"Are you sure we shouldn't wait until morning?" Carlos asked as he and Jackson pulled up beside the drug store entrance. They wanted to have the car ready just in case things were to go badly. It was very dark, and Carlos was worried about that. The city didn't look too crowded, but you never know, those walker things could come out of nowhere. This supply run had to be done though, nonetheless, they still needed food and things of that nature.
"You want to get back to that girl of yours don't you?" Jackson asked giving Carlos a solemn look. But he was right, Carlos did want to get back to Sarah as soon as possible. He knew she was probably worried, and didn't want to keep her waiting any longer than necessary. "You'll need this, and this." Jackson added as reached into the small bag he brought and he handed Carlos a big flashlight, and a small firearm, but also had some for himself as well.
"Do you really think we'll need those?" Carlos asked, referring to the guns.
Jackson shrugged, "Just in case." He said as he opened up the car door. Carlos cringed, he really didn't want to kill anymore of those things than he needed to. "Let's go." Jackson ordered. "Watch my back." He added as he stepped out of the car. Hopefully nobody was inside the drug store, or else that would end up badly.
"Okay." Carlos obliged and opened up the passenger door to get out of the car. He followed behind Jackson into the drug store, and so far, everything was going according to plan. There were no walkers in sight. Carlos noticed however though, that this drug store looked as though it was previously occupied by someone else, or maybe even a group of people. Whoever it was though, they were long gone by now, and had taken most of the food and supplies with them, and even some medical supplies from the pharmacy that had been broken into.
"Stay quiet." Jackson ordered. "They're attracted to noises."
"It looks all clear." Carlos answered back. "What are we looking for?" He asked as his dark eyes scanned the area quickly. He knew they were looking for food and supplies, but he wanted to know if Jackson was searching for anything specific.
"Anything that will help us." Jackson replied as he turned his flashlight on and began looking the shelves of the drug store up and down. "Let's split up." He said, and he and Carlos made their separate ways throughout the drug store. Carlos was looking thoroughly on the shelves and found a few granola bars and some cans of food. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing, and he knew that. He also found some blankets and extra coats which would be good when it started to get cold.
"Find anything?" Carlos asked.
"Some water, and a couple cans of food." Jackson called out. Carlos was glad they were actually able to find a few things. Albeit it wouldn't last long, but it was something to hold them over for now. Suddenly, on accident, Jackson knocked one of the tall shelves over, causing it to make a very loud noise. Inside, Carlos cringed, because he knew that Jackson said the walkers were attracted to loud noise.
"Are you okay?" Carlos questioned, and that's when he began hearing the moans and groans of oncoming walkers.
"Shit!" Jackson yelled. "Grab what you can, we have to get the hell out of here or we'll be trapped!" He was still yelling, which also made Carlos a bit anxious. The man grabbed a few more cans of food and pulled out his firearm, shooting some of the walkers that were in his way. "Head to the car!" Jackson hollered as more walkers began to fill up the drug store.
"I'm not leaving you!" Carlos called out.
"Go!" Jackson ordered.
"No!"
"Take that stuff back to that girl of yours." He said, looking Carlos dead in the eye. "She needs you."
Carlos hesitated for a moment, unsure if they should try and shoot their way out of this, or if he should just take the car and go like Jackson said. Should he let the man sacrifice himself? More walkers were making their way into the building, so the man didn't have much time to contemplate a decision. He looked Jackson in the eyes, and he could tell the younger man was serious about this. "Thank you." Carlos said gratefully, and began making his way to the car.
"Tell Alyssa I love her!" Jackson yelled before he began firing at the many zombies around him. "Fuck you! Fuck you!" He yelled to them, taking down as many as possible. Carlos knew he wouldn't make it out of that though... No one would be able to. He would be dead in a matter of moments. The hispanic man silently thanked Jackson for his sacrifice as he got in the driver's side of the car, because if it wasn't for him, he might not have been able to get back to Sarah with these supplies.
Carlos started the car, and pushed the gas pedal as hard as he could. He needed to get the hell out of here, and quickly. He just hoped that he remembered how to get back to Jackson and Alyssa's house. If he got lost, he'd probably die because of lack of supplies, and Sarah would be scared to death without him. She would absolutely cease to function if something happened to Carlos, after all, he was her world, and she was his. So he drove and drove out of the city, until things began to look familiar. He hoped that he'd be able to find that opening in the forest where the house was. Sarah was probably so worried, and he wanted to get back to his little girl as soon as possible.
