zombie apocalypse | the fallen (book One) [REWRITING]

chapter 26

Gunshots sounded from all around as you go up the last flight of stairs to the ladder. You quietly open the hatch to the roof and peer through. The guards are shooting so they probably can't hear. You get out quick and quiet. You take the left guard Preston takes the right. "What are y-" the guard falls down before he can finish. You push him over a ledge into the zombies below.

You get a slight satisfaction out of hearing him yell for help. 'i'm not alright am i?'  you ask yourself. You nod in response and preston kinda just stares at you. "Are you-" "I'm fine. Just thinking to myself..." "Discussing the guards death with yourself"  he jokes but is also serious at the same time. "Yup. Lets go." you walk to the zipline.

As you get ready to go down the hatch opens up. "Zoe?!" "Elaine!" you whisper yell. She comes running over. "Shit, i thought you'd be in the car by now" "we would have but crazy over here wanted to watch the guard die." preston smiles at you to tell you he's joking but you punch him in the arm anyways.

"Ow! crackhead!" "don't do drugs kids" you say before going down the zipline. Preston and Elaine get the harnesses on too and Elaine goes. As she hits the ground the west wall goes down. "Dammit!" Elaine takes her AR-15 off her shoulder and shoots. "Preston come on!" you plead. You join Elaine as preston struggles down.

The zombies are getting closer and closer, maneuvering around the wall protecting you all. "Just get in the car!" Preston yells. "I am not getting in that car and going anywhere without you!" you yell over the gunfire. "You're gonna have to!" he yells back. The wire snaps and he plummets to the ground.

"Preston!" you scream. You try to run but Elaine Grabs your arm dragging you to the car. "Come on zoe! We need to go!" "No! Not without h-" "He's not gonna make it out of there even with our help! There's too many zoe! we. Need. To. Leave. NOW!" She commands in a sharp tone and shoves you into the car.

You throw the keys back outside. "Really zoe?!" Elaine snaps and climbs out of the car. You just give her your infamous death glare as tears roll down your cheeks faster and faster, getting hotter and hotter. Elaine slams on the gas pedal and runs over a few zombies. This is not gonna end well...
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It has been 3 weeks and 4 days since you left. You left the camp. You left Preston... You haven't spoken to Elaine since then. Once you have a grudge against someone you keep that grudge and will take it to your grave. You were both stupidly walking through a city. Atlanta to be exact.

How'd you end up here or why? You don't know. Elaine just insisted on going to a fucking giant ass city for some reason. She obviously has a death wish. Especially for you. She made you leave behind the last person you had. She was gonna pay. perhaps she will get lost in the city.

You kept walking as you think to yourself. Elaine stopped infront of a small building that said "amandas ammunition" 'imagine all the different kinds of bullets i could pierce her face with.' you smiled to yourself. You quickly wipe it off when she turns around.

"This is my sisters store. If she's still alive she'll know it was me in here. She'll look for us. She's got a community not far. But last i was there it got overrun so i don't know if she's alive." she turns back around knowing you won't respond. You stand outside the store. "You comin'?" she asks. You look at her and sit on the ground.

Elaine sighs and enters the rusty building. You wait a few minutes before standing back up. You look up and down the road and see a dark alley. 'not sketchy at all but whatever' you think in a sarcastic tone and sprint towards it. There were 3 zombies just standing still. Kind of like they're in a trance. You stab the first on in the skull. You smash the second ones head into the brick wall as the third one turns to grab you.

As you go to stab it an axe goes down the middle of its head. You step back confused and then look up. "uh hi. You alright?" the southern boy asks with a shaky voice. You just nod. "Can you talk?" the woman asks. Her hairs in braids but knotted together. You shake your head no. You had been silent since leaving preston.

As a kid you were always mute but you got passed it when you grew up. You only really went quiet when you were upset now.  You need Preston. He was your voice when you couldn't do it yourself. You slowly realize you're going back to being pure mute again. That won't be good.

"You're mute then?" the southern boy asks. The other 3 people  haven't said a word. Maybe the woman or southern guy are in charge. You nod your head yes. You look down shyly. "do you have anyway to communicate other than head movement?" one of the older men finally speaks.

He has a thick french accent. You barely can make out his words. Atleast you remember all those french classes you took incase you needed to use it. You shrug. You can write but have nothing to write with. Then you get an idea...

You start painting on the wall with zombie blood and write "i can write like this" you stop and turn back to them, wiping the remaining blood on the zombies shirt. They kind of stare at you, wondering why or how zombie liquids were your first choice. It was all you to use so what did they really expect? They didn't ask a yes or no question. "what's your name? And are you alone?" the woman asks calmly. You nod and get more blood. "zoe".