The Beginning of the End

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*Jakob’s POV*                                              

Tate was growing heavy on my back. We had cleared the horde of walkers and we were on a main road leading into town. There were burnt buildings, scorched corpses covering the ground and abandoned cars littering the streets. I looked up ahead and saw he thing I wanted to see least. Another horde of the dead. They were surrounding the bottom of a turned over school bus. I saw a black heap slumped over on the top. The blood rushed to my face and I k new exactly what happened.

I squatted down to Tate’s height and looked him straight in the eye. “Listen, this is what we are going to do…” I paused and looked over at the bus, the hordes were still distracted by whatever was on top but I knew they wouldn’t be for too much longer. “You will run over to that fenced play-ground, get inside and shut the gate and stay there until I come back.” I said lightly grabbing Tate’s left shoulder. “I on the other hand will run over with our weapons to that bus.” I continued pointing over to the crowded bus. “Im going to go deal with those monsters and whatever has gotten them gathered.” Tate’s little head nodded and he starting running so the horde can’t see him to the gated play-ground. I turned to the bus, luckily none of the gawking dead noticed. I pulled out my small hand pistol. I checked the magazine and it was full. I started off on my way towards the bus. I ran dodging the arms of some of the closer corpses. I reached the side of the over turned bus and I quickly climbed the slippery edge to what was on the top. I looked over and Tate had safely made it to the play-ground and was anticipating at the top. I turned back to the black, slumped body on the bus.

Their hand was outreached holding a hand pistol that was loaded with the safety off. I quickly clicked it back on. I rolled the slumped body over to their side revealing their face. I nearly fainted when I saw who it was.

Eilish’s face was pale and her eyes were twitching. Her other arm had a long, deep gash down the side of it. That’s why she must have fainted, she was still losing blood. The trail of blood was now trickling off the top of the bus into the angering horde of walkers. I had to act fast, to save Eilish, the one I cared about in this world. I looked back at Tate and he was swinging on the swings in the playground. I looked back at Eilish who was unresponsive. I shoved the pistol down the back of my pants; I bent over and picked Eilish up. Her limp body was frail and it scared me. I looked up and down the abandoned street we were on. I saw a barricaded alley way that led to the back of a nearby chemist. I looked back at the walkers and back at Tate; Tate was distracted but wouldn’t be for long. The horde was still eagerly watching us waiting for their meal. I had to act fast.

I jumped with Eilish down to the lover part of the bus. I laid her down.  I pulled out the machete down Eilish’s boot and started stabbing at the walkers. There were about thirty of them. Their mouths gnarling open and their hands grabbing at nothing.  One… two… three. I had many more to go but I was going through them fast. It’s like they knew what was happening. They all came one after the other to die again. I stabbed a few more. The machete was dripping with thick black blood.

 The next walker up was a butcher. He had an apron covered in blood and a few knives in a work belt. I shoved the sticky machete right through his eye, but when I went to pull it out it wouldn’t budge. It was stuck. I pulled and pulled but the butchers heavy body weighed down on me, I let go. The butcher’s body fell in a heap and the next few dead came to the side of the bus. There were only about seven of them left. And now I REALLY had to act. I looked back at the boarded up lane way and there was a small gap. Just small enough to get Eilish and I through.

I quietly jumped down the other side of the bus with Eilish in my arms. I could hear the snarls coming closer as the group of walkers were making their way around the long side of the bus. I looked both ways and then ran to the alley way. I pushed Eilish’s limp body through the gap and then pulled mine through after. I saw a bin and I pressed it up against the small gap.

I picked Eilish up and quickly made my way around the back alley way. I could see the sign of the pharmacy nearing. I ran to the door and pulled. It wouldn’t budge. I pushed and it opened. Yes. I ran inside and saw the counter. I brushed off all the scrambled pill bottles and bandages. I laid Eilish down and ran into the back room to find supplies. I came back with a thin needle and thread and a few bandages and some pain killers. I ran back to Eilish and lifted up her arm. I inspected the gash started to sow it up.

 I gently pulled the needle and thread through her thin skin. The feeling was indescribable. It felt like I was killing something or skinning something. I was close to gaging. I pulled it all the way through and cut the thread with a small knife I found in a drawer. I bandaged her arm and tried to sit her up. Her limp body still wouldn’t move. I felt for a pulse and listened for breathing. I heard nothing. Tears began to form in my eyes as I started CPR. Her heart still wasn’t starting. I moved on to mouth to mouth and her lips felt so cold.

 Still nothing. My tears had now started falling wildly and uncontrollably. Her body was now even paler than before. I hung my head and started to walk off until I heard something fall off the bench. I looked back and Eilish’s eyes were a pale grey and they were staring right at me. She lurched at me and grabbed my shirt. She went to bite my neck. I pushed her off me and ran to the door. I shut it in her face and her fingers chopped right off. Those made me cry even more. The door locked and I ran down the other end of the alley way. I burst through the barricade and ran to the park Tate was in. I grabbed him. There wasn’t a walker in site. I told him what happened and he cried as hard as I was. He held my hand and led me off in the distance, hoping to forget and start anew.

The End……… Or is it.

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