Chapter 41

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Chapter 41- Man, you hit hard

We were chased non-stop until we finally lost them in an alleyway that leads to a building.

" God, that was close." Ellie exhaled, as we slid around the building by the ledges.

Entering a window,  Uncle Joel was jumped by a skinny black man.

" Uncle Joel, gun!" I shouted after I jumped in the window, finding a 14-year-old looking black kid, aiming strait at Uncle Joel with the hunting rifle I had found.

Ellie stabbed the black man, and got him off of Uncle Joel.

" Don't try anything," I told the man and the teen. " I will blow your brains out."

" Sam," The black man spoke, as he got up. " Drop it."

" Henry-" Sam started.

" Drop it."

Sam lowered the gun. 

" Man, you hit hard."

" That's because I was trying to kill you," Uncle Joel said. " Drop it, Quill."

I let go of the trigger, and let the strap hang.

" Yeah, I thought you were one of them too." Henry said. " Then, I saw you."

He pointed at Ellie.

" If you haven't noticed, they don't keep kids around. Survival of the fittest."

" Your bleeding." Sam said, as Henry turned around.

" Ah, it's nothing."

He signaled Sam to turn around. 

He opened Sam's backpack and got out a roll of bandages.

" I'm Henry," Henry told us. " This is Sam. I think I caught that your name was Joel?"

" Ellie," Ellie said, as she tapped her chest with her right hand. " And that's Quill."

" How many are with you?" Uncle Joel asked Henry.

" They're all dead," Sam answered. " Because of you."

" Hey," Henry said as he looked at his brother. " Someone else could have done that."

" What happened, if you don't mind me asking?" Ellie asked.

" A chain of explosions went off, and rang the dinner bell," Henry explained. " We're the only 2 left. You?"

" Only us."

" Now, it's all about getting out of this shit hole."

" We can help each other." 

" Ellie." Uncle Joel said.

" Safety in numbers and all that." 

" She's right," Henry said, butting in. " We can help each other. We got a hideout not far from here. Be safer if we chat there." 

" Alright," Uncle Joel said. " Take us to it."

















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