The Evil Inside Us
By Elizthewiz
Chapter 13
"I'm so sick of you always thinking I ditch you for Peeta!" I yell at Gale while stomping across the room
"You do Katniss!" He accuses me. "Everytime I want to do something with you, you always have something planned with him!"
"I basically live with you, I hang out with you everyday, I even cook dinner for you like I'm your wife, and you can't just let me hang out with my bestfriend?" I look at him with disgust
He shakes his head. "Are you cheating on me?"
"What the hell Gale? No! Are you crazy? Peeta and I are not like that," I roll my eyes at him
"It seems that way. How can I trust you Katniss?"
I throw a book at him. "Are you freaking kidding me? We've known each other for years and now you suddenly can't trust me?!" I run my hands through my hair trying to figure out what I'm going to say. "You know what, I'm leaving for awhile. You can sit here and think about this trust issue by yourself. I'm not going to stay here and be accused of this nonsense," I grab my phone off the counter and move towards the door. He doesn't bother to stop me.
I head over to Annie's house, knowing Madge is out studying for her exams. I would go to Peeta's place, but I don't want to hear anything else about Peeta from Gale's mouth. It's like I'm running away from a guy who can't decide anything. I can't do this with Gale for long. He's driving me crazy.
Soon he would drive me into the right guys arms.
There are two types of people: The good ones who want to live in a peaceful world, and the evil, who partakes in destroying our world. Everyday I think about the outbreak. Was it natural or was it someone's doing? This can't be natural, no world just complete goes nuts without some being committing the act. I want to find the cure, there has to be one. I can't lose anymore people as it is.
We need to move. We can't stay in the houses for two reasons. First, Delly and Gale know our location. I don't know what plan they have, but it can't be good. We can't stay here and wait for their attack. I can't risk everyone's lives.
Second, we can't find out how to break this outbreak by staying in one location. There is a CDC just outside of Atlanta. There has to be someone that could help us, or maybe I can figure something out. I was in college to be a doctor but I always went to the CDC to see how they operate on the many diseases in the world.
I will find a way to survive.
"Guys, we need to leave," I tell everyone in the meeting room
"What?!" Cato exclaims. "This is the best place we've found. Why would we leave?"
I shake my head. "I'm afraid of what Delly and Gale are going to do," I admit to them. I scan the room and watch everyone's face. "I can't risk you guys when they know our location. We can't let them win by taking our people."
"Katniss is right," Johanna speaks up. "Even if these are nice places, we need to think about our safety,"
I give her a small smile.
"Well, what do you suggest we do, Katniss?" Peeta says watching me
"We go to the Atlanta CDC. They might have something there for us that could help break this outbreak," I tell them, hoping to somehow persuade the group.
"The CDC you say?" Beetee speaks up
No one ever notices Beetee unless we really need him. It's surprising to hear him speak. He hardly talks to us at all.
"I worked there, not at the Atlanta one though," He starts. "It's a good idea to go. Maybe I'll help find out this cure,"
I nod. "Then it's settled. Let's pack up," I say before walking out of the room.
"Katniss!" Prim says poking me
"Yes Prim?" I sigh trying to keep my focus on the road. Peeta, Prim, and Rue are in the car with me. Johanna and Clove took control of the RV and Beetee, Cato, and Haymitch have the other car.
"The RV looks like it needs fixing," She points it out. I look over and see smoke coming from the RV. I sigh and pull in front of the cars. They all stop behind me. I take a look around the place. We're on an interstate that leads to the CDC exit. We still have a long way to go. They have abandoned cars in front of ours. It's going to be hard to move the cars through them.
"We need to fix the RV quickly," I tell the guys
"I got this," Cato says grabbing some of his tools out of the car. Haymitch climbs the ladder and sits on top of the RV with his sniper rifle and binoculars.
"Looks like we're all just hanging out for awhile," Johanna sighs and sits on top of the cars hood. Peeta find's his cane and walks towards the RV. He might need to put his boot on to help him actually walk instead of hopping around. Since Peeta didn't lose a big portion of his leg, Clove decided to find him a boot and fit it on his leg. She then filled the bottom of the boot with some stuff and tie it on him. It actually worked, surprisingly. He still needs his cane to help support him but otherwise, he is alright.
He was never mad that I cut off his leg. If anything, he was very thankful. I feel like I've handicapped him.
Clove goes into the RV saying that she needs to go to the bathroom. Peeta walks out and goes near the guys, seeing if he can help with the RV.
I notice how it gets quite. Too quite. It's like the calm before a storm. I hear Haymitch whistle and I look up.
"Hide! A horde's coming," He says as quietly as he can.
"Stay up there!" I tell him
Peeta looks around for a brief second before I see his eyes brighten. "Hide under the cars!" He tells everyone
Everyone scatters underneath the many cars that surround us. I look and see Prim under a car near the RV and see Rue under one near the woods. God please let them be safe.
I hear them coming. Their ugly cries and moans seep through the atmosphere. I'm worried most about the girls. They need to stay as quite as possible. It seems like forever as they pass through. I wonder why they always seem to travel in hordes?
When it seems like they are all gone, I slowly get from underneath the car looking around. Peeta follows my actions. I hear a piercing scream, and it comes from Cato. He cut his arm badly on one of the car's sharp ends. Peeta rushes to help him when another scream hits.
A walker noticed Rue was under the car, and now she ran into the woods. I get my knife in hand and chase after her. I can't let anything happen to anyone. I hear her scream again, not in pain but in fear. I notice another walker behind me and I struggle to outrun it. I manage to escape from it and I finally find Rue hiding from the walker in a small hole.
"Rue, listen to me. There are two walkers out here. I'm going to distract them because I can outrun them. When I leave, I need you to run back towards the highway. If you don't remember where you're going, just keep the sun on your left shoulder," I tell her, giving her a little sense of direction. I hear a snap and I know the walkers have caught up. I tell her to hide and I run out in front of them. I lead them towards a river, knowing that the water will slow them down. I take out my knife and stab one through the head and kick the other one down and step on it's head.
I rub the blood off my knife and head back up to the highway hoping to see everyone alright. The first person I notice is Clove. Her shirt is bloody, and her hands are also.
"Where's Rue?!" Prim asks
"Oh my gosh," I sigh. "Peeta!" I yell for him
"Katniss?"
"I told Rue to come back here. I gave her directions and everything and she's not here! We have to find her!" I mentally berate myself, knowing that I have failed to protect another person.
"Calm down Katniss. We're going to find her," He tells me
"I know how to track people," Clove says loading a gun. "Come on, let's go find her," She nudges towards the woods.
Ooooohhhh Rue is missing! Now if you have seen The Walking Dead, this chapter should sound very familiar to you. Now I did base this story off The Walking Dead, so it'll be similar to the show, but also very different at the same time. So you can guess what's going to happen to Rue but I'm not going to reveal anything. We'll see what happens in a few chapters. Also, CDC stands for Center of Disease Control, or something like that. Alright, so make sure to Review and tell me what you think about this chapter. Also PM me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. See you all next Chapter :)
Make sure you check out my other stories, Love Is The Greatest Gift and Secrets In The Shadows. :)