The Arising: Something To Fear

Chapter 18

"Anastasia!" I yelled out to Anastasia.

"Yeah?" Anastasia said turning around.

"Well, Kane just finished my prosthetic foot. So I was wondering if you could maybe drive me there" I asked.

"Um. Yeah ok. I'll just finish my job off first and I'll be there" Anastasia said walking away.

I sat down on the edge of a bench. I saw Gabriella walk over to me and sit next to me. She looked up at the oval.

"This is some place you have here" Gabriella said.

"Yeah. We went through hell to get it to this point. We had to go through many groups" I said.

"If you don't mind. We told you our story. Could you please tell me yours?" Gabriella asked.

"Ok. I guess that's fair" I said taking a breath in.

"Well it all started here. The teachers made a system. Were we would all help each other, to get this place safer. But one day the leader, changed. He sent students out beyond the walls to search for food and supplies for a week. I mean fourteen year old kids, out there with three other fourteen year olds. I was selected. With a few others. Jia" I paused for a moment.

"Kiara and *gulp* Alleigh. We lost Alleigh a week ago. She was one of my best friends. Well anyway. That day I killed my first people. Three of them, or maybe four I don't really remember. I killed them because they killed Jia and they were about to kill my other friends. I saved them and we got back to Underdale safely. But the leader changed even more. He killed innocent students and locked the others up. After a while with no food we all escaped. We took over this place, we put the leader in a cell. But we then got attacked by people. A man named Heath. Killed about eighty percent or more of us. Well some of us escaped and we were out there alone. We came across new communities. We made friends. But we also met enemies. Like another man called Thomas. He tortured me. Killed a lot of my people. Killed Kiara. So we killed him, and only a few days ago we killed Heath. But he killed Alleigh, and now we are here. The leader I was telling you about. He's still out there. His name is John, or Mr. Harris. That's my story. Well at least the short part of it" I said.

It was silent. Gabriella took everything I said in.

"But, you're only a teenager, and they did that all to you?" Gabriella said.

"The new world is cruel. No one is safe" I said.

"I'm sorry. I'm truely sorry" Gabriella said putting her hand on my shoulder.

A tear ran down my face. Thinking about all the people we lost. All the people I knew. It makes me sick how many people we have lost. All my friends. I'm the only one left from Underdale. All of the rest are dead. I stood up and wiped the tear away from my face.

"Shit. I'm sorry I shouldn't of talked about it" Gabriella said standing up.

"It's fine. I gotta go. Make yourself comfortable" I said walking away.

I walked up to Anastasia. She looked at me and noticed my eyes were teary.

"Are you ok?" Anastasia asked.

"I'm good. Let's just get going" I said hopping into a car.

Anastasia got into the drivers seat.

"So we are heading to Mount Barker right?" Anastasia asked.

"Yeah" I said.

She turned on the car and headed towards the gate. Jeremy opened the gate and let us out. Jeremy and I haven't talked much since I told him to leave Hunter alone. He was pretty embarrassed when I told him to back off.