"Els! Can you come down here a second? We have Sus here to take over. We need your okay before we head out."
Susan slowly makes her way up the ladder. "Sorry. Arthritis is acting up today. Must be getting ready to rain. Not that I'm complaining any, our garden could use a little sprinkle!"
"Oh it's no problem, one more second won't hurt." I smile down at the sweet lady, helping her up the last step. "Alright ma'am, down you go!"
I descend the ladder, walking up to Franco. "Okay, what'd you decide? Who's going where?"
Franco comes up to me with a strange look in his eyes. "What's that look for? Franco? Just tell me."
"Okay now, don't get mad at me. Peter wants to come along."
"No! Absolutely not! There's no way you're taking my little brother with you! He hasn't left the compound since we got here and you tell him it's okay to go on one of the most dangerous missions so far!"
"Listen Els, I know you don't want him to get hurt and he won't. I swear I will keep an eye on him and won't let anything happen to him."
"Just let me talk to him." Franco motioned for him to come over and he did, fidgeting with his hands.
"Look at me Petey. Now, remember what I told you? When facing a biter what do you do?"
"Shoot it in the head, and if you dont think you can, run."
"That's my boy." I say with a smile. I bring him in for a hug, whispering in his ear. "Stay safe. You're all I got left." I release him from my grip, addressing everybody.
"Stay safe out there. And always remember, "The weak die out, and the strong will survive..."" ""And we will live on forever."" everyone replied in unison. After handshakes and hugs were all given out, everybody got in their designated vehicles, ready to head out. Susan opens the gate so they can pull away. Peter glances back to wave and I wave in response, turning away soon after so he won't see the single tear I allow to slip from my eye and down my cheek.
well heres chapter 3! I know my story has a lot of dialogue, and its gonna be like that until the end. The quote that they all say at the end is from The Diary of Anne Frank. Leave me reviews! I have about 7 more chapters that I will be uploading once a day but if I don't get reviews it'll probably be once a week.