Chapter 11

The train is moving and everybody is worried about Duck.

Chuck: Got to be hard on ye, eh? Five adults taking care of nine kids; No disrespect, son.

Ben looks upset and looks down. Bucky padded his back to comfort him.

Lee: There were more of us.

Chuck: Dead get'em?

Lee: No.

Chuck: Ah. Livin' got 'em.

Suddenly, Duck coughs up blood which other group became worried about Duck even more.

Randy: Oh no...

Katjaa: LEE! Lee. I need you. Right now. I need you to go get Ken.

Lee: What's…

Katjaa: Would you get that off of his face? My hands are full here.

Lee gets a napkin and removes the blood from Duck's face.

Katjaa: He's out of time. We need to stop the train.

Randy: I'll talk with Kenny.

Katjaa: Thank you…

Lee: Here, take this napkin and show it to Kenny.

Randy: Okay

Randy goes to talk with Kenny.

Randy: Kenny, you need to stop the train.

Kenny doesn't listen. Randy shows him the napkin.

Randy: Kenny…

Kenny: What…

Kenny saw the napkin and begin to get tense.

Kenny: What the hell's that?

Randy: It's Duck's blood.

Kenny: Get out of here, Randy.

Randy: You know, he's dying.

Kenny: Nobody knows shit! He'll be fine!

Randy: I'm sorry. I shouldn't talk like that right now.

Kenny: Go back there and tell my wife everything will be fine. What's the goddamn deal? He's a little sick, but we can't just quit!

Kenny getting mad at Randy

Kenny: It's a scratch! He's not like the others. Jesus, all ya'll are just makin' it worse!

Randy: This isn't about Duck.

Kenny: The hell it's not. You think we're pals and you know me? You're some teenage punk with a fancy city who can pick me apart?

Randy: It's not like that...

Kenny: The fuck it isn't.

Randy: You think you're the reason why Duck is bitten. Like you had this coming or something. Listen, you didn't kill Shawn.

Kenny covers his face with his two hands.

Kenny: Yes, I did, and now it's catching up to me.

Randy: That's not what went down. You looked out for Duck and a bad thing happened to someone else's.

Kenny: There ain't no way this world lets my son live when I helped put someone else's in the ground!

Randy: That's not the way it works. You know that.

Randy put his hand on Kenny's left shoulder and convinced Kenny to stop the train.

Randy: Please, stop the train

Kenny looks at Randy and stops the train. Everybody gets out of the train and Katjaa looks at Duck who is breathing heavily now.

Katjaa: Ken. It's... I think it's time.

Theresa: What?

Kenny:... The boy's been bit. In case you guys haven't figured that out.

The group except for Clementine, Chuck and Howard shocked and Ben and Bucky look down, sad.

Debbie: WHAT?! No way!

Theresa: What the juice?!

Douglas(rc9gn): Is that true?!

Randy: Yes, it's hard to believe that.

Theresa begins to cry.

Theresa: Duck…

Lee: Take as long as you need.

Kenny: There ain't no time left to take.

Kenny turn at Katjaa

Kenny: What are we gonna do?

Katjaa: We can't allow him to become into one of those things.

Kenny: But what if… What if he doesn't?

Katjaa: Kenny, I love you very much. I love our son more then life itself. I need you to hear me. What you are saying, that he may not turning, is foolish.

Kenny: But…

Katjaa: No.

Kenny: There's… come on, Kat…

Katjaa: If you think of one, you let me know.

Kenny: Isn't there some sort of pill, something we can just give him…

Katjaa: Stop it.

Kenny: He can just drift off to sleep, right, hon? I mean, Jesus, this is our son.

Katjaa: I KNOW! But we know it's…. here. Or nothing.

Kenny: Well… fuck… just…who then? You want me to?

Randy look around and he saw Theresa crying and sobbing, Debbie comfort her. Douglas(rc9gn) just look away, heads down and arm crossing. Clementine, Doug(twdg) and Carley were looked sad at Katjaa and Kenny.

Katjaa: You don't have to.

Kenny: I'll do it.

Katjaa: No. You don't have to.

Kenny: Katjaa… Fuck! I.. I … I can. I can do this.

Katjaa: You can. I love you, Ken but this is beyond you.

Lee begins to spoke to them.

Lee: I'll do it.

Katjaa: No, It should be a parent.

Lee: No parent should have to do something like this.

Kenny: Lee's right, Kat. We can say our goodbyes and… just let that be it.

Katjaa: I don't know…

Katjaa look at Lee and Randy

Katjaa: Lee, Randy, you two have been doing this family service. I thank you all.

Katjaa turn to Kenny

Katjaa: Why don't we take him into the forest. So Clementine and the teens doesn't have to see.

Kenny: Yeah.

Katjaa turns to Lee and Randy.

Katjaa: Give us a moment to say goodbye?

Lee: Of course.

Randy: Okay.

Katjaa takes Duck onto her arm. She and Kenny go into the forest to put their son out of their misery.

Clementine: What's happening?

Howard: Yeah, Cunningham, what are they going to do to him?

Lee and Randy walk towards Clementine and Howard.

Randy: We're going to take care of Duck.

Clementine: I thought he was going to die.

Lee:... I'm going to put him out of his misery.

Clementine and Howard: Oh.

Randy: Yeah.

Randy look at Howard

Randy: Howard, I -

Suddenly, a shot was heard from the forest.

Lee: What the -

And Kenny's screams can be heard as well.

Kenny: NOOO!

Randy: What's happening?!

Lee: Howard, take Clementine into the train!

Howard: O…Okay!

Lee: Go, it'll be fine.

Randy: I'll go with you!

Lee runs off into the forest, followed by Randy. They get there and they see... Katjaa on the ground with blood, dead and had a gun on her hand.

Kenny: KAT! KAT! KATJAA!... Why, Kat? Honey, oh fuckin' God…

Kenny crying over her dead body.

Lee: What the hell happened? What did you-

Kenny: She couldn't, she just, fuck, oh fuck…

Randy: No! Not Katjaa!

Kenny closes Katjaa's eyes, take a gun from her hand and looks at Duck who was dying slowly. Kenny, Randy, and Lee walk up to Duck.

Kenny: What do we do?

Lee: Give me the gun, Ken. I'll do it.

Kenny gives Lee the gun. As Lee had a gun, he look at Randy.

Lee: You don't have to watch this, Randy.

Randy: I need to.

Lee aims the gun at Duck and looks sad at him. Then Lee shots Duck, out of mercy which Randy feel devastated after watching it. Lee looks at Kenny who's crying and he's devastated as well. As they leave the forest, Randy look back and see Duck and Katjaa's dead body, sadly.

Randy: Goodbye…

Randy followed Lee and Kenny go back to the group to tell them about what happened.

To Be Continued…