Chapter 3- Not Alone

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I walk through the woods, my blonde hair sweeping in front of my face as wind picks up, and I can tell a storms coming.

I flinch slightly as the cut above my right eye stings a bit, and I sigh.

I look at the darkening sky and runs along, holding my gun in my right hand, finger always on the trigger.

It'd been a month since the start, and since Nilesy and Kim's deaths.

I finally understand why Nilesy killed himself, after being alone this long and losing people, you just want to be with the people you've lost.

I had multiple wounds on me, and I had barely any food left, so yeah, I'm in pretty bad shape right now.

I hear something in the brushes behind me and I whirl around and drops to the ground in pain as I look to see a knife buried in my leg.

"I'm not a thing! I'm not a zombie!" I yell, grabbing my leg with my hand and tries to yank the knife out.

"Oh man!" "First real person I've seen since this whole thing started!" Two voices say and three people step out, one red-headed girl, one blonde haired boy, and black haired boy, whose dark eyes look down at me.

"Sorry about the knife. I'm Zoey." The girl says and I hand her back the bloody knife after I get it out of my leg, and then starts to wrap my leg with bandages.

"Hannah." I say back and the blonde guy nods to me.

"I'm Duncan, and this is Lewis." He says and I stand up, not going to ignore the pain in my leg.

"Well, thanks for not killing me, I guess." I say and Lewis looks at them both.

"Do you wanna come back to our camp? I mean, you're alone. If you traveled with more people, then maybe people wouldn't hurl knives at you." Lewis says and anger surges through me, along with a fresh wave of grief.

"I was with people, but the stupid zombies took them from me." I say and they look at me with shock.

"How many people were you with, if they're all gone?" This Duncan guy asks and I sigh.

"Two of my best friends, Nilesy and Kim. Kim died while we were taking stuff from a weapon store in Bristol. She got bit. And Nilesy... let's just say his brain didn't work like it should have after Kim's death." I say and I follow them back to their little camp.

"So, how many are in your group?" I ask Zoey and she thinks a moment.

"Well, there's me, Duncan and Lewis. And then Rythian, Martyn and Ridge. So I'm the only girl. But now you're joining us." Zoey says and I smile, but only a little.

"Yeah, I guess I am." I say and Lewis says, "We're here." and we walk into a clearing where they have some tents set up, and a few other guys walk around.

"Hey, Lewis is back! And there's a girl with him!" A younger blonde boy calls and I fix him with a stare and he smiles shyly at me.

"I'm Martyn." He says cheerfully as he walks up to me and Zoey, and I look at him.

He has blonde hair, looks to be around fifteen, and wears dark green shorts and a light green t-shirt with a swirl on it.

"I'm Hannah." I say and he nods, and walks beside me and Zoey into camp, and Lewis goes to one with brownish hair.

"So, the one with the bandana covering his face is Rythian, and the guy Lewis is talking to is Ridge." Zoey says and I nod slightly, taking all of the people in.

"Alright, so everyone. That's Hannah. She's joining our group, maybe long term, or possibly just temporarily." Lewis says from the center of camp.

"Whys her leg bandaged up? And fresh blood on it? Is she bit?" The guy Rythian ask and I look over at him.

"No, I'm not bitten. One of the three who found decided that I'm a zombie, and hurled a knife at me" I say with a hint of anger at Duncan, Zoey and Lewis.

Rythian nods and leans back in his chair, and Lewis says, "Ok, any objections to her staying with us?"

Everyone shakes their heads and shrugs, and I feel relief for the first time in a week.

I am not alone anymore. My friends died, but I've survived alone, and now I'm with a group.

Zoey leads me to her tent and sets up a bed next to hers and I fall asleep almost instantly, not knowing or caring about what will happen next.

A/N:

So, here's the plan for this story. Possible update days are Monday, Thursday, Friday and the weekend.

This weekend, i won't be able to update because of my little bros baseball tournament, and Monday, I graduate middle school!

High school, here I come. 😳

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