Author's note: Thanks for the reviews.
Characters so far:
Bianca: Still a Tomboy, 19
Matt: Bianca's best friend, 17
Kristine: Bianca's friend and team member, 19
Garret: Matt's friend and Bianca's team member, 16
Marcie: Bianca's team member and a pain in the butt, 19
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Chapter Two: Two Years Later
It was a dark and windy night as the others and I search around the dead world for supplies. Winter came and it was colder than normal for the city of Flagstaff, but that did stop me from going outside.
As I laid back in the steel cover RV like vehicle, I reflect back on the last two years of my life in the world of the dead.
It took three months for my wounds to heal, but left me with scars to remind me about those awful days. I had a large scar on the side of my stomach from the piece of glass and on my hands from pulling the glass out of my body. Matt didn't have a hard time healing, all he had to live with is the scar on the side of his head.
The two years went by quickly for me and I found myself now nineteen year old. At first I found it hard living without my parents and brother with me, but I got use to it. I'm still the same like always expect I've grew about an inch taller and wasn't as fat as I use to be. I still wear boys' clothes and nothing, but black and my hair is always a mess.
Matt is now seventeen and changed a lot in the two years. He grew very tall to the point that the top of my head only reached up to his shoulders. His hair did grow back and was stronger then he uses to be. He still dresses the same like I did and even though he was taller and maybe even stronger than me, I was still his protector.
"Bianca" I heard a voice and someone tapping on my shoulder.
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked up to see Matt.
"Still daydreaming like always" he said
"What is it? I asked
"It's time to go out and you're not going to believe where we are" he said
I sighed and got up to get ready to get some supplies. After Matt and I were perfectly healed, we were forced to join up with these groups that go out once and a while to get some supplies for the town. After a year of training and trying out new guns and learning how to drive cars they designed for going out into the dead world. We were place in a small group of five people and since I was the oldest I was the leader. Crap!
"You guys ready to go" I said as I walked down the small hallway of this large vehicle.
"Ready" said Kristine.
Kristine was a new friend of mine. She was my age but a month younger than me. She was a tall girl with big brown eyes and long brown hair who never gets anger even when I yell at her sometimes. What I like about her is that she is loyal and always by my side. She had a younger sister but lost her parents from the zombies but this remains a strong positive person.
"All set" Garret said
Garret was the youngest of the group, who hardly talks and seem very shy for a teen of sixteen. He was pale skinny kid like Matt use to be and never like it when we had to come out to the dead world at night. So he normally stays in the vehicle which I don't mind and like Kristine, he was very loyal to me. The poor guy lost everyone dear to him when he was rescued and never liked to talk to anyone. But when he joined my team because his skills in working with automobiles he opened up more.
"Give me a minute" Marcie said putting on some makeup
"Marcie! How many times have I told you this is no place to put on makeup" I shouted
"I have to look my best, "Lead-ER" she said as she applied on some lipstick.
I growled and snatched the lipstick away from her "Hey, that's mine! Give it back" she screamed
"Dammit Marcie, we're not out here to get you a date with a dead guy, we are out here for supplies. Now get your gun and get ready to go" I commanded
Marcie stood up, growled at me then went to the back to get the gun. Marcie was the sore thumb in my team. She was my age too but didn't like the fact that I was the leader. She was very short and only loves herself and fashion. She never talks about her family or past years of the zombie's invasion.
"Where are we, anyway?" I asked
"We're at a small Wal-Mart" Matt said "it was just a few miles outside of town"
"Cool, Garret are there any zombies out there?" I asked
Garret checked the four small T.V. screens that were connected to the four cameras on the roof of this vehicle. Garret is like the only person who knows how to use every single button in this killing machine RV like car, I don't even know what to call this thing we're in. There was the steering wheel, and buttons use to bring out the guns, TV screens, and other buttons to launch the small bombs from the top of the roof. All in all, this is one awesome vehicle to drive.
"I see a few but nothing to worry about" he said
"Ok, Garret, you stay here and contact us if there's any trouble, Kristine, you and Marcie go gather up any food you can find. Matt and I will get all the emergencies supplies"
They nodded, "we'll meet back here in thirty minutes and be careful"
My team nodded again then I took a deep breath and open the door revealing the dark, cold night and the store that were just ten feet away. I grip tight on my gun and one by one we walked out and looked around. Garret quickly closed the steal door. I shook my head about how Garret is still so scare to come out since he's been doing this for a year now. I picked up my walkie talkie and turned it on
"Garret, can you hear me" I asked
"Yes" he said through the static "I hear you, loud and clear"
"Good" I said.
"Just knock when you want to come in" he said
"All right team what's the number one rule when being outside" I asked
"To have plenty of ammo" Kristine said
"Carry an extra lipstick" Marcie said
"Never go off alone" Matt said
"No" I said then fired a bullet between them and hitting a zombie in the head. My team was stunned as they slowly turned around to see the dead zombie.
"Never drop your guard" I said "let's go"
What I found was weird that over the two years the dead started slowing down. They were decomposed beyond recognition and were very slow and weak. But when they are in numbers, it's hard to outrun them without bumping or being eaten by them.
We entered through the broken glass door of the store. By the way it looks, looters have been here before the zombie's invasion hit them. Four flashlights beamed throughout the store to see a few empty racks and shelves.
"Dammit, there's nothing in here" Marcie said "Can we just go home"
"No, let's check around, I don't want to go home empty-handed" I said
"Ok" Kristine said, walking off to the food aisle with Marcie following her while dragging her feet.
"Bianca, we've better hurry" Matt said pointing to the door. I looked back to see zombies slowly walking over from far away.
"Garret try some target practice with the vehicle's guns" I said in the walkie talkie.
"Roger that" he said
Matt and I walked around, gathering up whatever we can. Batteries, first aid kit, medicine, soap, shampoo and other junk as well. While Matt stuffed everything in two trash bags I stood and watched out for any zombies. Once in a while I could hear shots being fired by Kristine and Marcie.
"That's everything, Bainca, are we missing something" he asked
"Um . . . any money we can find in the cash register" I said
I found it funny how even after the world ended like this, we still needed money to get by. More experience Supplies Gatherer go out and find whatever banks they see and steal all the money to give to the rich snubs that live in the town. Sure we get paid but where Matt and I live, well, that's another story.
I turned the corner only to be jumped out of my skin when a zombie tried to grab me. Matt shot it in the head.
"I think I'm improving" he said
"Just grab the bags and let's go" I said
We walked down the aisle to the checkout place and grinned, twenty-five cash registers with who knows how much money there is in there.
"Bianca, you need to hurry more and more zombies are coming" Garret shouted in the walkie talkie
"We're on our way, Garret" I said
"Bianca! There too much food to carry back to the vehicle" Kristine shouted in the walkie talkie
"And the zombies are pouring out from the back doors" Marcie shouted "I told it was a bad idea to come out here tonight, it's cold and windy and scary and dead"
Matt sighed "I hate when she whines"
"Bianca, we can't hold them off any longer, Do Something!"
"Why do I have to be the leader, I never asked for this?" I said
"Well, you always get us out of bad situations" Matt said
I smiled then spoke to Garret "Garret ram the vehicle into the store"
"What!" he asked
I saw zombies popping out of the places behind us "Just do it, we need to get Kristine and Marcie."
"Are you crazy?" Matt asked
A second later the large vehicle crashed through the store causing the whole store to shake as well as making a few things to fall down. "No" I said, grabbing one of the bags of supplies and running over to the large vehicle.
"What about the money?" Matt asked
I fired my gun at a zombie behind Matt but more were slowly coming. "Let's get the others then we'll come back" I said
Garret opened the door and helped me put the supplies in. "Good thing these things are slow now" Matt said running over with a cash register.
"Matt, hurry up and get in so we can get the others and the food" I said
Matt walked into the vehicle then I did and slammed the door before we felt the zombie banging on the door.
"Bianca! Where are you" Kristine shouted
"Hang in there Kristine, we'll be there in a minute" I said "drive"
Garret floor it and made a wide turn to the food aisle, running over a few zombies. We can actually hear their bodies being squished and popped from them.
"I see them" Matt said pointing at the screen.
Kristine and Marcie were surrounded by Zombies while protecting the bags and boxes of food they found. Kristine shot any zombies that were coming close while Marcie was standing and looking like she was complaining.
There was a ladder on the side in the vehicle and I quickly climbed up and unlatched the ceiling door and pop out to yell "guys, duck!" I shouted
They duck as Garret fired hundreds of bullets with a push of a button. Blood sprayed everywhere as we all covered out ears and Marcie screamed. Soon, they were all dead and Marcie stood up and scream again.
"My clothes, my poor beautiful clothes!" she shouted "why did you do that Bainca, now my clothes are stained with blood"
I sighed as Matt and Garret exit the vehicle and help gather up the food and pack them in the vehicle. Kristine was wiping the blood off her face and was a bit shaken.
"You ok, Kristine" I asked
She smiled "a little shaken but thank you, Leader, you saved my life"
"Hello, I'm talking to you, Lead-ER, first you took away my lipstick and now you ruin my clothes. What kind a leader are you" Marcie kept shouting
"Will sorry for saving your ass" I said "now shut up and get in so we can go home" I shouted
"You should be sorry, it's your fault we had to come out here at the last minute" she shouted
"SHUT UP MARCIE!" everyone besides me yelled
She pouted and stormed back into the vehicle. Matt closed the door and Garret drove out of the store and down the street to Flagstaff. Matt sat down on the ground counting the money from the cash register while I talked to Kristine.
"So what did you find?" I asked
"Not much just a lot of can food, jugs of water, soda and cereal boxes" she said "and my favorite Spam"
"Yuck, I hate spam" I said
"But I found a whole box of it" she said wiping more blood off her face.
"What luck, there's five hundred dollars in this cash register" Matt said
I smiled but I know it wasn't going to do any good for me and him. "Make sure you hide it" I said
By the time we got home it was already dawn and we were all tired. Lucky for me, Garret loves driving which gave me a chance to take a small nap. When I woke up, we were at the gate waiting for it to open for us. When it did, we drove in and parked it with the other vehicle similar to the one we rented.
I opened the door only to be greeted by my boss of the Supplies Gatherers. He never told us his name and told us to call him Boss.
"Aw, isn't it Bianca's team, the youngest one of them all" he said
I sigh, it was true there were twelve teams in all and the five of us were the youngest. The rest of the teams were in their early twenties to mid-thirties. The reason we were force to do this because each of us survived harsh conditions before coming here.
"So, what did you bring back?" he asked
"Food and supplies as usual, Boss" I said
He nodded but didn't smile, "good work for youngsters" he said
He never shows us any respect because we were young and still consider as children. After checking in and getting paid Matt and I said our good-byes to the others then went around giving food and water to those in need.
"How much did we get paid?" Matt asked
"Hundred dollars each" I said "what about the money you got from the store"
"That was our paid check, Boss took it from me and gave us a hundred each"
"That bastard, he was supposed to pay us for risking out lives out there instead of the money we found" I said
We walked down a street that was filled with poor people selling things or putting on a performance to earn money. I couldn't help but smile on how people were working together to survive. We were very popular with the other people in the city because while the other teams give out food and water for money we give them out for free.
After giving the last four cans of food to a poor lady, I let out a big yawn.
"You wanna go home?" Matt asked
"No, I don't feel like dealing with her, right now" I said
"But we were out all night, if we sneak in she'll probably won't see us" Matt said
I frowned but nodded and we started walking home, hoping we didn't have to deal the old woman . . . Mrs. Taylor . . .
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Chapter Two: The Hag: Bianca is force to live with a woman that can be describe as the woman from the book "Mommy Dearest."