They Left Us For Dead

Dark Carnival: Concert

"Okay, so what's the plan?" Rochelle asks, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"Well, we know that there was supposed to be a Midnight Riders concert. But, it never happened. What if the stuff is still there?" I fill in, but I was nervous. What if it was there? Would we even know if it worked? What if nobody comes?

"We should check it out, though. You can never be too careful..." I add, I was thinking about what would happen if we didn't take the chance. We would just have to coke up with another plan. And what if that one didn't work either?

"You would know."

"Okay, so we go down there and inspect. Then what?" Rochelle steps in, ignoring what snarky comment Nick had just blurted out.

"You're missing the point, babe," Nick says, sliding his hand down my back, "we're the ones having a concert." He made me lose my breath, I froze. He's unpredictable, mysterious, and seems to have a dark past. It made me wonder...

"Two things are wrong with that statement; I'm not your babe, and how the hell do you know how to operate stage equipment?"

"I don't." Nick laughs, but nobody else laughs. Shocking.

We gathered our things and headed down the indoor carnival passage. It then turned out in to the open, outdoor stadium. There were a few random infected wondering about the stadium and even on the stage. Coach took the stage and turned the microphone and sound box on.

Ellis and I headed to set the stage lighting. It actually wasn't as confusing as I thought out would be. Ellis was acting weird, and it struck me like a bolt of lightning...

"Hey, Ellis..." I had been leaning against the table, containing a variety of buttons to push. I wanted to talk to Ellis, about what was going on with Nick and I.

"Hey, Kel." Ellis was watching my back, incase something tried to attack me while I was figuring out how the lights system worked or better yet which button turned it on.

"Are you...doing okay?" I stopped what I was doing, and turned to face him. He snapped him heard around as I spoke.

"Uh, yeah. Why?" He scratched the back of his neck, like he was anxious. I felt bad, as I had kissed him, and gained some sort of feeling for Nick. I had been toying with two boys in the apocalypse. Ellis started at me for a moment before stepping closer to me.

"You know what? Kel, there is something wrong. There is. I'm not real sure how to say these things, but here goes. I care about ya, and that Nick guy, he's bad news." His face had been full of smiles and positivity, but this time he was washed over with concern, and genuine love.

"Bad news? What are you saying?" I ask, wanting to know whatever Nick had told him. He was right, Nick never told anyone what he did before all of this, but something spoke louder than words. He was the most secretive of the group.

"I'm sayin' that you don't really know him that well. Before you say anything, know this." Ellis stopped and walked towards me slowly, his eyes never leaving mine. I knew what he was doing, yet I couldn't move a muscle to stop it.

Our lips touch, and I take my hands around his face, feeling the stubble of his beard. I ran my fingers through his hair, causing his cap to fall off, not that he cared. Our bodies shifted together, I could feel his hands wandering around my body. Not that I minded it.

"Y'all, we got a concert to start!" Coach said through the microphone down by the stage. Ellis and I move apart, and laugh. He brushes a strand of my hair behind my ear, and kisses my forehead.

"You heard the man."

Boy, that was good. Not just him, or the kiss, but the feeling of being loved by someone like that. It left me feeling warm inside, and like the way my life was before the world fell to shit. Maybe there is something out there...

I pressed the on button for the lights and walked down the stairs of the stadium, and was caught off guard hearing the swarms of infected screaming their way to us. The stage lit up with fireworks of all kinds, Coach was right. The light show was amazing, too bad we were all too busy killing zombies to notice.

"Did you see that? The helicopter is coming! They saw us!" Rochelle exclaimed, dodging the attacks of a incoming infected. The helicopter circled the concert arena, and began to stop at the right side of the stadium. We ran to helicopter, avoiding being jumped on in the process.

"We made it." Coach says, catching his breath from running. He smiles, and everyone else followed suit.

We made it.