Ellis was always one to stay optimistic In this. He'd always be the one to push you if you needed help dealing with this new life they were leading. He'd always cover you if you ever had to go into a room or just plain old anywhere. Did that matter now? No. Ellis had always, ALWAYS had his back. He always did. Ellis always wanted to take care of his friends. But the problem is how can he take care of his friends when there's only two left? Him, and the girl. Nick didn't deserve to go. He SHOULDN'T have gone. Ellis could've helped him. If only he'd seen the smoker sooner.. He thought after that maybe he needed to hone his skills better so he doesn't feel this again. He'd grown close to the conman. They weren't necessarily "best friends", but they were friends. Ellis even said that he'd want to keep in contact with Nick after they got evacuated, -Ifthey got evacuated- and that he'd do anything. Because after he gets evacuated, Ellis knew the gambler would be alone. And so would he. Nick never really mentioned a family he had, or anything really. Ellis on the other hand, he'd mentioned a few of his siblings. Like Amy, Sarah, John, Vicky. But he didn't mention anyone else. No one ever let him finish one of his stories to actually know his family. But, Ellis didn't mind because, well. He saw them turn. One. By one. He would always cry at night if they found a saferoom to hold up in. No one cared though.. It seemed like if they touched or talked to the younger boy he would shatter in their arms or shatter as they lay a finger on him. Nick, on the other hand. He laughed. He laughed at him and didn't even care. But after they had more of those safe room nights, Ellis stopped and just went sleep, ignoring Rochelle or Coach asking if he wanted to eat. They wouldn't understand.. Ellis thought to himself and went to sleep once more. Ellis wanted to stay with Nick, or Ro', or Coach even. He wanted to keep in contact with them.
"Nick!" Rochelle screamed on the top of her lungs, seeing Nick's face fall in the life of death. Ellis froze, watching everything happen. He couldn't reach it with his mere shotgun and bat. There was a fence separating them, and Nick was on the other side being scratched to death by the tongued infected and the common. He was too far… "Nick.." Ellis muttered. Wanting to go over there and push every infected away as if he were superman and give the man a hug. Take him in his arms and hold him to his death. Not watching him die. It wasn't right. It wasn't humane. Humane, this whole country by now isn't humane. "C'mon! We gotta keep movin'!" Coach exclaimed, hitting the infected that was behind the two devastated young ones with his crowbar. How close had Ro' been with Nick? The hick thought. Not even considering that she might've cared about him too. How selfish am I? Ellis thought. Coach started to drag them by their arms but Ellis fought back. "No! We ain't leavin' Nick behind! He's right there! He'd never leave us! Please! Help him!" He screamed at the older man. Tears falling out the mechanic's eyes for the guy that always made fun of him. He was crying for him. And Nick knew. He himself might've been surprised. Or he sound conceited and say a smart ass remark. "Boy he ain't alive no more! He's dead!" He shouted and the words echoed through Ellis' head. He's dead. He ain't alive no more. Ellis pushed him away and ran back to the fence. He looked through and saw a horde on him. Eating him as if they hadn't eaten in the past week. Ellis fell on his knees, sobbing like a child. Oh wait, he was. He was a child in this "new" world. ""N-Nick.." He cried, wanting to piece the gambler back together like a puzzle piece, fix him and help him to the evacuation. He didn't want to relive such a memory he had with his family. "Ma'.. M'so sorry I failed yew." He'd promised himself and to his family that if he ever saw something go wrong in the world, he'd help it. But he failed her. He cared for the man but Nick just got mauled by the infected in return. He couldn't save him. And he'll be regretting choosing chrome shotgun instead of that extra hunter's rifle. Nick even suggested to pick the rifle. But Ellis didn't listen.
Ellis shook his head violently. "No! No!" He hit the fence repeatedly. Then closed his eyes tight. Maybe he was dreaming.. But no. This nightmare was real. "M'so sorry man.." He mumbled. Wanting to help him so bad. He opened his eyes to see a horde surrounding his body. "Stop.. Please jus' stop.. Stop!" He screamed at the infected but they hadn't been fazed by it. Only concentrated on the sight of blood. "El, come on, lets get to the saferoom." Rochelle laid a hand on his shoulder. He eyes were red, had she been crying too? "We need to get off this rooftop.." She added, having that smooth voice that she's always had. Ellis examined her face, seeing so much in it. "Y-yer right." He agreed. And stood up, taking one last look at his only friend he really opened up to. Keith never listened. His head was always somewhere else in the clouds. Then, they heard it. The thing you never want to hear. They saw it. The thing you never want to see. They felt it. You never want to feel it ripping asphalt from the ground, feeling it get thrown at you. Coach was too close to the edge and when he got hit by just one throw, he fell off the roof. "Coach!" Ellis yelled, shooting the tank with his gun. And noticing Rochelle's expression was… Angry. She reloaded her magnum and shot at it. Ellis was, not scared but, surprised. She screamed at it, shooting more and more until it finally fell on its knees and plunged to the ground. Rochelle took her ax out and started swinging it at the dead corpse. "Ro'.. Ro'!" Ellis shook his head in sadness and looked at her. "Lets.. Go check and see if he's okay.. C'mon.." He said, grabbing her arm and pulling her to door that led them downstairs. He knew Coach was dead, and sadly so did she. "Why did this happen?" She asked sadly, her voice small.
"I dunno.." He whispered, in fear that the luck they had, was gone. Maybe god planned this. Did he want all of them to die? To start a new world? Maybe. Or, they had simply just given up.
No one will ever know.
A/N: I might make another chapter. But its up to you guys. Please leave a review and I hope you enjoy it. :D