Aftermath Book 1

Aftermath Part 2

CHAPTER 7: RAID

Junior and Dean stood in the cafeteria, guns out, expecting anything. Alex was in the lobby, bat at his side, glock in his hand. Jessica lied on top of the roof, rifle ready. The five bandits came into sight as they stepped onto the grounds of the parking lot. Alex got a good look at their filth ridden faces. One of them was a hulking, burly African man, towering at just about 7 feet tall. He carried a sledgehammer and a shotgun on his back. He wore makeshift metal armor from pieces of cars and signs. He was bald with one ear missing, grime covered his face. Alex identified him as the leader. There was a girl close behind him, she wore jeans along with a red long sleeved shirt and a black vest over it. Her hair was blonde, but the weeks of no showers made it look brown. Her hair was up in a ponytail and she had somewhat protective gear on. In her hand was a rusty kitchen knife.

Alex tried looking at the others but the huge black man was in the way. The group got closer but stopped dead in their tracks. There was a laser shining right on the forehead of the leader. Dean opened the cafeteria doors and stepped out.

“Take one more god damn step and you’re brains are gonna scatter you fuckin’ monkey.” He said.

“Now listen here, we don’t want no trouble.” The leader said in a deep, roaring voice.

“Yeah man, just give us some supplies and we’ll be on our way, don’t make us attack you.” Another man said. He was short and chubby, standing at about 5’4. His hair was short black hair and he had a scruffy beard. He wore a baseball cap and a leather jacket along with a pair of track pants.

Dean burst out laughing, “HAHA!!! What are you gonna do to me, yeh’ meatball!?” He yelled. “Go ahead, hit me, attack me, pull your guns out. It’s just me and my son here, all alone, we have nothin’ to live for anymore.” Dean said sarcastically.
The leader said something in spanish and one of the three men pulled out a nail bat and charged at Dean. He brought it back for a swing. But before he could make contact, BAM! A crowbar right to his side. He fell, screaming in pain. Dean looked to his side, to see his son standing there, crowbar in hand. The rest of the group scattered, pulling out weapons. The leader had his sledge hammer, the girl with her kitchen knife, the short chubby man with his pipe and the other of the two girls with a compound bow. Something seemed off about her though… She looked so familiar… Then it hit him like a brick wall, it was the girl they saw when Jessica had twisted her ankle. Oh you fucking bitch, Alex thought. He ran out, to join the struggle, bat in two hands. He targeted the small chub that passed for a man. As he swung his bat down, aiming for his head, the man held up his pipe and blocked the deadly blow. Chubs countered with a swing to the shins. Alex didn’t have time to react and the blow got him down to his knees. Chubs went for a follow up hit but Alex rolled out of the way just in time and stood. He aimed for his shoulder and got it. Chubs dropped his pipe, gripping the injury. Alex swung at his head and felt satisfied with the cracking feeling of a skull on the other side. Dean ran at the Leader and tackled him to the ground, aiming for his legs. He punched and punched and punched him in the face, but it didn’t seem to hurt him but making him more pissed off. He threw Dean off of him, stood, and ran at him. Dean scrambled to get up but wasn’t lucky enough. The leader slammed his foot into his back and held him down. He laughed and raised his foot and stomped repeatedly. Dean began coughing up blood, and the leader just kept going at it. Alex charged the big man and drove the pommel right into his temple. staggering him. He held his head and looked around for his weapons, confusingly. He saw his Shotgun and reached for it, but Junior got it into his hands before he did.

“What’s wrong, lookin’ for this?” Junior laughed. He aimed the shotgun and blasted the guy in the face. It was a gory mess, brains were scattered. The girl with the ponytail screamed and lunged on top of Alex. she brought the knife up and went for a stab. Alex struggled and the knife ended up going into his calf. He screamed in dismay and flailed wildly to get her off, but she had him pinned. she pulled the knife out of his leg and stabbed him again, this time just below the knee. He screamed even harder, he was about to pass out. Suddenly, there was a loud booming noise and the feeling of dead weight on him. He felt the trickle of blood move down his arm. The girl was dead. Shot straight through the heart. Alex pushed her off of him and crawled for the school doors. Chubs, stepped on his hand, stopping him. He raised his pipe up to strike the final blow, the one that would end Alex’s life.