"Oh, not good!" I scream as the bus hits us from the side, as I cover my head with my arms only one thing runs through my mind, I never said goodbye to Tess or Marlene. We drive into the store in front of us and hit a concrete pole with a loud crash.
"I'm okay, I'm okay" I say more to myself than to him "Then get out, quick" Joel groans in pain. I unbuckle my seat belt, I look over at Joel to make sure he's okay, but then I feel someone grab me by my shoulders and start to pull me out of the car "C'mere you!" he says, I yelp as I frantically try to find something to grab on. I reach out for Joel to take my hand, luckily he grabs it and starts to pull me towards him, the man trying to pull me out of the car tugs me one last time with a hard force. Joel's hand slips from mine, I watch in horror as he gets a scared look in his eye "Let go of me, you chickenshit!" I yell at the man behind me, Joel grabs onto one of my legs as a guy comes up behind Joel, he grabs Joel's head then bangs it against the center console.
The man behind me successfully pulls me out of the car, I claw at the door of the car trying desperately to latch onto something, the man tears me away from the car as I scream in frustration "Joel!" I scream. I try to punch and kick but nothing will let me get out of this man's death grip, I look over in Joel's direction to see him fighting being forced over the broken freezer door, Joel!! I need to go help him, he might die! The man finally sets me down, I bite his arm and start to pull myself away from him as his grip loosens, suddenly he grabs my arm with the roughest grip, he pulls me towards him then slaps me, hard. I yelp and fall to the ground, he most definitely left a bruise on my arm and probably on my cheek. The ugly, dirty old man gets on top of me and wraps his dirty, crusty fingers around my neck, "Get off of me!" I screech, I gasp for air as he presses his hands tighter around me.
I hear loud footsteps running towards us "Get the fuck away from her" he yells, I hear a loud crack then suddenly I'm let go. I crawl away from him as I'm coughing up a lung, oh air how I've missed you. I watch in disgust as Joel grabs the man's head and smashes it into the counter. The man crumples to the ground with blood spurting out of where is eyes should be, but now a dent and brain matter are in its place. Joel helps me up, he leans down to be my height and rubs his thumb softly over where I was slapped "Oh, Ellie" he mutters as he looks at the now forming bruise, I gulp as I stare into his perfect hazel eyes. He straightens up then adjusts his green plaid shirt "Alright, catch your breath. We're leaving" he says as he runs to the truck, he reaches into the backseat then tosses me my backpack, I tug it over my shoulders as Joel grabs his bag. I look to my right and see a man in a cut off hoodie holding up a gun aimed straight at us "Watch out!" I yell, I point to where the man is just as Joel looks up. The man shoots and luckily misses, he shoots the glass of the window as Joel and I duck behind a knocked over cabinet, "Stay behind me, don't look up, don't move unless I say so" Joel whispers to me as he pulls out his 9mm and loads it.
He looks up quickly to see where the hunters are, he pulls out his gun and aims then shoots the nearest guy, I hear a body fall to the ground so I'm assuming he shot the hunter in the face. "You're gonna pay for that, Asshole!" another hunter yells. I hear a bullet hit the back of the cabinet, I jump and scoot a little bit closer to Joel. "I'm gonna get the angle on him, stay here" Joel whispers, I nod and sink down lower. I look to my left as Joel runs past me and slides behind the cash register, I watch as he quickly looks up and shoots the guy running right at him. I hear footsteps coming from my left, I look around the cabinet and see a hunter holding a metal pipe running at Joel "Joel, to your left!" I yell. A loud gunshot rings in my ears, I'm assuming that Joel killed him, but I'm also scared to look. "Alright... I think that's the last of them, are you alright?" Joel asks me. "Yeah, I guess so" I mutter as I stand up, "Good, we need to get the hell out of here" he says, he starts to walk over to me but then I feel it, mistake, the word goes through my mind again. I sigh as look away from Joel, god Ellie, you're so stupid for starting to have feelings. "I'll look over here" I mumble, I jog over to the window that leads out of the store. Maybe if I just keep my distance, things won't be as heartbreaking and sad. I look to my right after searching for supplies and see a garage door, I look around for Joel and see that he's in a business center across from the store "Hey, maybe we can get through here" I yell to him.
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The Last Ones Left
Romance"I can't lose you like I've lost everyone else" I say, something inside of him clicks and his eyes turn angry "You have no idea what loss is" he says through clenched teeth. The tears in my eyes finally overflow and they fall down my cheeks faster t...
