52: Megan
"Okay so which one of you is telling your story next? I heard it from Paul last night, but I never heard your version of the story Simon, and Luke never said anything." I stated, eating but taking my time.
"I'll go, I'm done eating now." Luke said. "Go on." I replied, drinking from a water bottle.
"Well, I was in school with Megan when it started. I was knocked out, and then I woke up just before our teacher. She woke up and pretty much shoved me out of the classroom and out a broken window. Then she jumped and went crazy."
"Not a surprise. She was kinda crazy." I said, shrugging. "Yeah that's why I wasn't there when you woke up." I nodded my head. "Anyways, Jacob-"
"Jacob D?!" I asked. "Yeah." Luke smiled. "We were running around together when bosses found us and immediately took us to their camp. They used us and beat us worse than Paul and Simon. I got fed up really quick and ran away. I ran to a ph-"
"The pharmacy." I said catching on. "Yup. Once there I went through the back door and grabbed a pipe and killed some zombies with you. I didn't show my face because I knew bosses were nearby, trying to capture me. I brought you to Logan's, my neighbor who I played soccer with. Pretty cool guy. Anyways once there, I noticed the zombies but bosses had already gotten me, and that's why I didn't help. They took me back and abused me even more, putting those stupid zip ties on my hands. Then Paul, Simon, and Crowley joined. I was pretty much their leader along with Jacob until he began to go crazy and become, well, emo."
"Jacob, emo?" I said, finding it hard to imagine him being so dark. "Yes. He ended up being killed back there." Luke nodded sadly. "Then you found us." "So Jacob is dead?" I asked. "That's what he said." Simon nodded.
"Well we better be going. We need to gather everything we can from here. And find a way to the store. Kinda just followed the fire." I said. "Okay well I know a shortcut there." Simon said simply. "It's a no trespassing zone. We'll be there in no time!" Simon smiled.
"Okay well let's get some supplies here and go!" Luke declared and we all got up and made a pile of things to bring. "I'll get the sleeping bags, tent, and chairs." Simon called. "I'll get the food!" Paul said as he stuffed it into a bag. "I'll get the maps and weapons." Luke called. "I'll help get weapons." I said.
We all quickly dispersed and began to collect items. It wasn't hard to find the weapons the bosses used, it was in a chest by a tree, near the place they had the fire. 3 guns, M14's I think. 5 swords, one of which a katana and the other 4 just average swords. 9 pocket knives, and an axe. I slowly gathered all of them, glad they all had a case. I trudged to the pile. Which now was huge.
"Okay I think we're good." I said smiling. "Yeah...we have enough food to feed us for a week!" Paul said, lifting up the 4 bags of food. "Now to split this up to car-" Simon began to say. "Let's use this shopping cart." Luke said as he pushed a rusty, half full shopping cart forward. "That works too." Simon said. "Okay we can carry all of the sleeping bags. Put the rest of the weapons and food in the shopping cart. Can we put the maps in your backpack Megan?" Simon questioned.
"Of course." I leaned down and opened my backpack which was getting pretty full. Once we had put everything in, the shopping cart was full. Simon had even used some bungee cords he found to strap most of the sleeping bags on top of it.
"I'll push the shopping cart." Paul said. He was eyeing a certain bag. Pretty sure it had food in it. "I'll carry the remainder of the sleeping bags." Simon attempted to pick up the 3 sleeping bags."Take two, I'll take one. You're leading us anyways." I said. "Okay." Simon picked them up. "Oh and everyone grab a weapon. Preferably one gun and something else." I grabbed a pocket knife just to be safe.
Luke grabbed a M14, which he confirmed right, and the axe. Simon picked up a M14, looking a bit intimidated. He took a pocket knife and smiled. Paul picked up another M14, the katana, and shoved a pocket knife in his pocket. "Let's go team!" I said as I pulled out my M14 and pointed the way out.
We all cheered and raced out, Simon in the front. We stopped racing pretty fast due to the fact that Paul almost knocked over the cart and Simon dropped a sleeping bag. We laughed and made a line. Simon in front with his gun out, Paul next with his katana across his shoulders and gun in between the sleeping bags, Luke next with his gun and his axe in the strap he found, and me last with my gun out. I turned around every few minutes. So far, so good.
"Almost there. Just gotta turn right then left then right down an alley." Simon said as he turned around. "Behind you!" Paul yelled. Simon spun around, his gun out. He shot and killed a zombie. "Nice shot!" I yelled. "We've got company." Luke pointed out. "Kill them!" Paul yelled as he stopped pushing the cart and charged forward, wielding his katana.
I began sniping some zombies that were getting too close to me, then ran forward and began to use my knife. Luke was skillfully using his axe as if chopping wood. The apocalypse was increasing his strength, and he was chopping the heads as if it was nothing. Paul was decapitating practically any zombie in reach. Simon was shooting zombies that were far away. Eventually, the walkers stopped coming.
"Well, just show my group that and you'll get in." I said truthfully. "Let's go." Luke said with a smile as he put his axe back and began to walk.
Paul put his katana in its case and began to push the cart. We followed Simon as he zigzagged through the streets, avoiding the corpses littering the roads. Finally we reached a metal fence. There was a sign taped to it, written in permanent ink. It said, 'Who are you and where are you from? We don't like when visitors come. NO TRESPASSING!' The words sounded familiar, but I couldn't realize what it was at first. Then it hit me. It's the chorus to Trespassing by Adam Lambert.
"It's a joke." I said. "What?" Simon asked. "Those words, it's the chorus to a song." Simon looked up at the sky. "Wow, music. I haven't heard that in so long... Hey Megan, you have a phone or anything that could play music?"
"I seriously doubt it." I stated. I reached into my backpack, and wrapped my hand around the cold metal. I pulled out my iPhone, and threw it to Simon. He reached up and caught it. "Simon, it's been months since I've turned it on, it's either broken or dead." Simon put his finger on the 'on' button, and the screen flashed to life. The battery sign flashed at 4%. "Woah..." I pulled the phone away from Simon, going to my music, and turning on the song. The music was the best thing I had ever heard. It's been so long since I have actually heard music.
We all stood, mesmerized by the music, until Paul broke the peace. He leaped the fence, and he easily pulled the shopping cart over too. I guess being six and a half feet tall had its advantages.
Paul helped us over, and then we all walked, following Simon; taking in the song's lyrics. After two plays of it I began to sing along, knowing all the lyrics from years ago when it first came out. Luke caught on pretty fast, then Simon and Paul. We were getting close to the end of the 'No Trespassing' zone, we were dancing and singing along, looking like complete fools.
"Hey there's the department store!" I said, pointing it out, as we reached the end of the no trespassing zone.
"And there's a crowd of angry hungry walkers." Luke said, gesturing to the other side. "Zombies first. Clothes and stuff next." I said as we charged forward.
I wasn't worried about them. They clearly either had some major skills or just caught on amazingly fast. Now they impressed me even more. Paul was using his katana. Simon was sniping a huge section of the herd, closer to the front. Luke was in the middle, swinging his axe still as if the zombies were trees. I was stabbing and shooting zombies. It didn't take long before there was a huge pile of zombies, none of which were alive-I mean undead.
"Okay, seriously just show the group this and you'll be in." I said with a smile. "Now for some clean clothes." We all nodded and brought all of our supplies in. We left the shopping cart and the sleeping bags in a pile on the main floor. We all split up, Paul going towards the food section, Simon towards the weapons, and Luke towards men's clothes. I headed to the juniors section. You can never have too much clothes! The section also happened to be right next to Luke. After digging around a bit, I found a huge bag to put my clothes in. "Luke. Everything pink is gone." I smiled.
"Kate was here." He said with a laugh.
I nodded and began to pack some clothes. 3 pairs of sweatpants, 2 more jeans, a skirt, another smiley face shirt, a teal striped shirt, a yellow tank top, a teal tank top, and teal sneakers. I picked it up and looked over at Luke. "I'm done." I said. "Me too, lets go get you some weapons and then we can go." He replied.
We walked to the weapon section. Simon was already there, looking shocked as he realized that there was nothing there. All that was there was a katana, broken in half, laying on the ground. The group really had cleared everything out! "Bad news guys, no new weapons." I plainly stated, while walking back out of the weapons section.
"We have 7 bags of food and 7 more of water" Paul said. "I think we're good!" Luke declared as he packed things back in, tighter than last time. "Let's go! I'll lead this time, Simon you got the back. Luke behind me and Paul behind him." I ordered. "I've got the shopping cart." Paul said as he grabbed it. "I'll carry the clothes and a sleeping bag." I said grabbing it. "I've got the rest." Simon said as he gathered everything else in his arms.
We all got in line and walked out. "All clear. Follow me." I pulled my gun out and walked to the hospital, remembering the landmarks we drove by.
