Chapter 13
Okay so a lot has happened these last few days, for starters we had baby Lucy and now we don't have baby Lucy I know it's a lot to take in. Next that weird pet what Murphy had with him is now dead, 10k had to put her down and since then he hasn't been the same really, yet here we are to live another day.
10k and I walked at the back of the group, every now and again I would look at him to find him staring at the back of Murphy. Letting out a sigh I bumped hands with him causing him to look at my hand then at me, I let a small smile play across my face which he mirrored and grabbed my hand.
"Well Mississippi sure ain't as might as it used to be" Doc said as we approached some water with a boat waiting at the side.
"We can move faster on river than we can on foot, we can take this south to Memphis and then head west" Warren said talking more to Doc and Vas than anyone else.
There were a few z's surrounding the boat which Warren and Vas took out pretty quickly, up popped a man from the boat.
"What are you doing her " Vasquez asked the man.
"It's my boat," the man answered with his hands up.
"Makes sense" Doc said.
"Well it's ours now" Vasquez said.
"What the hell….." was all I heard out the man before turning my attention to 10k.
"Ummm Tommy are you okay" I asked making sure to say his name quite enough so only we could hear.
"Yep" was all he said.
"I didn't realise we were lying to each other now?"
"Look I don't mean to be a dick but I just had to kill someone I really cared about" he snapped at me.
"Yeah and a lot of people have had to do the same 10k but that doesn't mean you shut down and don't talk to anyone"
"I just need some time okay" he said letting go of my hand and making his way to the boat which we had somehow acquired.
We were currently enjoying the not so lovely boat ride and then Doc had to pipe up.
"Hey I think I know those dudes"
"Is that" Addy trailed off.
"Sketchy and Skeezy" Warren finished for her.
"Hey slow down I know them" Doc said nudging the boat driver.
"Were not slowing down" Vasquez said.
"Yeah for once I agree with him," Warren said.
"Never get off the boat" me and Murphy said grinning at one another like a bunch of children that were about to jinx one another.
"Well I'll be damned" Sketchy said.
"Well if it ain't tweedle dee and tweedle dumbass" Doc said to the two.
"Oh man, you guys time is perfect" Sketchy said.
I kinda went into my own little bubble when they started talking it's nothing personal these guys seemed like a hoot but they were the kind of guys were you could only stand hearing them talk for so long before you wanted to hit yourself in the face. I zoned back in when 10k answered one of there questions to hear them ask.
"I see you two are an item, it's about time kid she's a hottie" Sketchy said making me want to barf.
They continued to talk about 'The Murphy' and all his mystical even knowing that 'The Murphy' was in this boat and couldn't do any of those things. As I tried to zone back into my little bubble to avoid hearing what the idiots had to say, it was short lived as the boat driver ended up screaming.
"Zombie jam!" panic filled his voice as the water z's started to attack the boat.
"I told you, nobody ever believes us" Sketchy said.
"Guess we woke them up" Doc joked as they grabbed the boat and started to climb up.
"Zombies on board" the boat man said.
"Bail out" Warren called as we all started to jump out of the boat, trying not to get caught by any z's I swam to the shore, looking around I couldn't see the others.
"10k, Addy, Warren…. Anybody" I shouted as I looked around hoping to spot someone.
Well this is shit I managed to lose everyone, well that's what I thought when I saw someone on the hill not knowing if it was someone I knew I pulled out my knife and slowly creeped towards the person.
"Keira?" Addy said running over to me, I stood up and embraced her in a hug not caring that I was dripping wet.
"Where's 10k?" I asked as we made our way back to the others.
"10k!" Doc and I shouted hoping he was still out there.
"Kid! can you hear us? Send a smoke signal" Doc shouted again.
"I'm going across" Doc announced.
"Doc, you won't make it" Warren said.
"We have to get him" Doc pleaded.
"No we don't and what makes you think he's on the other side anyway?" Murphy said emptying out his shoe of water.
"You what!" I marched over to him and pulled him by the shirt.
"Take it back Murphy! He is one of the most important people to me and I swear to go you best start being nice to him because I am sick of you two hating each other now!" I screamed in his face.
"That kids a survivor! He ain't going out like that!" Doc added on.
"Look I'm sorry I know you're upset" Murphy said looking up at me. I let go of his top and let out the breath that I didn't realise I was holding, sitting down next to him I put my hands on my head trying to stop my thoughts spinning. Catching bits of conversation I heard Doc arguing with Warren and Vas over 10k while Addy tried to convince Doc that 10k was a fighter which he was.
"Right people we have 24 hours to find 10k, lets move out" Warren said.
It didn't take me long I was up on my feet and hot on Warren's heels I sure as hell wasn't leaving him I needed answered.
-Time skip-
It was now dark outside and we had set up camp with a fire, I couldn't keep my eyes open much longer so Warren, Doc and Vasquez agreed to stay up while the rest of us got some much needed sleep. Morning was soon upon us and the search started once again, I was going to find him.
We had been walking for some time, I was starting to give up hope of getting across the river well that was until something lucky happened. There at the edge of the water was a little boat, yes you heard me correct.
"Oh sweet jesus, hallelujah! Now we can get across the damn river and find the kid" Doc said happily.
"Oh come on. You really think you're gonna get this thing all the way across?" Addy said.
"I'm sure as hell gonna try" Doc answered back.
"Me too" I said stepping forward to help Doc with the boat.
"Doc, Keira" Warren started before she was cut off.
"Don't waste your breath, Warren. We're going after him. You do what you gotta do but we're going" Doc said.
"What do you expect us to do? Wait for you" Murphy said.
"Do whatever you want, are we the only ones that care that 10k is still out there" Doc shouted at everyone, it really did feel like we was.
"Of course not!" Addy shouted back.
"I'm sorry, I thought there was a mission that dictated our each and every action, and that anything- anything- was justifiable in service of the mission" Murphy piped up.
"We take care of each other. That's how we got this far, without that there is no mission" Doc snapped back at him.
"Tell that to Cassandra, Doc or was she expendable " Murphy replied.
Cassandra that must of been Murphy's little pet that everyone but me and Vasquez seemed to know.
"He did what he had to do"
"Bullshit! He's a child with a gun who kills anything he doesn't understand, the pair of them are. Let's not forget each and everyone of you is expendable, there's only one piece of precious cargo on this train" Murphy said looking at me and then going back to Doc. This is the first time he'd said something like this to me, he was really pissed off and was taking it out on me.
"Well brother at least we all know where we stand" Doc answered.
"Hey, it's not personal" Murphy said walking away.
"Doc, Keira are you willing to throw it all away right here?" Warren asked us.
"Yeah, yeah I am" Doc answered, she then turned to me.
"Warren you already know my answer" she'd be stupid to think I'd ever leave him behind.
"We'll head south as far as the Gortner Bridge, if you're there we'll regroup. Otherwise this is it" Warren said sadness in her voice. Doc didn't say anything he just looked down, I walked over to Addy and gave her one last hug this might be the last time I saw her again. Walking back to the boat Warren pulled me into a hug.
"Look after each other, try not to die and get him back and find us"
"We will" I parted with her and took off in the boat with Doc.
We'd been rowing for sometime now but was getting nowhere fast, we pulled up at the river bank and just sat there awhile feeling very defeated.
"Doc! Keira!" A female voice shouted our names, looking us we saw Addy on the bridge waving down at us. We made our way up to the bridge to be with the others still a team member down.
"We've waited long enough let's go" Vas shouted to Doc.
"Just a minute" he replied back.
"There's not a lot of people looking out for each other in this world anymore but you always did. So if 10k's out there, he knows that but we gotta go right now" Addy said trying to comfort Doc.
"Well kid what can I say? I couldn't get to you. The river's so full of z's I damn near drowned but I hope you I tried. You hang tough buddy. I'm gonna miss you, I love you kid" Doc muttered to himself.
"Sorry Doc but he knew what he was getting into" Murphy muttered to him, we made our way into the car, until we stopped seeing a women approaching carrying a bag. She went on to explain that she knew 10k and he was about to be hanged, we had to go!.
Getting to the sight we saw the three of them, all had nooses around their throats. Suddenly the floor was pulled from underneath them, no thought ran through my mind I pulled the trigger on my gun at the same time as Doc freeing 10k from the noose. Running to him I grabbed his face and kissed him, kissing me back he pulled away and smiled at me.
"C'mone you damn cockroach" Doc laughed as we headed off towards the truck.
We made our way to the car and set off on our adventure once again, snuggling into 10k's chest I looked up at him.
"I love you" I smiled as he looked shocked before happiness filled his face even reaching his eyes.
"I love you too" he said cupping my chin and pulling me up for a kiss.