(Enid's POV)
I slept against the wall with Ellie laying on my shoulder. Suddenly, I felt Ellie getting ripped away from me. "Wakey-wakey." James says, starting to drag her out of the cell.
I immediately jumped up and looked behind me. "Let go!" Ellie cried, trying to grab me. I try to help her by grabbing her arm. "Ellie! No!" I shout, feeling someone grab a hold of me.
I start fighting against the man's tight grip. "No! Let her go, you fuckers! I'll fucking kill you!" I shout, threatening them. The guy then grabs my arm and tightly pins it behind my back, causing me to cry out in pain.
"You fucking wait your turn, you little shit. The two of you will be a great morsal for us." the guy growled, making my stomach churn. "Stop!" Ellie screamed, biting down on David's hand as hard as she could. David had kneed her hard in her stomach, causing her to double over.
"Stop it! Fucking leave her alone!" I scream, feeling desperate in wanting to save her. The guy holding me tightened his grip on my arm, making me yell out from the pain. David and James threw Ellie on a table.
"I warned you!" David growled, raising the meat cleaver over Ellie's neck. "I'm infected! I'm infected!" Ellie screamed before he could kill her. I went silent at this but understood what she was doing.
"Really?" David says with a raspy voice. "And you are too." I say through my pain. Both David and James look at me confused.
"Right there. Roll up my sleeve. Look at it!" Ellie demanded, tugging her arm. "I'll play along." David says, slamming the meat cleaver down next to Ellie's head, making her flinch. David then pulls her sleeve up to reveal her bite mark. He stared in shock at her arm.
"What was it that you told us? Everything happens for a reason right?" I say to David. Both of them were now scared. "What the hell is that?" the guy holding me asks nervously. "She would've turned by now; it can't be real!" David explains, looking at the bite mark on his hand.
"It looks pretty fucking real to me!" James shouted. At this moment, I took the opportunity to bite down on the guy holding me with all of my strength. The bite was so hard that it caused him to bleed.
As he let me go while screaming in pain, Ellie had taken the meat cleaver and swung it into James's neck, causing him to die almost instantly. She then rolled off of the table.
Ellie grabbed my hand and we bolted out of there while David shot at us. Luckily, he missed with each shot. We run through the doorway and shoot again. We hide behind a wall, panting.
We looked at each other for a minute; fear was written in her eyes. I then spot our knives sitting on a shelf. Ellie notices too and grabs them both. She hands me my knife.
"Okay…" she says. "Let's get the hell out here." I reply, my voice filled with fear. We see a window and jump through it and into the freezing, blinding, blizzard.
The whole time, I never let go of Ellie's hand. After witnessing her almost getting decapitated in front of me made me paranoid. I didn't want her out of my sight.
"God, what the fuck's wrong with these people?" Ellie asked. "They're fucking crazy!" I pant, covering my face from the snow. It was hard to see because of how thick the wind was.
My heart jumped into my throat when David started to shoot at us. "Where are you going, Ellie and Enid? This is my town." David shouts, sending a sickening chill up my spine. We went through a door that led into a separate building.
"We need to find a gun." Ellie says in a whisper. "I think those fuckers have some." I reply. Ellie moves a rolling cart out of a doorway.
She grabs my hand again and we make our way into an old, abandoned pet shop. We crouch behind the counter with the cash register. Then, more of those cannibals started shouts right outside of the pet shop.
"Infected." David growled. "What?" someone said. "One of the girls is infected and she escaped with her girlfriend." David responded.
Ellie and I looked at each other; we had the same feeling. "This is bad, David." a woman said. "Alright. I need you to round up those who aren't armed. We're gonna find the infected girl and we're gonna kill her. And as for her girlfriend, I have a plan for her. Catch her and bring her to me." David said sinisterly.
They left the area and I looked at Ellie, feeling my heart hammer in my chest from crippling fear. "Don't worry. They're not gonna lay a hand on you. I promise." Ellie assured softly. Before I could respond, the front door is kicked open and cold air immediately rushed in.
That was our cue to get the fuck out of there. We sneak by him and jump out of an open window. We dive into another building and try to stay hidden. There were more guys talking; indicating that they were in the building with us.
"There they are!" a guy shouted, spotting us. He rushes at us and he ends up grabbing a hold of me. The fucker held onto me with a death grip. Ellie is alerted by this and immediately comes to my aid, stabbing the fucker in the neck.
I fall to the floor while coughing. Ellie grabs the guy's gun and helps me up and pulls me out of the building. We get ambushed by another guy who also had a gun.
Ellie jumped onto the guy and stabbed him in the neck at least three times. I take the guy's gun. Going into another separate building where we shot down two more guys.
We take their ammo before going back out into the blizzard; it was much worse. The frost bit my already frozen cheeks, making me shiver. I saw a few more guys searching for us but thanks to the heavy winds, they didn't see us.
We walk around outside until we come across some parked mail cars. "Which way? Which way?" Ellie asks. "Up there." I point out, looking at a set of old stairs. We walk up the stairs and another guy ends up seeing us.
"Son of a bitch!" the guy shouts, rushing at us. I quickly turn around and shoot the guy in the chest. But that didn't stop him. He grabs Ellie by her neck and tries to strangle her.
"Get the fuck away from her, you motherfucker!" I yell, stabbing the fucker in the eye as deep as I could. He screamed as his blood shot out; some of which got on my face. He dropped Ellie before dying from the wound I inflicted on him.
We then sprint through a gate that looked to be broken. "This place is a damn maze." Ellie mumbled. "Yeah… I can hardly see anything." I reply, keeping my eyes covered from the bullet like snow.
We come across another building and hear two more guys talking inside. "What if that girl bites someone?" the first guy asked. "Relax. She's not biting anyone." his accomplice replies.
"I'm saying that we got a real situation here. What're we going to do with her girlfriend?" the first guy asked. "Find her and bring her to David. He'll take care of her." the other guy replied. My stomach turned again, making me feel sick.
We went into the building that was an old arcade. The fuckers didn't see us and we made it outside again. We ran down the street, not seeing where we were going.
The two of us spotted a dumpster that led to an open window. "Through there!" I say, pointing to the window. We climb up on the dumpster and jump into a restaurant.
It was immediately warmer. We walk down some stairs and go to the front door. Ellie had opened it but David had pushed us back inside.
"You two are easy to track!" he growled, pushing the two of us to the floor. He took Ellie's gun and aimed it at us. "How'd you do it? How did you convince her?" David growled at us.
Ellie and I scoot back and hide behind a booth. My heart felt like it was going to explode in my chest; we were trapped in here with this fucking pshycopath.
"That's alright. There's nowhere to go." David said. Ellie and I stay crouched while moving around so he wouldn't see us. "You two want out? You're gonna have to get these keys." David said.
If we were to get the keys, we'd have to kill him because if we try to get them with him alive, he'll kill us first. I squeezed onto Ellie's hand so that I wouldn't lose her. "We gotta get those keys…" Ellie whispered. I nod at this.
He shot at us but missed. We make a run for it and hide in the kitchen. "I know you're not infected, Ellie. No one fights this hard to stay alive. Especially for that girlfriend of yours." David says, walking around the dining area.
Then, an idea sparked in my head. "Ellie." I whisper. "Yeah?" she replied. We look at each other.
"I got an idea." I say. "What is it?" she replied, looking at me. "There's two of us and only one of him. Maybe if we split up, we'll be able to confuse him and we can overpower him and take him out. Wanna go for it?" I explain.
She looked uncertain about this plan. "I don't know, Enid. Last time, you got-" she said. I took her by the shoulders.
"I know it's dumb but it's all that I can think off right now." I whisper. She looked back at me, a teary glint in her eyes. "Ellie… please I-" I start. Suddenly, she pulled me in for a sudden kiss.
My eyes bulged wide with shock as I felt her kissing me. After about 6 seconds, she broke the kiss, rendering me speechless and stunned. "Please be careful, okay?" she said softly.
"Okay…" I stutter, knowing the plan was risky but it was our only option if we want to stay alive. I then turn and go back into the dining room. I could still feel Ellie's lips on mine.
Since we almost kissed at Tommy's dam, I knew that our feelings for each other had become more than just a friendship. Ever since Ellie and I had met as little kids, I never thought that we would kiss. Now that we did… I knew that our feelings had changed; more than just friends.
"Enid, we will make great use out of you. Surely, we will kill you before you become a morsel for us." David seethed, making me feel sick. "You sick motherfucker…" I spat quietly. He wanted to use me as a food source for his sick, fucking cannibal group.
I stealthily move through the booths and the smell of fire enters my nose. He set the place on fire so we couldn't escape. "So what's it going to be Ellie and Enid?" David said, "Both of you really shook my faith. But only for a second."
I go down a flight of stairs and hide behind a salad bar. I pulled out my knife and waited for David to walk by me. When he does, I leap out and stab the bastard deep in the back.
He swings his arm and hits me across the face, knocking me to the floor. "You stupid little…" he growled, turning towards me. I quickly scoot back and hide behind a booth.
He yelled again as Ellie had stabbed him. "That was good kids. It's gonna be alright." he chuckled sinisterly. His back was turned towards us so I was able to peek from behind the booth I was hiding.
He pulled out a machete from his pants. My eyes widened in horror because I realized that he was now going to kill us… I quickly moved to another booth before he could find me.
"You two keep surprising me. It's a shame you two couldn't come around. But it's too late now." David seethed, running in the lower dining area. I stay crouched as I run back towards the kitchen. He walks by the kitchen and I stab him again.
I immediately ran for my life away from him. "Run little rabbits, run." he growled, more angry now. I don't know what part of the restaurant Ellie was in and it worried me horribly.
My worst fear had come to reality when I heard the sound of struggling from the upper dining area. I quickly move to where they are and I see them lying on the floor. Ellie was laying on her stomach, looking lifeless.
"Ellie! No, no, no!" I cry, running to her. I grab her shoulders and start to shake her awake. "Please! Fuck, wake up! Goddammit, wake up!" I shout, tears streaming down my face. But she didn't wake up…