Days Gone By

Gun shots rang through the forest, tearing down the walkers one by one as they staggered towards the car. Gerard turned his head and saw a young girl, no older than twenty attacking them with a pistol. A young man quickly ran from behind her, stabbing walkers in the head as he made his way over to the car. “Are you alright?” He cried, struggling to open the car. Gerard slowly nodded, quickly looking back at the others who were still unconscious. The man gazed inside the car, his eyes widening as he saw Frank’s body sprawled over the steering wheel. “Oh shit, Jenny radio the others” He shouted, pounding on the window of the car.

Jenny quickly came running over, her long brown hair held high upon her head in a tight bun revealing her beautiful complexion. She climbed up onto the bonnet of the car, kicking the windscreen until it gave way, showering Frank and Gerard in glass as it fell. “I’m so sorry” She cried, cutting him out of the seat and hauling him out of the car. “Jesus Christ, are you hurt? Did I cut you with some of the glass?” She asked, frantically checking his head she sat him down next to the tree. He gently grabbed her wrists, staring into her eyes as he spoke. “I’m fine” He said, offering her a reassuring smile. She flashed him a weak smile as she ran back to help the boy who was pulling Frank out of the car, checking his pulse as he laid him on the ground. Jenny stood there nervously, biting her nails as he searched for any signs of life. A smile quickly formed on his face, nodding up at Jenny who sighed with relief “He’s alive?Oh thank fuck he’s alive” She gasped, running towards the back doors of the cars and opened them easily. Gerard watched as Dan and Phil were pulled from the car, their bodies limp as Jenny and the man worked on them; trying to keep them alive. “Dan’s alive, he’s ok” She called out as Dan sat up, coughing loudly.

A trailer truck quickly pulled onto the side of the road, an older man with black spiky hair quickly jumped out of the car and ran towards the scene of the accident. “He’s hurt real bad” The other guy said as the driver picked him up and carried him back to car, laying him down gently in the trailer. Jenny helped Dan back to the car as Gerard slowly walked towards Frank who lay groaning on the floor. He lifted him up, carrying him over his shoulder and placed him in the back of the truck. “You folks gonna be ok here?” The driver asked, surprising Gerard with his thick American accent. Jenny nodded, giving Phil CPR as the driver jumped back into the car, turning around and continued to head back down the road.

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Jenny wandered over to the cottage. It had been a few days since the accident and thankfully nobody was badly injured- apart from Phil and his broken arm. She sighed, combing her fingers through her long dark hair as she stood outside the door; knocking nervously as she did so. Gerard answered the door, yawning as he leaned in the doorway. “Hi Jen” He said, his eyes slowly checking her out. She truly was a natural beauty, with long brown hair that came just above her waist and pale skin which was complimented by her deep blue eyes that most guys would find irresistible. She smiled, folding her arms as she stood his doorstep. “Frank said it’s time you met the others” She replied, fiddling with the cuff of her Jack Will’s hoody. Gerard sighed, running his fingers through his dark, matted hair as he stepped outside, shielding his eyes from the sun as he closed the door.

They walked down the path, Jenny silently drumming her fingers against her arm as she tried to think of a way to break the awkward silence that seemed to hang in the air. “How comes only me, Dan and Phil are the only ones allowed in the house?” he asked, breaking the silence. Jenny shrugged, glancing over at Gerard whose eyes were fixed to the floor. She shrugged, shoving her hands into the pockets of her jeans. “Frank say’s the house is only for emergencies. Besides, we all came here with campervans and tents so we don’t really use it” She explained, walking on ahead to open the gate. She glanced back, offering him a friendly smile as he walked through, quickly closing it behind her. He smiled back down to her; she was nice. Perhaps one of the nicest people he had met since he had woken up.

They continued to walk to the campsite, heading deeper into the woods. The smell of smoke began to fill the air as the sounds of clattering pans and chit chat grew louder. From a distance, he saw a small campsite which consisted of two cars and 5 tents all lined up in a small circle. Frank was sat upon one a nearby tree stump, taking a drag of a cigarette as he eyed the pair walking into the camp. “You feelin alright?” He asked, exhaling smoke as he spoke. Gerard nodded, feeling Jenny’s arm wrap around his shoulders as she led him to the centre of the camp.

“Everyone, this is Gerard” She called out. The young man from the scene of the crash walked out of a nearby tent, walking over to shake his hand; a large, beaming smile perched upon his face. “Hi I’m Levi. Nice to see you up and about” He said. Gerard flashed a nervous smile; he was a strange looking man- he was a short man who stood no more than 5’6, his hair was tight curls which sat upon his head like an afro and his eyes were wild yet, somehow friendly. He watched those eyes move over to Jenny; study her as she stood next to him. He grinned, he knew that look. He had done it a thousand times with Lindsey. “Excuse me for not rolling out the red carpet” A miserable voice spoke. Gerard looked up and saw the driver sitting upon the roof of the truck, balancing a cigarette in his mouth as he cleaned his gun. Jenny sighed, placing her hands on her hips as she stepped towards the truck. “Don’t be such an asshole Billie” she replied irately. Billie shrugged, remaining silent as he continued to clean his gun. “That’s Billie, he’s... not very good around people” Levi said uncertainly.

“Wakey wakey” Jenny said, hitting her hand against the door of a nearby tent. She quickly wandered back over to them, rolling her eyes at Levi who giggled in reply. Rustling came from the tent as someone inside slowly unzipped it. “Come and meet the new guy” Levi called out. The three of them stood there, watching as a young man and woman stepped out of the tent. The guy holding her hand quickly pulled her into his arms, the girl giggling as she kissed him.

Gerard’s heart sank, his hands curling into fists as he stared angrily at the couple. The couple slowly turned to face him, their mouths hanging open as they realised who it was. “Gerard?” The boy asked in disbelief, quickly letting go of the dark haired girl as he stepped towards him. Jenny stood between them. “You know each other?” She questioned, looking between them with confused look spreading across her face. Gerard slowly nodded, his face twisting into a sneer as he continued to stare at them.

“He’s my brother and that girl over there is Lindsey... my girlfriend”

Notes

Small update
Did Mikey really betray his brother or is Lindsey hiding something? Find out in the next update x

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