Z-Days: The apocalypse

Chapter 4: Broken Home

"This guy really must love his name." Max tells me as I walk up to one of the trees with the carved letters in it.

"Somebody really put time into carving all of this up. It looks like a border." I tell him as I look down the straight row of trees.

"A turf war maybe? This could be some gang related shit man, and that cuck is probably the leader." Max says as he steps up to another carved tree. Suddenly we hear some loud arguing not too far from us.

"See what happens when you don't fucking listen! Dad is going to flip his shit because of you, as if he doesn't already have enough to worry about." Yelled a man with a familiar voice in the distance, couldn't see him though.

"Well maybe if he was doing things right in the first place, I wouldn't have to object him all the time!" Yelled another voice, this one female.

"Come on, lets find out where they are." I whispered to max as I started walk quietly in the direction of the yelling.

"You sure about this?" He asked mildly timid. I have never seen Max act nervous outside of the one time him and I skipped class back in high school.

"you scared? Cut it out man, this could have to do with that Omiyimus guy." I told him as I handed him the knife I just used to kill that zombie earlier. It was getting dark, and not because it was too late but because of the immense amount of dark clouds forming overhead'

We kept walking until we got to some bushes, at which we saw the people. Three of them, and I knew that voice was familiar.

"You are lucky I don't snitch and get you killed myself!" Yelled Rozier to a girl sitting of the dirt floor. She sat right by a body that wasn't moving but had a gag in his mouth.

"Look at that, he has an arrow in his shoulder." Max said as his jaw dropped.

"Haley put it there, that's the guy who stabbed Nate." I whispered to him.

"Look Erika, His blood is on your hands! This is the last time I stick up for you too, I almost died today doing your dirty work. So from now on, don't look for my help you bitch!" Rozier yelled at her as he picked up the extra body and started dragging it off.

"Just let me help with the arrow, and we can talk about this" Said Erika.

"We are done talking." Said Rozier as he left the girl alone. I will have to say, That Rozier guy is strong. As in jacked, looks like a body builder. I mean there is an entire arrow in him, and he is not the slightest bit phased. Then Max gets up and calls out; "Hey!"

Erika quickly stands up and backs up slowly. I stayed down and out of sight.

"Hey, we aren't going to hurt you. Are you okay?" He asked.

"I am.... not supposed to be talking to you." She said as she ran off in the same direction her brother did.

"Smooth." I comment in a snarky way.

"Shut the fuck up!" He snaps back as he slap my chest hard and walks back towards the pharmacy. The humidity gave me a major headache, but that didn't stop me from thinking hard. That Rozier guy lives around here, and he has a connection to Omiyimus. Which definitely means we are on the wrong foot of this guy already. Rozier was out there doing something for his sister, and I guess I messed that up somehow, but what? I wish my sister was around, she is smart though. She is probably just home surviving with my dog she was taking care of, just waiting this out. Maybe she is waiting for me.... or she is in trouble! Max and I get back to the pharmacy and explain everything we just witnessed.