Sitting in the car, again looking out the window, Riley watched as they got further and further away from the camp. They had gone their to take it over, get their revenge and some of there including Riley had gone to kill everyone there.
Except Frank had decided to give the camp residents one last day to decide on what to do. Now they were probably building their defenses up to defend it which would make a harder job for them to take it over if they actually did in the end.
Seeing the same zombie tied up on the tree again, this time Riley's attention was fully drawn to it and time seemed to slow as they passed it. Seeing it desperately try reaching out to the cars for food, Riley couldn't help but think about all the other zombies that were like that, just wandering not thinking about anything except maybe their next meal....
At this point he realized he could end up like that, he could end up like that before he even got his revenge and he couldn't let that happen. He had to get his revenge and he had to do it now, before it was too late.
He could've got it today, he could've went into that camp and easily killed Will's group as well as the other camp residents there. The rest of his and Frank's group would've helped him, he knew it but it was all because Frank decided to give them one last day to decide that he didn't act, couldn't act.
It was all because Frank got in the way and made the decision for the rest of them....
Finally arriving back at their camp, Riley remained in the car while the others got out, remained sitting as he looked down at his baseball bat in thought. He knew one way or another his feud with Will and his group would end soon.
Suddenly looking up, Riley watched again, this time watching Riley walk away from camp and towards the woods where they had set up traps, zombie pits and all kinds of things to defend their new camp for as long as they were there.
Riley knew one way or another it would all end, he just had to do EVERYTHING in his power to make sure it ended in his favor....
Eventually after what felt like hours and probably was hours. The camp had gone back to normal but their happy attitude had gone. They were all now going about doing their jobs, some even packing but not telling anyone, waiting for their leader to tell them what they were going to do.
Their leader himself had retreated to his RV to be away from everyone else while he thought about what had just happened and their options. Either way he knew the camp was doomed by the looks of it.
If they left there was no way so many of them could survive out on there together and if they stayed they would end up being all killed because there was no way they could fight Frank's group head on and there was no time for small hit and run attacks now.
Hearing a knock on the RV door, he sighed and ran his hands through his hair nervously before walking over to the door and opening it to find his sister Annie standing there giving him a small smile.
"I wanted to check in on you, I know you got a lot to think about" Annie said looking down to the floor as she spoke while shifting on her feet a little. She knew he wouldn't mind her visiting but she also knew it wasn't the best of times.
However Ricky just nodded and stood aside so she could come in which she did quickly before he shut the door behind her and sighed as he leaned against the door, bowing his head as he nervously ran his hand through his hair.
"I...I just don't know what to do Annie, I really don't...." Ricky admitted shakily and when Annie turned to look at him she was shocked out how much he was actually shaking, looking like he was about to break down into all sorts of emotions.
She knew that he had been dealing with a lot lately but her brother was always so, hardened. He would always bottle up everything and move on like it was the most easiest thing in the world but now, he looked like he was ready to have some kind of fit.
"hey, hey why don't you sit down" Annie said worriedly but he just pushed her away lightly before beginning to pace around the RV shaking more and more as he tried to hold in his fit of anger while she just watched him waiting to see if he lost it.
"we've worked hard for this place and we cant lose it....not now....not now" Ricky said trailing off towards the end, making it look like he was calming down but just as Annie was going to walk over and comfort him he suddenly grabbed some nearby plates and smashed them on the floor angrily.
"we cant lose this place!!" Ricky shouted as he threw a couple of things around while Annie just stood back shocked as she watched her brother let out all his emotions he had been holding for what looked like years.
A little while later after most of the plates and things had been thrown about, Ricky leaned against the wall before slowly sliding to the floor, remaining silent as he put his head in his hands but Annie didn't move towards him, just in case he went off again until finally after a few minutes, Ricky spoke up.
"where did we go?....what did we do to deserve this?" Ricky asked her in a soft whisper as he looked up her but she didn't have an answer, she didn't know what to say so she just stood there looking at him with a sad expression.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and when Annie answered it, it was revealed to be one of their guards standing there looking shocked as he pointed frantically towards the fences where a load of people had gathered.
"the supply group have come back without the car, they look very beat up!!" the guard exclaimed before running off to join everyone else at the fences and after sharing one last look, the siblings soon went after him, masking all of their past feelings somewhere inside of them like they always did....
Limping towards their camp, Will leaned on Bella for support while Anthony and Angelica still carried Emily between them. They were all fortunate to have made it out alive, it just went to show how bad things could go really quickly, they just had to try and make sure the same thing didn't happen again....
Will and Emily had got the worse of it, with Will being cut badly on the leg and having some really bad bruises and cuts while Emily had been able to get out mostly ok but had quite a bad cut on her head which could prove fatal due to the glass that was stuck in it a little.
"oh my god, what happened to you guys!!!" Karen exclaimed as she ran up to Anthony and hugged him tight being careful not to knock Emily over before Jamie came over and took over Anthony's job of helping Emily move forward allowing Karen to hug her boyfriend fully.
"we ran into that herd and winded up crashing, barely made it out" Anthony told her and she just brought him into a tighter hug, now scared knowing what had happened. She knew that run was risky and what she just heard had proved it, they should of never gone out.
"its alright, your back now, Annie can do your wounds and such" Karen whispered to him before kissing his cheek and laying her head on his shoulder as a comforting gesture, however she also shared a look with Will, where he looked apologetic but she just glared at him, she had told him not to go but he hadn't listened. This was on him.
"what the hell happened?!!" Annie demanded as she pushed through the crowd before running the remaining distance to the supply group, running to Emily first since she seemed to need two people to carry her.
"car crash and a zombie herd" Angelica responded, a little more bluntly than how Anthony had told Karen but it told the doctor what she wanted to know. However Annie appreciated the bluntness and began checking Emily carefully as she was held up, wincing a little when she saw the glass stuck in her head.
"most of us got out alright with only cuts and bruises, the only wounds you have to worry about is Emily's head which as you've noticed has glass in it and Will's leg, he got a pretty bad cut had to yank out a piece of the car from it" Bella told Annie and the woman nodded in response before gesturing for the residents of camp to get out of the way.
"come to my tent, ALL of you" Annie said, sharing one last look with her brother before running off to her tent to get things ready while the supply group followed her more slowly as they admittedly did want to sit down and get checked out.
"are you ok?" Maria asked worriedly as she came towards Emily who had her head hung trying not to make her cut worse, Maria wincing when she saw the glass stuck in her head but Emily just gave her a reassuring smile.
"i'll be ok, just need Annie to check up on me" Emily told her with a smile but it faltered a little when Maria just looked worried at her wound causing Emily to mentally kick herself. How could she go on such a dangerous run, she nearly got killed and then Maria would have no one left to look after her properly.
"Jamie....can you look after her?" Emily asked turning her head to look at said man who was currently helping her walk, wincing a little as it hurt when she turned but she just ignored this and watched as Jamie gave her a nod before allowing Ricky to take over helping Emily before walking over to Maria.
"come on l-lets see if we can get s-some drawing done to show Emily l-later, ok?" Jamie asked and she gave him a nod before following him away from the supply group to their RV which everyone else started to do as well but head to their own vehicles/tents.
"is it just me or did his stutter get better?" Anthony asked finally breaking their silence as they walked to the tent but Ricky just shook his head sadly making the supply group instantly worry.
"i'll tell you as Annie checks you up" Ricky told them before silently looking around the camp with a sad expression making the rest of them shared curious looks as well as worried ones, all thinking the same thing.
What was going on?....
Walking through the woods alone, Frank was lost in thought as he walked along, thinking about the deal he had offered his former camp. Should he have done it? should he really had offered them a chance? or should he had just killed them all?
All those questions ran through his mind as he finally arrived at their zombie pits they had set up causing him to coldly smirk as he looked down at the pathetic zombies, desperately trying to reach up and grab him so they can take a bite out of him.
However he suddenly heard footsteps behind him and on instinct turned around and aimed his gun, only to find it pointing at Riley who raised his hands in a defense gesture causing Frank to growl as he lowed his gun and faced away from Riley again.
"damn it man you shouldn't sneak up on me like that, I could've killed you" Frank spat looking down at the zombies again, his back turned to Riley which soon turned out to be a fatal mistake....
"yeh, you could have" Riley stated coldly in a harsh whisper before suddenly raising his trusty bat and bringing it hard against the side of Frank's face causing the older man to fall to the ground causing him to gasp in shock.
"what the fuck?, you fucker!!!" Frank screamed, ignoring the pain as he reached to his side and grabbed his knife before quickly getting up and facing Riley head on. Repeatedly stabbing and trying to punch at Riley to gain the upper hand in the fight after he had stupidly let his guard down.
However every move Frank made to hurt the mad man was in vain as Riley easily dodged his attacks before smacking Frank on the neck with his fist hard causing the old man to choke as he grabbed his neck, coming to kneel on the ground in front of Riley.
"sorry mate but you were just getting in the way, got to get rid of loose ends to finish the job" Riley muttered before hitting Frank with his baseball bat on the side of the head again causing Frank to change position to laying on the floor, clutching his face as a load of blood formed.
However before Frank could even do anything else, Riley kicked him causing him to roll across the floor until he winded up falling into the zombie pit, instantly surrounded by zombies and devoured before he could even think the word/name zombie....
Watching as Frank got devoured by around six zombies, Riley grinned coldly as he sat at the edge of the pit, the baseball bat in his lap as he knew he was finally close to taking down Will's group. He could finally end this now that Frank and his stupid deal was out of the way.
It was time Riley finally got his revenge....
Now sitting in Emily/Maria's RV, Jamie smiled as he watched Maria drawing a rose quite beautifully as well, so beautiful Jamie couldn't help but be impressed. Admittedly when he had first met her she had "child like" drawing but now it had changed into actual "artist like" drawing.
"its it good so far?" Maria asked looking up curiously at him while he nodded and chuckled telling her it was amazing which caused her to grin before continuing to draw It, sticking her tongue out in concentration....a little thing she had picked up from Jamie.
She just wanted to make sure that the drawing was perfect. She didn't like seeing Emily hurt and she really hoped her new mother would be ok. She just hoped that when she finished the drawing and showed it to the woman she'd be much happier than she was before. Seeing her nervousness, Jamie sighed before looking her in the eyes.
"Maria its going to t-turn out perfect, ok? so just r-relax and let your drawing f-flow because n-never mind how it turns out, E-Emily will love it" Jamie told her and Maria gave him the brightest smile he had ever saw her give before suddenly hugging him tight which caused him to have to kick back his instinct of moving away and hug her back.
"thank you" she whispered after a few moments and he gave her a little nod to show her that it was fine. However before he knew what was happening she began sniffling trying to hold back the tears as she held him tight.
"I...I just don't want Emily to die like Lily...I cant lose Emily too!!" Maria said in such a sad way it hit Jamie right in the heart. She was only 12, she shouldn't have to worry constantly about people dying, she shouldn't have lost her whole family to his apocalypse and she shouldn't be an upset person half of the time. She should be enjoying life....
"I know you d-don't, I know your worried b-but she'll be fine Annie will look a-after her don't you w-worry, she would want you to" Jamie stated softly and Emily nodded while still crying into his chest a little. Unable to hold her emotions in and she carried on like this for a couple of minutes until her crying had began to calm down showing she felt better.
"thank you....for being my friend" Maria suddenly whispered looking up to him while he just gave her a smile, playfully ruffling her hair causing her to giggle but inside he was touched that she had actually called him her friend, not many people did that.
However thinking about they really were friends, they always spent at least a little time together every day, they talked a lot and got along with each other really well, they hanged out more often with each other than others....they were no longer the strangers who shared the same hobby when they had met, they were friends.
"y-your welcome" Jamie responded smiling even more when she gave him one last tight hug before going back to her drawing, now in happier spirits that before while Jamie just watched, glad he had made the little girl's day a little happier.
A couple of hours later, Will was standing near the entrance gate looking out to the woods as he was careful not to lean on his bad leg. Annie had easily managed to fix Will and Emily up, saying that Will would be able to walk around normally as long as he didn't put too much pressure on the bad leg.
However Emily had to remain in the med tent to keep a close eye on the wound. The glass hadn't cut deep enough to do any permanent damage but there had been quite a bit of blood as the doc patched it up causing her to have to rest for maybe a few days because it could be fatal if the wound reopened.
Will couldn't help but feel guilty. He had got the supply run planned and he had taken them all out there. He had got distracted and it was him that got them crashed, he nearly killed them all and Karen's glare hadn't helped him with his guilt....
"you sure you don't want to rest?" Bella asked him softly as she walked up to him before standing behind him and wrapping her arms around him, laying her head against the top of his back smiling to herself.
"yeh I'm sure, wouldn't be able to sleep anyway" Will said a little sadly as he bowed his head while she just sighed and rubbed his arm gently. She knew why he was upset, he blamed himself for what had happened on the supply run despite them all forgiving him.... he just couldn't get over it.
"you could at least try" she whispered but he just shook his head and turned so they were face to face before he pulled her closer to him causing her to lean up on her toes as they placed their lips to each others.
"I'd rather be with you" Will claimed making her smile and blush slightly before hiding her head under his jacket while he gently rocked her side to side as if they were dancing before he leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"I love you" he finally admitted as if he was afraid to say it while she just looked up to him shocked but blushing a lot now. She couldn't believe he had said it, she had wanted him to say it but she still couldn't believe it, he had finally said it and it made her feel all bubbly inside knowing she loved him too, she had loved him since the day she had met him.
However just as she opened her lips to say these words out loud finally a gunshot filled the air shocking the two of them as well as the people in the area which slowly gathered into more and more people as the next thing happened.
Once the realization suddenly hit her, Bella looked down and saw a gunshot wound straight through her stomach making her gasp in shock as she put her hands to it in an attempt to stop the bleeding, however it was no use, she had already began to get dizzy from the loss of blood while falling to the ground.
"BELLA!!!" Will shouted in shock as he quickly caught her, gently moving her down to the ground before he pressed his hands to her wound trying to do what she had done previously and stop the bleeding, screaming for someone to get the doctor.
"stay with me Bella, stay with me" he told her frantically as he used whatever he could in his desperate attempt to save her life but slowly and slowly her vision went blank and she became unaware of what was happening in the world, her life slowly going....