I'll Save You

Chapter 8: Guts

We stared down at the body, we were about to destroy. I looked at it with disgust and nausea made its self at home in the pit of my stomach.

Scott's plan was genius, infiltrate the walkers by covering up with their stench. The only problem was if they couldn't make it out of there alive, then we couldn't either.

Steven and Scott walked in with white lab coats and solemn faces. Scott had an axe in his hand and was prepared to butcher the body.

Scott looked down at the corpse at his feet and took a deep breath. Scott was prepared to bring the axe down on the poor soul when he stopped and dropped the weapon.

At first I thought he chickened out, instead he kneeled down and went through the bodies pockets.

He pulled out a wallet and read out his name. "This mans name, is Wayne Dunlap. He had a picture of a pretty girl, he was an organ diner, he had fifteen dollars in his wallet when he died. He used to have a life like everyone else, like us."

I stared down at Wayne, the poor man must not have known what had happened, just that he was being gnawed on by insane people.

Without warning Scott brought the axe down on Wayne, dismembering his body into little pieces.

Before we started smothering the pair of guts, Scott pulled out the key to unchain Jon. He tossed it to T-Dog before he bent down and got to work.

I gaged and tried not to throw up as we rubbed the blood and intestines over Steve and Scott.

After a minute Steven doubled over and threw up. I wanted to throw up too, but I held the contents in my stomach.

Steven and Scott smelt horrible, exactly like a walker. I took off the gloves and quickly pinched my nose to rid of the smell.

Scott and Steven lead the group to the door that lead to the alley. I opened it for the and they stalked outside.

"Good luck." I whisper before shutting the door behind them quietly. We raced upstairs, Chloe tossed me my bag on the way up. When we got to the top we ran to the edge and stared down the streets.

Jon was hysterical. He kept shouting at us to give him the key. We continued to ignore him.

I looked down into the streets, searching for any sign of Steven and Scott.

Jon's tired voice sounds from behind me again, this time slow and steady. "Hey blondie, how bout you help your old pal Jon out by getting that key hmm?"

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms. "Now why would I do that Jon?" I asked, not bothering to turn around.

He stayed quiet for a minute, his brain working hard on finding a excuse. Andrea quietly distracted me. "Look there they are!" She pointed to two unmistakable figures trudging along, Steven and Scott.

I started to feel cool drops of water land randomly on me, and I looked up to the sky. It was dark, covered in grey, anger clouds.

My heart skipped a beat as I realized what it would do. The rain would wash the stench away, making them walker targets.

I looked to Morales in fear and he tried to reassure me. "Don't worry, it's just a freak storm, it'll go away in a minute." I nodded and he rain started to get heavier.

Steven and Scott broke into a run, killing walkers on the way. I dug my nails into the palm of my hand, watching nervously as they sprinted to the chain link fence in front of them. All I could do was stand here and hope they would reach the construction. They barely made it over the fence in time.

"They made it." Jackie breathed out happily. I smiled when they got into the truck and prepared to come get us.

"Oh my gosh are they leaving us?" Andrea asked, horror filling her voice.

I patted her arm. "Don't worry Andrea it's all a part of the plan."

She said nothing but watched the truck slowly drive off into the distance.

I flung my bag over my shoulder. "Come on, lets go." I shout.

Everyone followed after me and then I heard shouts of objection. I had forgotten about Jon. "T-Dog, unlock Jon!" I shouted over my shoulder.

The sound quickly disappeared then the faint hum of an engine increased. We all pulled on the chain and sure enough Scott stood there in the back of a small transport truck.

We quickly piled in, after a second T-Dog jumped right in, a group of walkers behind him.

Morales quickly shut the back hatch and we rode in silence for a moment, catching our breaths.

I sat between Chloe and Sean hugging them both close to me as if they were going to leave me.

Andrea and Jackie sat across from us clinging to each other, Morales and Scott sat up front and T-Dog sat silently by himself looking depressed.

Before I could ask what was wrong he looked up and into my eyes before answering my question. "I dropped the key down the drain."

I bit my lip and pang of guilt washed through me. I moved close to Chloe. We drove fir a long while in silence. A loud car alarm sounded from behind us. I heard Scott and Morales chuckling and I looked through the windshield. Steven was shouting and driving a red sports car. He was hollering and fist pumping by the looks of it.

A smile tugged on my lips and I instantly wiped it off. How could I possibly be smiling when I had just abandoned a man on a roof with no escape.

I relaxed back beside Chloe and listened to Scott's coma story, about how he lost his family, how he woke up alone and uniformed.

I just hope that we could find them for him. I stood up and walked up to Morales and Scott in the drivers area. "I hope you find your family Scott, I'll help you at any cost." I said, even though I was eavesdropping.

He nodded and offered a small smile. "Thank you, Paige." I looked down at Scott and finally got my first real look at him.

He had soft blue eyes with shortly cut hair with no facial hair what so ever. He had a kind face, one that shows determination and loyalty.

My eyes flickered to the scenery outside the window. We were on a old dirt road and trees surrounded both sides of the road. I went back to sit with my siblings, who knew how long this ride would be.

I quickly braided my hair back and snuggled closer to Sean and Chloe. After a little while longer of the bumpy road we came to a stop and I could hear excited voices shouting from outside.

Morales, Jackie, T-Dog and Andrea quickly jumped out of the truck and went to their families. The rest of us slowly hopped out after them, the only one left in the truck was Scott in the drivers seat.

I crossed my arms and stood beside Sean awkwardly. Andrea hugged a petite blonde girl, and Morales picked up two little kids. He gives a young Hispanic woman a small kiss and turned around to face us while new people stared at us with curiosity.

"Come meet everybody."