Last Alive?-Grethan

Chapter 35

Ethan's POV

They brought us over to a silo, in there were some chairs, tools and some other things they kept stored. Tying us down to the chairs, hands and feet as they backed up, staring us down as they talked to each other.

"Ethan I'm scared" Grayson whimpered

Before I could respond with a calming reply two men and a women came over, "Where did you come from" the woman asked

"We came from different towns, we're just trying to get to Canada, we were both underground for the beginning of the war and stayed there until we had to leave, we're not like those people, please just let us leave" I pleaded, wanting to get Grayson and myself out of here

Their stare lingered on us as they talked amongst themselves.

"We have proof!" I yelled as I caught their attention "We came in a car, the car we stole from those people, we left it close by, a few yards away from the gate"

Stalking over to us the man on the left asks "Where exactly"

"It's just outside the gate, go straight and to the left, hidden under some leaves there's a car, our things are inside, two backpacks, inside with some food, water, clothes and three stuffed bears"

"This could be a trap" one whispered

The woman in the middle looked over at the two of us, staring us down as she contemplated "You'll take us and lead the way"

We nod as the two men untie us each, with guns pointed behind our backs they shove us to the entrance, calling out to more people to join us for safety, we all head over to the car.

As we're walking Grayson and I are looking over to the left for any sign of the car, an opening of grass covered in leaves comes into view, trees surrounding the small patch of land as our car lays underneath the bundle of leaves on display.

We run over as we start to unshed the car from its covering, the green leaves being thrown to the side revealing our black car beneath.

Two men come and grab us, our hands behind our backs as some others check the car, not being able to open it

"The keys are in my pocket" I announce

The man holding me shoves his hand in my pocket, pulling out the set of keys and double clicking the button to unlock the car, the doors unlocking all at once as the people go and search

Throwing out our backpacks and anything else they find in there, nothing of suspicion was found. One grabbed my backpack as they searched the contents inside, pulling out my map she turned it all sorts of ways, tracking the marks of towns and directions we've headed

Turning it over she sees the writing I had put there when we had encountered those people at the grocery store and at the house where we stole their car, I had everything written down of what happened those days, some other ones too where I explained where I was at the beginning of the war, what happened to Bryant, when I first met Grayson and how all that went. Just the big things that have happened since the war started.

They talked amongst themselves, showing each other the trail of our map and the writing I had scribed before. Looking up they glanced at us for a few moments before picking up our bags and handing them to us.

"You can stay with us if you'd like, you can stay in a vacant room in one of the houses, for now just go to the school and wait in the main office, someone will bring you over" he said as someone came up telling us to follow him as he lead the way.