Now They Walk

Atlanta

-Nate-

"Take I-85" I said to Jake while looking at the map "it's the main one, so the military must've set up a searching area"

"I think you mean a checkpoint" Jake said

"Yes that" I smiled

I looked at the back of the bus. Some people were asleep and others were talking quietly. I couldn't even think of sleep right now. I'm too busy keeping my mind occupied. I can't think of it.....

I watched out the front windshield. Their was no cars for miles, just empty highway.

"You think they know what's going on?"

"It's the military, I'm sure that their isn't much that is going on right now that they don't know about" Jake said

"So why would they choose Atlanta?"

He looked up in the long mirror in front and above the bus drivers seat.

"Atlanta is a major city, the government must have set out a plan to protect all the major capitals and such.... The military will set up a base basically and keep people safe and do research to help with the crisis, along with protecting other key people and the citizens"

"You seem to know a lot about this, that's why I asked"

"It might not be one-hundred percent right but still" he said

"Jake!" Damarion yelled

Jake looked back, seeing Damarion pull someone out of the row behind me.

Jake stomped on the brakes, lurching everyone forward and making the tires squeal and smoke, leaving a black trail.

"What's wrong?" He asked

"He isn't breathing, he wasn't feeling good yesterday and now he isn't breathing" Stacy said

"Check his pulse" Jake said

Stacy put her hand on his wrist. She shook her head and then moved to his neck. She shook her head again.

"Nothing" she said

The bus was so quiet you could hear a fly flapping it's wings.

"Cover him up with a blanket" Jake said "lay him in the back of the bus, we will bury him when we get to Atlanta"

No one moved at first. This was a shocking thing to see. This boy wasn't hurt in anyway, he just got sick and now he is dead....

Stacy grabbed a large blue with white diamonds stitched into it. Damarion laid his gentle body into it and they rolled it over him.

They put him in a seat in the back of the bus. He was small enough that his whole body fit with his feet only hanging off about ten inches.

Jake got back in the drivers seat and put the bus back in drive and slowly pulled forward

I sat beside the young boy.

Dear lord,
Please help him find his peace, like you did my mother, I don't know if he knew you but he was so young lord, I hope he was on a good path with you, protect him and us as we move on,
Amen....