The Horde

Chapter 3

George's POV

I couldn't understand what is happening, there were cars around the hospital, but something left nobody alive, or there was some that were in pieces. I looked down at a body next to a column " what happened to you" I whisper, crouching down at the body, Amelia touches my shoulder " we have to go George" she says, looking all around her. I stand up " and go where, huh? My wife is dead, my daughter is in a coma, how do you expect us to survive that" I said, raising my voice to Amelia. She stared at me with wide eyes, huffing out her chest. " you think you're the only one who lost someone, I lost my husband, and I don't even know if my daughter and son are still alive" she yelled back. She raised her hands over her head, she looked at me " I can't do this we will go our separate ways" she mumbled, walking off in the opposite direction. Standing there to my thoughts on what to do in this situation, how can I do this alone now. I heard growling on the left side of me where the doors to enter the hospital once was. " fuck" I said, I ran where Amelia went walking off too.

Amelia's POV

Walking off might have been a mistake, but it was better than hearing that big ignorant asshole, the streets lights turned on when the last light from the sky disappeared from view. I sigh, pulling my hair out of the ponytail. My hair ended up falling in front of my face making me have to push it back; I walked away from the hospital, I pulled out my phone from my scrubs, I unlocked it with a click and tried to call my daughter Sophie. I raised my phone to my ear,.. ring... ring... ring " hello this Sophie Martinez, I can't get to the phone right now please leave me a message, have a good day" I scrunched my face trying to hold back my tears. Someone grabbed me by the shoulder; I saw George, his face looked flushed " I'm sorry, we should stick together" he commented, I nodded, we found a car open with the keys still in it. We climbed in and saw buildings were on fire; I drummed my fingers on the steering wheel hoping my neighborhood didn't get affected. George and I didn't speak to each other the whole way. Pulling up to the driveway, I halted, we both got out of the car. I ran up to the door; I grabbed the spare key from a little stone turtle that my son got me from my birthday last year. I opened the door with George right behind me " Sophie? David?!" I said, throwing open every door. I looked at my door and saw it was closed, I put my hand around the knob, holding my breath... opening the door. I screamed and fell right at the door, George grabbed my arms, slamming the door " we have to go now" he whispered, his arms were around my waist pulling me out. I pushed him away and fell on the lawn next door, I put my head down on the grass, crying...my children...gone..taken from me.

George's POV

I stood back from Amelia, looking around the neighborhood and it was like the houses were casting dark shadows that danced around quietly. I looked down at my wedding ring, "Anna...how can I do this without you" I thought, she would probably want me to be strong, especially for Ellie when I go back to get her. I started to hear a deep growl behind me; I felt the neck hairs getting goosebumps, I turn quickly to see a cloudlike shape of dog creep from behind the house. "Amelia we have to leave now, get in the car" I said, she didn't say anything. I turn to see her still on the lawn not looking up, I bite down on my lip, backing up quickly and turn around, grab Amelia earning her to be startled, she didn't even fight back. I put her down " get in," I ran on the other side of the car and sped quickly out of the driveway. The shadow kept up with me for a couple of blocks, until Amelia spoke up " Pull over", she looked at me "Pull over Now!" she yelled, I put my hand up and stopped in front of a gas station that must have exploded, but there was a half circle of burning rubber that surrounded the building. Amelia got out of the car and ran her hands through her hair turning away from the car. I got out of the car " we can't be out here, Amelia, I understand you're in pain like you said we have to go somewhere safe" I said. she turns towards the car looking at me with anger and pain " my children are d-" she said before getting cut off, I ran around the car to see smoke come and start to drag Amelia away, looking around and spotted a piece of burning rubber still burning."George HELP ME! I don't want to Die!!"she screamed, I grabbed the rubber with fire and threw it at the smoke, it seemed to cry out and let Amelia go, I ran to her, grabbing her and putting it around my shoulder " Let's go" I said, she got up, she cried out in pain, her calf was bleeding. I helped her get in the car, the cloud of smoke came back again. I closed the door, and put my foot on the gas. It screeched forward, was the last time we were in the city. " I will come back for you Ellie, I promise" I thought, looking out the rear mirror one last time.