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Chapter 7
Rock Springs
It's been an month after the whole Pacific Play land showdown. Tallahassee Columbus Wichita and Little Rock where driving through Wyoming and they were stopping at any small to medium size towns along the way. Not long after they left Pacific Play land Bill Murray new GMC broke down on the outskirts of LA. So they were in the two thousand ten Cadillac Tallahassee found. Tallahassee was driving. Columbus was sitting in the passenger seat and looking window. Wichita was sit in the back next to Little Rock they were watching a Hanna Montana DVD.
It was Tallahassee idle and he was determining to do most of the driving. Columbus was watching telephone poles go by outside his window. As they drove down the country road they had gotten off the inter state earlier cause they ran into a huge hundred car pileup. After this air field on eighty and before the Fort Bridger exit the pileup starched across both lanes of the inter state and it was on passable. So they had to back tract to the last inter state exit at U.S. 189. They were now driving along on U.S. 191.
They been on that road for over an hour now so Columbus looked over to Tallahassee and asked. "Where exactly are we?"
"I don t know Columbus let me take a look at that map. So we can crash and burn in a huge ball fire. So why don t you look and see." Said Tallahassee with sarcasm.
"Fine I will! I was just asking jerk." Columbus growled.
He looked at the map and said to Tallahassee. "The next town is called Rock Spring"
"Ok why you telling for." Tallahassee asked.
"I don t know maybe because It getting late and Rock Springs just up the road." Growled Columbus.
"So". Tallahassee Said.
"It small town as in small populous and it should be a safe place to stay for the night". He said while rolling his eyes.
"OK then Boy. But let me tell you what you're really getting on my nerves kid. Keep it up and your going to get punched with one hundreds percent power". Yelled Tallahassee.
Columbus shuttered at the thought of hundreds percent power punch. So he decide it would be for the best if he shut up. So he sat there and started to thinking about how Tallahassee was acting when they had to change course. He had thought that maybe there was some secret behind Tallahassee planed road trip. After all he had insisted on stopping at certain towns and he was acting weird. But he brushed it off with the thought of knowing that Tallahassee was good guy and he would tell them if he was taken them some where for some reason wouldn't he. Columbus then turns around to look back at Wichita and started to stair at. He still couldn't believe that he and Wichita were still together. Wichita noticed Columbus staring at her. So she gave him a big smile and offered her hand to him to hold. Columbus took her hand and kissed it. Wichita Blushed bright red and smiled uncontrollably. Columbus smiled back at her before turn back to look back out of his window again.
Wichita looked over towards her sister. Little Rock had a big grin on her face and kissed her hand like Columbus had done. Then she put her hand up to her forehead and before blinking wildly. She was make fun of Wichita for being all love struck. Wichita gave her sister an o my god look before she started to tickle her without mercy. Little Rock started laughing uncontrollably. Tallahassee looked back using the rear view mirror and smiled at the sight of Little Rock being tickled by her Sister. It reminded him of being with Buck. Back before all those zombies took him away from him. No don t go back he thought to him self as tears started to fill his eyes. He then saw blue Chevy cobalt up ahead. He stopped in fort of it before getting out and going to get sledgehammer out of the back.
"What you doing." Columbus asked.
Tallahassee walked by with out a word carrying that hammer. As he passed the open car door Columbus notice the tears rolling down Tallahassee face.
Wichita asked Columbus. "What wrong with him now"?
Columbus said "I'm not sure. All I know is Tallahassee upset about something".
Wichita, Columbus and Little Rock watched Tallahassee go up to the car and started to destroy it. By the time he was done with that sub compacted it was even more compacted. Tallahassee throws the sledgehammer back into the trunk and got back in the car. Tallahassee started the Caddy up and notices that all his friends were looking at him with concerned faces.
"I'm fine". Tallahassee yelled as he slammed the gas pedal down as far as it went and the caddy took off screeching rubber. They drove down the road in silences till they hit the outskirts of Rock Springs.
"Hey stop Tallahassee. This place doesn't look so bad." Columbus said as they drove by white walled brown roof house. They all got out of the car and grabbed they bags. Before they stepped inside. Once inside they left there stuff at the door and split up to make sure there were no zombies inside hiding. After they made sure the house was safe they checked the back yard. The back yard was rather huge and surrounded by ten foot high wooden fence. There was a patio next to the back door and beyond that was an in ground swimming pool out back. Wichita and Little Rock ran outside and jumped in to the pool.
"Come on in boys the waters fine." Yelled Wichita and Little Rock.
That all Columbus need to hear. He took off his shirt, shoes and jumped in. Tallahassee took off his boots and sat down on the side of the pool with just his feet in the water. He watched Columbus chase after Wichita in the water and didn't notice that Little Rock had gotting out of the pool. Little Rock slowly walked around behind him. She was now behind him and with a big smile she gave him a push. He flow into the water with a big splash and his hat was floating along with the waves away from where he went in to the water. Wichita, Columbus and Little Rock Busted in to laughter as He came out of the water and said it's on. He then got out a case after Little Rock. She was laughing as he picked her up and through her in the pool. He then jumped in after her. When she came to the surfaces of the water she was still laughing. Little rock then looked over towards her sister and Columbus. They were holding onto each other and smiling.
Her sister really must have really liked Columbus. Her sister was a good con women but Little Rock know her sisters tails. It was nice to see her really happy. No she was in love with Columbus. She couldn't help but to smile.
"Hey kiddo what are you smiling about." Tallahassee asked as he swam up to Little Rock.
Them Little Rock said while nodding in Wichita and Columbus direction.
Tallahassee looked over and saw them playing and laughing together Like it was just the two of them here in the pool.
"O yeah I gotta say they make nice couple and it nice to see something good coming from this crappy world." He said with a smile.
The last guy Wichita fell for was her first boyfriend Scotty. She thought back to when Wichita was in high school. When she was dating Scotty Wichita really liked him and thought he felt the same way about her. But he only cared up to when he got what he wanted and after he did he dumped her. Wichita never told Little Rock what he wanted from her. But after him she never allowed any others guys get to close to her. But now Wichita was falling for Columbus and she was happy.
"Yeah well he better not hurt her." Little Rock said out.
"Relaxes we both know Columbus had a thing for Wichita the first time he saw her and plus he a good guy he wont hurt her." Tallahassee said.
"Yea I guess your right." She said.
Little Rock hoped she would find a nice guy like Columbus or Tallahassee. They were both good guys. She found her self some time watching him. She was hooked on him and couldn't help think about him. Maybe it was something about him always being there and saving her. It couldn't be that she liked him. She knew he was too old for her and it wouldn't work. But it was more than likely that other kids her age were dead. She didn't like most of the boys she knew growing up. They were immature and didn't like her mainly because she was a girl. They were dead now and that really bothered her. And she didn't know why. She lowered her head and started to fill lonely. Tears stared to fill her eyes and she tried not to let the other see her. She wasn't sure what was wrong because she never felt this bad before. Did it have something to do with other kids her age? She couldn't stand most of the boys her age and it didn't make since why she missed them so much. She didn't want to talk about how she felt. So she sunk back under the water. They played in the pool for an hour before going in the house to get out of there wet closes. When they were done they met back in the living room.
"So what for supper"? Little Rock asked the others.
Tallahassee Said. "I'm going to cook some chili if we have the stuff for.
Been hungry for Chile for a few days now and no ones allowed in the kitchen while I'm cooking".
"Why is it a secret recipe"? Asked Little Rock.
"Yes it is so no ones allowed in the kitchen". Said Tallahassee.
"Cool how you make it". Asked Little Rock with a big grin on her face.
"Well I start off with. Hey wait a minute. You Sly fox. That's not going to work on me". Tallahassee said while glaring at Little Rock.
"O come on who are we going to tell it just us here Tallahassee". Said Little Rock.
"Well if I told you it wouldn't be a secret. But trust me you'll all like it". Said Tallahassee with a sly grin.
Tallahassee walked in to the kitchen and the other went to get changed into dry clothes. When they got done they all went down stairs. Tallahassee was in the kitchen cooking his chili. No one was allowed near the kitchen. Yet alone in it till Tallahassee was done. Columbus found this out the hard way.
"What the hell did I say boy get out right now"? Yelled Tallahassee. "But I just wanted something to drink". Columbus tried to explain.
"O you wanted something to drink". Tallahassee said while picking up a bottle of water. He through it at Columbus and yelled at him. "Here now get out before I give you hundred percent power boys"
Columbus ran back to the living room and jumped over the back of the couch. He flopped down next to Wichita. Little Rock was sitting on the love seat. She looked over at him and notices that he was a little scared but had a hint of happiness on his face. Probably of something Tallahassee said. Tallahassee treated Columbus like a little brother. A little brother he tormented but loved more then anything. Thanks to zombieland they were all family of the same crises. That was just how things worked now. She and Wichita were happier now with the boys then back when it was just the two of them heading for Pacific Play Land.
"What you do now Columbus" asked Wichita.
"Nothing! I just went to get something to drink and he chased me out." Explain Columbus.
"O come on he was just joking about not being allowed in the kitchen. I mean he wouldn't chase you out on less you really ticked him off". Wichita said.
"What you didn't hear him yelling at me in there." Asked Columbus with his arms out stretch.
"No" she said before pointing to her eras. Columbus then noticed she had her I Pod on and was listing to something.
"Ok let's just stay clear of the kitchen till he s done cooking. So you gonna let me listing to that to." Columbus asked her.
"Yeah if you want to but your gonna have to get a little bit closer to me." She said.
"Well I guess if I have to". Columbus said jokingly.
Wichita smiled and Columbus sat down next to her. Wichita then placed her head on his chest and gave one of the head phones.
Here they are. The one and only band of misfits. Sorry for the wait -_-