Hope is Dead

Chapter fifty seven

''It's so fucking hot out here.'' Lui complained, they smiled ''Take a layer of clothes off then.'' Craig commented limping with the help of Evan, Lui then continued to pull his sweater off but wrapped it around his waist. Tyler looked around at the empty houses ''Why aren't we checking these houses?'' he asked, they were taking a cut threw a neighborhood to get back to the highway in hopes it would be the same way they were originally heading ''Because we don't have any weapons.'' Brian commented looking at the houses as well.

Tyler then stopped and looked around, Brock bumped into him and noticed he was just looking around listening ''Ty?-'' ''Shh.'' Tyler said and Brian looked up seeing they stopped and stopped everyone else, Tyler looked around before turning around and looked around back the way they came ''Tyler what is it?" Tyler then saw a lone zombie run around the corner towards a house followed by another one ''Run.'' he said and grabbed Craig picking him up, they looked back and Tyler turned ''It's a horde run.'' they watched as ten were followed by twenty around the corner and started running ''Where do we go!?'' Jon yelled confused as they ran down the road ''Just get into a house until it passes, if we get split up meet up at the road.'' Tyler explained fast and Brian stopped pulling Lui and Brock towards a house shutting the door fast.

Evan looked back seeing that the other's were gone ''Jon.'' he said and pulled him towards a house on the other side of the street, Tyler kept running down the street running him and Craig inside the last house on the street, he set Craig down and shut the door fast panting, he locked it and stepped back ''Ty.'' he turned and grabbed his hands ''It's fine, we'll be ok.'' Craig shook his head and Tyler turned around seeing he was looking at something else and saw two more zombies inside the house, Tyler blocked Craig behind him as they turned around. Tyler moved Craig down the hall along the stairs and got them into the kitchen before the two started walking towards where they were ''They didn't see us don't worry, it's to dark.'' Craig started breathing heavily and Tyler grabbed his face ''Look at me.'' Craig lifted his eye's looking at Tyler.

''You're ok.'' Craig's breathing calmed a bit and Tyler stared at him more ''Say it.'' Craig looked at him ''What?'' Tyler could hear the fear in his voice, he moved Craig over to the kitchen table and sat him down ''I wanna hear you say, your ok.'' Craig grabbed his hand ''I'm ok.'' he said but Tyler could see he was about to cry, he got up making Craig stand and hugged him ''It's gonna be ok.'' Craig gripped his shirt into fists and hugged him tighter.

Brian, Brock and Lui panted before Lui stood up straight ''Where did that come from?'' Brock leaned on the wall sliding down ''That road lead to the main road.'' Brian looked at him ''Look's like they veered off it for some reason.'' Brian slid down and sat there while Lui stared at the door ''You think the other's got inside?'' Brock nodded raising his head before getting up fast, Lui and Brian herd a creek in the floor and turned fast, Brian stood looking at who was standing there, Lui looked around grabbing something from the nearby fireplace ''Who are you?'' Lui asked walking over to the other two, the guy stepped forward smiling ''Lui?'' his eye's loosened and the other two smiled once they saw who was standing in the darkness.

''Arlan?'' Lui said and dropped his weapon walking over but he stepped back ''Don't.'' Lui stoped losing his small smile ''It's not good.'' Brian stepped towards Arlan and reached over as he stepped back more, Brian turned on a small lantern and they saw what he looked like ''No.'' Brock mumbled stepping forward, Arlan lifted his arm and coughed a bit seeing blood on his arm then looked at him, his eye's were dark and looked hollow, his skin was loosing color and he looked very sick ''Don't suppose you have a gun?'' they shook their heads, Lui stepped towards him grabbing his arm's ''Where?" he asked and Arlan calmed down more.

He turned around and pulled his shirt over his head looking away letting them see the bite on his left shoulder ''I was trying to get supplies earlier.'' Brian's eye's widened ''This happened a while ago?'' Arlan nodded and turned back to them ''It act's fast.'' he said fast before coughing again, Lui caught him as his leg's started giving in ''Sit.'' he said and walked him over to the couch in front of the fire place ''How fast?" Brian asked sitting with Lui and Arlan ''I entered the house forty minutes ago and even before that it was acting up.'' Brock sat down on the small chair ''How long before it started?'' Arlan thought for a while about his question.

''Fifteen minutes.'' they nodded ''I don't wanna turn into one of those things.'' Lui looked at him and Arlan turned back to him ''My head is bounding and it feel's like that thing is still on my shoulder.'' Brock looked around noticing a light switch, the small bit was facing up letting him know the power was out ''How long has the power been out?'' Arlan thought again ''Two days.'' he explained lightly and Brock nodded getting his answer. Arlan stared at his fireplace ''There's food in that bag over there, everything inside is new haven't opened it, there's water as well.'' Brian turned around seeing the bag beside the fridge.