Survivors

Upon leaving the store Joel spoke with Henry as they walked along the pathway.

"Okay Henry, we need to find a electronic store so we can charge my phone for us to use the map to get us to your parents, do you understand? He questioned the boy.

"Yes, I will keep my eyes peeled for that store! Henry proclaimed bravely.

Great responded Joel. They walked together in the street which was clean and not ravaged by the outbreak. As they both walked through the street they saw people in their homes watching them from the windows, which Henry found to be unnerving.

"Why are they looking at us?" Henry said looking up at the homes.

"They probably just scared of the virus and they just chose to stay home instead of leave." Joel replied.

That made Henry stop focusing on the houses and focused upon what was ahead of them. As they made their way in the street looking for the store. They walk across the street which was a long straight road towards a large building at the very end that they could see in the distance. They also saw some people with masks and weapons with a homemade barricade in front of the large building. While they continued with their walk, They saw some parked cars on the road between some stores and buildings. Joel and Henry began to look in the stores. They were all open but empty with nobody inside. They felt uneasy as the masked people were looking at them and chatting amongst themselves and walking towards them in a group. Joel hears and sees the masked man approaching them. Joel made Henry stand behind him as the masked man were now in front of them. They stood in front of each other not a word had been spoken yet ,this could be bad situation.

"Can I help you guys? Joel questioned the mask man in front of him with a crowbar.

He responded, "Oh no we are group of survivors, we had just cleared this entire street from the infected it safe here for now."

"Oh thank you for that." Joel said while Henry still scared stayed behind him.

"Are you his father?" A another masked man said pointing at Henry behind Joel.

"No. Am not his father but am are trying to get to his parents." Joel replied.

"Where are his parents anyway? The masked man asked.

"They at the nearest evacuation site here." Joel said

"Are you guys not going to leave the city? Joel questioned the group.

"We are staying the protect those who are trapped here." He responded

"Alright good luck on your way to the site." The masked man said as they turned to leave.

"Wait, Do any of you know of a store or electronic store with a charger for my phone. Its are only way to get to the evacuation site.

"Yea its right here, I work there." A another masked person replies to Joel and motion's for the other men to leave.

Joel and Henry followed the masked store owner, and watched the group of masked people go back to the barricade and stay guarding it. They enter the store upon doing so the owner turned the lights on. He asks Joel on, which charger he needs, which Joel's answers for a portable charger. Henry looks at the store amazed by the prices of the phones, tablets, headphones and other devices in the store. The masked owner gets the charger and says

"Alright that would be 8.95$ please." He tells Joel.

Joel checks his wallet which he luckily had enough money and got it out to pay the store owner.

"Woah fella it was only a joke my friend." He chuckles, and smiles as he gives him the portable charger. Joe and the man share a laugh.

" You guys stay safe alright?" The owner says waving after Joel and Henry leave the store.

Joel and Henry sit on a bench outside the store and wait for the phone to be charged by the portable charger. Henry then decides to rest on Joel's lap. Joel pats his head making him rest while he sits comfortably on the bench waiting for it to charge. "AGHHHHHHH!" A loud scream jolts Joel awake. He takes a look around while getting Henry up. He sees the survivors at the barricade a feel few feet away from his location fighting off the infected. The survivors were behind the barricade while the infected were at the front. The Store owner waves the over to Joel and Henry to an alleyway. Joel and Henry quickly get up and run towards the owner. They watch as the survivors bravely fight the infected with their bats, crowbars, and other weapons they had, But the infected had started to climb over and grab survivors pulling them into the horde to a painful death. hey reach the owner which he tells them to go through the alley way and that it the street the alleyway takes them too should take them to the site. Joel nods and they leave the street through the alleyway as they hear the screams and gunfire behind them as the survivors fight until they are overwhelmed by the hordes of the infected.