As I looked into the stranger's eyes I couldn't help, but be afraid. He said he was going to help me and that no harm would come my way. I wanted to trust him, but in this world we are living in, the world of the dead where laws no longer apply, I couldn't afford to trust a stranger.
"We have a camp back up the road, you are more than welcome to join us." The guy in the sheriff's outfit offered.
"How do I know I can trust you? That I won't end up being killed or worse?" I asked staying cautious.
"Rick! We don't have time for this shit! We need to get out of the city now." a guy with a shaved head and hateful eyes said.
His name was Rick? My brothers name was Rick before- I had to cut that thought off real quick. I didn't want to think of losing my family. My sister, my daughter. I started to control my thoughts when I felt the tears coming.
"He's right Rick, we cannot take chances those walkers were already on our tail." a guy with dirty blonde hair and a cross bow on his back said.
"More of those monsters are coming this way?" I asked.
"Lots of them, if you want to get out of harms way, you're going to have to trust us." Rick's words were true, it was either stay here and try my luck with a hiding spot, or go with them and live.
"Fine let's go." I said hoping was making the right choice.
"Daryl grab her bags, we have to run and she looks to weak to go far and carry those." Rick said.
I almost wanted to tell them I could get them myself, but Rick was right I was so weak from exhaustion and lack of food and water.
"The truck isn't far, do you think you can make it?" Rick asked.
"I can do it." I said.
I kept getting dirty looks from the man with the shaved head, he was almost taller than Rick, but not quite. From the looks of it he didn't really seemed pleased Rick was giving out orders and taking me in.
"Let's get going. Everyone try to keep up." Rick said.
Almost at once everyone was running as fast as they could, we cut out of the woods, where they found me laying on the ground weeping from finally giving up on this world, and onto the road before I completely took off sprinting I looked behind me and saw what looked to be millions of those monsters. I ran as fast as I could. I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest.
"GLEN!" Screamed Rick, "start the engine NOW!"
When we got to the truck we all jumped onto the back and no sooner than we jumped in the truck was flying down the road. Behind us I could see the monsters getting further away.
"That was a close one." Rick said.
"IF we didn't have to stop to risk our life over someone who could have already been infected we wouldn't be at risk for those walkers to follow us back to camp!" the shaved head guy griped.
"Shane you know that's not fair. We couldn't just leave her there to die!" Rick said.
I knew I shouldn't have came. I should have stayed curled up in that ball of misery waiting for death like I had planned on doing.
"Look if you don't want me here please feel free to just stop and let me off." I said getting tired of Shane's crap.
"No it's fine Shane just thinks more of himself than the group." Rick said looking directly at Shane.
"Yeah thats why I stopped to save some stranger in the woods?" Shane asked sarcastically.
"It's still a human being! And if you think it will hurt our group with supplies I can think of someone right now that can leave." Rick said.
As soon as Rick finished that sentence, the phrase" if looks could kill" ran through my mind.
"Yeah, well I am more than willing to just go!" Shane yelled.
"No one is stopping you Shane!" Rick yelled back.
After Rick said his final words all was quiet. I felt so awkward just sitting there. I also took that guy named Daryl with the crossbow was feeling awkward too. Or was a look of pleasure on his face?
"I haven't introduced myself I am McKinlee Walker." I finally said breaking the ice.
Rick just stared at me as I said my last name.
"Ironic huh?" I said.
"So tell us your story McKinlee Walker." Rick said.