Authors note
Sorry the other chapter ended so sudden ill try and make sense in this next chapter.
Chapter 5
Separation
"Wow Tom you look like shit!" Sheeno said. That's Sheeno for ya never a dull moment and always stating the obvious but he never lies about anything either so what he says at any given moment is true. "Yeah man I know I had a run in with a witch a few weeks back when we saved Zo and a hunter got me a few days after that" I explained pointing to my right eye. Mike joined the conversation it was the first time he had spoken since we had seen him "I noticed you limping quite badly as well mate care to elaborate?" "Well" I started "Me and Callum here were fighting of a little horde while the others ran upstairs I told Callum to follow them and I came up the rear keeping the zombies at bay, What I didn't know was that a jockey was in the horde as well, but them being the little hoppy bastards they are dodged my gun shots and jumped on me." "Then what" asked Sheeno now a little shocked how I could survive all this. "It dragged me along the corridor and by time the others noticed I wasn't there and heard my screaming I was pulled out of an open window and fell from the first floor to the street below badly damaging my knee." I finished. There was this awkward silence you sometimes get when someone tells you a story that shocks you and you can't think of anything to say. Thankfully after what seemed a life time Mike finally spoke "Not to be rude or anything mate but how the hell did you survive all of this?" "Well I had a lot of help from ma buddies over there and I was ready for this anyway and what about you two how did you end up marines and with Bill?" "I can answer this one mate." Sheeno began to explain "We heard the news about the infection breaking out and decided we needed to protect the helpless after all I have been trained in armed combat and Mike wanted to help so we joined the volunteer service and got posted with Bill who had come out of retirement to help out. We were looking for survivors when we stumbled into you guys." With our stories cleared and all of us ready to move on even if a little reluctant with three of us wounded we opened the safe room door. All we could see was the roof which was covered in corpses of zombies and unfortunate survivors alike. "Eyes and ears people eyes and ears" whispered Bill. We pressed on and looked over the edge of the roof. We could see the zombies shambling about clueless to our presence. I could see a bridge at the edge of the city. Maybe that was our way out of here. We turned to walk to the opposite end of the rood where we would head down and decide on our plan of escape. I was down to my two pistols now and the others were still well armed but a few of us lacking large ammo counts maybe a few hundred rounds each or so. As we began to march off to the stairs I heard a coughing sound and turned to see a smokers tongue wrap around my waist and drag me away from the others and screamed for the others and desperately attempted to escape the slimy clutches of the rope like muscle. Zoey grabbed my arm and tried to pull me back but we were both pulled off the end of the roof. "SHIT ZOEY TOM YOU OK!" shouted Callum. Luckily the weight of both of us was too much for the smoker to handle and had released us above a small balcony which had landed on in a heap. "YEAH LISTEN TO ME GUYS ME THERE IS A BRIDGE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN ME AND ZO WILL HEAD TO THE SAFE ROOM NEAR THERE WE WILL MEET YOU THERE!" I shouted back in reply. I got a nod from Callum as he ran off to tell the others where they were going next. Unfortunately for us me and Zoey were wounded and were now alone having been dragged across the gap between the river. We had the advantage however because now we didn't need to cross the bridge but why someone would put the Bridge on the outskirts of town I don't know. This area we were now in seemed a lot less populated however so it meant we were on the city boundary and could get to the surrounding fields quite easy. That meant we had two choices. First choice we could take the fast route through the city but risk a high number of infected or we could work our way to the fields and travel the slower but probably safer route.
I thought up the consequences quickly for each route and then I thought we should take a risk with the city. If there is one thing I have learnt it's that zombies linger in the places you least expect them to be and so therefore the city would have a similar number of zombies and yet be faster and with their only being two of us the thin alleys would provide great choke points to take care of a large horde without getting surrounded. "OK Zo lets move I'll take point you cover me and stay close." She just nodded a clear look of fear on her face. I gave her a passionate kiss on the lips and assured her would be fine and we set off. Truthfully I was scared to but had to stay strong, for her I will save her no matter the cost. She reminded me so much of a girl I was and always will love but I will never see her again. Now I will make sure I don't lose Zo as well I smiled at her and loaded my pistols.
DUN DUN DUURRRRNN! Cliff hanger and who is this girl that I loved and still do and will we even make it to the bridge? You will have to wait for chapter 6 mwahahahahaha PS: to my mates who read this there is also a hidden message in this story. Something you don't know about me and what I desire I can't just say it so ill hint it in my story anyway until next time people peace out!
