Chapter 4 Intruders.

"Alice?" Jessy said, in shock.

"Yeah…" said a sad Alice.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" he asked in panic.

It took a minute before she could reply. "I'm… ok, it's just…my…my parents…" She tried to explain but failed miserably as she bursted into tears.

"What's wrong Alice…?" Jessy asked slowly. Although he already knew the answer, he had to be sure.

"Dead…" Alice said in a cold voice. Jessy's heart skipped a beat, he always fancied her parents.

"Alice! Don't worry…where are you?" he asked.

"I'm with a group of people. We came from LA... and we're on our way to your state." She said.

Jessy had only maybe met her thrice in his life, all for periods of a couple of weeks. Still, their relationship was strong.

"Where are you right now?" he asked still having heart palpitation.

"We've just crossed into New Mexico… We'll be there in a couple of days." She said, still extremely sad.

Jessy nodded and looked worried at Chris and Ashley.

"Alice…Good luck, please, don't get killed." He said, chuckling a little.

She laughed only slightly then said "I love you; I…can't wait to see you again."

Jessy smiled at her words. He shed a couple of tears, looking up at the ceiling.

"Alice, I love you too. I…I'll see you later." He said, taking huge breaths.

He wanted to talk to her forever but now was definitely not the time.

"Bye…" she said still sobbing.

"Bye." Jessy said, while closing his phone gently. He couldn't bear talking to her anymore, at least not in her state.

"What happened Jess?" asked Ashley, looking at him with a worried face. She hugged him and waited for him to answer.

"Alice…her parents are dead." He said while cringing at the word dead.

Chris sighed and patted his back.

"Ash…What happened to your brother and mom?" Jessy asked. Ashley sighed and this time Chris answered.

"They evacuated, while we were at work." Jessy looked at Chris looking a little shocked.

"My mom left while I was at the park…Galveston I think…" he said. He looked out the window and saw that smoke was surrounding the office building only a mile or two from him.

"Damn…I don't know if we can stay here long, hours from now this house will be on fire…" he said. Screeches and moans echoed in his house.

"No, no, NO, NO!" he screamed, opening his eyes wide. Screams were being followed by the demonic sounds. The three reacted as fast as they could. Jessy ran to the garage and grabbed a shovel. He looked at Ashley.

"Well, I know you love violence; I think you can handle a shovel and a head, if necessary." He said while throwing her a shovel. Chris picked up his aluminum baseball bat and swung it in the air.

"Heh, I can take care of them now, I think." She said, overly confident.

They all jogged back to living room, closing all curtains and locking every door that could allow entry for the attackers. Thankfully this house had a gate in the front. The front door also had a gate. This would provide good protection.

The screeches went about for many minutes, until it finally stopped. Car alarms went off, screams were still very active, and gun shots were still erupting. Jessy sighed in relief. He held down his shovel and sat down.

"Oh hell no." Chris said looking at the front gate. A few were banging on it, trying to get through. Jessy jumped back up, shovel ready again.

"What the hell! How the hell did they know we were here?" he asked.

Ashley's pale face was full of cold sweat. She looked troubled.

"What do we do now?" she asked.

"Well, at this rate, they'll break through…The only option we'd have to keep our defense is to attack them. Our weapons have a pretty good length so they won't be able to grab or reach us…What do you say?" Chris said.

Jessy nodded and so did Ashley.

"Then, let's go for it." Chris finished.

Jessy unlocked his front door and the gate that protected it. They slowly walked towards the intruders, only 15-20 feet away. Ashley smirked at them.

"Ashley, don't get carried away, they can grab." Chris said slowly. She nodded, and then Chris went at them.

He repeatedly slammed his bat at their heads, while they hopelessly tried to grab him. The sun blinded them as it was very high in the sky.

Jessy then joined Chris and hit them in the head, full force. Ashley copied the two and had hit them repeatedly. The blood was every where. Finally when they were all to the ground, completely dead they stopped.

Jessy spit at them and walked back in the house. The two followed and slammed the door. They were drenched in blood.

Chris looked at Jessy with an idea. "Hey Jess, you take a shower, I don't think they'll be back for a while…" he said while moderating the gate through the window. Ashley nodded at the idea and also moderated the gate with him.

Jessy sighed and nodded. He walked to the bathroom and took a shower. He watched the infected blood drip down.

He dried himself when he got out thinking of a lot of people while changing into more appropriate clothes. He walked back into the living room, ruffling his wet, damp hair.

He saw the two talking to them selves, still looking at the gate.

"Guys, I'm done, Ashley, your turn." He said, with an urge to talk to Chris.

Ashley nodded hesitantly and grabbed a plastic bag that held some of her clothes. After it was clear Jessy looked at Chris and sighed.

"Hey Chris, I've got a plan."

Chris looked at Jessy briefly. "Yeah?" he said while cleaning his bat with a small towel. He was leaning on the leather couch, still very tired.

"We leave, tonight. Out of here." He said.

Chris looked at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Why? I mean we're doing fine here." He said.

Jessy shook his head. "Chris, I know my home better than you. Soon enough this house will be on fire! We've got to get out of here while we can!"

Chris sighed and looked back at the gate.

"I guess, but where're we gonna go?" he asked, squinting his eyes because of the sun.

"We get Alice. I have bad feeling about this…I don't know why but I just don't like her group..." he said, gritting his teeth. "I don't trust them." He finished.

"Are you sure? That could be risky." Chris said.

He looked worried then eyed Chris. "Chris, trust me on this. If ash was Alice and you were me, what would you do?" Jessy's only chance was putting him into his shoes.

"I admit I'd do what you were doing… Fine, tonight." He said, nodding.

"Thank you Chris." Jessy said while hugging him. He looked back at the gate and stopped hugging him, knowing that they'd need to get ready.

He picked up his dark blue NY baseball hat and put it on. His blue and black hair matched it very well.

"Now we're gonna have to discuss this with Ashley." Chris said as he heard the shower stop. Jessy nodded slowly. She was definitely going to be difficult because she hated Alice.