Reign - Disney's Zombies #DZFFA || COMPLETE

Chapter 15: Warehouse

Ari shouldn't know about Addison. 

I mean, I know that there's always the possibility that she was outside and Addison walked by her house before getting out, but Ari's house is nowhere near any of the exits. Sure, Ari may have been out walking. I can't just rule that out, but why would that make her tell me that Addison would be fine? The only reason she would tell me something like that was if she knew Addison was in trouble and there is no reason she should know that.

Ari is a friendly neighbor; someone who took a walk almost every single morning through the neighborhood with a little wagon behind her. Why did she know about Addison? And why did she have first aid items in her arms?

I don't want to think wrong of her, but I can't help but doubt. 

I take another glimpse around the corner and just barely catch Ari as she walks into what used to be a warehouse, though nearly every building down this road used to be a warehouse.

It's not necessarily a strange thing to store things at a warehouse, it is, however, strange to store things in a nearly torn down warehouse building.

I swallow the knot that was forming in the back of my throat and I take careful steps over to the warehouse. I can just barely hear the quiet footsteps and something heavy sliding across the floor, but I don't see anything when I peek inside.

I should be going and getting the chief. I know I should. It's the safest idea but just the thought of Addison—or Eliza—being the ones that need the pain meds stops me from leaving.

I don't need to climb inside because the front entrance was missing the door. I still look around, cautious about being seen.

There's nothing that gives me the slightest inclination that there's another way inside; all there is is a concrete floor and wooden pallets along the concrete walls.

Something scatters across the floor somewhere in the corner. I follow the noise to the end of the warehouse.

"Well, crap." My jaw trembled, staring at the recognizable hand doing circles across the floor. I grab a handful of my hair and I bite down on my bottom lip.

"No, this can't be happening, that can't be Eliza's hand." I try to convince myself but I know it's not true. It's hers. I feel my body shaking as I get down on my knees to pick up her hand. The veins are dark and ready to burst which means she's gone full Zombie. That doesn't make me feel any good at all.

When I grab her hand it makes a sudden jerk, like it was frightened. I hold onto it tightly and shove it into my pocket, zipping it up so it wouldn't get lost. I look up, staring intently at the concrete wall in front of me. There's the slightest hairline crack on the wall that's rather long and tall. I stand and trace the line up. The crack is nearly invisible next to a much larger crack above it. I push into the concrete and feel something click underneath but nothing happens. I try pushing in again and when that does nothing I push to the side and that's when it starts to move. It is heavy—-insanely heavy—-but I'm able to slowly move it aside.

I can't believe this is here.

I have to go back down on my knees to get inside.

 It's like a compact tunnel when I'm inside.  I have to hunch down to walk through. Which isn't that bad actually, it's so much better than having to crawl.

I'm trying to keep my ear perked up in case Ari, or anyone else, suddenly appears in front of me. Smart is not a word I would use to describe myself at this moment, careless, irresponsible, and dangerous were more apt for the moment.