Citizen Z

Chapter 15

486 days since the virus spread

I don't like Bob, not one bit.

I don't trust him either. Something about this whole thing is off, I know he isn't here because he wants to escape. That for a fact is a lie, I can put all of my money on it.

He's either doing it to benefit himself or do something for Bert, but whatever it is I know he's going to betray us. I feel it in my gut.

The others have seem to take a kind of a liking to him. I don't actually know.

They all chat and laugh while I just sit in silence, watching him intrude.

Which unsettles me the most, is that he and Frank is getting along, I don't like the way he looks at Frank. It bothers me and I hate having competition or someone who gives Frank unwanted attention.

I don't like him, I know I've said it, I just want to make it clear how much I do.

Maybe I'm just paranoid or jealous, I mean I could be? But honestly after him and his lunatic friends put us in a death ring with zombies to see which one of us is the last that survives for sport... kind of gives me the right to be suspicious.

Enough about this, I'm just going to lose my temper.

We just got over the board of the state of Indiana a day or two ago. I didn't really keep track of time since I permanently want to strangle Bob or gut him like a fish.

Harsh, I know.

We had to find a place to stay for a little while and Indiana was our only option at this point. We had to go in a direction we could escape in safely. There are also way less zombies this side.

We're taking the long route to California, well it's not as if California can run away... eaten maybe, I don't know anymore! I'm honestly just sick of running, but we have to keep running.

It looks even worse here than Ohio, the storm wrecked this place completely. It took us hours to drive a few miles without having a flat tire.

Trees and sharp branches are all over the road, broke down and flooded cars, live electrical cables, you name it. But the zombies are all over the place, as usual. They seem to like to swim.

The rover comes to a halt as Ray stops in front of a large building. It's an old apartment building which means there should be some supplies in there for us. We just have to get in, which won't be too hard. Ray is handy with picking locks and breaking down doors.

Mikey looks over his shoulder and half smiles at me, but I remain to glare at Bob, who's chatting Frank's ears off his head. Frank sighs heavily and rests his head in his palms, pretending to listen to Bob dumb stories.

I can feel my lip curling up in hate.

"Don't let Bob carry any of the guns, I don't trust him enough yet." Ray says and opens his car door.

All of us climb out of the car. Frank and Bob are still chatting, well Bob mainly. I just stand awkwardly next to Frank, trying to hold his hand, but he's too busy talking to notice.

Frank laughs at Bob's ridiculous joke and Bob looks him up and down, suggestively. Frank immediately looks uncomfortable. I cross my arms as I glare at them.

"You're so pretty when you smile." Bob whispers seductively to Frank, while caressing Frank's cheek with his two fingers.

Frank blushes and looks away from him, at me. He looks very uncomfortable with Bob's kind of attention and take one step back. Bob tries again and then completely moves away from Bob's hand and takes another step back, closer to me and stands behind me.