Chapter 7
Carly burst into tears as soon as John jogged up the stairs. "He's gonna die!" She sobbed. Everyone stared, not sure what to do. Brandon locked his gun's trigger so it wouldn't fire and walked over towards her. "It's okay.." He muttered, standing stiffly beside her. Jake winked at Brandon and stepped out from behind the crate, moving towards the window that Brandon has just been at. Carly sobbed harder, wiping her nose on Brandon's sleeve. The strangely intimate moment was filled with the zombies. "We've got you covered, Brandy!" Jesse laughed, firing a shot in the air. Reena screamed as the bullet's smoke faded and the metal tumbled to the floor. Jesse chuckled to himself. Reena scowled and turned towards the door as zombies started slumping in. Carly's red watery eyes looked up into Brandon's sturdy green eyes. "Thank you." She murmured, sniffling and reaching for her gun. Brandon, unable to speak, draped his arm over Carly's shoulders. A zombie came charging, shoulders moving, as it had before. Everyone aimed. Brandon fired a perfect headshot and the zombie collapsed. "Brandon? Where has the real you gone?" Jesse laughed. Brandon smiled and laughed. "Some people get unbelievable power from love." "What?" Carly sniffled, shaking her gun to see if there was enough ammo in it. "Oh, nothing." Brandon said with a smile. "I've got you covered, Carls." "Oh, thanks." Carly breathed a long breath of relaxation and leaned her back against the wall. Brandon joined the rest in the shooting games. Reena sighed and kept thinking. She knew John was gone now most of the time, which got rid of some of the cockiness. But he was also putting himself at greater risk. Even though Reena was a smart type and Carly was a popular type, they were still best friends. She couldn't let that happen to Carly. The round ended suddenly, when Jake turned and quickly shot an approaching zombie. Jesse flipped and caught his gun. "Show-off." Reena grumbled. "Thank you. I was such a wreck over John." Carly breathed, turning towards Brandon. "No...problem..." Brandon stammered, feeling his hands sweating rapidly. Carly put her hands on both sides of his face and pulled him towards her.
