Chapter 8 Hit It Hard
Shane looked around at the dark and deserted highway. Gravel crunched under there feet as they walked in between cars. Emma's eyes where wide and fearful, as where Katy's. the more they walked on the road leading up to the arc of the bridge the cry grew louder. "It's getting darker. If that was even possible." Katy looked up at the stars now starting to shine. "Call me crazy, but I think I hear a car." said Glenn as he squinted his eyes, looking for it to rear over the bridge. Suddenly, the air got real cold, real still. The wind stopped blowing and frost started to waft threw the grass. Emma shuddered and saw her breath puff out of her mouth. In the distance they saw a lamp post. And underneath it was a sitting figure. A woman. The light shone on her pale red hair. Shane stepped forward but Emma held her arm out and grabbed him. He looked at her. She was shaking. "Emma?" "That, thing down there. It's a witch. Well that's what we call her. There are a few of her around places. A certain gene was entered in some women. They all have red hair, grey skin, they cry, and they have these long sharp claws for fingers. We've seen a witch kill. She pins you down and rips at you with her claws. We couldn't save her in time. We had to run away. She didn't attack us, because, well she only attacks the person who startles her, like makes her mad by getting to close or making a loud noise. So if we can just creep around her and," Katy was cut off by a roaring engine. They all looked at the bridge. A red mustang with a busted windshield came speeding towards them. "ELLIS!" "NICK!" Emma and Katy yelled. The car jerked and crashed into the side railing of the bridge. Only a few feet from the witch. Everyone stood still. The car hissed and steam rose. The witch began to growl. She started hulling herself up from the ground. Katy started to back up. They heard a man inside the car yelling at the other, "you GOD DAMN IDIOT!" The witch let out a scream and ran towards the car. Emma screamed. The witch was ripping and ripping at the car. Leaving big, deep gashes in its side. Shane dropped his gun, the loud bang would attract more. He ran up to her. She was to busy ripping at the car to notice Shane come up behind her. He gripped her head and twisted. It gave a loud snap and she fell to the floor. Shane slammed his foot on her head, squashing it. Silence. The car doors opened. Ellis's head appeared on the other side and Nick holding his head came out the passenger door. Nicole dropped the bag of guns and ran to Ellis. She reached him and collided with him in a muffled thud. He held her tight. His arm was around her back and his other hand had his fingers in her hair. "I missed you." he whispered in her ear. She nuzzled into his neck. Nick was slammed against the car by Katy. He caught her and they slid down the car to the ground. She kissed him all over his face. "umm, guys. I know this reunion is all good and stuff. But we have a bit of a problem here." Glenn said as he stared at the bridge. "Oh Shit." Shane gasped as a horde of zombies where running towards them.