The Grey

Chapter 2 - Scavange

The bright sunlight shone through the shattered windows and cracks of the building. I sat up looking around to see if anyone else was awake. Amber was still fast asleep on the floor as was Steven, but Drake I didn't see him anywhere. Sometimes he would sneak away at night and look for supplies or other things, or just leave to be alone. I knew how he felt. I laid back down and placed my head on my backpack and looked up at the ceiling. Oh I just wanted to get out of here, out of this city.

I could hear the door creak open as Drake walked inside as quietly as he could.
"I know your awake" he whispered loudly.

"Oh just wake them up, gonna have to sooner or later."

"fine" we both nodded.

I woke up Amber and Drake got Steven. I poked her as she slept trying to wake her up.
"Get up got to get going now."

"really?" she asked "yeah, now get yourself together"

We all then collected our stuff and started heading out trying not to be seen by any unexpected "visitors".

We walked along the torn up streets of the city. The breeze still stuck around blowing against us.

"listen, I think were gonna need some more food" Steven blurted out.

"Yeah I think so since all you guys are fat." Amber said.

I smacked her arm.

"what was that for, trying to be mean?" She then hit me back.

"look" Drake yelled as he pointed at a large ruined store.

"I'm sure there's some stuff inside-"

"There's always stuff inside" I said sarcastically to him. He looked back at me with a annoyed look and turned away.

We reached the front door of the supermarket.

"Well, were going, what about you?" They asked Amber and I.

"let's just go" she pleaded. I rolled my eyes at her "fine" I growled.

The store was disgusting. The stench of rotting food and dead lay around.

"They didn't get very far, did they." I announced."

"Here, Steven and Amber you guys look over there Emily and I will take the other side."

Drake and I walked but we kept our distance from each other in the darkness. We each picked up various things but any of them were of much use.

"Hey, I just wanted to ask you something"

"what" he answered back.

"Oh, well I've wanted to know what you've thought of me" I asked him. His face turned red as I asked him.

"well?"

"your nice...I guess"

"tell me the truth, trust me I don't really care what you say."

"Fine honestly I-"

Loud gunshots echoed through the store. Drake and I instantly began running to the other side. I knew something went wrong, and I started to worry. We got to where Amber and Steven were, they were huddled up in a corner trying to protect themselves form infected.

"look out!" she yelled.

One of the infected came running toward me. I pulled out my pistol and aimed at it. I fired killing it.

"We got to run there's too many!"

We dropped all the food and started running toward the door.

"Hurry!" we yelled at each other.

We needed to squeeze through the door but only one could go at a time.

"Hurry up, there coming." I could hear Drake yelling. Drake first went then I and Amber. Steven reached the door and began squeezing through the gap. "come on" Amber said panicky. He put his arm through and I grabbed ahold and started to pull.

"Hurry!" I yelled.

He was almost out as an infected grabbed ahold of his foot.

"Get it off, get it off! he yelled.

I fumbled trying to get my gun out again. Drake shot the infected and a few more behind it. Steven quickly squeezed through the opening.

"Come on we need to move."

Drake and I picked him up and started to run with him as Amber backed us.

"hurry she yelled."

"There're still following us."

I had heard many gunshots form behind as she fired away at the infected. The cracked streets only slowed us as we stumbled through the maze of cars. Again that feeling came back, the threat of survival in such a bleak world.

"Damn, I don't see anywhere to go"

I stood holding Steven up as Drake went to angrily look around the cluttered street for an escape. Amber stood behind us still looking out. I called out to her "see any of them?"

"No, I think we lost them." I could hear a sigh of relief.

The sun dawned as clouds began,to draw in and fill up the fading sky.

"I think it's gonna rain"

"yeah we need to find some shelter soon"

The towers of buildings soon began to fade with the sky. Suburbia, or what was left of it remained. The houses, boarded up and abandoned lined the street.

"Which house can we get into?" I asked.

"I don't know, let me see." As they looked I stayed with Steven.

"How ya holding up?" I asked him.

"Ok, just still a little shaken"

"I would think so" I smiled at him weakly. "you're gonna be fine."

"Over here!"

I could see Amber in the distance jumping up and down by one of the houses.

"It's cool inside, its safe no infected."

The inside was in distress, just like everything in this broken world. I sat Steven down on a couch.

"lets have a look" Drake told him.

Amber and I stood off to the side as he checked his arms for bites.

"Anything?" I asked.

"Nothin" As he looked at his leg his face went white.

"No, no, no" "What?" I asked worriedly. He turned around to face us.

"He's bit"

I lost my expression and dropped to the floor. Why, I just wanted to know why us. Steven was shocked, anyone could tell.

"What now" he asked quietly.

No one answered, they just remained quiet, still processing what we just learned. We all knew even Steven knew that he was going to die. I knew that he didn't want to turn into those things, not become a problem.

We all sat around him just staring in silence. Nothing no words could help us now, we were hopeless and lost. Wondering how we would go on was a new story, just another obstacle to beat, if we ever could.

I didn't want to lose anyone else again especially someone that I cared about. Everyone I cared for or loved I lost, I hoped it wouldn't happen again but only for me it certainly would.

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