The Enemy U.S.A.

Chapter 21: The Ambush

     "Let's go! We have to leave him!" Kevin yelled, coming from out of the house. He just talked with Tyler, and he knew that he wasn't coming.

     "What about Kelly?" Emily asked.

     Braden knocked a couple of infected down. The infected were waking up and attacking, one by one they were being knocked down or killed by the group. "Fuck her! She's just gonna stay with him!"

"But we have to wait! Just for a little while!" Emily yelled.

Mike kicked and infected on the knee so he could make it kneel, then bashed its head. Everyone heard the infected's skull crack open. "I don't know how long we could keep this up for!"

      Kevin rushes in with both long daggers ready. He jumped and sliced an infected head off. The He turned and stabbed an infected in the gut, then cutting its head off as well. "We have to wit a bit longer! Kelly is still making a decision! Braden! Behind!"

      Braden swung behind him without hesitation, taking out the infected that was about to strike from behind. "More are coming and I was about to fucking die!"

     Mike killed a couple of more infected and ran up to Kevin's car. "Kevin! Pass the keys! We need to start the cars so we can make a quick getaway if that bitch Kelly decides to come with us!"

      Kevin nodded and tossed his keys to Mike. "Lissette! Start your car!" Lissette cut an infected's stomach open and ran to her car.

     More and more infected were coming out from their hiding places. They were slowly crowding the area.

     Mike poked his head out from the purple Challenger. "We need to go!"

     All of a sudden, Kelly comes running out from the house, crying. Kevin took her hand and led her to Lissette's car. She got in the back of it and Kevin made a signal for Mike to start driving. Braden and Emily ran into the car with Mike. Catalina got in the front seat in Lissette's car. Kelly sobbed and leaned into Kevin, but he ignored her due to the infected that were swarming around them. "Lissette! Drive!"

     Lissette followed Mike out from the infected hoard. They were speeding through the night, avoiding anything that was blocking the road.

      "This is so dangerous! We are going to die!" Catalina exclaimed.

      "Stop thinking like that! We need to think positive and keep going!" Kevin said.

      "Stop yelling! I'm driving!" Lissette complained.

     Kelly was still crying, saying that she was sorry for leaving Tyler. She felt guilty, but she knew that she would be safe with the group.

"Kelly," Kevin lifted up her face so her eyes could meet his. "Stop crying. I'm sorry for being rude but we have to concentrate on staying alive. The true enemy is the infected, and we have to try and ignore anything that would lead us to depression and crying. Survival is all we should think about."

Kelly was shocked to hear what Kevin said. She didn't expect him to be saying things in the line of "forget your emotions" and "only think of survival". She knew that Kevin and Lissette were siblings and that he was protecting his sister ever since the outbreak. Then she thought, Is he saying this to try keep me alive and on my feet. Will he sacrifice himself for the people he loves?

"I'm sorry Kelly, but life was always difficult. Know it's gonna get worse." Kevin stated.

Kelly looked down and pulled her face away from Kevin's hands. She leaned next to the window and took deep breaths.