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I screamed, pushing myself away from him as four shots rang out into the night. Slack's shot hit him in the shoulder, Pillsie shooting him right in the temple, Riley shooting him in the eye, and Charlie gunning him right between the eyes. I kept on screaming as Pillsie kicked the even more lifeless corpse of Mano off the car, leaving nothing but a bloody seat. I sobbed brokenly.
I thought I could help him, I really did.
"Peace.." Slack sung out. I turned around to her, knowing that my orchid blue and topaz brown eyes were filling up with tears.
"It's alright...it's the past.." Riley finished her sentence with a soft smile as Pillsie nodded and Motown huffed. I sniffled, falling on my ass like a rag doll into the seat beside Charlie, who put down his guns and tugged me to his chest, smiling softly.
"S'okay.."
"I-I wanted to help..so badly..Charlie.." I whispered and sobbed brokenly. He nodded, tugging off his little ski hat and pulling it on my head, making sure that it went over my ears, my hair slightly frizzy.
"I knaw Peace.."
"..Charlie.." I whispered, sitting up and cupping my hand to his ear. I was still trying to wipe the tears off my face with the sleeve of my coat.
"Thanks..you're a sweetheart.." I whispered to him, not wanting to embarrass him in front of his little guy friends as I settled back down in my seat. I failed to notice that Charlie's good eye had widened to almost unimaginable size, his jaw had opened up a little bit and that his cheeks were turning a bright pink. Instead I looked around at our surroundings, seeing as we were driving out of the town, and were now on some creepy, forest road, with fog surrounding the trees, and highlighting the silhouettes of living corpses that seemed to be watching us like reapers.
I shivered, looking around in worry. If that trick didn't work on Mano, it most likely wouldn't work on another zombie. What happened back in the pit at the gambling ring must have just been a fluke...and all my research..just a fluke.
I sighed, remembering what my father said to be when I was little. We had gotten this large dog from some rescue place, and I suppose they never tested him for anger issues. So just after a day we got him, he bit me on the leg. As I sat, BEGGING to my dad to not bring the dog back to the place, he looked down at me, his brown eyes soft.
"Sweetie..You can take a dog out of a bad place..but you can't take the bad out of the dog...It's not his fault..it was his owners fault..but he bit you..so he's going back.." Dad said sadly as he picked up the animal crate, carrying my dog as he walked out the door to take him away.
I sighed, I guess the sames with stenches.
Well, they're not doggies of course.
But they're natural instinct is to eat us, they can't help it.
Everything was deathly silent, and everyone's breath fell from their lips in waterfalls of fog. After awhile of driving, Slack took the wheel after Motown began complaining about being tired. Slack drove down the bumpy road as we still stewed in silence. Riley sighed, leaning back in his seat, and I could tell that he was itching to start some form of conversation. I pushed Mano out of my mind as I wondered on about Riley's personality. He must be the silent type that enjoys when others speak. I nodded to myself, Charlie shifting one eye to stare at me out of the corner of his eye.
"So..how long have you been living in the city?" Riley asked mainly to Slack, but we knew he was asking all of us.
"Ever since..it was a city..never left really...you guys?" Slack spoke back, reminiscing in her head.
"I'm more of a beach hobo than a city girl.." I sighed, placing my gun on the floor by my feet and wrapping my arms around myself, trying to remember the last time I just laid in the sand. Riley nodded, smiling to our little group, Pillsie and Mowtown sitting in the back back seats of Woody. I watched as Riley lent over, whispering something into Slack's ear. Her head shot in his direction, and she seemed confused, but he gave her a demanding look and she shook her head, and began slowing down, and pulling over onto the side of the road.
"Peace. Charlie. Cover 'em." Riley said softly as Charlie and I jumped up, guns in hand. My giant gun clicked as Charlie whipped his shot gun off his shoulder and pointed them towards Pillsie and Mowtown, who looked shocked and enraged. Riley spoke in soft tones.
"You're working for Kaufman..I'm working for Kaufman..My job is to stop Cholo..your's is to bring the truck back...with or without us, right?"
We glared at the duo, well mostly at Mowtown. I still thought that Pillsie was the bomb.
"Not without you..." Mowtown said in a lovey dovey voice, batting her eyelashes at Riley. I stuck my gun to her for head, scowling at her.
"Watch it bitch.." I snarled out. No more little nice Peace.
I'm pissed off.
It's cold.
There's zombies all over the place.
"Peace..What you mean is 'no'. Now here's whats gonna happen." Riley started, giving me the stink eye, as I slowly inched the barrel of my gun away from Mowtown's temple. Charlie scuffled towards me slightly, his side hitting mine softly.
"I'm gonna get to do my job..you're not gonna get to do yours. Kaufman is never gonna see Dead Reckoning again. And when I get it, I'm gonna do with I want with it." He threatened, looming over the two. I flinched from Riley's deadly, soft tone as Charlie lowered his rifle a little, his blue orbs burning with questions.
"Anyone who has any problems with that..can get out right here." He threatened, motioning towards the woods with a nod of his head. I took a sweeping look towards the woods, where slowly zombies were starting to become visible forms in the fog.
No offence Riley..I mean you look cool and all..but the zombies are getting closer. I shifted closer to Charlie, who also glanced towards the woods quicly.
"Some choice." Mowtown scoffed, crossing her arms. I pressed my gun towards her.
"Least you get a choice." I scoweld back at her, and this time Riley didn't tell me to knock off my crazy gun pointing. Pillsie shifted towards the door, my orchid and topaz eyes locked on him now, but there was no way I was going to be pointing my gun at him. He could probably bend it in half.
"No choice. Close door." He said with a smile on his face as Riley slammed the door shut.
"Good. Charlie. Peace. Keep 'em covered." He said, returning towards the passenger seat as Charlie and I sat down, but turned around to face the two black-dressed 'hostages' now. If you could call them hostages.
"Hey. Wait. You mean we came all the way out here to steal a fucking truck?" Slack snapped, her gloved hands gripping the steering wheel harshly. Charlie's eyes stole away from me for a moment, twirling to look bewildered at Riley.
"Ya made a deal Riley..You're goin' back on a deal..you ain't never done that before.." Charlie said anxiously, while keeping his gun towards the two in the back. I nodded, agreeing with Charlie.
"I haven't known you long, but you seem like the upholder of deals Riles." I nicknamed him, causing him to raise a brow. He sighed, placing his hands on the side of the truck, gazing at us with deep navy eyes.
"If Cholo shells the Green, all deals are off. Alright? And if something else happens..I don't know about you but, I don't wanna be in a car without a roof.." He said ghoulishly, slipping into Woody. I shivered as we took back off down the road, Woody's lights beaming in the dark and I couldn't help but notice that the road was wet.
I don't think it had rained.
Had it rained while we were being held in jail?
I starred down at the road, trying to figure something out.
Was the road wet from rain?
Or blood.
I felt Charlie shift closer to me, his thoughts off the two behind us, seeing as Riley had taken away their weapons. His shaking hand suddenly found mine and I smiled, watching as the fog dissipated around us.
Like a beacon of light.
We sped down the road.