOD! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU, WHY DID YOU KILL HER, WHY ARE YOU HERE!?"
"SHUT UP! Stop yelling and I'll explain!"
The lantern, that was previously sitting on a table, was picked up by the girl. Her face was bearly illuminated by it. She walked over and sat in a chair facing mine.
"Talk." I sighed in relief when she finally let me explain.
"Alex found me in the woods, she brought me here and nearly killed me. The only thing I did to her was un-arm her. I never used a bullet," I lied. The girl seemed to actually believe the 'no bullet' part.
"When I explained to Alex my situation, she said to go in your supplies room and take some stuff for my journey. She went in first and.. this big saw blade came up an-"
"Stop talking. And the android almost killed you, am I right?"
I nodded my head. I could hear her sigh.
"Who are you?" She seemed outraged when she asked. She was probably going to kill me after my answer.
"I don't know."
"You don't know who y-"
"I woke up in a abandoned insane asylum with amnesia... There were scientists watching me from all around.. I escaped and passed out in the woods where she found me.."
"...oh.. I'm.. I'm Erin.. what should I call you?"
She suddenly sounded much calmer. What should I ask her to call me?
Why did she calm down?
"A-arent you.. gonna kill me or something..?"
"Answer the goddamn question or I will."
"I don't care what you call me.. just let me go. I have a place to be.."
"Alright.. um.. John."
"No."
"Steve."
"No."
"Fred."
"No."
"Jeremy."
"No."
"Michael."
"No."
"Gerald."
"No."
"Felix."
"Stop."
"Alright you don't have a name then."
"Can you please let me go now? I have to go..."
"...why and where...?"
"I'm going to tell you what I told Alex. My goddamn girlfriend is in Wyoming, and I intend to get there!"
"Girlfriend?"
"Don't start that crap.. Alex did the same damn thing.."
Erin held the lamp closer to my face. "You, have a girlfriend?"
"Y-yes!" I lied, again.
"In Wyoming?"
"Yes!"
"You know this is... Utah.. right?"
"Yes, I do.."
"How'd ya two get separated?"
"I DONT KNOW!"
"Alright, calm down lovebird."
"Just untie me! Please... I need to get to her.. I needed the help Alex gave me.."
"Trust me, Hun. Your gonna be walking out of this warehouse with all that stuff."
"Thank you! Can I go now!?"
"No. See the lights? Of course you can't. There aren't any. You, destroyed, the power."
"Generator. Use it. I saw it."
"What the hell is a generator!?"
"If you untie me, I could show you. Its outside."
"How do you kn-"
"I. Saw. It. I may not know who I am, but I know I'm not dumb. I need to leave. Now."
"Big and red?"
"Big and red. With black, too."
"I know what your talking about."
"GOOD!"
"Just.. start that up?"
"Yes, and you'll get power! Let me go! Please!"
"Fine... Here's your stuff, now get out. And never. Come. Back. Stay the hell out of Utah." She threw the bag of looted supplies at me and cut the ropes.
"Get out."
"I'm going! Just.. can I borrow that flashlight, first?" She sighed and handed me the flashlight. I used it and made sure everything I had was in it. One thing wasn't in there.
"Where is it!?"
"I need that foot. Why would you need it."
"I.. just do."
"If you have a foot fetish, that's not my problem." She threw it at me and I barely caught it.
"Damn you, Frank."
"No."
"Je-"
"NO!"
I tossed the flashlight at her and began to leave. She ran up and put a arm on my shoulder.
"Wait.. um.. Tom.."
"My name isn't To-"
"I know! But.. um.. maybe I wanna.. um.."
"Please.. I.. need to get to her..I need to go."
I turned to go again and, same as last, she stopped me.
"Can I go with you? Please?"
I stared at her curiously.
"What..?"
"I wanna go with you.. I don't have a reason to be here. May I?"
I stared at Erin stunned. She wanted to go with me? This... This was probably some sort of prank. Yeah.
"D-dont do that.." I mumbled quietly.
"Do what?" She said back a bit empathetically.
"This is all one big prank.. I'm just going to go now.." I stepped out of the doors to the barn. Erin attempted to stop me a third time.
I jerked my shoulder out of her hand and stormed off into the forest once more.
"Wait! Come back!"
I ignored her and kept trudging.