((Ok, so I know that I haven't updated the Cloverfield Diaries in a long while but still. I had writers block for this story and I was writing Love and Depression, my HSM fanfic. So like yeah. I hope you like this chapter! And also, this is a first for me! A two part chapter! (At least in the same chapter.) In the second part I made up some towns… I think. As always R&R! Warnings: disturbing scenes, language))
Chapter Seven: Dorothy Ferro, Hailee Gerod, Sammy and Terra Rayne and Dominica Riviera
Part One: Dorothy Ferro
It has been one hour since we ran into the bathroom for protection. One of the fellow survivors, Kelsie, was a nurse so she started to help all of the injured that was caused by Michelle's Martyrdom. The old lady whose husband was killed after the second explosion had been bleeding profusely, ultimately ending in her death. One of the men who survived took off his jacket and placed it over her body. Her name may never be known, her story, quite possibly lost, forever. Ten minutes ago the scratching at the door had stopped and we kept hearing the screams of terror and pain. The random cracks of gunfire and little explosions are still louder than ever. Right now there are new sounds. The roars of jets flying above and the whooshing of helicopter blades. And that added to the gun fire.
"Mary, step away from the door. Do not open it." One of the women said to a little girl near the door.
"But momma, I don't want to stay in here. I want to go out." Mary told her mom.
"Those noises are gone." She continued.
"But Mary, no. there is no guarantee that they are gone." Her mother told her.
"I think we should have a vote. All in favor of checking raise your hand. All in favor of not keep your hands down." I told them.
Five people raised their hands, and two didn't, including Mary's mother. This is going to be weird.
"Ok, we are going to check to see if the close is clear. Please keep the little kids towards the back. And please have someone back there to protect them." I told them and two little children ran to the back, following directions. One of the women who voted not to check stood up with a baby on her chest, fast asleep.
"I'll stay with the kids. After all I am a mother." The woman said solemnly.
"Ok, I am going to open the door. If you have a gun, I suggest you have it out and ready, just in case." I told them as I pulled out the handgun, the very same gun that had already killed at least six people; one suicide, one martyrdom, and at least four indirectly. As I opened the door a crack, I could see that only one remained in what is left of the building. I am shocked that it is still standing after the beating it received, two explosions that we know of. I aimed my gun at the things head and pulled the trigger after positioning myself.
BANG
It fell over with a cold thud.
"What was that?!" one the men behind me asked.
"It was only one of those things. Don't worry. It is now deader that a doorknob." I told him as I walked out of the bathroom. I still had my gun up ready at a moments notice. I did not want to take any chances. I looked at my sister's carcass and started crying. She was covered in blood. As I walked up to her I noticed that she was missing an arm. The bastards took her arm. As we walked to the door one of the women in the back of the line went back for that girl and the kids. As I neared the door all three people came out of the bathroom. I opened the door and someone from the army ran over to me asking how many of us there were.
"There are eight adults, and two children and one baby. There are at least six people dead in there." I told him as he rushed us to the helicopters that we heard earlier. They landed right in front of my building. This is the first time I am going near it after Shawn committed suicide. As we got into the copters the beast started to come back. They locked the doors to the copter and we took off. As we rose to the top of Shawn and Jerri's apartment I saw more of Atlanta. It has gone to hell. Buildings were collapsed, fires in almost every other building and three giant monsters attacking Atlanta.
'Wow, there is way more than one alive.' I thought to myself as we flew off towards Alabama.
Part Two: Hailee Gerod, Sammy and Terra Rayne and Dominica Riviera
"Hailee, I am so sorry about your dad." Doe told me as I kept driving.
"Hail, do you want me to drive?" Sam asked me as he was looking at me, seeing me crying.
"Yeah, I do." I told him as I pulled over on the side of the road right before a sign that said "Now entering Gretchen".
I put the car into park and ran out the door around the car as Sammy did the same. We currently have no clue how close they are, nor how far away. Almost all of the radio stations have gone off the air.
"Hailee, how far away from Athens are we?" Doe asked me.
"We are about three hours, why?" I asked her.
"Because they got to Athens before we even got close, so that means that they could be near here." She said a little bit worried as Sam started to drive again.
"Doe, you got a point. They should be crawling all around here." Sam told her looking into the rear view mirror at her.
"Oh my god! That could be why there is none right here, right now." I screamed as I looked ahead of us.
As I screamed Sammy slammed on the breaks and skidded to a stop at a four way stop. All I seen was just a massive hind end of a monster and its massive tail. It was at least six stories tall.
"What the fuck is that?!" Sammy yelled beside me.
"Why all the screaming?" a little voice behind me asked half asleep.
"Terra, there is one of the monsters down the road and it's bigger than the rest." Doe told the little girl who was just sleeping a minute ago.
"Doe how is Terra?" Sam asked her as he turns right down the four ways, away from the beast.
"She is okay, just a little bit scared." She said comforting the girl.
"Okay, just making sure." He said still driving on the seemingly never-ending stretch of road. As he kept driving I tried once again to turn on the radio. As I hit scan, the radio finally became stuck on one station that had a pretty decent signal.
"And the most up-to-date news: Atlanta and Athens are destroyed. So are the many towns in between the two main cities. A monster has just come through Canon, destroying most of the city. Most of the townspeople were safe due to the bomb shelters built back in 1952 during World War Two had served as protect shelters from the attacks. Most of the ones that were underground helped more than the above ground ones. The Smith's underground bunker however was destroyed killing all of those who were inside of it at the time. I keep having reports coming in. Ok I have just received news that the beast has now entered Juliet. That is four towns east of us. Citizens of Belding, You don't have to worry that much right now. To lighten the mood I am going to take a break from reporting and play a new song from Rihanna, Disturbia."
I turned the radio low as the song started to play. It was still too early. It reminds me of my dad. I feel so upset right now. I have no where to go, no official family I can stay with. My dad was an only child and my mom's sister lives in Europe with her fiancé. All of my grand parents are dead, my grandma Morgan, died of breast cancer four years ago, my grandpa David, died of a heart attack. Those were my mom's parents. My grandma Rose and Grandpa Gene died of old age. So I really have nowhere to go. This majorly sucks.
"Ok well that wasn't that great of a choice to lighten the mood. I am sorry about that. The play list was on random and we had that song on it. All I did was hit play. I had no clue that was going to be the song. For that I am sorry. I have just got word that we are the only station still on the air for miles. I guess our station was built better. I have also gotten word that All of Main street is destroyed. More people are conferred dead and I just got a text message saying that there is a car heading our way." The man continued.
"Sam, aren't we headed that way?" Doe asked him.
"Yeah, did you see any cars passing us?" I asked him.
"No but we did pass what seemed like a broken down truck a couple of miles back." He told us as I looked behind us noticing that a truck was now following us.
"Umm, Sam, We have company." I told him as I continued watching.
"Our very own Frankie Duran is currently following the car. He says that there are at least three people in it, maybe four. And that the car has a Gwinnett tag on it. Wow they are from far away. Well they are now three miles away according to Frankie." The news reporter continued.
"Sammy, I am getting scared." Terra said from behind me. Apparently she was listening to the radio the whole time and not sleeping like she was pretending to do.
"Terra, don't worry, it's just your nerves." Her brother told her, trying to comfort her, as I lit up a cigarette.
"Hail, give me one of those." Doe told me.
"But I thought you had quit smoking." I asked her
"Yeah well I don't give a shit right now. I need a damn cigarette. This shit is just way too much on me. In fact on anyone! I mean our entire worlds have been destroyed, our lives ruined, parents dead or missing like mine. My whole world is destroyed. My home is a ruin, my mom is missing. My dad is dead. My brother, well I have no fucking clue where the fuck he is because he moves so damn much. So I have no clue if he is in this country, alive or dead. This shit is not fucking funny anymore! And now to top it all of a fucking stranger is following us. Literally following us! I am hearing about us on this radio broadcast from this town that I have never even heard from, I am getting pissed off and upset and I can't take this shit anymore! It is becoming too much on me! So give me a god damn cigarette! Please Hailee give me a cigarette." Doe was ranting on starting to cry.
"Wow, Doe. Here you go." I told her handing her a pack of cigarettes and a box of matches I found in my dashboard.
As I took a hit off of mine she finally managed to get one lit. As she inhaled it she started to cough a little bit.
"It has been that long since you smoked huh?" I asked her
"Yeah, two years. I quit two years ago." She told us as Frankie's truck kept getting closer and closer to us.
He was speeding up and quickly. As we reached the "Welcome to Canon" sign Frankie's front bumper collided with ours. We spun around three times almost hitting the sign. As we went spinning forward on the road Frankie started to sped up some more. I knew what was happening. He was trying to kill us.
"Sammy! Try to get off the road away from him! Please!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as my cigarette hit my arm, knocking the ember off into my crooked elbow burning it. Doe's cigarette flew out of the window at impact. As Frankie's truck hit us again we were turned where he hit the front driver's door. Shards of glass sprayed over Sam cutting his skin and slicing his throat. I grabbed a hold of the wheel and tried to contain it.
I steered the wheel where we are going around a corner and my iPod charger and hap-hazard tied it to the wheel keeping it in place.
"Once we make it to the corner, Terra open you door and jump and roll! Doe follow Terra!" I yelled at the girls in the back seat.
As we came to the turn I kicked my door open and jumped and rolled as terra did the same with Doe following her. All three of us ran into the woods and collapsed under a giant tree and fell asleep from exhaustion. And we slept and slept for hours.
((Wow that was a long chapter! I hope you liked it! I knew that someone was going to die I just didn't know who. I just kept writing. When it came to Dominica's rant I didn't plan it. I just kept writing. Well like always R&R!))