We turn and walk back towards the main alley sticking close to the wall so we won’t be seen by any Reapers while going back to the bunker. When we reach the T-section of the two alleys I peek around the corner making sure the coast is clear so we don’t run into anymore Reapers.
Just before we turn the corner I see the horns of a Reaper walking down the road. I spin around grabbing the girl’s hand and running back to hide behind the dead Reapers body. We crouch down and look back towards the T-section then i hear the girl shout out “Fenrir”
“Hey don’t shout they’ll hear you”
“But Fenrir is out there” she says, her eyes starting to tear up
“I’ll go and get him”
“But you could get hurt”
“Better me than your puppy”
“I have my crossbow as well so I’ll be safe”
“Just please be quick”
“I will don’t worry and I’ll have your puppy as well”.
I peek over the dead Reapers body to see if there are any Reapers in the alley and luckily there aren’t any in sight.tightly gripping my crossbow I launch myself onto the dead Reapers body, running down it’s back and along its tail, grabbing the puppy, spinning around and sprinting back over the dead Reaper.
“Fenrir” the girl says as I hand her the puppy
“We need to get back to the bunker quickly”
“Ok, let’s go”
I peek over the dead Reaper then after making sure the coast is clear we move out of cover and head back to the corner. I look around the corner and see no Reapers so we start moving towards the road stopping just before we hit the sidewalk. I use the scope on my crossbow to make sure there aren’t any Reapers in the distance, then we bolt over to the other side of the road and into my house. We quietly close the front door and make our way into the lounge grabbing some more supplies like food and blankets the make our way into the lounge, I go up to the fireplace and push in a brick opening up a door to the left of the fireplace allowing us access to the bunker. We rush in closing the door behind us and entering the main area of the bunker. Opening the main room’s door we’re greeted with my older brother pointing a crossbow at us. “Wo wo wo it’s just me, calm down”
“Oh Connor it’s you, shit sorry”
“Don’t worry about it”
“Who’s this?”
“She was in the alleyway across the road”
“are you sure she can be trusted?”
“From what I can tell yes.”
“What's your name?” My brother asks her.
“Don’t worry he’s my brother” I tell her
“i-I’m Lily”
“well Lily, don't try anything”
“I-I won’t”
“Ok good”
I show Lily around the bunker and set her up a bed so she can get some rest for however long it is till morning. I lay in bed restless, reading manga on my phone while I wait for either morning to come or for my eyelids to become too heavy to hold up and close taking me away from this messed up world into a land where I control what happens.
YOU ARE READING
The Reapers
Science FictionA boy named Connor gets awoken by the sounds of sirens. as him and his family rush to get into their bunker he notices a glow from the alley across the street and goes to investigate.
