3 Souls Of Life

Chapter 4

     I wake up to see a blinding light. I blink a few times and notice that I'm outside. I try to sit up, but I couldn't feel me moving at all. I start to panic, but then my body gets up without me moving it.  What the hell...? My body starts walking around, and I realize that I'm not outside, I'm in a military base. I try stopping, and at last my body listens. I look around to try and figure out where I am. "Hey Robert!!" I hear someone call my name. I turn around and see Lee walking over to me. "Lee what are you doing here?" He looks at me confused, "What do you mean Robert? We've been in this facility for months now. Are you alright?" I blink a few times, and nod. What the fuck is going on?? How have I been here for months? I feel someone start to shake me, and I open my eyes to see Lee and Ash looking at me.

     "Well it looks like someone is awake, how are you feeling?" Ash looks at me, "I'm fine Ash.. just a little... Don't worry about for now." I sit up. I hear a clank , I look down and notice its the deputies gun. I pick it up and place it on the table."What time is it?" They look at each other, "It's been two days since you passed out..." I look at them, "Two days? Man.... Sorry about that... I can't help whatever is going on" I sigh looking around. "Hey Lee, are we low on anything?" He looks at me, and hands me a list. I look at it and get up. "W-where are you going Robert?" Ash asks as I walk to the door and grab my machete, "I'm going to get some food, I'll be back before dark." And with that I walk out the door and head down the road towards the highway. I look around, still mystified about how quite the world has become. It's only been like what, a few days maybe a week? I shake my head, not really wanting to know the answer. I reach the highway and just stare at the mayhem. Cars rolled over, some crushed and some were burning from gasoline explosions.

     I walk across the road, heading to the gas station near here. As I get close to the gas station I hear someone, or something, moaning. I walk slowly and silently towards the gas station doors. To my right, I see a zombie eating someone alive. I could here him whimper and moan in pain. I stood there for a moment, just watching the zombie eating him. I started to feel sick, so I went through the side door of the gas station. A few lights flickered on and off for a bit, but I just walked to the right side of the store, where there was food and drinks that I needed. I opened my bag and grabbed some bread, chips, water. I grabbed a few energy drinks and Gatorade's, in case we needed something to give us more energy. I stood up, groaning at the amount of weight on my back. I turn around to see a walker looking at me through the window. My heart skips a beat, and I fall to the ground.  The walker just looks at me, and walks away, like it doesn't care about trying to kill me. Well that was odd.

        I grab my bag and head to the bathroom in the back of the gas station. I carefully enter and lock the door, so nothing can come in. I sit down on the far side of the bathroom and calm my breathing. I lay my head against the tile wall and dozed off to the sensation of the cold tiles against my head. This time I had a normal dream. I was dreaming about my mother and I going on a picnic when I was younger. That was probably the greatest day of my life: I thought in my dream. After a few seconds I wake up to me crying, realizing that she is no longer alive. I shake my head and mumble "At least she's not alive to witness this." I splash some water on my face and exit the bathroom.

       I notice the sun start to set, so I make my way towards the door. "Where do you think your going with all that loot boy?" I here someone say from behind me. I here a click, indicating that he has a gun. I put down my machete and turn around slowly, raising my arms in submission. "I don't want any trouble." I look at the guy, he seems tired and beaten down, and has gauze around his arm. He's probably bitten. He smirks at me "Oh I'm sure your not" he smirks, "But I intend to cause trouble" He laughs loudly, making the zombies outside notice us. "What do want?" I ask, looking around to see a small group of zombies start to bang on the glass. "First off, I want your bag, and second I want you to walk out that door and get yourself eaten by them sick folk" He sneers, and laughs again. 

        I think for a second and come up with a plan, "Alright, you win." I set my bag down and slide it to him. I turn and start to walk towards the door, making the zombies go crazy. I look behind me, to see the old man crouch to grab the bag. I sprang into action, turning around quickly and kneeing the old man in the face. He screams, and staggers backwards. I grab his hand holding the gun and bend it the opposite way, hearing a deafening crack as he screams again. He drops the gun, causing it to fire and hitting  the glass window. It shatters instantly and the zombies start to crawl there way into the gas station. I grab my machete, the gun, and my bag. I run out the side door. I turn just in time to see the old man being eaten alive. He looks at me , tearing up. I'm sorry, I mouth, and run back towards my house, ignoring the screams coming from the station.

        I walk back up the road to my house, still haunted by the screams the old man was making. I stop short and throw up on the road, why did I watch such a horrid thing?  I shake my head lightly and head to my house. I see Ash looking at me through the window, looking scared. I turn around to see the other half of the zombie group behind me. I turn around quickly and walk towards them. I swing my machete quickly to my right hitting the one closest to me. I spin quickly, hitting the one to my left. I back up and turn to see Lee run towards me with a machete. I back up and let him get to me, giving me a few seconds to get my breath. He runs past me and just attacks them. I watch him just slashing away, not even taking a second to catch a breath. What the hell is wrong with him? I look at him taking care of the rest of the zombies, and once he killed the last one, he turned to me and I backed away. His eyes.... they're yellow.... what the..? He starts to run towards me, and I see some unknown anger towards me. I get scared, and I walk backwards, watching him the entire time. "Lee, snap out of it!!" I yell at him, but he doesn't answer. Instead, he lunges forward and tries to strike at me with the machete. 

      I dodge his attack and look at him. Son of a bitch..... if I must do this.... I run at him, dropping the bag. I tackle him sideways, sending us both off the road. I land on top of him, pinning his arms so he cant move. I sit on his chest and look at him, He looks at me and tries to escape my grasp. I head-butt him as hard as I could, knocking him out. I stand up, rubbing my head in pain. I see Ash run towards us. "Grab the bag and my machete please, I'll take care of him." I sling Lee over my shoulder, making me wince in pain. I look down to see blood coming out of my side. I blink, and it disappears. I shake my head, ignoring it. I walk back to my house laying Lee on the couch. Ash closes the door, setting my machete and the bag next to it. "What the hell happened to him. He was fine just a moment ago...." She looks at him fearfully, staying away from him. "He should be fine in the morning, go get some rest in my room. I'll look over him for the night." She nods lightly, and heads for my room, closing the door. I sit down on my reclining chair near the couch, looking at him. What the hell is wrong with us?  

   I watch him for a few hours, and I hear my bedroom door open. "Can't sleep?" I ask Ash as she walks up to me. She shakes her head "Every time I try to sleep it just reminds me of what I saw my friend do...." The moonlight shines through my window, and I notice tears glistening her cheeks. I stand up, and quickly pick her up again. I sit back down and yawn "Try sleeping now." I smile, and she smiles back, and nods lightly. A few minutes later I hear her breathing lightly, indicating she's sleeping. I slowly let the recliner extend, so I can rest my legs. She moves close to my face, and I blush lightly and look away. Two more hours go by and I decide to fall asleep. I'm asleep for what seemed like seconds, and then I hear it. The moans of what sounded like almost a hundred zombies coming from right outside my house.

A/N Hey Guys!! I hope you like this chapter. I made it little longer then the rest, I hope, so i can make up for the long wait from chapter 3. I'll start working on Chapter 5 next week, during my winter break. And hey, how many paragraphs would you like my chapters to be? if you guys have any ideas, just let me know. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas! :3