Lone survivor {completed}

Chapter 11

*warning very emotional*
Zach's Pov
"Come on lets go" I yelled as we left the roof, we sounded like a herd of elephants stumbling through the building. "What about the others" Carly stopped looking back "they'll catch up" I told her trying to keep my calm. We got to the bottom floor, out of breath we stood by the doors. We still couldn't see where the shots were coming from, suddenly the gunshots paused. My heart stopped, did Cassy and Matthew run them off? Did they kill them? Did they... no they have to be okay. "We have to get out of here" the girl, Tyler said looking around at the buildings "they know we're in here, they know they got us pinned, if we make a break for it we can get out" she looked at us pleadingly "Cassy will be fine" she continued. "She's right" Emily agreed "we need to go" she looked at me, I solemnly nodded.
With that we darted out and into the streets, "stay near the buildings" I said drawing my gun. We made it a couple buildings down when the gunshots started to rain again. We ducked down but they weren't near us, they were still shooting at the roof. My heart lifted knowing they were safe, "come on" Tyler gestured to a building and we ducked into the shattered frame of a door. We got inside but something felt off, it got me thinking. Who are these people, who exactly is this girl.. how does she know Cassy? I looked at her puzzled. "Tyler right"? I asked her curiously, she nodded "earlier you mentioned Cassy, how did you know her name"? I continued to question her. For a split second concern crossed her face, almost immediately her expression changed to cover it.
         "I heard you guys mention the two we left on the roof" she told me as if I was stupid. "You didn't mention Matthew though" I continued not believing a word she said. Cody seemed curious as well now, "why does it matter, either way we had to leave" she stayed persistent. I was about to say more when Gracie started to cry. "Shh shh, it's okay Gracie" Carly hushed the small child. "How'd you know that was the girl May told you about"? Cody now chimed in. She backed up a little, "I feel like things are heating up a little bit" she laughed nervously. "It shouldn't, unless you know something we don't" I backed up Cody.
          "Those people, Cassy didn't hesitate to shoot him" I thought back to Cassy coldly firing that gun. Since I've met her she's never seemed like the one to just kill someone. It was like she knew them, "she didn't believe you about the locket, she was going to shoot you too" I finished crossing my arms. Tyler glanced to the side and took a long breath "listen, she's not who you think she is" she said cautiously. "What do you mean"? Emily asked her now at my side, "she was apart of my group, before I showed up. She's crazy!" She exclaimed. When no one said anything she continued much quieter "she's heartless, cold, she.." she paused looking at her feet.
          "What"? I asked impatiently "I'm guessing she wouldn't of told you" she mumbled "tell us what" Carly asked rocking the still whimpering Gracie. "She got bit" she looked up meeting my eyes. "That doesn't make sense, she's been with us for weeks" I shook my head in disbelief, "it's impossible" I added. "It is" she stated bluntly "but she got bit, I was with her, i-it didn't.. she didn't turn that night, or the next day, or the next" "one of our people decided it was too dangerous to have her with us, that night he was going to kill her" she paused "but she woke up, she lost it, said if she ever saw us again she'd kill us, then she ran... she's really good at that" she finished with a sigh.
          "That's not true" Emily looked at her angrily "she would've told us" she continued. "But would she"? I asked "excuse me" Cody looked at me like I had grown three heads. I thought I knew her but maybe, maybe I know nothing about her. "She didn't tell us about Cody and May.. until they showed up" I stated trying to explain myself. "That could explain her... unstable.. state" Emily added cautiously. "No, no she wouldn't" Carly backed up holding Gracie to her chest. "Cally, think about it" Tyler offered "it's Carly" she hissed angrily "Cassy would've told us, and if she didn't she had a reason" she fought back aggressively. "We need  to find them, who knows what happened to them, and we just left. We left Cassy, we left Matthew" she was now yelling and in tears.
Cassy's Pov
         "There's something your not telling me" Matthew scolded as we worked our way down the next flight of stairs. I ignored him, "I'll make a deal with you" he continued. I looked up at him "what"? I asked quietly already regretting agreeing. "I'll tell you something know one knows about me, if you tell me something about you" he continued almost mockingly. "O-okay" I sighed "if it will shut you up" I added helping him sit. He groaned a little as he held his leg. "How's your leg"? I asked seeing the red stain still growing, he needs help. "Well I mean I got shot so" he laughed a pained laugh. I tried to smile, "I need to get you help" I looked around us, checking for any thing, any one.
"My sister" he stated not meeting my eyes, "what"? I asked confused. "The night my sister died" he continued, then it dawned on me we had made a deal. I sat beside him against a dirty cracked wall. "She was apart of our group, but so was someone else" He stopped a tear slipping down his dirt stained cheek. I grabbed his arm "you don't have to tell me" I told him "no I do" he paused closing his eyes. "He, he was one of my closest friends. I thought I could trust him. One night we were attacked, I asked him to stay with my sister." "We took care of the people but when we came back, my sister was covered in blood. She had been shot, we went into the next room to find him with a gun to his own head" he stopped chocking up.
I leaned my head on his shoulder wrapping my arm around him reassuring him. "Before I could stop him he pulled the trigger" he stopped "and now I will never know Why, why he killed my sister, why he left us that night" he finished. He opened his eyes returning to his stone cold emotionless face, "I'm so sorry" I started and he just smiled weakly. "Your turn" he told me as he turned his head to face me. I looked at him my own eyes in tears, I never knew how much pain he had been carrying around. "I'm so sorry" I repeated but all I got was a shrug in return. I stood up, I walked in a circle for a minute taking a breath, how do I tell him. How do I tell him that I've put him and everyone else here in danger, especially after what he just told me. His friend betrayed him, and in a way I've done the same, so how? "That bad huh"? He asked seeming curious as ever, "yeah it's pretty bad" I ran a hand through my hair. "You can trust me" he told me as he struggled to stand by me. "No just sit down" I told him turning away, just do it. "That girl, Tyler" I started after moments of silence "what about her"? He asked slowly sitting down. "I know her" I turned to face him "that month I was alone. I-I wasn't" I tried to read his face for emotions, anything to tell me what he was thinking. Nothing.
"I-I'm so sorry" I said, yet no matter how terrible I felt I couldn't cry. I've cried enough tears, "why should you be sorry"? He asked nervously. I looked at my ripped up, dirty jeans, speckled now in dry blood, I grabbed the end and rolled it up about to my knee. I just stared at the somewhat healed bite mark on my leg, "is that.. did.. what"? He stuttered after a couple of unbearable silent minutes. "I don't know why I'm not dead, I should be, but I'm not" I pulled the jeans back over the bite and walked to a window on the far side of the room. "I'm sorry" I said not sure what else I could say, I put my head in my hands. Suddenly I was turned around my Matthew and pulled into a hug, "it doesn't matter now, your one of us, your family now" he told me as we stood there. I was holding him up for the most part but I didn't care, "let's go find the others" I said pulling away and looking him in the eyes. He nodded giving me a reassuring smile "did know you were such a cry baby" he joked and I punched him in the shoulder.
      I checked his side one more time before we left, the bleeding had slowed but it wasn't stopped. Moving can't be good for him but if we don't do something he'll die. We made our way down the last flight of stairs and out to the exit, a car rushed up to the front. "Guys"? Matthew asked hopefully we took a step forward only to have a bullet fly past us. "Come on" I screamed leading Matthew away, fresh blood dripping down my should where I had been grazed. We burst through the back and into the road, "what do we do"? I asked scanning the road. Only to see dozens of biters on every street, my heart was pounding against my chest. My thoughts were racing and for the first time in a long time, I didn't have a plan.
          "That way" Matthew pointed weakly, the stress and pain really starting to take a toll. We darted around biters, I unsheathed my knife taking out biters that got too close. We were moving too slow, we were being overwhelmed way too quickly with the flood of dead clawing at us. The bullets still piercing the air began to cease, they probably guessed we weren't going to make it. To be completely honest I'm not sure if we will either, I looked around panicked. "We need to get high up" Matthew offered up the idea "they"lol shoot us if we do" I declined.
      "What do we do then Cassy" he hollered over the constant growls and groans of the hungry corpses on every side. An engine roared behind us, suddenly ramming through the biters and skidding to a stop beside us. The door popped open and Emily's head popped out "come on" she yelled. Matthew and I squeezed into the SUV slamming the door behind us. "Punch it" Matthew groaned holding his side. "Do we have bandages"? I yelled as Carly dug through the glove box. "Here" she handed them to me and I started to bandage his freshly bloody side. "He got shot on the roof" I said glancing at the others. They all were quiet.
       Everyone just sat there in tense silence, looking at me, Tyler was beside looking at her feet. "Tyler- right, can you hand me that towel" I gestured to the dark blue tattered cloth on the floor board. She quickly did "cut the crap" Zach hissed from the drivers seat. "Excuse me"? I asked holding the towel to Matthew's side. He winced "sorry" I murmured watching Zach in the mirror. "We know Cassy, we all know, don't keep pretending like you don't know her" he barked and my heart dropped. I glanced at Tyler who wouldn't look me in the eye "she's just someone I met along the way" I started but He cut me off again.
      "You threatened to kill her if you ever saw her again" he looked at me then her. "They tried to kill me in my sleep" I yelled back, "because you got bit" Zach yelled causing everyone to drop dead silent. Gracie started whimpering at the noise, Carly without second handed me the sleepy child. I didn't know what to say luckily Matthew did for me, "maybe if you gave her time she would've told you like she told me" he shot at him giving me a slight smile. "Thanks matt" I whispered unable to smile, no one said anything, I rocked Gracie and she soon fell silent once again. "I'm sorry, I had to tell them" Tyler piped up glancing at me nervously. "You know what I'm glad you did" I smiled at her then looked at Zach in the mirror "you can yell and scream all you want but I bet you there's so much you haven't told me about yourself" I laughed.
"I keep secrets, I have these stupid break downs, I go from trusting to not trusting, but I'm not the only on in the word Zach" I continued gaining some feeling within. He sat silent "I'm a mess, a screwed up mess, and you know what so are you. All of you are because, you know what, all of the people who were trusting and honest died" "anyone who survived all of this is screwed up, we're not angels we all fought, killed, lied, did whatever it took to get where we are today" I paused. I closed my eyes taking a breath "she's right" Carly added "I've done terrible things, but you know what I'm alive aren't I, that's all that matters right"? She laughed sarcastically. "We're alive, we're together" Emily said quietly and simply "end of story" she shut our arguing down just like that.... let's just say the rest of the ride was "fun" after that.