What Started It All.

Chapter 5:

Mitch's P.O.V

Why must we do this? This has gone too far. Mom thinks she can bitch me out one day, and forget it the next. Yeah, maybe I went too far about her trying to help us both, but she could have tried harder! Although, I couldn't see what happened, but mom could have done something else!

"Mitch?" Mom asks. "What?" I say quickly. "I just wanted to let you know that I did try helping you both. I wish I could have thrown myself out there and saved you both, but I grabbed her arm and a walker got her in the neck. I can't chop off one side of her neck. She would have died faster. If it were her arm, I could have saved her faster. And Mitch, I'm really sorry. I should have known better than to only grab one of you. I thought I had extra time... But I didn't." Mom says sounding extremely sad. "Mom. I never knew that.. I'm sorry. I should have never blamed it all on you." I say quietly. "It's okay." She says as if she was about to cry. "Now get ready honey. We'll be leaving soon." She says walking out of my room.

It's 5:15 already and we are half way there. All the guns are in the trunk. Maddi and Luke are taking care of Audrey and Jamie. We still have quite a bit ago. Nikki looks a little scared to be doing this. She's never shot a real gun before.

"Mom did you find a crossbow for me?" I asked her. "I think so? I don't remember what all I put in the car. I just grabbed guns and ammo." She said back.

I never really told mom about me self harming while their sleeping. I could never tell them. When my sister got bit, my life turned upside down. I don't know what to do without her, but do what she used to. Me and her were really close. I know how everyone used to treat her before the apocalypse happened. It was horrible. Hope was lucky to have me by her side to give her stitches this one time. Mom and dad never found out what happened in the attic at night. She would always go up there and grab a pencil sharpener. I kept telling her not to because mom would find out sooner or later, but mom never did. I never noticed how many scars she had on her skin. Hope always wore sweatshirts and long shorts to hide what she had done. I'm starting to do the same since I don't have a real sister to talk to. Mom and dad aren't strong enough to hear about it. And Maddi and Luke would just tell mom and dad. Then mom and dad wouldn't talk. They'd just sit there and cry. Yeah, it's bad, but they need to let it out. I can't do anything else.

We're now at the range. Mom and dad are getting the bags of guns and ammo. Mom is the last to come in. She says she tripped and a walker came behind her. She shot him in the head too. Just like when she fell and hurt herself the first time. Of course dad was worried and he dropped the ammo on the ground and ran to help her since she was scootching inside. Mom would be hopeless without dad. I just look at them wishing I could find a love like that.

Nikki is getting ready to shoot her pistol. Mom puts these ear muff things around her head and over her ears so she don't get hurt. We all put them on so we don't bust a eardrum. Maddi, Audrey, and Nikki are all in another room so they can't hear shooting. None of the walkers will be able to either.

Nikki puts her gun up and shoots at the paper and gets him right in the middle. Lucky shot. Let's just see if she can do it all again.

She shoot's another. Right in the head. Again. Maybe she was born to shoot zombies? I don't know. But this 10 year olds got some talent! "You sure did get some good shots didn't you?!" I tell her. "Yeah! And I was scared to shoot a gun! How funny!" She says acting all happy.

"Mitch look what I found!" Mom says smiling. "A crossbow!!" I say really happy at this point. I never thought I was gonna ever get one. EVER! "Glad you like it. We'll have to find more arrows somewhere. But I'm glad I got it. You seem happy." She says sounding as if she was in pain. Her ankle is swollen up big by now. She can't even barley stand. She gets up to shoot her gun, but dad tells her he doesn't think its a good idea so she pulls a chair to her side when she goes up to shoot with a MP-40 and gets the paper right in the head. Looks like she just showed dad up on this one. Dad smiles and runs up to her. Then he picks her up and she puts her legs around his waist and they kiss. Mom always acts like when she's hurt, it's not a big deal. Sometimes it really is. Me and dad could have sworn she broke her arm one time. She didn't care. She still went out and split walkers heads off with her cast. Mom has always been pretty bad ass one time or another. I have a feeling she's been waiting for this apocalypse thing for a long time. She just never pictured of losing people..