Woo! chapter 3! thank you everyone who followed/favorited this story also thanks to those who reviewed! glad I'm doing something right. Hope you enjoy chapter 3
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"It's been over run. That's the only thing I can think of for why they would be dropping bombs on the city" Shane said as they all quickly began moving back to the cars.
"So what now? They just destroyed the only hope we had for safety" Lori told him as she kept pace, Carl right beside her. Shane paused for a minute and faced her.
"That place was not the only hope we had. We can go anywhere, there's gotta be another place with a safe house. I will keep you and Carl safe" Shane said. They continued walking and Carol couldn't help but wonder what they would do now. Atlanta had fallen to the zombies and they didn't know where else to go. Then a thought hit her.
"Isn't there a park somewhere near here?" Carol asked their small group. They all stopped again and looked at her. Shane had a thoughtful expression on his face before nodding.
"Yeah there's an old quarry there too. It's fairly high in the mountains so the altitude might deter the dead from coming up there. We could hold up there for a while, find out if there's another place we could go from there" the evidence was clear on Shane's face that he thought it would be a good idea.
"We'll check and see what all we have for supplies before" he started again before being interrupted.
"Um, excuse me I couldn't help but over hearing. You folks say you know a place you can go? I got two girls here with me and we'd love it if you'd let us tag along" An older man said as he walked over to them. Two women were right behind him, both were blond but one was clearly older than the other which was confirmed when they introduced themselves. The older looking woman was the first to approach.
"Hi, my name's Andrea and this is my younger sister Amy" she said as she held out a hand to Shane to shake. She continued on down the line of people, shaking hands as she went. Amy did the same giving a greeting of hello as she went. Shane began the introductions of their small group.
"I'm Shane, this is Lori and Carl. The woman over there is Carol, her daughter Sophia and her husband Ed" he told the three. The old man nodded to each of them.
"My names Dale. Would it be too much trouble if we tagged along? I got an RV up on the highway. Got a few tents in the storage compartment, we could use them at that park you mentioned" Dale told them. Shane didn't think very long before walking forward and gripping Dale's hand.
"We'd appreciate that Dale. The more the merrier" Shane told him. After working out a few more details the group continued back up to the road. Many people had abandoned there cars to go off and find somewhere to go. A few had managed to get their vehicles out of the line and had driven off. It wasn't long till they got back to their vehicles and Dale, Andrea and Amy joined them quickly after. They got the RV turned around to head back to the group and Shane, Lori and Ed moved other cars as far out of they way as they could to get the two cars out. Carol, Ed and Sophia got into their car and followed Shane's group toward the park and quarry.
It didn't take long to find the road leading to the quarry. They had passed the park sign five minutes previous and Carol looked out the window. Even though it was dark the view was spectacular. The moon was high in the sky and it cast shadows on the trees.
When they finally came to the quarry Carol looked excitedly out the windshield. The open space around the quarry was clearly visible in the lights from the car and the space was perfect for camping. The quarry itself was breath taking, the clear blue water sparkled in the moonlight and the moons reflection was clearly visible on the water. It was such a beautiful place to camp and Carol couldn't wait to get out of the car and look around. However, she remembered the danger and felt apprehension at the darkness that surrounded the area. Anything could be lurking in the dark and Carol happily let the men go about and check things out before getting out of the car. Once the men gave the all clear Carol let Sophia get out of the car and got out herself.
"It's so quiet" Carol said. Crickets chirped in the background and Mosquitos were bothersome to the people gathered around.
"We should get some tents set up for the night. Have someone keep watch in case any of those things come up here. Set some barricades up in the morning, or at least something to warn us in case anything tries to get into camp" Shane spoke as he gestured to multiple spots where they could set said barricades. Everyone agreed and were just about to get started when a voice spoke up.
"Um hey there" the voice said. Everyone jumped and Shane was quick to draw a hand gun from his waist band and spin around to the voice. A man stepped forward into the light of the vehicles, hands raised. He wore a baseball jersey and a ball cap on his head. A small pack was over one shoulder.
"Whoa, don't shoot! I saw your lights head up here and followed" he said. Shane wavered for a minute before lowering the gun. The newcomer lowered his hands and let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm Glenn" he introduced himself and introductions of everyone in the group soon followed.
"so how'd you get up here Glenn? We didn't hear another vehicle" Shane asked. Glenn looked embarrassed.
"I rode up here on my bike" he told them. Carol raised an eyebrow from her space across Glenn. Most of them were surprised.
"You rode a bicycle at night with the dead roaming around?" Shane asked incredulous.
"Yeah well, it's the only transportation I have" Glenn said with a grin.
"Well Glenn, we were just about to set up some tents for the night and decide who will take second watch. I'll be first, can I count you for second?" Shane asked. Glenn nodded.
"Of course" Glenn agreed. With watch being set up Dale brought out the few tents he had. Andrea and Amy were going to stay in the RV with him as well as Glenn when he was done watch. Carol, Ed and Sophia would have one tent and Shane, Lori and Carl would take the other two. Dale handed the tent to Ed and walked off to give the other two to Shane and Lori. Once he was gone Ed dropped the tent at Carol's feet.
"Have at it. I'm not setting up no tent. Gonna go for a piss" He stated as he walked off to one of the bushes. Carol let out a breath as she bent to retrieve the tent. Sophia came closer and helped put the poles together. They worked together to get the tent up and once it was finished Ed wandered back over to the and entered the tent. He barked at Carol to grab him a blanket out of the car and Carol was quick to go and retrieve one. She ignored the looks from the others as she handed the blanket in to Ed. She wasn't quite ready to go into the tent so she lead Sophia back over to the car and got out a change of clothes for the two of them. Carol held up another blanket as Sophia change and sent her to the fire that had been started by Shane. It was low so as not to be seen and attract the dead. Carol made sure Sophia got to the fire before she got into the car to change herself. Once she was done she too headed over to the fire and sat down. Carl and Sophia were chatting with each other and Lori was quick to draw Carol into the conversation she was having with Andrea and Amy. They talked for a long while before Amy let out a yawn. Sophia had come over and sat with Carol and she to was looking ready for sleep. Carol ran a hand through Sophia's hair before standing. Sophia had just risen before Ed appeared at the fire.
"We were just heading to bed" she was quick to say as she hurried with Sophia over to the tent. Ed followed behind her silently until they got into the tent.
"Hurry up and go to bed. You don't need to socialize with those people" he told her. Carol nodded and set up a spot for herself and Sophia while Ed plopped down on his blanket and pulled it over himself. He was asleep in minutes and Carol layed down between him and Sophia.
"Goodnight mom" Sophia whispered.
"Goodnight Sophia" Carol whispered back. Carol looked at the roof of the tent as Ed's snores echoed. It was a while before she fell asleep but when she did it was a deep sleep with no dreams.
Two days later showed progress in the barricades. The group had managed to find some string they used to attach used cans to. They then tied either end of the strings to small trees. This way if something hit it the cans would jingle and they would hear them. Tents were set up in a semi circle to block the wind when there was one. A spot was set up for the fires and some lawn chairs were set around the pits. Another spot was made for a makeshift kitchen and there was some large buckets they used to bring water from the quarry up with. Laundry was done down at the quarry and a makeshift clothes line was set up to dry the wet clothes.
A couple more people had joined their small group and were helping around the camp. This however also meant that their food supply was dwindling. The problem was brought up first by Shane who had called a meeting of all those present.
"Alright everyone, our supply of food is beginning to get smaller. We have enough for another day or two before it;s gone. Now the fires from the bombs in Atlanta should be smaller or even almost gone by now. We need to put together a group to go in and look for some supplies. There has to be someplace that wasn't hit by the bombs" he told them.
"I'll do it" A voice said. Everyone turned to look at who volunteered and saw it was Glenn.
"I know my way around and I'm quick. Could be in and out quick and with no problems" he told them. Shane nodded.
"Okay. Who's going with him?" Shane asked the others. Glenn quickly piped up again.
"I'd rather go by myself. Less distractions that way and it will make the in and out quicker. Just lend me a car and I can get the supplies" he said.
"I'd feel better if you had another person with you to watch your back" Shane told him.
"I'll be fine. If I head out now I could make it back before dark" Glenn said as he picked up his pack. Shane argued his point with Glenn for a bit before finally giving in. HE gave Glenn the keys to his car and handed him a gun.
"If you run into any problems you get out of there. Come back and we'll put together a group" Shane told him as he handed him the gun. Glenn nodded and headed out. Once he was gone Shane turned to Ed and two of the male newcomers.
"While he's gone we can go out into the woods. See if there's anything we can catch" he told them. The men grabbed a weapon to take with them before heading out.
Carol watched as Andrea and Amy went up to Dale and asked him if he had any fishing rods. Dale produced a couple and the two woman proceeded down to the quarry. Presumably to try and catch some fish. Carol then looked over at Sophia who was playing a card game with Carl that Dale had taught them. Lori and another woman were helping Carol hang up the wet laundry they had washed earlier. With most of their group off doing something Carol knew it would be a long day.
Shane, Ed and the other two were busy looking around for any game. They weren't having much luck as their footfalls were too loud. They knew they weren't likely to catch anything but didn't want to go back to camp without anything they could eat. Shane thought he saw a rabbit but it quickly disappeared into the brush. Each of the men let out frustrated breaths and walked on. They had been walking for what seemed hours before they heard a voice.
"What the hell are you people doin out here? Sound like a damn herd of elephants tromping through this forest. You're scarin away all the game"
And there's chapter 3. Hope you enjoyed! drop me a review and let me know how I did. Healthy criticism is welcome.