The damaged brains

Chapter 12 - Mother .

   Its been a week since Ian and I moved into his house , the town in which we lived was invaded so the army had not really been searching for survivors . Couple of times the infected people tried to harm us but we got away . The virus that we've been injected with didn't really help much , we were still in danger .

Last night a brain-less man came wandering into the backyard , I was in the kitchen and Ian was out fixing the car . The infected man was a minute away from biting Ian who was so caught up in his job that he didnt hear me calling after him . I did not know how I jumped outside holding a knive , and for the first time in my life I stabbed a human being . I pushed him away as he bared his teeth walking close behind Ian and I shoved my knive into his chest again and again , his blood was of dark shade of grey, like the falling ashes of a dying sun .. he died .

The world was in the middle of chaos and everything was falling apart yet my heart was beating and I felt alife , I have never been so alife actually .. I was in love .

Ian often tried to convince me to talk to my mother but I wasnt going to .. not then not ever . I really missed my brother  though . I have asked Ian to go to Section one and ask Grey to come live with us without letting my mom know , but it wasnt safe and he wouldnt leave me alone .

Nightmares hunted my spirit night after night , I woke up one silent night gasping for air . Ian was sleeping like a baby .. I kissed his cheek and went to the kitchen , I took a glass out of the cupboard ,filled it with water and took a   gulp trying to slow down my heart beat .

I was still in the kitchen when I heard a gunfire erupt in the still silent night . I instintively ducked and held my head between my hands , a dreadfull silence followed and Ian hadn't show up yet  . The silence of my own thoughts was far worse than the noise coming from a gunfire , I wanted to go and check on Ian but I was paralyzed by fear . A minute later , he finally came in .

" Are you okey  .. " I jumped into his arm and he huged me tight playing with my hair .
" What was that . " I asked and he shruggled his shoulder .

The door bell rang , our pair of frightened eyes turned to the door .

For a while we stood there trying to find out what to do next . We both were lost in our own thoughts when the door bell rang once again , nonstop this time .

" The army ..??" I gave Ian questioning eyes . He egnored me and rushed back to the bedroom , he brought his gun and asked me to go upstairs .
" Ian .. are you there ? " The familiar voice of Cassandra called from outside .

She gave her brother a hug stepping inside the house , Grey followed her .. I couldnt believe my eyes , my darling twin brother was there . I ran toward  him losing my self in his arms . I didn't want to let him go , but he pushed me away gently after a while .

I saw something in his eyes , there was some trapped words in his throat .

" Grey what is it ? " I squeezed his hands in mine .
" Mom .. come in ." He turned around as my mother wandered from the darkness into the front door's light .