Chapter 52: The Dead Live

I stared at the ceiling of the church that we were in at this very moment in time, as I was laying my head down on the floor, for once again, the 2nd day in a row. I just did not think that we were going to be in this spot, nor on this path that we had some how managed to get our selves stuck on.

By we, I meant me and Ben, as I had not a clue as to the fact that we were going to meet Daniel and his family along the way at all. It was not my plan to be stuck in this big city that was covered in the dead at this very moment in time. I was not sure how exactly we were going to get our selves out of here, as I knew that it was going to be a lot harder to get out, than it had been to get in.

Plus, I also knew at the exact same time too, that we were not going to just be walking out as soon as we woke up, as we still had not got to the part as to the reason that we had come here in the first place, which was of course, to go and find Daniels daughter, which still kind of annoyed me, as to the fact that she had ran off from her family in the first place, as it was quite a stupid move by the little girl.

I squinted my eyes at the ceiling at the same time too, as I was not upset by the parents by any means at all, as they seemed to be good people, but it was clear to me that the girl had problems. That was not a good thing to have in the world that we lived in right now either, as I knew that things like she had done, would in the end get you killed.

She was probably dead already if I was not going to lie to my self. I did not want to say that to Daniel, as I was worried that it would give me quite a bad look, and it for sure would mean that he would not want to join our community, which we badly needed people in at this very moment in time, as I was no longer worried at all by the fact that he had the big scar on his eye at this point.

I let out quite a heavy sigh all at the exact same time too, as I got my focus off of all of that, and I got my focus on the fact that we did in fact at least need to try to find the girl. I knew that if we did, than it would put up a good case, and a good reason for the people to want to join us in our home. I nodded a bit to my self all at once none the less, as I shook off all of those thoughts all at the exact same time as well.

I rolled a bit around the floor, as I turned my head over to where I saw the man laying not all too far away from me. I saw that his eyes were still wide open at the exact same time too, which was a lot of the reason that it was making it hard for me to fall asleep, as for one thing, I could not sleep when I knew that people were still awake in the room that I was in.

The other thing, that seemed like it was more a lot of the reason that I had not fallen asleep, was the fact that I knew that we still did not know the man all that well, and I was worried that he still might be lying about the girl, and he might slit our throats in the night, and then take all of our supplies all the way back home to his family.

I did my best to shake off all of those thoughts all at the exact same time too, as I felt like it was not true at all, due to the fact that it had seemed that the kids were actually in on it, and I knew for a fact that it was hard to get a little kid such as the little girl that was with them right now, to lie. I rolled my eyes a bit too my self, as I knew that I was being far too paranoid about all of this, and that I just needed to get some sleep.

I knew that I was worn out, not due to the fact that we had been walking a lot during the day, as that was normal for me. It was the fact that I had not got all too much sleep over the last few days, and it seemed like this was going to be another night where I was not going to be getting hardly any sleep at all sadly enough for me, as I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self this time.

I turned my head away from the man, as I then just began to stare at the ceiling that was above me right now, as I saw the painting of Mary the virgin on the of the ceiling. I wanted to laugh at it all at the same time too, as to the fact that I felt like there was no God at all, as that was the reason that the world had turned to shit, such as the way that it was right now.

A lot of it was written in the Bible how ever, but no one had really under stood as to what it was that it had meant at all how ever, which in the end had led to the down fall of most of the world. Hell, it had led to the down fall of the entire world, if I was going to be completely honest with my self. Any thing that was actually left alive in this world, was either evil, or just the dead them selves.

It was like a dying man had once told me, long before the fact that the world had gotten to the way that it was at this very moment in time. I winced at the words that he had said, as I wondered if the guy had some how just been a prophet in disguise, as he had said it on his death bed, and it made me feel even more cold thinking back on the words that he had said at that time, which were of course, 'only the dead live'.

It was true, more than ever now, as I knew that it felt like only the dead got to live in this world, as the man had was always a bit strange to me, as he had been a friend of my family's for a bit of some time. I wish that I would have known about all of this like he had none the less, as there was a lot of people that I might have been able to save if that was the case.

I shook off those thoughts at the exact same time too, as I figured at the same time as well, that if it was true in fact, all that had been said in the Bible, than it meant that the world was going to end up the way that it was now. Though I still was waiting for the day that Jesus came back, and he brought the worthy ones up with him. What if it had already happened though? I suppose if I thought on it, back in the day, I would not be classified as worthy.

What the hell was I thinking? I was not all too sure that I would be classified as worthy for that right now if I was going to be honest with my self. I for sure did not live the life that would mean that I would get a free pass in to heaven, so for all I know, I could be dead already, and the world that we were in, was the actual hell, and any one that got to die got a 2nd chance some where else.

I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time, as I knew that I was getting far too much in my head, and that I needed to get my focus on the fact that I needed to rest for the night, so that I would be strong, ready, and agile for the day that was about to be ahead of me. I kind of wanted an alarm clock to see how much longer I had left, but at the same time too, I felt like it would only make me not be able to fall back to sleep.

I rolled my eyes a bit to my self, as I then closed my eyes at the same time as well. I knew that I was worn out, and if I just erased my thoughts from my mind, than it meant that it would mean that I would soon fall in to a little bit of some sleep, which was all that I had even wanted in the first place. It turned out at the exact same time too, that I was in fact right with that theory, as I then did in fact fall in to some sleep.

I woke up, seeing that it was a bit bright out side, as I was a bit worried that I might have slept in. I was a bit lost at the same time as well how ever, as I knew the windows were all boarded up even if it was day time, and it should for sure not be this bright in the room that I had fallen asleep in with all of the others that had been with me just the night before.

I blinked a few times, as I lifted my self up from off of the ground at the exact same time too, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that was going on with me at this very moment in time, as it was quite a bit hard for me to get my self up, due to the fact that I suppose it was just so early, and I had woken up, but for some odd reason or another how ever, my body just seemed to feel very weak.

That was not normal at all, as I knew that for a fact. I knew that I was not all that buff of a guy, but I was in amazing shape with out a doubt, so it should not be this rough for me to get out of my bed, even if I had slept on the floor last night, and my muscles were aching just a bit, it really should not be this hard for me to get my self out of my bed in the first place any ways.

I gulped just a bit, as I shook off all of those thoughts all at the same time too, as I blinked my eyes just a few times all at once, as I saw that when I looked up above me, that I was not in the place that I had even slept in at all last night in fact. I had noticed that the ground that had been beneath me had in fact been quite a bit rough, but I now noticed as to why, as the ground that had been below me, had been a concrete ally way.

I looked around the ally way for just a few moments, as I felt like the ally way that I was in at this very moment in time was quite a bit familiar to me for some odd reason or another at the exact same time too, though I really could not get that good of a grasp as to why that might be so in the first place, as I tilted my head just a bit, looking all around me.

It was starting to all of the sudden come back to me, as to why it was so familiar in the first place, though my mind, and my head seemed to be a little bit off at this very moment in time, as all of my thoughts seemed to be quite a bit foggy, which was normal for the fact that I had just woken up. Just as I got a bit of a grasp as to why the place was so familiar to me in the first place, my mind set went to some thing else.

That was of course, how the hell I had got to this place that I was at, at this very moment in time in the first place. I had not fallen asleep here, I knew for a fact, so the only way that I had some how managed to get here, was due to the fact that I might have slept walked to where it was that I was at right now, which also did not make all that much sense to me either, as I knew that I had locked the door to the room, and bolted in shut just in case.

The only way I could have got here was if the man had some how lifted my entire body out of the room, and in to the ally way that I was stuck in at this very moment in time. If that was the case, than would it not have made more sense than just to kill me? Besides, I knew that I would have woken up to the fact that there was sound nearby me, much less the fact that some one had managed to lift me up and carry me all the way out of a church.

I shook off all of those thoughts all at once at the same time as well, as I then heard a bit of some noise come from not all too far away from me, as it sounded like there was some thing that was going through a nearby trash can. I was a little bit lost at first, as to just what it was that it could be, as I had to assume that it might be a rat.

As I turned my head over to it how ever all at the same time as well, I saw that it was not a rat at all that had made that noise, as I saw that it was a person that had made all of that rockus that had made all of that noise. I was a bit shocked at first, all at the same time too, as I realized that the person was not just any person, but the person was a young girl, that looked to be around the age of 10, which was exactly the way that Daniel had described her to me.

I all of the sudden got a little bit excited, and a bit over the top at the exact same time as well, for some odd reason or another, which was not normal for me at all, as I began to go over to the girl all at once as well, which I felt was a bit of a terrible idea none the less, especially in the world that we lived in now, as I knew for a fact that any smart person would shoot at me.

I tried to stop my self, but I could not do such a thing, as it did not seem to be at all that I had any sort of control over my self at this very moment in time, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that I was doing. I walked over to her with a bit of a stumble at the exact same time too, as if I was some kind of drunk, which I also knew not to be the case, as I had given up on drinking quite a bit of some time ago.

I was trying to stop, but I could not, as I all of the sudden got some sort of urge to eat some thing at the exact same time too, as I noticed that my stomach was rumbling. I felt it a bit odd, as I was not all too sure as to why I had my mind on those thoughts all at once none the less, as I just kept on going right over to the little girl that was going through the trash.

The girl was looking all through it, as if she was looking for some thing in particular, which I was not all too sure as to what it was that it could be, that she might be looking for in the first place. I felt like all at the exact same time as well, that I too was looking for some thing, as I could still hear my stomach grumbling. Yes... Me and her had some thing in common, we both needed some thing.

That some thing was food in my case, as I saw a tasty snack right in front of me. I felt a bit sick to even be thinking that way, as I did my best to try to shake off all of those thoughts, and try to perhaps talk to the girl, to let her know that I was right behind her at this very moment in time none the less. For some reason, my brain was just not letting me speak at this very moment in time how ever.

I kept on slowly going over to the young girl, as it was clear that she had not a clue as to the fact that I was right behind her at this very moment in time, slowly edging my way closer and closer to her, as I could not wait to get a free meal. The girl began to speak, which at first I thought that she might be talking to me, and that she might know that I was right behind her, and that she was trying to stop me.

She did not stop me how ever, as I just kept on going right over to the little girl, as I seemed to have no sort of remorse for it either. I gave up on the fact that I was trying to stop my self, as body kept on stumbling as it walked, as if I was in some sort of sleep paralysis, except I was in a bit of a sleep paralysis as to where I could move, but I could not control as to where I was moving, nor could I speak to the girl.

I just kept on going, as I tried my best to just shake off all of the strange thoughts that were going on through my head at the exact same time too, as I did not stop my self at all, such as I wanted to. The girl continued to keep on speaking at the same time too, as I could now tell that she did not have a clue as to the fact that I was right behind her right now. I listened as to what it was that the girl had to say, either way, as I really did not have much of any other choice.

"Damn it! This city is useless! I'm hungry!" The girl said, a bit quietly at the same time too, as if she did not want me to hear a word that she had just said to me on the first place, at the exact same time too. That was not the case at all for her sadly how ever, as I did in fact hear every word that she had just said to me in the first place none the less.

It did not stop me either, as I was now about 15 feet behind her. I too felt a bit of the way that she did, not on the fact that I cared all too much on the city that we were in right now, but it was more to the fact that we both seemed to agree on one thing or another, which was the fact of course, that the both of us were a fair bit hungry. I still was not all too sure as to why I was going over to the girl, rather than my bag if I was hungry how ever.

I looked at the girl for perhaps half of a second, as I all of the sudden realized as to the fact that not only was I hungry, but there also was a reason as to the fact that I had thought that there was food right in front of me. There in fact was food for me in this case, as it seemed like the food that I was looking for at this very moment in time, was the little girl her self.

I could not stop my self either, as much as I wanted to, and as much as I tried to do so, as it was a bit too late at this point in time, as I was very stingy for my next meal. I groaned quite a bit loud at the exact same time too, as the groan that I had seemed to let out, was quite a bit of a familiar groan, that I had heard before, but not from my self, as I knew that it was quite a scary groan to hear none the less, at the exact same time too.

It was clear that the young girl had also heard the load groan that I had just let out all at the exact same time too, as I saw her all of the sudden turn her head over to me. As soon as I saw her turn her head over to me, I immediately saw a look of pure fear in her eyes, which I did not blame her for at the exact same time too, as I knew as to what it was that Daniel had told me had happened to his wife and kids.

I was a groan man, and it was clear that the little girl was a bit afraid as to what it was that I was about to do to her. I kept on drawing a little bit closer to the girl still, as if I still had not got to the point, as to the fact that I knew that this was a very bad idea to be walking up on a little girl like this one, as I knew that it was not a good first look for the girl at all, I knew for a fact.

I did not seem to be all too worried about that at all how ever, as I looked right at the girl in her eyes, as I seemed to see fear in those eyes, for a different reason that the one that there was a grown man that was walking up on her at this very moment in time. It was clear that the girl was afraid of me for a much different reason, as I saw the little girl reach her self down to try to grab some thing that was below her.

From the corner of my eye, I saw that she was reaching in to a bag, but I did not look down to see as to what it was that she was trying to grab for some odd reason or another, as my eyes were focused right on the girls face for some odd reason or another, as I kept on getting closer and closer to her, as I was no more than 5 feet away.

Just as I got close to her, I then all of the sudden saw just as to what the reason was as to the fact that she was reaching down to pull some thing out of the bag that was below her. The girl had a gun, as I was about to jump back and try to dodge the pellets of the shot gun, but I once again kept on going for some odd reason or another, as it was still clear to me that I still did not have control over my self at all.

The girl was still a bit fearful of me, as I immediately saw the girl pull the shot gun out, and aim it right at my chest. As soon as the girl had done such a thing at the same time too, the girl all of the sudden then fired off a single shot right at me. As soon as she did, that was when I was knocked back a little, which I was not sure if that was due to me doing it my self, as I was in such shock that I had been shot, or if it were due to the fact that the gun had knocked me back that much.

I stood there for a second or so, as I expected to feel a sharp amount of pain, or fall the the ground due to the fact that I was bleeding out, but that was not the case at all how ever, as I had to assume that had to be due to the fact that I was in a bit of an adrenaline rush. I shook off all of those thoughts, as I got my focus back on the fact that I was so hungry, and that there was in fact food right in front of my eyes.

I saw that the girl had a bit of some recoil on the gun shot at the exact same time as well, as she dropped it down a bit low to the ground. The girl noticed that it had not done all too much to me at all at the exact same time too, as she reached down to grab the gun, and fire another shot at me, to try to knock me back a little bit more.

The girl was running out of time how ever, as I had my mouth open wide at the exact same time too, as I was ready to eat my meal now. I reached my hand out to grab her, but at the exact same time too, as soon as I was about to grab the girl, that was when I heard a gun shot once again. I once again did not feel any pain at all, which I had to assume was due to the fact that I had so much adrenaline pumping through me at this very moment in time.

I did how ever, notice the fact that I fell down to the ground all of the sudden, as it did not take me all too long for me to realize as to where it was that the girl had shot me this time, as I realized that she had shot me right on my leg, as I started my deep plunge on to the rough concrete that was beneath me all at the exact same time too, as I all of the sudden did some thing else at the exact same time as well.

That was of course, the fact that I still felt quite a bit hungry, and I did not care about any thing else but the fact that I needed to get my meal, as I then all of the sudden grabbed on to the girls leg, as it was a bit funny to me as to that at the exact same time too, for some odd reason or another, as the girl had in fact just shot me right on one of my own legs not too long ago.

The little girl tried to push off of me, but I was far too strong for her to get away from me, as I started to pull the little girl closer to me, reaching my mouth out to take a few bites out of the little girls leg, not caring if I had to go through the jeans at all to get over to the meat. Meat was all that I seemed to care about right now... Raw meat that was of course...

The girl fell down to the ground, as she dropped the bag and the gun at the exact same time as well, as she started to kick me in on my head, over and over again, as if that was going to stop me from biting in to her. It did slow me down quite a bit, but it really did not stop me from getting a bit in to her flesh at the bottom of her calf, as I took a quick and yummy bite in to her.

The girl began to yell, screeching in pain, as it was clear that what I was doing right now hurt her a lot, which I would assume so, as I could see the blood squirting out from the spot that I had just bit in to her at, as it seemed to only make me feel even better, as well as the fact that it made me feel even more hungry, as I began to chew on the meat that I had bit in to, as I then began to gulp it down all of the sudden.

Once I had got that out of the way, I then reached my head down to take another bite of the girls flesh. The girl began freaking out once again, which did in fact annoy me quite a bit, as she began to screech, and yell at the top of her lungs at the exact same time too. I felt like I did not have much of a choice but to listen as to what it was that the little girl had to say, which I did in fact do as such.

"Some please! Help me!" The girl yelled as loud as she possibly could, as if she thought that some one might all of the sudden come to save the day, and shoot me right in the head, stopping me right on the spot. It did not matter any ways how ever, as I had already bit in to the girl at this point, and she was going to turn in to one of the dead, such as I was right at this moment.

I was a little bit lost on those kind of thoughts at the exact same time too, as I was not too sure as to what it was that I was even thinking at this very moment in time, as I knew that I was not one of the dead, surely right? I might very well could be, as I was not all too certain as to what it was that happened to a person once they did in fact become one of the dead, as I had never put all that much thought in to it.

The girls father, Daniel, could have easily killed me, and put me in this spot that I was in at this very moment in time, which led to the own demise of his own daughter. I was not all too sure as to what exactly the thought process was on the dead, as soon as they became one of the dead at the exact same time too, as I had always assumed that they just did not have brains at all, even though the only way to kill them was a bullet to the brain.

I thought it was kind of crazy, as I gave up on the thought process that I had in my head at this very moment in time, as it seemed like my mind set was going all over the place at this very moment in time, and that there was not all too much that I could do to try to stop my self either, clearly, as I had tried to stop my self time and time again, but it had worked to no sort of avail at all.

I kept on biting in to the girls leg, as I could just hear her crying now, as it seemed like she had now taken in her destiny, as she knew what was going to happen to her now, as I saw that she had her head laid back a bit, and she was just crying, as her head was staring up at the sky at this very moment in time, as if she was looking to God, in hopes of finding some sort of hope from the man that had done this to us.

I felt a bit bad for the girl, but that still did not stop me from biting more in to the little girls leg at all how ever, as it was clear that she did not care any more at all, which really did not upset me, because I really did not like to have to fight back against my prey if I was not going to lie to my self at the exact same time too none the less, as I shook off any, and all of the thoughts that I had been thinking all at once.

I took another bite, but I then all of the sudden stopped my self all at the exact same time as well, as I lifted my head up all of the sudden, as I heard a bunch of noise coming from not all too far away from me at the exact same time too. I turned my head over to the direction that I had heard all of the nosie coming from in the first place, as I then saw what it was.

There was more of us... Though I really did not want to share my food with all of them, I really felt like I did not care all too much how ever, as I then looked away from all of my friends that had come to join me in this meal in the first place. I kept my eyes on the meat that I was biting in to at this very moment in time, as it tasted oh so nice, and it tasted oh so fresh as well.

After just a few more moments as well, I then saw all of my friends hop on top of the girl that I was biting in to at this very moment in time, as we all joined each other in the fact that we had a nice and good meal. I kept all of those thoughts on me, as all at the exact same time too, I suddenly noticed every thing become dark, and black, which I wondered if that were due to the fact that I was being surrounded at this very moment.

I blinked a few times, as I all of the sudden woke my self up all of the sudden, all at once, as I was a little bit lost as to what it was that was going on at this very moment in time. I jumped up, as I saw that I was not in my normal spot on my bed, in my bed room at the exact same time too, such as I always did every time I woke up when I was in some place out side of the walls.

It took me less than a second for me to get up, which was the opposite of how it was in the odd dream that I had just had a few moments ago, as I was not all too sure as to what that was even about in the first place, as I did my best to try to shake off all of those thoughts that I was having at this very moment in time, as it kind of felt a little bit sickening as to what it was that had even happened in that dream in the very first place as well.

I shook off all of those thoughts all at once at the same time too, as I then began to look at my surroundings, to see as to where it was that I was even at, at this very moment in time any ways, as I all of the sudden noticed that I was in the room that I had fallen asleep last night in, in the church, and I was no longer on the road that I had gotten up from in that dream.

I let out quite a bit of a sigh, as I did in fact remember that I had fallen asleep with Ben, and that other new guy Daniel in. I began to freak out at the same time too, as to the fact that I had fallen asleep in the same room with a guy that I did not know at all none the less, as I looked all around me to make sure that Ben was okay.

I looked all over the place, as I then saw that the both of them were at a nearby table not all too far away, and that Ben was perfectly fine none the less. There was still some thing that was a little bit off with me at the exact same time as well for some odd reason as well, which I was not all too sure as to what it was that it could be, as I then all of the sudden began to walk over to the both of them for some odd reason or another, with out saying a word.

I was not all too sure what was going on with me either, as this seemed to be a bit oddly familiar to me, as I then let out quite a loud groan all of the sudden over to the both of them, as I saw that the both of them turned their head over to me, as it was clear that the both of them were quite a bit lost as to just what it was that was going on with me at this very moment in time.

I was hungry, that was one thing that I knew for sure, but I was not all too sure as to why I was going over to them if I was looking for some food. I knew that I had some canned food in my bag that was not all too far away from me, as I blinked a few times at the exact same time too, as I could tell that they were a little bit lost with what it was that was going on with me right now.

I was not going to lie either, I really was not all too sure as to what was going on with me at this very moment in time, and it kind of freaked me out, due to the fact that I really did not like to be put out side of my comfort zone. I felt kind of sick at the exact same time too, as I shook my head, doing my best to try to shake off all of those thoughts.

I was so lost in my head at this current moment, which was for sure some thing that I really did not like, and it was always some thing that I did my best to shy away from. I stared down at the ground for a few moments, as I did my best to try to regain some sort of control of my thoughts that were going through my head at this very moment in time, as I let out quite a bit of a loud sigh.

Luckily, it did not take all too long for me to be able to clear my mind, as I heard the voice of Ben, begin to speak to me from not all too far away, where he was sitting at with Daniel at the table right at this very moment in time. I had seemed to forget about the man, as I was quite a bit interested all of the sudden as to what it was that they had been saying to one another, even if my mind was not on the right thoughts at this very moment in time.

I shook my head, as I did my best to try to shake off all of those thoughts all at the exact same time too, as I then rolled my eyes a little bit, not towards Ben, but more towards my self, as I was trying to get my mind back on to a normal focus all at once none the less. I shivered just a little bit, as I lifted my head up to the both of them, to let them know that I was listening as to what it was that he had to say in the first place as well.

I saw that Daniel had his eyes squinted at me, as I felt like as far as I could tell from the man so far, he seemed to be a decent man in an evil world, which was good or course. The only problem was, I could tell that the man either did not like me at all, or he just did not trust me all too much, which was quite a bit strange to me, as normally people were easily swayed in to trusted me for some odd reason or another.

I let out a bit of a soft sigh, as I figured that I should not be all too worried about it at the exact same time too, as I did not care all too much as to what it was that the man thought about me. I knew that I needed to get my focus on Ben, as he was the one that was talking to me at this very moment in time, in the first place. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to Ben, and I then began to listen as to what it was that the kid had to say to me any ways.

"It's not normal for you to wake up this late in the morning... Are you alright?" He asked me, as I could tell that the kid was genuinely worried for me, as I knew that the kid did in fact have a bit of a kind heart, which I was always worried that he would get taken advantage of at some point, due to him having that good of a heart.

I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time too, as I knew that it did not matter all too much at this very moment in time. I was kind of glad that the kid did in fact have a bit of a kind heart, or else we would not have given these people a chance, or worse, we might have shot and killed one of them, as it was just in my nature to not trust any one.

Of course, maybe it was not the best thing to talk to these people in the first place either, as we would not be stuck in this current situation that we were in right now, if that had been the case, as it all of the sudden came back to me, as to where it was that we were at right now, and why we were here in the first place, as I then began to remember the fact that we were looking for the daughter of Daniel, and we had to stay in side of this church.

I gulped a little bit at the exact same time too, as it came back to me, the fact that we were in a big city filled with a bunch of the dead, some of those dead could have been in this city for nearly a whole decade at this point at the exact same time too. I let out a bit of a soft sigh all at once, at the exact same time too, as I then kept my head up for Ben at the exact same time too, as I remembered that he had just spoken to me not too long ago.

I blinked my eyes a few times once again, as I got my focus back on what was going on at this very moment in time, and got my focus off of all of the thoughts that seemed to be rolling through my mind at the exact same time as well too, as I hated to be lost in my thoughts. I looked Ben right in his eyes, as I saw that he was squinting at me, as if he was all of the sudden the superior figure.

I fought back against him how ever, as I was not going to budge, nor was I going to let it bother me at all none the less, as I squinted my eyes right back at the kid, and I saw that he dipped his head a little bit low to the ground at the exact same time too, as soon as he had seen me do such a thing right back over to him. I felt a little bit better now that I had done so, as I nodded a little bit to my self.

I would not say that I was now completely back to normal, but I did in fact feel a lot better about all of that now, as I felt like I had stood my ground a little bit, and I felt some what strong. I let out a bit of a soft sigh all at the exact same time too, as I then began to think on what it was that Ben had just said to me in the first place, as I began to realize that he had a bit of a fair point none the less.

I wanted to feel bad for the fact that I had made him feel bad about him self, but I did not do such a thing to my self, as I knew that I had to stay normal. I let out a much louder sigh this time, to make sure that I got the attention of the both of them at the table at this very moment in time, as I could see that I had already had the attention of Daniel, just based off of the fact that I saw his eyes squinted at me, just like Ben had been doing not too long ago.

I did not feel like squinting my eyes back at him how ever, as I really did not care all too much about what the guy thought about me, as I kept my focus back on what it was that I was doing right now, as I then remembered that I was about to speak up to the both of them. I gulped a little bit, as I was not all too sure what to say at first, but I then realized I just needed a bit of a simple response, and not any further explanation, as I then began to speak back to the kid all at the exact same time as well.

"I'm alright... Just not sleeping all that well as of late for some odd reason..." I said back to the kid, as I saw that he was a bit surprised at the exact same time too, rather than be suspicious that there was in fact some thing that was wrong with me. I was glad for that none the less as well, as I really did not want to have that kind of talk with the kid at this very moment in time any ways. Ben had his head tilted a little bit at the same time too, as I could tell that he was interested in to why that was the case in fact. I really did not want to tell him as to why though, especially with Daniel being right beside him, as I did not want to get in to the full story with either of them. Ben had to finish of my wife, but he did not know the entire story behind all of that, and I was fairly certain that I would never tell him the full story either, so long as I kept it up this way. I let out a bit of a soft sigh at the exact same time too, as I also felt that there was another reason as to why I was not getting all too much sleep as well, though I was not all too sure as to what that reason even was. I shook off all of those thoughts all at the exact same time too, as I really did not want to think on it all too much at this very moment in time, as I sighed just a bit to my self, and I then got my focus back on what it was that was going on at this very moment in time, as I remembered just how hungry I was. I was not all too sure as to what I was thinking when I had gone over to Ben for food, but that was besides the point now, as I shook off all of those thoughts too, as I then began to continue to speak to Ben, as I made sure that he was listening as to what it was that I had to say at the exact same time too. "I am just hungry right now... I'm going to get some food..."

I said to him, as I nodded to him at the exact same time too, to make sure that he had heard as to what it was that I had just said, as I hoped that it would get his mind off of any other thoughts of me that he might have stuck in to his head at this moment. The kid looked at me for a little while longer, with a bit of a blank look on his face, as I could tell that he too was lost in his head at this very moment in time too.

I sighed a bit to my self once again, as I rolled my eyes as well. The kid did in fact nod back to me, to let me know that he had heard as to what it was that I had just said to him in the first place, as Ben then lifted his head back down to the ground, and he stared at the table that was in front of him. I squinted my eyes at the kid just a little bit, as it did in fact seem like there was some thing that was up with him right now.

I could not get a grasp on it how ever, as I figured that it was just best to not think on it all too much, as I then all of the sudden, turned my head over to Daniel, as I expected him to still be staring at me, such as I had seen him doing not all too long ago from now. That was not the case at all thankfully enough for me, as I then looked away from the both of them at the exact same time too.

I turned my head over to my bag that was not all too far from me, as I began to walk over to it at the same time too. I was in fact quite a bit hungry if I was not going to lie, as I had not eaten any thing at all yesterday, due to the fact that I had my focus on a lot of other things that seemed to be more important than the fact that I had known that I had needed to get some thing to eat, and to put in my belly.

Once I was close to my bag, I then began to unzip it at the same time too, as I reached in to it, to grab some cans of food, not all too sure as to which I should eat this morning. I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self, as I looked down to see that I had my hands on some Vienna sausage, and in the other hand I had managed to grab my self a can of baked beans at the exact same time as well, as I wondered as to which one I should eat.

I knew that the beans, would take a while to cook for one thing, and we were not exactly in a good place to be lighting a fire at the exact same time too as well, as it did not take me all too long to make a decision on what it was that I was going to eat, as I then put the baked beans back in to my bag, and I began to zip it up once again, as if I had not opened it up in the first place.

I rolled my eyes, a bit to my self, as I did my best to try to shake off any and all of the thoughts that were going through my head at this very moment in time, as I figured that I should just enjoy this can of Vienna sausage, as I had always been a fan of it, even before the world had got to the way that it was today. It was very quick, very easy, and very cheap, which was nothing to be complaining about at all, as it had quite a nice flavor as well.

I sighed, as I was just about to sit my self down on the ground, when I all of the sudden began to hear loud shots not all too far away from us, as I looked over at Ben and Daniel right away, about to pull my gun from out of my belt, as I was worried that Daniel might have tried to pull some thing on Ben, and I was quick to defend the kid at the exact same time too.

I blinked a few times how ever, as I saw that they were just as lost as I was at this very moment, as I saw the both of them were blinking their eyes at me, as if I had all of the answers to what it was that was going on at this very moment in time. It kind of annoyed me, as it did not seem like Daniel seemed to like me, nor did he want to listen to me, unless we got in to a bit of a stressful situation such as the one that we were in at this very moment in time too.

I squinted my eyes at the both of them, but I then shook my head at the exact same time too, as I got my focus back on to what it was that we had just heard a few seconds ago, as I then gulped at the same time too. I had heard gun shots, as I knew that they were shot gun shots as well, and it was not all too far away from where it was that we were at, at the church at this very moment in time, I lifted my self up all at once, as I looked over at the door to the room that we were in right now.

I saw that it was still locked, and it still was barred as well, meaning that it was safe for us to hide in side of the church in the case that the people that were shooting out side were coming for us, or they were coming for the church that we were in right now, for some odd reason or another, as if they might think that there would be some thing that was important in side of this church as well.

I nodded a bit to my self all of the sudden, at the exact same time as well, as I was glad to see that the door was bolted shut, and there was no way that some one could come in, unless they were trying to shoot the door down, and they knew that we were in here, which I was fairly certain that they did not, and they probably had either accidentally fired a shot, or they were trying to get a bunch of the dead off of them, which I knew was a terrible idea if you were in a bit city such as this one, as you would only pull more of the dead in.

I gulped a bit to my self at the exact same time too, as I still could not help but to feel that the shot seemed to be quite a bit familiar to me, as it felt a bit important at the exact same time as well, though I was not all too sure as to what it was that it could be, that was going on through my head at this very moment in time, as I was certain that it was just a normal shot gun shot, and that there was nothing special about it at all.

I shook my head, as I did my best to shake off all of those thoughts at the exact same time as well, as I then heard Ben begin to step up and speak to all of us at the exact same time as well finally none the less. I let out a bit of a soft sigh of relief, as I could feel a lot of stress that had been building up in the room, as I then turned my head over to the kid, as I then saw him nod to me all of the sudden as well.

I blinked my eyes just a few times, as I was kind of lost on what it was that was going on at this very moment in time, as I was not too sure if that were due to the fact that I might still be a little bit tired, or if it were due to the fact that it was some thing altogether completely different. I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, as I then just nodded right back to the kid, as once Ben saw me do such a thing, he then continued to speak up to the both of us. I looked at him for a few more seconds, as I then all of the sudden began to listen as to what it was that he had to say to us in the first place any ways.

"We should stay in here... It's not safe to go out after gun shots..." Ben said to the both of us, as I knew that he was repeating some thing that I had once told him, as I knew that the kid was being smart, and wise with what it was that he had just said, as he looked right at me, for me to give him a nod of approval, to let him know that I agreed with what it was that he had just said to the both of us.

That was not the case at all how ever, as for once, I felt like Ben was wrong with what it was that he had just said to me, even though I knew he felt like he was right. It seemed like what I had told him back then would work in every other situation except this one. Though I could not blame the kid at all, as he did not have the same feeling that I was having right now, as he really did not know what was going on.

To be fair, I really did not have much of a clue as to what was going on at this very moment in time either, as I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self, and I dipped my head a bit low to the ground, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that we should be doing at this very moment in time. I felt like, for some odd reason or another, that we should be heading over to the gun shots right now, even though I knew that in any other situation we should not.

I gulped, as I really did not know as to what it was that we should actually do if I was going to be completely honest with my self. I had a lot of thoughts racing through my head at this very moment in time, and I just wanted to wipe all of them away, and start this entire day off with an empty slate. It had already felt like it had been a complete and absolute awful mess so far for me up to this point.

I blinked a few times, as I did my best to just not get too worried about it, as I then lifted my head up, and I then looked at Ben right in to his eyes. I could tell that he was waiting for me to agree with him still, though that was not the case at all this time, as for some reason I squinted my eyes at him, as if I was trying to make him feel bad about the fact that his was simply repeating some thing that I had once told him.

I felt kind of bad for it if I was not going to lie to my self, as I looked at the kid for a little while longer, as I could tell that the kid did not have a single clue as to what was going on right at this very moment in time. I really did not have a clue either if I was going to be honest with my self, as I had quite a bit of a blank look on my own face, and I knew it, as I was trying to get my mind back on the thoughts on what was going on right at this very moment in time.

I blinked a few times as I then suddenly heard the voice of Daniel begin to step up and speak, as I could tell that the man was freaking out. I really did not blame him, as we had simply gone here in to the city in search for his daughter, but instead we had just found a bunch of the dead, and now at this very moment in time, we were at the risk of getting in to a battle, and getting shot at right now.

I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, as that did not seem to be what was on the mind of Daniel how ever, as the fear that I saw in his eyes seemed to be for some thing altogether completely different than that. I tilted my head a little bit, as I was a bit lost, though I did in fact listen as to what it was that the man had to say about all of this in the first place any ways.

"No... We can't! My daughter is out in the city some where right now... Hell... For all that we know she could have fired that shot, meaning that she is in even more danger than before..." He said back to me, as I was kind of a bit surprised as to what it was that he had just said to us. It was not the fact that I was surprised about him being worried for his daughter, which I knew would be the case either way.

It was more the fact that I still was a little bit surprised that the man seemed to know a lot more about what it was like out side, and in the wild, than I had first thought that he would have. I looked at the man for quite a bit of some time, as I did my best to erase the look of shock that was on my face at this very moment in time, as I knew that it was besides the point, and it did not help us at all right now.

The man's daughter was in danger, and the fact that he had brought her up, felt a bit cold to me, which I was not all too sure as to why that might be the case, as I did my best to shake it all off, as I then shook my head as well. I let out a bit of a soft sigh, as for once, even though I knew that what Ben said was in fact factual, and it would be true in any other situation from this one, I had to agree with Daniel this time, rather than my own words of wisdom.

I looked at Daniel for just a few more seconds, as I then all of the sudden nodded to him in a little bit of a response, to let him know that I agreed with him, and that I was about ready to go with him out side, to go and see where the shot that we had heard, had come from in the first place. Daniel felt a bit more safe, as I saw him lift him self up from off of the chair, as he then nodded to me.

I lifted my self off of the ground all of the sudden, as I was now ready to get all of this started, as I blinked a few times over at Ben at the same time too, to let the kid know that we were going to go through with Daniels plan instead of my own this time. I saw a bit of an annoyed look on the face of Ben, which I was not all too sure as to why that might be so, but I shook off those thoughts any ways, as I saw that he too lifted him self off of the chair that he had been sitting on at the table.

Once we were all up, I then suddenly turned my head over to the front door of the room, and I looked at the barred door for just a few seconds. I knew that it was going to take a bit of some time to ply off, and based off of the fact that I was worried about the girl, I was not all too sure if we did in fact have the time to do such a thing right now, as I then all of the sudden made a move that came off of a natural instinct in my head.

I ran right over to the bolted door, as fast as I could, and as strong as I could at the same time too, as I went straight through the piece of wood that we had taken off of the floor. The door was a bit harder, and I was not all too sure as to what it was that I had been thinking in the first place, as I knew that it was a strong door, and it did not budge all that much if I was to do such a thing, such as what it was that I had just done in the first place.

I rolled my eyes, as I felt like I had just done that, to simply look cool, as if this was some sort of action movie. I shook my head at the same time too, as I knew that those were not the best thoughts to be going on through my head right now either, as there was a little girl that was in danger, and we needed to at least try to get her to safety, where ever she might be, as I still was quite a bit worried that it was not the girl that had fired the shot.

As I had been told by Daniel, the girl, just like her older brother, did not have a gun like the parents did, so it did not make all too much sense, as to the fact that she would have fired a shot. I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time too, as I felt like it still might not be the case, as well as the fact that the girl might not have been the one that had fired the shot either.

I let out quite a bit of a sigh all of the sudden, as I did my best to shake off all of those thoughts all at once, as I got my focus on what it was that we were even doing in the first place, as I did in fact remember that there was a little girl that might be in a whole lot of trouble at this very moment in time. I nodded a bit to my self, as I then began to unlock the door that we had locked to make sure no one tried to get in to the room in the middle of the night.

Once it was unlocked, I then began to hop out of it, as I looked around at the church, as if I expected to all of the sudden see a bunch of the dead walking around through here, though that was not the case at all how ever, as I was sure that the dead had their focus on some thing much different for one thing, and also the other thing was too, that the doors to the church were closed any ways.

I rolled my eyes a bit to my self once again, as I let out another soft sigh, as I turned my head in the direction that I thought I had heard the gun shots, as I saw that there was a door not too far away from there, that might lead us near where it was that I had heard the gun shots come from not too long ago. I blinked a few times, as I saw that it was the exact same door that we had used to get in to the church last night, which was a bit fishy, as I wondered if some one was in fact coming after us.

I shook off all of those thoughts all at once how ever, as I knew that it was highly unlikely. I then nodded to my self at the exact same time too, as I then began to run over to the door that was closed, that we had gone through just last night. I was a bit worried that the others were not following me at all, at first, until I all of the sudden began to hear their foot steps right behind me, which did in fact make me feel just a little bit more safe now, though this was not a situation where I should feel safe at all though.

I shook off all of those thoughts all at once, as I rushed over to the closed door, and I opened in right away none the less, as I looked down the same ally way that we had used to get in to the church last night. I nodded a bit to my self at the exact same time too, as I now was a bit lost, as I did not remember the exact direction as to where I had heard the shot gun shots fire from not all too long ago.

I was still worried that this might be a trap, but I felt like an idiot for thinking that at the same time too, as I knew that if Daniel was trying to trick us, than he could have easily killed the both of us last night. I felt a little bit more safe as I let those thoughts go on through my head all at the exact same time too, as I then suddenly took the first steps out of the church for the rest of them.

I looked around for just a second or so, as I then heard a gun shot from even closer that before, as I wondered if it was in fact closer, or if it was just louder now that we were out of the church, and there were no walls around us to protect the sound. I let out a little bit of a sigh at the exact same time too, as I knew that it really did not matter all that much.

I now knew the exact direction that I had heard the gun shots come a second or so ago, as it seemed to vibrate across and echo through the ally way that was in front of us right at this very moment. I realized that the gun shots had in fact been down this ally way, just perhaps in a different section that the one that we were looking through at this very moment in time.

I looked at the others that were right behind me right now, as I saw that both of their eyes were wide in fear at this very moment in time. Bens eyes were wide due to the fact that some one might be trying to pull us in, so that they could kill us, but Daniels eyes were wide for a completely different reason than that clearly, as I knew that he was worried about his daughter, which I did not blame him for.

I gulped just a little bit, as I knew that this was a lot different than a situation that I was used to being in, and it kind of gave me a bit of some anxiety if I was not going to lie to my self, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that I should do right now. I shook off all of those thoughts at the same time, as I knew that I needed to lead the both of them, as I then began to speak loudly up to them both, no longer worried that Daniel was trying to trick us.

"The shots came from this way, hurry!" I yelled to the both of them, making sure that they both had heard as to what it was that I had just said in the first place. Ben blinked a few times, as I saw him nod to me, as it was clear that I was pointing out the obvious, as we all had heard the direction that the gun shot had come from any ways, so it was as to no surprise to either of them.

I let out a bit of a soft sigh at the exact same time too, as I saw Daniel nod to me a bit, as he all of the sudden stepped in front of me for some odd reason or another. I was a bit confused, as well as a little bit angry with it, as I was not all too sure as to why he had done such a thing, when I knew that I was supposed to be the one that was taking the lead for the both of them at this very moment in time none the less.

I tilted my head just a little bit, as I then began to realize that I should not be angry by it at all, as the man was simply just worried for the life of his daughter, as he did not look back at me with any kind of smirk at all, as he had his eyes fixed on where it was that the gun shots had come from, as he all of the sudden took the lead for the both of us at the exact same time as well, which I was not going to complain about, as I still felt like I was a little bit lost.

The man at first went in to a bit a quick jog, which was easy enough for the both of us to hang with, but as soon as we heard a person screaming in pain, the man then began to start to sprint down the ally way, as it was clear that this was very important to him, and the life of his daughter was on the line, as this time me and Ben struggled to hang with him, which had a lot to do with the fact that we were carrying fairly heavy bags on us right now.

I began to breath in heavily, as the man all of the sudden stopped him self, as I saw that his eyes were wide open, as I saw that what ever it was that he was looking at, at this very moment in time was quite a bit of some shock to the man right now. I was a bit lost, as I was kind of scared now too, as I was worried just what it was that was going on at this very moment in time.

Once I landed right beside him, I then stopped my self, and began to breath in heavily, so that I was able to regain my breath, before I turned my head to look over to what it was that he was staring at, at this very moment in time, as I was certain that it had to be some thing either scary to the man, or either very important, just based off of the look that was on his face.

I began to hear a loud voice of, sure enough, a young girl from the other side of the ally way, as I lifted my head up to see just what it was that was going on at this very moment in time as well. I blinked a few times, as my eyes were a bit blurry due to the fact that it was a rough run, as it made it quite a bit hard for me to see at this very moment in time.

After I got my eyes on a little bit of some focus how ever, I then noticed a large heard of the dead walking down the ally way that was in front of us. That was not what was important for me to see clearly how ever, as I saw some thing else, which made me gulp, as it made me feel quite a bit sick to see at the same time as well, as I had not seen some thing that sickening in quite a while.

There in fact was a girl that was in front of us, and she was being ripped in to by a big dead guy. I felt like I was about to vomit, as I knew that the girl was the daughter of Daniel. I did my best to hold my self in at the exact same time too how ever, as I then heard the little girl yelling in pain, but also yelling words at the exact same time too, as I then began to listen as to what it was that the girl had to say.

"Some one, please! Help me!" The girl screamed, as if she thought that she might be saved, and that the dead had not bit in to her at all, as I saw blood oozing all over the young girls leg. I felt quite bad for the young girl, as I did my best to hold my self in, as I then all of the sudden heard Daniel start to cry, as I turned my head over to the poor father of the little girl, as I felt quite a bit bad for him.

The man I could tell was in quite a bit of pain, which I did not blame him at all for, as I saw the man fall on to his knees, looking up at the sky, as if he was angry at God, but also in pain for the fact that he had taken his daughter away from him. Technically the girl was not dead just yet, but I knew at the same time too, that she kind of was, as there was no saving the girl.

Even if we managed to save the girl from the dead that was on top of her right now, we did not have the supplies on us to perform an amputation, as the girl was going to bleed out and die no matter what, as I knew that there was no possible way to save the girl now. I looked away from Daniel, and back over to the girl that was down the ally way, as I tried to think of some way possible to get her out of there.

I knew it was impossible how ever, as it was not just the fact that we did not have the supplies to perform an amputation, but there was also the fact that we did not have the guns, or the ammo to take out the dead that were all over the place right now, as I knew that there would be a lot more to come at the exact same time too, as it would simply create a massive heard that we would have no way out of.

I felt sick to even think those thoughts, as I dipped my head a little bit low to the ground, seeing a bunch of the dead going over to the girl that was laid on the ground, just staring up at the sky, as if she had already passed along. Maybe she had for all that I knew, as the girl might not have been able to handle it... Either way, I knew that there was no point in even trying to save her at this point any more.

I lifted my head up a bit, as I then looked over to Ben and Daniel, who were right beside me, as I was about to nod to the both of them, when I all of the sudden saw Daniel lift his head up for some odd reason or another, as I saw that he had his eyes squinted at all of the dead that were in front of him at this very moment in time, as I saw him lift his gun up at the same time too.

He was just about to run over to the heard, as I could see it in his eyes, that he was willing to give up his life just to get revenge on what the dead had done to his daughter, as I saw him take a few steps ahead. I reached my arm in front of him, as I then grabbed on to the man to try to stop him, as I was a little bit worried at the exact same time too, that he might get quite a bit upset at me for doing such a thing, and he might shoot at me.

I could not let the man go in to the mob of that dead how ever, and I knew it, as the man turned his head over to me, with quite an angry look on his face, as I saw his gun lifted up, but not at me, but at all of the dead that were in the ally way that was right in front of us. I could tell that he was about to shoot, as I then took my head hand, and knocked his gun down.

I could tell that Daniel was even more upset at me, as he tilted his head a bit at me, a bit lost as to what it was that I was doing at this very moment in time. I squinted my eyes at the man, to let him know that what it was that he was doing right now was wrong, and not just that, but what it was that he was about to do, was very stupid, and it would get each and every single on of us killed, as the dead would surround us.

Daniel looked at me with an angry look on his face for quite a bit of some time, as it was clear that he did not have a clue as to what it was that I was doing at this moment, as he tilted his head at me. I looked at the man for just a few seconds, as I all of the sudden shook my head at the man, to let him know that I was not going to let him do what it was that he was trying to do right now.

I could tell that it kind of upset the man quite a bit, but he did not rebel against me, and lift his gun and start shooting at the dead, as it was clear to me that he thankfully was going to hear me out on what it was that I had to say. I let out a little bit of a sigh of relief at the same time too, as I breathed in heavily, and I then all of the sudden began to speak to Daniel at the same time as well.

"Don't... It's not worth it... You will get all of us killed... You still have family back at the cabin that need you..." I said to him, as I was trying to talk some sense in to the man, though I was not all too sure as to how much that would work, as I knew that when I was the way that he was right now, I did not listen to any one, and I just kept on going on with what it was that I had been doing before hand.

Daniel looked at me right in my eyes for a few seconds how ever, as I saw him all of the sudden push him self off of me, as I could tell that he was quite a bit upset with what it was that I had just said. I let out a bit of a loud sigh at the same time too, as I was about ready to watch him run down the ally way, now that I could not stop him, and start shooting at all of the dead that were down that way, but to my surprise, I waited for a few seconds, and that was not the case at all.

I let out a bit of a soft sigh of relief this time, as I felt just a little bit more safe now that I knew that he was not going to do some thing stupid like that. I blinked a few times, as I turned my head around at the same time too, as I heard groans, groans of the dead none the less, from not too far away from us, as I knew that they were right behind us none the less as well, as they too were attracted by the gun shots.

I looked over at the dead for just a few seconds, as I saw that they were quite a bit close to us none the less, and that they were looking right at us, as they were no more than 50 feet away. I also noticed at the same time too, that they were about to block our way between the ally way that we were stuck in right now, and the way back to the church, as I then all of the sudden began to freak out, as I realized that.

I turned my head over to Ben, pointing at the dead that were behind us, as I saw him look at them, and he too began to freak out, as he then turned his head over to me, as he nodded to me at the same time too, as it was clear that he knew just what it was that we needed to do right now. I was thankful for it, as I turned my head over to Daniel, as I knew that he was still looking right at me right now.

He no longer had his eyes squinted at me how ever, as it was clear that he too saw the heard coming from the other direction right now, as he knew that we were about to be surrounded, I was about to take of with Ben, and go with out him, when I all of the sudden began to hear the man start to speak. I tilted my head a little bit, but I stopped my self for a split second, and then began to listen as to what it was that he had to say in the first place.

"Fuck this world... Only the dead live..."