My Drawings

CHAPTER 3





We Made it to Indio In one piece. Just wish i could say that about my bike, and not about Beth. I ran over a nail trying to avoid Beth's dangerous flirting. I mean who trys to show a guy there private parts ... while riding a bike about 40miles an hour -we were going down a big hill- while there are Zombies clearly visible poking there decade heads in and out of bushes and trees along the sides of the Highway.

How does a sweet looking girl turn out to be so ... fucking insane ..maybe the zombies didn't eat her because she chased them around? -just a thought- Anyways We stopped at a corner store to get more supplies. "Do you think there Zombies inside?" Beth asked as she hid behind me. "Maybe ...maybe not. Only one way to find out." I said as i pulled the handgun out, and trained the sights around the windows, and door. Walking up to the entrance i carefully looked up through the door.

"What are you looking for Ben? lets just go in" Beth Pushed the door inward sending it  past a bell that hung from the corner of the store. I rushed up and grabbed Beth.

"that is what i was looking for Beth... the bell. So i wouldn't push the door open to far that the bell would sound.." I noticed that Beth was trembling She had a scared look on her face. I turned to see what she was looking at. Amongst the few shelves that lined the walls and made up isles there were the faces of Zombies that were stareing At us. "ohh nooo... this isnt good.' The sound of feet sloshing threw the gravel could be heard rushing around both sides of the corner store. I pulled out two of the knifes from my messenger bag and aimed at the eyes of the closest zombie. I threw a knife hard enough to pierce threw the eye straight into the brain. I sent another knife directly into the skull of another undead bastard as it sped around the corner. Their bones are also very easy to break for some reason, i cant figure that out. This Zombie seems alot fresher than the one that i ran into back at the house) I pulled another pair of knife's Out and stabbed the next Zombie on both sides of it neck and severed the head completely. when i twisted the knifes around it's neck, pulling the knifes i begun to build a small amount of momentum. I sent both knifes into the head of an additional Zombie. Reached in the bag for the last knife and brought down the next zombie that charged me by sawing its head off, then kicked the head into the legs of a Zombie that was bounding across the isle sending it crashing down face first. I ran up to the downed Zombie and Stomped its head in sending pieces of its skull out the sides of its rotting head.

Not realizing it Beth had backed up into a corner between the back of the Door and the wall. She curled up into a ball and began to sob quietly or at-least she thought it was. The Zombies began Crowding up at the door almost i was already running out of breath having to keep up a quick pace just so i wouldn't get bitten or scratched. The Zombies just wouldn't stop coming and i couldn't understand why? I looked over to see Beth crying in the corner surrounded by Zombies as the slowly staggered to find her. I picked up a umbrella, and began smashing the bastards heads in. ( I think im getting the hang of this.. its getting easier and easier to kill these things. I must admit...This is fun.. I like this.) I thought to myself The More i killed the more addictive and enjoyable it became i found my self thinking of different ways to remove their heads, also ways to do it with out getting scratched or bitten. I made my way to Beth not even re killing the zombies at this point the Umbrella started to bend as i smashed it across head after head of the what felt like endless zombies. Finally making it to her i pushed one of the tree undead that surrounded Beth. Sending it toward the other two zombies, and out the door. I reached out for Beth She turned to me as my hand grazed her leg.    

              "Come on Beth take my hand so we can get the fuck out of here while we can!" I grabbed her hand Pulling her in between the small space out from the small space between the door and the wall, but her legs kicked the door, causing the door to push back and Ring the bell again. Since the Zombies were so close to the chime of the bell Sent the Zombies into a frenzy, and started to run into each-other taking bites out of the closest thing they could reach with there teeth. I couldn't help but notice that they were attacking each-other as if they didn't know the difference between one of there own..., and one of us? Beth started to tug at my shirt repeatedly letting out muffled scream as she covered her own mouth. -(i guess she finally figured out her annoying screams where causing the problem)- I turned to her almost running into her. "whats wrong Beth move it!" I looked up to see what she was fussing about.. My heart almost leaped out of my chest.

        "What the.. Beth don't move.." There in front of us was a creature ive never seen before in my life. It was about the size of a gorilla -not that id know the actually size of one but im sure it was close- it had big arms -that looked they could rip one or both my arms off with a single pull-, the head on this thing reminded me of a T-rex Its hind legs were that of a kangaroo, and its eyes seemed to glow a errie Orange color. It was also had what looked like rows of razor sharp teeth that even went up its lips, and huge claws that looked like they could shred a steel door! Beth and I just stood frozen in fear This thing sent chills up and down my spine. Without thinking i backed up shutting the door to the corner store, shoved the already bent umbrella threw the handles bending it completely around the handles to secure the door. Then whipped around the shotgun pumped it loading a round into the chamber then rushed the freaky creature and sent a slug directly into the creatures head. i pumped a second time, and shot another round into its Open mouth for good measure.


            I grabbed Beth dragging her by the arm as i ran to the gas station across the street. I smashed in the window just above the handle reached in and unlocked the door. Pulling the backpack off me i started to fill it with any candy,chips, cracker,sandwiches, can&bottled drinks from the cooling cases anything i could fit in the bag as fast as i could. Beth just kept a look out. "Ben there breaking out of the corner store the umbrella didn't hold!" I shushed Beth and pulled her down to the floor quickly. "there something else out there" i told her as i covered her mouth with my hand. I put the backpack on her, and crawled behind the counter dragging Beth with me. Peeking my head up just high enough to get look around i saw a giant .... thing that stood like a human.

(What the Fuck is that?! It looks like something straight out of Resident evil! Like tyrant or something.) It stood about 7ft tall it had huge hands with Razor like fingers. a large fin like bone plate that stuck out its back along its spine, and from what i could tell it had bald spots all over its head leaving just clumps of hair on its head. "Beth we gotta get the hell out of here.. things are getting worse and worse first the zombies then the skinless gorilla-Rex thing from hell, and now a fucking Resident evil looking thing just stomped its way out here!" i whispered to her as i pushed her out the backdoor. I went back and pick up a carton of ciggs on the way out. "what are the cigarettes for?" she asked as she turned around to look behind us."I thought id have a smoke .. shit i need one after all that." we ran to The car wash just down the street away from that big thing.

Beth rolled her eyes "smoking kills you know" she snapped. Really .. and those things don't? look.. my nerves are shot i need to calm down.. ok i said to her lighting the cigg .We made it to the car-wash there was alot of cars. "god i wish they worked" beth said as she opened car door after car door.

     "Well it would be  better than driving a bike all the way to LA huh?" i said chuckling. Beth snapped around and walked up to me giving me a evil look. "why are we still going there? i thought you wanted me now?!!!" (Oh shit i slipped... oh i got to think of something) I put my hands on Beth's shoulders and tried to look into her eyes loving like. "Beth i do like you alot i mean alot alot, but i still want to make sure angie is ok. i mean i still want her to be my friend while i spend the rest of my life with you." (oh please o' please believe this lie oh please) Beth looked at me then wrapped her arms around me giggling "Awww ben im so happy you want to spend the rest of your life with me!" i put my finger on her lips "shhhh we don't want to get to excited now do we? i mean with all the things around here.. They will find us if you keep talking to loud ok". Beth smiled and gripped my waist tighter giving me a bigger hug. "ok sweetie ill stay quit for you". (I think im going to be sick.) I looked around and found a motorcycle. "now were talking" i jumped on it "ohhhh thank god they left the keys in the ignition!" Beth quickly jumped on holding me tightly. I started up the bike and we took off (Things are looking up for me it seems..... the tank is full)

We rid for about an hour making it threw Indio . Beth fell asleep on my back she put two belts together and buckled us to each other so she could sleep without falling off the bike.

I still couldn't wrap my mind around what was going on around here. Was it just here or is it every where in the world? Why did this happen and how did it even start? Is my family still ok and how long will they stay safe if they are still ok?

These questions kept going threw my head, but the one question that i couldn't even stop asking myself, the one question that was killing me inside... Is Angie Ok?? I don't know what i would do if i couldn't find her .. or worse i did find her but had to leave her because i know for sure i could never bring myself to put a bullet in her even if my life depended on it. ( i hope i don't jinx myself)