"What is it?" I asked trying to ignore the fact that there was a person's missing limb in the Hummer.
"Guns." He acted like a child that had just received the greatest birthday present in the world.
"Really? Is there a shot gun?" I asked happily, opening up the back door of the Hummer.
"Nope, but there is a semi automatic rifle if ya want," He said, waving around a long black rifle.
"Give it," I demanded, glad to have a gun again so I wouldn't be running around weaponless. I think Talla has been rubbing off on me; I've become a completely different person since I met him. I no longer have as many phobias and plus- he lets me drive!
I got into the front passenger seat and waited for Talla to get in. I sat for maybe five minutes listening to him hoot and holler while shooting a gun. I laughed at his stupidity for a few moments before he got in the car. "We're lucky sonsofbitches I tell you what." He was back to his jovial self at last. I just chuckled and buckled up for the ride.
As I felt Talla driving fast and insane, I realized he was going after those girls. "You know what they say, 'He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves'," I declared waving my two fingers around.
"Right, two graves- one for the big chick and one for the little chick," Talla said while waving two of his fingers around as far as I could tell. I really wanted to hit him upside the head for not understanding what I had just said, but oh well, everything usually turns out fine with his redneck ass around.
"You are scary happy," I stated grinning from ear to ear, and then we both started snickering inside the hummer.
I wanted to forget about the girls, but I knew Talla would not since they stole our guns, supplies and of course Talla's precious Caddy. Talla was dead set on putting a bullet between their eyes; they asked for it anyway. I sighed and put my new sunglasses on to hide my eyes. I didn't know why but I started doing it a lot ever since I met Talla. I couldn't figure out why.
Eventually we pulled over and Talla got out and demanded I get in the drivers seat. "Why," I inquired him but did as I was told in order not to anger him. Another thing I learned- Talla has a short temper that he some how controls very well. I guess it's because he takes it out on the zombies or the occasional mini van. At least he isn't taking it out on me- his punches of hell I call them.
"I want you to drive the car," he ordered me as he began heading towards what I assumed was his Caddy and with what appeared to be white paint all over the door.
As I was too busy staring at the car and Talla I didn't see the little girl from earlier coming up behind me and pointing the sawed off shotgun at my head. "Unlock the back door," she said to me then climbed into the back seat while still pointing the gun at me.
I heard Talla call for me to drive over to him and I did so. He got in and immediately started talking to me. "They're in the back aren't they?" He came to the conclusion because I very apparently wasn't acting myself.
The little girl popped up from the backseat and pointed the gun at him. "No just me," she said in a very smug tone. "Give me the gun please," she pronounced, still pointing the gun at Talla.
"No, besides you won't shoot me," Talla said, really believing that the girl wouldn't shoot. I heard her cock the gun and shoot out the sunroof of the Hummer then. "Don't shoot me with my own gun," Talla shouted, sort of cried out really.
"Now beep the horn," she demanded pointing the gun back to me.
"Why," I asked then I felt the gun hitting my head.
"Just do it," the she demon insisted. I did as I was told and her older sister came out from behind a hay barrel. I couldn't see what the gun looked like but from the cocking I could tell it was my twelve gauges.
"Get out both of you." Her voice was even and icy, so Talla and I got out of the car. Not a second later they threw our bags out of the car.
"This is why I hate girls," I mumbled to Talla. I picked up our bags since I knew Talla wouldn't carry his anyway.
"Come on let's get out of here," Talla gritted out of his teeth and headed back in the direction we had just come from. We weren't even two miles from where we had gotten another car jacked from us by the two girls before the damn Hummer had come flying back towards us and stopped.
"Get in," the older girl demanded us. She sounded agitated.
"Wh-" Before Talla could say anything stupid I elbowed him in the stomach. Just get in damnit, I thought. I was forced to sit up front and Talla was forced to sit in the back. I hated it. I would rather be sitting next to Talla then some girl who conned us twice.
The little girl hadn't really been paying attention to Talla, I guessed, because I could hear him barking something. I froze. I felt the cold end of the barrel of a short gun against my temple. I sensed Talla stiffen in the back. "Put it down now," the older girl's voice was calm yet angered, as she spoke the words in a deadly sort of way.
"Don't shoot 'im," Talla sounded like he was very upset, like he really was going to lose something or me. "Please," he begged. God, I never heard the man beg until now and I wished he would stop. It didn't suit him.
"Good boy," she said as I heard him drop the gun to his feat. By now it was getting very dark out and I couldn't see anything so I relied on my training and hearing to know what was going on. I really wanted to be with Talla, against his side as night was coming in.
I decided it was best to talk some sense into them. "You think we can travel together without using guns to control us? We aren't going to do anything to you girls," I spoke in a soft gentle tone.
"Why should we believe you," the eldest demanded as she continued driving. I could feel Talla looking at the back of my head. I could practically feel the dread in his soul.
"Well, I'm going out with Talla," I blurted out without thinking. I hoped Talla would take a hint and play along with me as well. "We've been together for awhile now, about a month before the outbreak," I continued on, panicked that something might happen in the wrong direction and solely basing my whole explanation on the assumption that they feared us for being heterosexual cavemen.
"Really, why should we believe you," the shrimp asked from the back seat.
"If we had just met, do you really think Talla would have stopped you from blowing my brains out? Does he really look like that kind of guy," I asked, anticipating they would put the guns down and everything would be ok.
" Little Rock, you can put it down," the older sister said to her, obviously buying in to it. Okay, right, so now I know what one of them is using as a name. I wonder who the older one is.
"Okay, Wichita," Little Rock spoke up from behind me and I heard a soft little plop as the gun landed on the floor. After talking a bit I learned they were heading west to Pacific Playland.
"Well I aint going to play with you at pacific play land cause I'm still pissed at you," I heard Talla say from behind me. I wanted to laugh, oh I wish I knew what the games looked like so I could try and imagine Talla playing 'em.
"Is he always like that," Wichita asked from the seat next to me.
"He eventually grows on you," I said, hiding a smile behind my hand while chewing on my brown hoodie string.
Later that night Wichita tried to get me to drive, and of course it was dark and I couldn't see. "No," I simply stated and tried to go back to sleep.
"Get your lazy ass up and drive," the Witch demanded, poking my ribs harshly. I could hear the even breathing behind me letting me know that Talla and Little Rock were sleeping. I sat up and turned to Wichita, removing my sunglasses for the first time since they both met me. She gasped out loud.
"I'm blind, but I can see some blobs of color in the day. At night I'm useless," I declared to her. I jabbed my thumb in the direction of the back, pointing to were I was guessing Talla was. "Have him drive." I then got comfortable and blissfully fell asleep. Later on during the very early morning- like way before four a.m.- an exceedingly cranky Talla pulled over into an Indian tribe gift shop thing. It still had its lights on, which was a definite plus for me.
thanks again to my wonderfull beta TheCreepingLullaby ^^