Yellow Tape around this Animal

Chapter 4

Margo's Point of View

"Zayne, what are you talking about?" Will asks from my side.

"I'm not going to kill anyone, not animals, not people, not those monsters," she explains.

"You're insane," Jeremy says stuffing some ammo in his bag.

"Zayne, I love you and all," Gracie says, "but you're not in your right mind right now." I watch her walk over to Zayne pat her shoulder.

"I'll be fine," she says, "look we're close to my house, can we please go there?" she begs for what seems like the hundredth time.

"We can bring you there," Will says putting his bag into his car. "But I can't promise anything will be there," he says closing the door of his car.

"But, it's worth a shot," I say and Zayne looks over at me smiling. "Who knows, maybe your parents are still there," I add. Zayne's face lights up, the first time since this whole mess has begun.

"Rocky could be there!" She says with joy. Rocky is her dog that she has back home.

"Please do not get your hopes up man," Brycelyn says from Will's side.

"Why?" Zayne snaps, "why should I not get my hopes up that there's a slight chance my dog, or my parents, brother and sister could be at my home." She walks towards Will's car. "Let's just try, if nobody is there, I'll continue with you guys, but if my parents are there, I'm staying with them, I'll be out of y'all's hair." She states climbing into the backseat of Will's car.

"Let's go y'all," I say chasing after Zayne. I swing open the door and Zayne is smiling so big.

"I'm going home, Mars," she tells me and I smile with her I would hate for her to get mad at me for not being happy with her.

"This is great Zyn," I say as Will climbs into the drivers seat followed by Brycelyn in the passenger.

"Next stop, Zayne's house," Will says as Avery climbs into the seat next to me.

"Let's take you home Zayne," Avery says with a small smile. Zayne smiles and looks out the window as we drive away and I look at Avery who shakes her head. "Just let her have some joy," she tells me. I nod and watch the tree pass by us just like before, during the normal days, the days where we did not have to fear for our lives.

I must have been thinking for sometime when Zayne grabs my shoulder and shakes it. "Margo look!" She shouts up ahead where her home lies. Will parks the car and Brycelyn reaches down to grab her bag. "Wait, what are you doing?" Zayne asks and Brycelyn turns around in her seat.

"We do not know what or who is in there," she states. "This is just a safety precaution," Brycelyn tells Zayne who shakes her head.

"B, it's just going to be my mom and dad," Zayne says opening her door.

"Just please take your knife," Brycelyn says climbing out of the car. I follow Zayne stuffed my knife into my hoodie.

"No, I will not need it," She says rushing to her front door.

"Woah," Gavin says climbing out of the car. "What does she think she is doing?" He says starting to run over but is grabbed by Gracie.

"Let her be," she whispers as we all watch Zayne open her front door and rush inside.

"Let's go," DJ says following Zayne inside the home. I chase after them, hoping that nothing bad has happened inside.

"Zayne?" DJ calls out walking around her house looking for her.

"Shit, where did she go?" Jeremy asks walking inside behind us.

"Oh no," Gracie says racing inside past me, I follow her into her parents room. There's blood on the walls and Zayne is hunched over something.

"Zayne?" I call out walking towards her. She bends over and hugs something. I get closer and realize what she's hugging is not dead. It's alive.

"Oh my God, it's Rocky!" Gracie says sliding next to Zayne to pet the dog.

"I told y'all that everything would be fine," she says and I turn around to see the rest of the gang except DJ and Jeremy enter, but not focusing on Rocky, but the blood covering the walls.

"Are you sure about that?" Gage says staring at the blood stained bedding. It was like Zayne did not even notice that, because she just started humming some songs.

"Zayne," Avery peeps up from behind Gage. "Please listen to us, someone or something was here," she says walking towards Rocky. I back away and walk towards Gage and Brycelyn.

"She does not realize how much shit we are in," Brycelyn whispers walking towards the bed. I follow her and see the patches of ripped out hair covering the bedding.

"This is insane," I whisper looking at her then to Zayne. Suddenly interrupting the silent moment, is footsteps coming from the down the hall. DJ and Jeremy appear from the doorway.

"We have to get out of here!" DJ shouts making everyone turn.

"What?" Gavin asks from Will's side.

"There's like a group of those things!" Jeremy shouts.

"A herd of them!" DJ shouts and Zayne stands up and walks over to the hallway door and locks it shut.

"No one is going to get in here, we're safe," she replies. "Come on Rocky," she says and her dog gets up and follows her into her room which is at the end of the hallway.

"Are you crazy?" Gavin shouts at Zayne. "We could die and you're going to act like everything is just fine and dandy!" I follow Zayne so does the rest of the group and she shuts and locks the door.

"There," she whispers. "We're okay for now," she says with a crack in her voice. She starts to cry. "We need to get out of her," she cries petting Rocky.

"Really now?" Will says and pushing open the window when there's a loud crash come from her front door.

"Shit!" Brycelyn says.

"That window does not open," Zayne cries and Gavin grabs the baseball bat from DJ's bag and smashes open the window.

"Now we can," he says and climbs out as another crash come from the hallway.

"They broke down the door!" I whisper and grab Zayne's arm to get her out of the room. She picks up Rocky.

"Zayne," Gracie shouts from outside. "There's no room, Rocky will not fit in the car!"

"Come on Zayne," I say pulling on her. "We have to leave him and go!" I say as I hear those monsters bang on the door.

"I can't leave him," she cries kissing his head.

"You have to!" I shout and look outside as Jeremy rushes over from where his car is parked.

"Come on Margo!" He shouts reaching his hand to me.

"Zayne please!" I cry and she shakes her head.

"I'm not leaving Rocky!" She cries and the door breaks open and I take a deep breath as the monsters pile in and I take Jeremy's hand and he pulls me through the window.

"Zayne!" Gracie screams from the street and Zayne's blood curling screams and Rocky's yelps are all that is heard as I am put into Jeremy's car and we drive away from where Zayne died.