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Eight

"Axel," Melinda began to ask, "you've done so much for me. How could I ever repay you?"

"Think nothing of it."

"I'm not that type of girl who just forgets."

"I'm not the type of guy-"

"Just kiss me already."

Axel backed away a bit, "what?"

Melinda looked down, "sorry."

Axel turned away.

Roberto wrapped his arms around his son. They both smiled.

Augustine said, "Papa, promise me you'll never let them take me."

"They'll never get you, Mijo, NEVER." Roberto promised.

Anne fell asleep on Chandler's shoulder.

Jaime fell asleep on his mom's lap and Alison smiled.

"That boy is trouble," Romero whispered to Alison.

"He's just been through a lot. Boys will be boys."

Lucio was asleep, snoring loudly.

Trying not to make things awkward, Axel announced, "I'll take tonight's watch-"

"With me and Nicholas and Tristan." Chandler said.

"Alright. Everyone else just rest."

The four stood up. Axel had a shovel, Chandler had the machete. Nicholas and Tristan borrowed rakes.

They decided the four corners of the camp and they spread out.

The new group laid next to the fire to rest with Jaime and Alison. Roberto and his son took the RV, Romero took the Sedan. Emilio, Claudia, Melinda and Anne squeezed into the truck.

"So," Chandler said to Axel, the closest one to him, "How's Melinda?"

"How should I know, we're two completely different people. I barely know of her."

"Is that your excuse?"

"For what?"

"Love."

"I'd rather stay away from that, knowing the situation we're in."

"And what situation is that?"

"The apocalypse."

"So you're afraid of getting hurt."

"I didn't say that."

Tristan yelped in pain.

Nicholas yelled, "AXEL!!"

Axel ran to Nicholas's aid.

A zombie was digging into Tristan's shoulder.

Chandler gasped, "Maddy!"

Quickly, Chandler ran to the fire.

Zombies everywhere.

"ANNE! MARISA!!"

Marisa ran to Chandler. Chandler beheaded nearly half of the zombies.

Emily was on the ground. Trying to get oxygen but her neck was ripped open. She held on to it, crying, "Jack.."

KayLee covered her mouth, "oh my god.."

Kyle was running around, "MADDY!! MADDY!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!!!"

"Snarlers!! wake up!!" Chandler yelled, trying to wake the camp.

Romero ran out, "LUCIO!!"

"I'm all right, brother!"

The men were killing the zombies but for every one they killed, two more popped out of the shadows.

Jaime and Alison ran close to the RV.

Romero grabbed a gun and shot many of the zombies.

An even larger number of them came.

"Fuck," Axel cursed, "MELINDA!!"

"Stay in the truck," Emilio told Melinda.

"I have to go to him. Please, Emil, I love him."

"You'll die."

"I don't care, I have to make sure he's alright."

Without another word, Melinda runs out of the truck and two zombies corner her.

She cursed, she didn't have a weapon.

Axel was busy covering Romero's back. from the corner of his eye, he saw Melinda was about to be torn apart.

He ran to her as fast as he could, sinking his shovel into the heads of two zombies.

She hugged him as tightly as she could.

He grabbed the back of her neck and for a while, they were lost in a kiss.