Infected

Chapter Two :: Discovery

We were on the roof, and I was looking down at Vivian's dead, decaying body. His leg was twisted, and the blood was slowly coming out or his head.

"Holy shit." I slowly sighed. "It's not your fault, Abby. You couldn't hold on."

"I know, I know." she said, pretending to cry.

Ciara ran towards Jalen, and grabbed his arm tightly and pulled him back. "You were about to fall, Jalen!"

"Thanks. Holy crap this is so screwed." he said.

Abby looked down and frowned. "We have to jump."

We all gasped and gave a confused look. "WHAT?!"

"You want to starve up here, guys? Because we are sure as hell not going to get food or shelter on Shane's goddamn roof!" she shouted.

She took a deep breath and jumped down onto the ground. She landed on the pavement and aimed her pistol as the oncoming walkers.

"Get down here, NOW! I'll keep them off of us."

The remaining of us on the roof looked at eachother, still shocked at what happened to Vivian.

"Christ. Okay, I'll go next." said Jalen. "Shit.."

He took a deep breath also, and jumped down. He landed on the pavement beside Abby, and backed away from the walkers.

"JALEN!" shouted Ciara. "Look in that shed for some weapons or supplies!"

He ran into the shed. Me and Ciara were the only ones remaining on the roof.

"Shane, go on without me. I'm bit." she cried. "I would just be dead weight."

"I'm not going anywhere leaving you. I'd never forgive myself." I shouted.

"See you later." she slowly chuckled, before crying.

She pushed me off the roof. I watched as I fell to the ground. She fell on her knees and slowly put her head down on the roof tiles. She gave up.

I hit the ground hard, and was knocked unconscious.

Abby shook me and made sure I was okay, and then she reached out her hand as I grabbed it. She pulled me up, and gave me a hammer.

"Jalen found it in the shed. He's still searching in there."

"We should just leave and find the others. Wasting your gun's ammo won't help!" I pleaded.

"Dammit, you're right." she sighed. "Jalen, we are leaving, hurry up!"

Jalen ran out of the shed, holding a hatchet. He clenched it tightly, claiming it as his own.

"C'mon! Over the fence." shouted Jalen.

The three of us ran towards it. I gave Abby a boost and she climbed over. "OH SHIT!" she screamed.

Walkers were on the other side.

"C'mon Jalen, I'll give you a boost. Go and help her!" I shouted, quickly.

Jalen hopped over the fence. I heard his hatchet kill some of the walkers. Now I just had to figure out how to get across.

The walkers on my side were approaching me. I only had a hammer. I stuck the hammer into the wood of the fence and pulled. And pulled. And pulled.

Finally, it came free and I slid through a tiny gap in the fence.

I saw Abby on the ground, and Jalen was attacking walkers.

Abby was unconscious, so I took her gun and helped Jalen, as he was struggling.

Gunshots were heard from the other side of the fence, which I had just escaped from.

"Hello?!" screamed Meghan and Jane.

Our friends and fellow survivors! They had came. I told Jalen to go help them across the fence, and I took care of the walkers. I fired more shots.

I heard Meghan, Jane and Jalen approach behind me. I turned around, and covered my mouth in horror.

It was Ellie. She was with them too. Her shoulder had been bit. We hadn't seen Meghan, Jane or Ellie in a few days.

"Holy.." I said, quietly. "When did..."

"Shane, something's wrong." shouted Jane.

"Yeah, of course something's wrong. Ellie is bit in the shoulder!" I shouted back.

"No, it's different. This happened three days ago!"

I stopped and stood back a bit.

"But, everyone turns in a day..." I slowly said.

"We know! She doesn't even feel any effect of the bite. Right, Ellie?!" said Meghan.

"Right." said Ellie, as she was crying.

Meghan fell backwards as she was grabbed by Sarah, who had now became a walker.

"SHIT!" I screamed. I aimed Sarah's gun at her, and shot her.

Meghan looked at her arm and screamed in horror. "AHH! It got me! It BIT ME!!"

We all panicked silently, and looked at eachother in horror.

Jalen slowly moved towards her, and whispered to her. "Don't... scream."

He quickly chopped her arm off, as the blood went on his face and on the ground.

"CHRIST!!" screamed Jane. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!"

Meghan fainted and landed on the ground.

"I saved her life. The infected blood didn't reach the brain in time. By chopping off her arm, it stops the blood's course." said Jalen.

We all looked down at Christa, the blood coming out of her arm.

"That's three of us dead. Vivian, Christa and now Sarah. It'll be three if we don't bandage her up."

"We are so screwed as a group."

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*END OF CHAPTER TWO*