Game theory: A Zombie Apocalypse

chapter ten: you dont have to do this!

Stephanie woke up with a head ache, only to find her self tied up and with a duck tape covering her mouth. She looked around the room, and that's when she saw Nicole and She was holding...a gun? "Nicole?" She asked but because of the duck tape it was nothing but a muffled noise. "Oh good your awake. Sorry, but you might feel uncomfortable throughout the journey. But before we go, I need you to write a note to Matthew and Mark so they won't get worried." She said as she put a pen and paper in front of her. Stephanie did nothing but look at her with a confused expression. "Oh right, silly me.. You're gonna die today." She said as she pointed the gun at Stephanie. "Now write the note." As she tried not to cry, she wrote a note that will make them think that she's OK.

oH hi guys. mE and nicoLe are Probably out by the tiMe you'll rEad it. Don't worry,
Stephanie.

After Nicole read the note and was happy with what was written, she took a crow bar that was lying next to her and hit stephanie hard in the head. She got knocked out again.
This time, Stephanie woke up feeling like she's being dragged. She could feel small rocks and dirt on her back, and her legs we're up. She opened her eyes slowly, trying to get used to the sun light. When they we're fully open, she could recognise Nicole. "Nicole?what are you doing? Where are you taking me?" She asked as panic took over her. "To the shack, where no one will hear you scream when I'll kill you. Now move it." Nicole said as she made her stand up and pointed the gun at her. With her hands tied behind her back, she began walking. "Why are you doing this?" She asked and her voice cracked. Even though she wanted to cry, she couldn't show nicole any emotions. "I'm doing this for revenge. The popularity crown was supposed to be mine.but then you just had to take it away from me,didn't you?" She said and the anger and hatred we're noticeable in her voice. "What? What are you talking about?!" Stephanie asked in confusion. "Why is she still talking about it? We're in an apocalypse for God's sake,who even cares about high school anymore?"
"What am I talking about? Oh I'll tell you what am I talking about. I worked so hard to inculpate Samantha for selling drugs on school property." "It was you?!" Stephanie asked in shock. "Of course it was me. I had to contact my mom's drug dealer so I could get them. And like a stupid girl, I actually thought that the popularity crown will be mine after she's gone. I had to be your bitch this whole time! And now you will pay the price." She said as she poked her with her gun. "Nicole, listen to me you don't have to do this. High school is over! There is no popularity crown! I'm not the popular girl anymore. Things have changed, can't you see that? Instead if studying and doing teenagers stuff, we have to kill zombies and survive!" Stephanie said, trying to make up Nicole's mind. "Just shut up! There is still popularity crown! And after I'll kill you, it will be mine!" She shoted at her.
Mean while at the house, Matt had woken up, but no sign for the girls. He was about to wake Mark, and ask him if he saw them, but then he saw a note on the fridge.

oH hi guys. mE and nicoLe are Probably out by the tiMe you'll rEad it. Don't worry,
Stephanie.

"Oh, OK.. I was really worried for a second. Wait a minute........ Why are some letters Highlighted and some aren't?" He asked him self. He took the note in his hands to get a better look. He read the note again and wrote down the highlighted letters.
H E L P M E
He gasped and quickly went to wake up mark. "Mark! Mark wake up!" He screamed as his friend woke up slowly. "What? What is going on?" He asked while still feeling sleepy. "Stephanie is in trouble. We have to go!!!" He shouted at him as he put some shoes on and took his gun. After five minutes, they we're finally out in the open. "Do you have any clue where they might went?" Asked Mark. "Nope."
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"There it is. The shack." Nicole said as they finally arrived. She turned Stephanie around so she was facing her and then she pushed her down so she was on her knees. "Any last words?" Nicole asked with an evil smirk. "Rot in hell." Nicole only laughed hysterically at her words. "Sorry, but I'm afraid it's going to be you who's gonna rot in hell now,isn't it?" Nicole said as she put the gun to stephanie's head. "Tell the devil I said hi." Nicole said as Stephanie was closing her eyes, preparing for her own death.
A shot was fired. Staph could hear something heavy fall on the grass next to her. She opened her eyes, only to see Matthew holding his gun up, and Mark next to him. Matt ran towards her and huged her. And that was it. The tears she tried to hold for so long, we're going free. She hated the fact that she looked so vulnerable, but she was happy that her heros are here to save her.
Nicole is dead now. She's alive and good, but if everything is going to be OK, why does she feel this feeling of emptiness deep inside?