The Bad, The Ugly, And Us

Leave

A few weeks have passed since Eric left. The danger of this place has increased ten fold. We can't stay here much longer, the city is running out of supplies and we are having more and more zombies break into the yard everyday. I stand at the gate, awaiting Max and Julia's return so I can get the gate open. "Dylan, I just wanted to thank you for all your help these past few weeks. Keeping watch, burning the bodies, and even helping me bury Andrew."
"Derrick you don't gotta thank me, I know shit has been hard on you and I'd just like to thank you for the opportunity to stay here safely, although there is something we should discuss."
"Of course what is it?"
"I'm think we head out on the road, try and find a new place it just isn't safe here anymore "
"What do you mean it isn't safe here anymore, we have a gate and the means to protect this place from any zombies that get inside."
"Derrick how many attacks have we had in the past few weeks, and one of them cost your brother his life, you gotta see the sense in what I'm proposing." He clenches his fist and grits his teeth. "You're-why you-" he sighs, "you're right."
"Do you have any vehicles that we can use to get out of here? Anything at all."
"Well no, not a working one, we have one in the garage but Andrew was working on fixing it before he died, maybe you or Julia knows how to fix a car?"
"No Derrick, unfortunately we don't, fuck what are we gonna do."
"Wait I have an idea. About 5 minutes away their is a house, down that street, the family were travelers and they had an RV. I haven't checked if it's still there maybe if that still works we can use that."
"I'll go Derrick, you're in no condition to be leaving this house yet on a run and someone has to be here when Julia and Max get back."
"Okay, let me just write the address on a piece of paper." He gives me the paper and I'm on my way, 44 west Adams drive. I eventually reach the house and see the RV out front. I go inside the RV and try to find the keys but to no avail. I decide I have to go inside the house. I put my ear up to the door and hear some zombies in there. I grab my machete, open the door and tap on it. The zombies come towards me, 2 children and a mother. I freeze staring at the 2 child zombies when they grab my arm. I quickly flail around and throw them off before they get a chance to bite me. I stand my machete through the mothers head. Just then the little boy grabs my arm I hold is head back. The little girl starts chewing on my shoe. I swallow my pride before stomping on the girls head and slashing the little boys head off. I fall to my knees, what the fuck was that I just had to kill two children and I almost died. I search their bodies to see if they have the RV keys. None of them do. I hear some groans from upstairs and ready my machete, there is still more. I walk up the stairs sweeping the rooms, the last room I approach is where the noise is coming from. I open the door and see the father hanging from the ceiling fan. I instantly throw up from the smell and from what I just realized. Around the room are bottles of rat poison. The father poisoned his family and then hanged himself. I stand on the father's bed and stab him in the head, then I cut him down. I search his body for the keys. I finally find them and rush back to the RV looking to put this whole place behind me. The RV starts and has about half a tank of gas left. I drive back to the mansion to find that Julia and Max got back in the time I was gone. Max opens the gate for me.
"What is this RV for Dylan?"
"We are leaving tomorrow morning first thing, it's too late in the day to leave right now."
"Got it, I couldn't agree more. I think leaving is the best course of action for us right now, it's not safe here." I look over at Derrick and Julia, Julia is reaching Derrick how to use the now. Julia took archery lessons when she was younger so I'm sure she's happy to have a bow now. "Where'd you guys get that bow?"
"Oh, on the way back Julia saw a sporting goods store. We stopped there and she found that bow and took some of the arrows as well. I stuck with something much simpler, she then shows be her golf club to me, this is my new signature weapon." Derrick then notices I'm back and announces to everyone. "Max and Julia, we are leaving tomorrow, I didn't want to leave but we have to. This place was my home to my family, but now that they are gone I've decided I gotta move on for the good of everybody in this little group. Life on the road will be tough but we will find our place and we will live." Derrick smiles at me and then goes inside. Tomorrow is gonna be a long day, we are all gonna need a good night's rest.