When August Ends

Molly, A Raid, and Cat

     When we get to the rockwall, Troy is the only one to get out. He is fetching the others, we're moving out now. Before we left the CC, Troy and I took most of the weapons from the closet and put them in his car trunk. So we are equipped to clear out the YC, it's just a matter of not getting turned into an infected person. Everyone piles into the cars. Grace, Mace, and Stevo get in the back of Troys car, and Mace gets in the car with Rachel, Chey, Liz, and Adam. Grace isn't too thrilled to be in the back seat. We take the one minute drive over to the CC and stay in cars after their parked. "So what's the plan?" I ask Troy. he looks at me, and then looks behind him. I tare at him and he puts a finger on his chest. 

"I'm sorry are you talking to me?" he inquires with sarcastic surprise. 

"No I'm talking the tree out your window." I retort rolling my eyes.

"Don't lie you asked me what the plan was! That means you think of me as in charge." he says grinning.

"No that means I think Adam told you what we're doing." I chuckle.

"Well since I'm in charge I say we give everyone weapons and just storm the YC." he says. 

"Alright," I say and unbuckle my seat belt.

"Did you seriously put a seat belt on for a one minute drive?" he asks in amusement. Stevo and Grace begin laughing.

"Shut up it's a habit." I snap. 

"Oh and while I'm in charge," he says before he opens his car door looking at me. "Make me a sandwich." I aim to punch his shoulder but he jumps out of the car laughing. Everyone piles out of the cars except for Adam. He is going to wait in the car until we've secured the area. We still give him two pistols. "Okay, here's what we're going to do," Troy says standing infront of us all after we armed. "Stevo and I will walk in the front with Maya and Grace. The rest of you, Mace, Liz, Chey, and Rachel, will go in the back doors. It's gonna be hard to soot some of the infecteds in there I'm sure. You might recognize some of them. But I need you to know that they are not the same people, you have to kill them. That is our mission, to wipe them all out inside the YC. Don't hesitate, it could cost you and us. Got it?" he says sternly. Everyone nods silently in comprehension. "Alright, let's get a move on." he says and we split up. Grace and I walk beside each other behind Troy and Stevo. She and I exchange silent glances but I don't think either of us have it in us to speak. I'm terrified to be honest. Facing infecteds doesn't get any easier. I don't think there is any way to become accustomed to it. Troy motions for us to stop at the doors, and we do. He opens the left door silenty and steps in to scan around. After a moment he beckons for us to follow. We all tread silently to the kitchen door. There is more blood now than there was when Grace and I first discovered it here. Again she and I exchange glances. Troy looks at us and we look back at him. I don't know why it's suddenly become natural to trust him to lead the way but it has. Secretly I'm glad he has a handle on things because I think we all need his cool and collected actions.

      He nods at us and then kicks the right kitchen door open. The heavy wood door creaks and squeaks as it opens and it stays open instead of swinging shut again. All at once we see a good twent infecteds whip their gruesome heads in our direction and click their teeth. I suppress a scream as Troy shouts "NOW!" and fires his shot gun. Grace is second to react, aiming her pistols at an infected and killing it. Then Stevo and I jump in. We fire like crazy people. More infecteds are materializing from corners and from the dishpit area replacing the ones we do kill. I don't see the others and it worries me, but I can't focus on that. Troy blows the head off of one infected, Stevo is out of bullets but grabs an enormous kitchen knife plunging it into the temple of one. Grace standing on the kitchen counter firing bolfly. I haven't seen this side of her before. It's pretty freaking brilliant. I fire several shots at infecteds that approach me and make my way towards Stevo.