Hope is Dead

Chapter seven

Jonathan sat in front of the door's finishing off his slushy as it got darker outside, the girl sat down beside him and handed him her phone ''Noticed you looking for your phone.'' Jon looked at it then at her ''Its almost dead but, if you wanna call someone, like family friends.... Girlfriend?'' Jon smiled and took the phone ''Thank you.'' he said and dialed a number and put it to his ear hoping that his friend would call, the girl stayed by his side as he kept the phone to his ear only to here the voicemail but he wasn't giving up. He hung up not bothering to leave a message and gave.

''No answer?'' Jon shook his head, she looked at the phone ''Who were you trying to call?'' Jon smiled ''My friend.'' she nodded and looked at him ''Is there someone else you wanna call?'' Jon took the phone back and dialed another number into the phone seeing he didn't have very long. He waited hoping for an answer, he put his head back on the desk and stared at the roof, hearing it beep, and beep *Hello?* he perked up freezing ''Jess?'' the voice on the other line cheered up a bit as well *Jonny?* he smiled hearing her voice feeling tears come to his eye's ''Are you ok?'' the woman and child looked over *Yes, for now.* Jon got up ''Why where are you?'' he asked the girl got up as well *The mall, their everywhere Jon.* his expression changed ''The mall?'' he looked around seeing a map and went over to it, Bear raised her head.

*Concord Mill's.* he looked on the map followed the small arrow where it said he was all the way to the Concord Mill's mall seeing it was to far to make it there on foot ''Where are you in the mall?'' he asked walking back to the front stopping at the edge of the corner hearing a gun go off ''Jessie?'' he herd panting then screams ''Jessica!'' he yelled then herd peeping and saw that the phone had died ''No.'' the girl went over to him and looked him up and down, he then handed her the phone feeling like crying, he then walked back to his spot and sat down.

Bear looked at him before resting her head on his lap, he didn't smile while he pet her, the girl sat down beside him ''Sister?'' Jon nodded and put his head back keeping his hand on Bear's head, then glanced at her only to look at the door ''Is that your first name?'' he asked she looked at him ''Scarlet?'' she then looked down at her name tag and smiled ''Yes.'' she said and looked at him ''Yours is Jonathan?'' he nodded, the little boy slowly walked over to them and looked at Jon ''Can I pet your dog?'' he asked and Jon smiled ''Of course.'' the boy crouched and started petting Bear ''My name's Jason.'' Jon smiled as the kid looked at him ''What's her name?'' he asked, Jon looked at her ''Bear.'' Jason smiled and kept scratching behind her ear.

''Like a brown bear?" Jon smiled with a slight chuckle ''Like a teddy bear.'' Jon said knowing that the kid was already curious about his voice and he was right about the kid catching on ''You are him!" he said sitting down, Jon smiled ''You got me.'' Jason's smile grew ''You're nothing like I imagined you.'' Jon giggled and Scarlet looked at them confused ''I'm a youtuber, I was a masked one.'' Jason smiled giggling a little and Scarlet understood now ''So where's Luke?'' Jon remembered his friend he was trying to reach ''He's up in Washington.'' Jason's eye's widened ''Really?'' he nodded ''He's up there for PAX with the guys.'' he smiled ''That's so cool.'' Jon nodded and thought about how he couldn't contact them knowing they were probably trying to do the same.

''What do you do on your channel?'' Scarlet asked looking at him ''Play game's ranging from dumb quirky game's to survival games.'' one of the workers got up and walked over ''You know survival things?'' Jon thought for a while then nodded ''Yeah basically.'' the worker then sat down beside Scarlet having his body facing Jon ''Is there anything we need to learn about what's happening? Do you know what's happening?'' he asked and Jon wished he said he didn't ''Um, well, don't go near anyone who look's like they might have whatever this is, and this look's like zombies.'' Jason looked at him ''What kind?'' Jon thought a bit ''They seem fast so definitely not walking dead style.'' the other's in the station soon came over to listen to Jon and maybe form a plan.

Jon sat up more ''I saw the look of it a bit to close.'' he said and rubbed the back of his neck ''Their eye's are white, I'm not sure if that mean's they can't see in the dark or if this thing just changed it.'' Jonathan explained seeing he had everyone's attention ''I think we should pack what we can and head out, going back to mine and my friend's house... Who knows how to use a gun?'' he asked then looked at all of them, one of the worker's raised their hand ''Ok, I'll teach you all.'' Jason's eyes lightened up and he looked up at his mom who was glaring at him, the then went back to petting Bear while Jon made a plan.