End Of Everything (Book 1)

18: Chalk Outline

*Johnny's Pov*

*Nurse's room*

After Olivia took Claire into the back room, Troy tried to stand back up to his feet but was stopped by Maria. She told us to stay right where we are until they left. That they're gonna leave us our weapons so we can have a fighting chance. But then that soldier who hurt my wife wanted to know who killed his brother.

He took his knife out and started walking around us. We pleaded for him to settle down but he wouldn't listen to us. All he wanted to hear was who killed his brother.

He stood in front of Matthew, putting the knife up to his neck. Without hesitation Matt cried out to the soldier.

"It...it...it was Dylan. He killed your brother. I seen it with my own eyes. He's the only one skilled enough with archery in this room. He's fucking craz-" The back of a hand goes across his face cutting him off. It was Maria who slapped him. The expression on her face is equivalent to a mother lion protecting her cub.

"Fucking accuse my son again or I'll cut your damn heart out, and let the horde eat you whole, Capullo." Maria threaten.

I look over to Dylan who seemed ready to kill Matthew but he was holding himself back. He notices me looking at him, and we make complete eye contact. I shook my head slightly signaling for him to not take the fall. We both wanted and needed to protect Olivia but I just couldn't let him do that to her.

"I-"

"I did it. It was all me, don't hurt anyone please." Tyler bursted out stopping me from confessing that I did it. My eyes immediately turn to him as I see him standing up face to face with the soldier.

"I had no other choice. I..I'm so sorr-" Tyler was interrupted from the soldier driving his knife through the side of his neck. He yanks the knife out of his throat causing Tyler's blood to splat across my face.

As Tyler's body starts to fall, Robert springs up, catches, and holds him. The look on Tyler's face is haunting, as blood pours out of both sides of his neck.

"We're even." The soldier said. I look over to the back room door and seen that it's still open. I start to think Olivia can't see this, she can't know until she finishes with Claire. Before I could do anything Dylan calls Jenny over. I look up at him confused and see him holding Olivia's bag.

"Give this to Olivia. She needs it and don't tell her a single word of what just happened. She needs to focus on Claire right now. Wipe your tears and go now." Dylan instructed her.

She took the bag and headed to the door. She goes inside, playing it somewhat cool. The door closes and I stand straight up, getting into Maria's face. I hear the guns train on me as I do so but I ignored them.

"Damnit we had a deal!" I clenched my teeth in anger.

"I promised I wouldn't kill any of you. Never said my men couldn't." She responded calm and unbothered.

I clench my fist as she starts to smile. A hand clasp on my shoulder and I quickly turn to spot Dylan. He gave me a don't even think about it look and I unclench my fist.

"Let's just go." Dylan sighed in frustration. Maria grinned from ear to ear with a satisfied look in her eyes.

"Fine. Let's move out boys." She ordered.

"Sir yes sir." All of the soliders said simultaneously.

"Leave their weapons in that corner, the rest of them can have a fighting chance." Maria ordered her men, while pointing at the corner where Dylan was having his breakdown at. I turn my head to witness Tyler bled out into Robert's arms. Wetness comes down my face as I realize that I didn't know Tyler that well, even before this attack we didn't really talk much. I'm gonna regret that we didn't for the rest of my life.

I look up to see Maria quickly jab a knife through Tyler's forehead, making sure he dosen't turn.

"Your welcome." Maria said coldly. I quickly run over and hold back Robert as he lundged after Maria.

"Not today...you'll get your chance." I whispered in his ear. He defuses, puts his hands up, and I let him go. Maria looks so unfazed of what she's done. She put Tyler out of his misery, I guess that was a good thing in some twisted way.

"5 minutes. I'll give you guys 5 minutes until I tell my men to let the horde free." Maria warned us as she, Dylan, and her men walked out of the room and into the halls. I quickly ran over to the weapons bag and picked it up. I took out two handguns, holstered one, looked behind me, seen Sam is standing right there, and I hand him the other one.

"I..I'm sorry for Tyler. I didn't know him well but he saved all of our lives. I wish he was still with us." I told Sam as he grabs the gun out of my hand. He looks at me deep in my eyes.

"They'll pay for this." I nod as I grab my bat out of the bag. I start to head to the back room but stopped as I seen Matt smiling. I turn my head to the weapon bag and see Sam handing Simon his weapons.

"Don't give this fucker anything. Not even a knife." I announced pointing at Matt. His smile fades as I give him a death stare before heading to the back room door. I grab the doorknob turning and pushing it open to see Olivia at the sink washing blood off her hands, while Jenny is helping Claire sit up on the bed. I look at my wife's eyes as she struggles in pain to sit up, and the feeling of revenge burned bright in me.

"W..We need to leave asap. They left and took Dylan. They also gave us 5 minutes until they let the horde loose." I informed them. "T..They killed T-"

"You don't have to say it. Jenny told us." Olivia said cutting me off while drying her hands with a paper towel. I can tell in her face and voice that she's been trying not to cry. Hearing that Dylan is gone and Tyler is dead couldn't of helped at all.

"T..Then, lets not waste any more time." Claire demanded trying to stand up on her feet. Jenny helps her out by putting Claire's arm around her neck holding her up. I walked over to my wife, looking deeply in her beautiful eyes.

"We got this." I reasured her.

A small grin appears on her face and she nods. We all exit the room back to the others patiently waiting on us. Sam walks over to me.

"Robert doesn't want to leave Tyler's body here." He whispered.

"He doesn't deserve to be left here but we have no other choice." I whispered back uneasily. I walk over to Robert who was still holding Tyler's body sobbing. I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"I..I'm sorry. I don't want this but we have to leave him her-"

"You should of let me kill that bitch." Robert said angrily cutting me off. "I didn't even get the chance to tell him how I truly felt about him." Before I could say a word to him Olivia asked everyone.

"Do you guys hear that?" We all stopped and listened. The sound of gunshots stopped, but the only thing we can hear is the sound of thousands of growlers getting closer and closer.