Outbreak The Living (The Outbreak Series) (9 page)

“Keep that up, baby, and I’ll have you again,” he growls. Taking my hand slowly, I grab his dick and start rubbing. Looking into his eyes, I know I am playing with fire. He grabs me by my hips and lifts me up. He positions me so that I am on my knees facing the headboard.  Looking behind me he’s grinning and tells me to hold on the headboard. He comes up behind me and takes me from behind. It is like the first time—rough. He enters me in one quick thrust that takes my breath way. His hands wrap around and he grabs my breasts squeezing them gently. He takes my nipples he rubs them between his fingers. Moaning, I start rocking back into him. He groans and says.

“Egypt, you’re so fucking wet, I just can’t get deep enough.” He grabs a fist full of my hair and pulls. I can’t hold out any longer, screaming out his name, I come. The headboard is hitting the wall so hard that I am sure we are waking up whoever is sleeping in the next room. He thrusts a few times more and collapses on top of me. He moves me around a little so that I am cuddled up next to him with my head on his chest.

Hearing a knock at the door, I start to wake up. Neither one of us moves to get the door. After a few minutes, Sal comes barging in. Mack quickly covers me up, I just snuggle closer to him.

“What do you want, Sal?” Mack asks. Looking up towards the door I roll my eyes.

I grumble, “Go away, Sal.” I hear Mack laughing next to me.

“We will be leaving in a few hours, so I figured you’d like to shower and eat something,” Sal says. Looking over again, I see that he’s clenching his fists to his side. Why does he look so pissed? He leaves and shuts the door harder than he needs to. 

Mack shifts a bit to sit up against the headboard. “How you feeling this morning, Egypt?” he asks.

I groan, “Like a bus hit me!” I punch him in the arm and he laughs. “I bet I can’t walk right,” I say acting mad.

Mack starts laughing, looking over at him he has a smug grin on his face. “I guess that’s what happens when you do it six times in a night." I go to say something, but he gets up and pulls me with him. He gives me a gentle kiss and whispers, “That’s what happens when a man loves you all night long, Egypt.” He smacks me on my ass and tells me to go take a shower. Looking up, I glare at him but go and grab my bag and head into the shower. I know it will help with the aches that I have. Or at least I hope it will.

Leaving the door open, I start the water. While waiting, I brush my teeth. Looking out the door, Mack is already dressed and heading out the door.  I hurry up and jump in and do what I have to do. Jumping out, I dry off and get dressed.  Brushing out my hair, I put it up in a ponytail, throw some eyeliner on and grab my bag and head out the door. Walking down the hallway, I hear everyone downstairs already. Halfway down the stairs I sit, today's going to be chaos. I mean it has to be, we are going to the city and it has to be far worse than what we have seen so far. At the end of this day we should be heading home.

Mack walks into the living room, looking up at me he takes the stairs two at a time and sits down. Wrapping his arm around me, I lean in snuggling my face into his neck. Taking a deep breath, I wish we could go back upstairs. He tugs on my ponytail.

“What’s up, Egypt? You look deep in thought,” he asks. Grabbing my chin, he makes me look him in the eyes.

I let out a breath. “Just that today is going to be crazy, we’ve seen hordes here in the country and were going into the city,” I say.

Nodding his head, he looks at the door leading into the kitchen. I follow his gaze and hear the others talking quietly.

“It’s going to be bad that’s for sure, but we need those meds. Egypt, please stay close today,” he says.

“You don’t have to ask me twice,” I say smiling. “Plus, I’m a bit sore so don’t know how fast I’ll be.” Laughing at him I lace our fingers together.

"Wait ‘til tonight if you think you’re sore now," he says with a grin on his face. He stands up and pulls me with him. Grabbing my hips, he pulls me in for a kiss. And I have to say is it is amazing.

Breaking away and looking up at him I say, “Keep that up and were going back upstairs.”

Squeezing my hand, I see that he is trying not to laugh. “By the way, watch out for Sal. He’s on a rampage. I’d say he knows about us. He’ll get over it,” he says.

Rolling my eyes, I squeeze his hand and we make our way down the stairs. Heading into the kitchen everyone looks over at us. Sal is by the sink looking pissed. Dan and Todd are grinning from ear to ear. And Sally is her usual self and looking anywhere but our way. I do not think we will ever get along and it is not on me this time. I do not have anything against the girl.

Walking in I sit down and Mack gets me something to eat, along with coffee. Man, I really need it this morning. Looking up, Sal is staring at me. Moving a little in my seat, I start eating. I cannot help what he is going through. Everyone makes small talk and I am happy to stay out of it. Mack comes over and sits down. Looking over at him, I am happy, really happy. I really wish we did not have to go on this run. If anything happens to him, I do not know what I would do. Seeing that I am done eating, he takes my plate and throws it away.

“OK, guys, let’s get packed up and ready to move out. Try and refrain from using guns unless you have to,” I say looking around the room. “Just so you all know, I think it’s a really a bad idea for Sally to bring Tara with us. You all know as well as I do that it’s no play for a kid.” I know I have just opened up a can of worms, but it needed to be said. I see Sally tense up.

“Egypt, it’s not your business what I do or don’t do, so you can just fuck off. She’s not your kid,” Sally says.  I stand while grabbing ahold of the table so I don’t go over and punch her.

“You’re right, Sally. She’s not mine if she were, I’d be staying somewhere safe not taking her to an overrun city with zombies. Her safety should come first!”  Getting up, I look at the others I can see that they think the same way. Heading to the door, I open it and start to head out. But before I can get out, I hear her say, “And stay away from Sal, you bitch!”

Whipping around, I almost run right into Sal laughing “He’s the one apparently following me you idiot.”

Sal grabs me by the arm and leads me outside and shuts the door behind us.  Moving my hand, I make sure that I have my gun and knife. Looking around, it is silent out here this morning. The sun is up and not a cloud in the sky. It is going to be a hot one today.  Walking over to the picnic table, I toss my pack up and sit down.

Running my hands down my face, I really don’t need this right now. Letting out a breath, I look up at Sal he’s looking around and finally comes over and sits next to me. “What’s up Sal?” I grab a bottled water while I’m waiting for him to say something.

He grabs my hand, “Just stay close to one of us today, Egypt. It’s going to be bad out there today, I just don’t have a good feeling about this,” he says.  Shaking my head he doesn’t have the right to tell me what to do anymore.

Pushing off the table I push his hand off mine. “Don’t worry about me, watch out for Tara since Sally seems to not be able to. And while you’re at it keep her on a leash.” Not waiting for him to say something back, I head to the truck and open up the door to throw my pack in. I hear a noise behind me and turn to look. It is Mack coming out with the rest of our things.

He stops in front of Sal and I am not going over there. They are going to have to work it out on their own. Sal and I still have some talking to do, just not now.  Leaning on the truck, I watch them for a while. The argument seems to be getting heated. Dan and Todd come out and walk over to where I am at. I smile at them. “Todd, still riding with us?” 

The house door shuts and Sally and Tara are walking over to the guys. She is smiling and flirty. She puts her hand on Mack’s arm. He stops talking and takes her hand off his arm he says something to her and she seems to not like what he said. Shaking my head, I turn and hop in the truck. Todd gets in the back and makes himself comfortable.

Looking over at the guys. “Let’s get a move on,” I yell looking over at the guys. I put the keys in and start the truck. You can hear the moaning again. That was fast. Mack opens up the driver’s side and jumps in. He turns and puts his pack and the gear in the back.  He throws the truck in gear and we head out. Looking down the road I see the zombies coming. We will not be seeing them anymore. We will not be coming back to this place ever.

“Hey, Mack, how far do we have to go til we get there?”

Looking over at him he is looking at a map. “I’d say half hour maybe a little bit more," he says.  Looking in the back Todd is just staring out the window, what else is there really to do.

“Mack, have you tried to get hold of anyone at the house?"

“Yeah I have, but the cells aren’t working anymore, Egypt. We can try when we get closer to home with the CB, Nate put it in right before we left to come find you,” he says.

Looking out the window, I see a cell phone tower. “I guess we have to expect things to stop working, get used to it, and move on. At some point it’s all going to go, we’re going to have to learn to survive.”

We start driving into the city, the houses are getting closer and businesses are beginning to pop up everywhere.  Looking around, things are burnt to the ground. People, what is left of them, are laying everywhere on the ground. Animals are running loose with not a care in the world. The zombies that are milling around don’t seem to even notice them. At least, not yet anyways.

The windows in the stores are broken out, doors wide open. It looks like a bomb has gone off on the left side of the road. Mack has to maneuver around cars that are abandoned on the street. Looking over at Mack I notice his face is set in stone. He stops the truck and I look to see why. There is a school bus sideways on the street. Looking closer, there’s blood on the windows. Opening the door, I jump out and make my way to the bus. I can hear Mack yelling at me, but I cannot stop. Stopping a few feet away, I am afraid of what I will see. It is an elementary bus.  Mack gets to me and grabs me by my shoulders

“Egypt, don’t.”

Looking over at him, shaking my head, I say “I have to, Mack.”

He lets go of me and I start walking towards the bus. Looking behind, I see everyone is out of their trucks. Turning around, I stop when I am at the bus. Looking at the windows I see tiny, bloody little hand prints. Raising my hand, I trace them. Breathing hard, I see how tiny they are, they did not even stand a chance. What it must have been like for them. So afraid and alone. Wiping the tears off my face, I walk to the other side of the bus. Slowly, I make my way to the door. Opening it, I walk up the three steps and onto the bus. Looking at the bus driver, she is bent over the steering wheel with the side of her face chewed off. There is seat after seat of dead little kids.

Sniffling, I continue down the aisle, stopping at a little girl, or what’s left of her. It looks like she was trying to get out the window. Hearing a noise, I whip my head towards the back of the bus. There is a little girl, not more than five or six in a little pink dress with lace around the bottom. She is staring at me. I do not move and watch her for a few seconds. She is missing her left arm and part of her neck. Her mouth is full of something that she spits. Slowly I reach for my gun, shaking my head I don’t want to do this. God, I really don’t. She screams and charges towards me and I shoot one agonizing shot into her little head. She falls instantly to the ground.

I can hear the others outside. “Don’t come in here,” I tell them. Slowly, I look around the rest of the bus, putting my gun in my waistband. I bend down and pick the little girl up. Slowly walking back the same way I came in. I do not look left or right, just straight ahead. Once down the steps, I fall onto my knees with the little girl still tightly in my arms. The tears are streaming down my face and I scream and scream.

Mack walks over to me and kneels down beside me, wrapping his arms around me, he lets me just cry and scream. “Baby, you need to lay her down now,” he says gently in my ear.

Slowly and being as gentle as I can, I lay her down. Sal walks over and goes to his knees to cover her with a blanket. Looking up at Mack, I sob, “She didn’t have a chance; none of those little kids did, Mack.” Turning in his arms, I bury my face into his chest and cry. He holds me as close as he can.

“I know, baby, I know,” he says softly. He pushes the hair out of my face and kisses my forehead. We stayed that way for a while. Him just rocking me, while I continue to stare off in the distance.

“We need to get moving, Mack,” Sal says quietly. Looking over to him, I did not realize that he stayed here with us. Mack nods and Sal gets up and goes to the others.

“Egypt, baby, we need to get moving so that we can get home to your kids,” he says. He hands me a paper towel and I clean up my face and blow my nose. 

Taking a deep breath, I get up. Mack is right behind me, still supporting me. Turning around in his arms, I look up into his eyes and I see that he is crying too. Tears well up and are about to spill over, but I hold them back.

“Thank you, for being here with me, Mack.” Looking over at the others I don’t think there is a dry eye to be seen.

“I’ll always be here for you.” He kisses me and we slowly walk back to the truck. Todd hands me water and I give him a small smile. Mack helps me into the vehicle and shuts the door. I watch him walk around to the other side of the truck and jump in. He puts the truck into gear and we slowly go up on the sidewalk to get around the school bus. Looking over, I see the little girl covered up laying on the ground. Life is just not fair. None of those kids got to actually live their lives. 

Turning my head and looking out the window, I watch the buildings get bigger. Mack makes a left sharp turn. Looking the way we were going the zombies are thick that way. “We’re going to have to go slow, the streets are becoming thick with them,” he says. Looking left and right at the intersection, he decides to go left, then slows by this huge greenish building. Looking over at the sign, it says G&J Pharmaceuticals. Letting out a huge breath, we are finally here. Looking around, I see a horde coming our way. They must be a few blocks from us.

“OK, guys, we're going to have to make a run for it. Be careful.  I have no clue what is going to be on the inside, but we cannot linger around outside,” he says. Looking around the truck, I finally open my door and jump out. Taking the knife out, gripping it tighter in my hand than is necessary, my hands are really starting to sweat. I wipe them off on my jeans as I begin to walk forward. The others are not too far behind me. Mack walks past me to take the front.  We all pile into the building and Sal shuts the door behind us.

"OK, guys, we need to get to the third floor. That’s where they keep the medicines. We’re going to have to fight our way out, but for now it’s quiet,” he says as we start forward.  Looking around, it is really dim in here. It must just be the emergency generators going. We go past doors that are closed. There is paper thrown across the floors. We make it to the fire exit doors and stop. Mack slowly opens the doors and waits. Looking behind me, I see the others looking around making sure nothing sneaks up on us. I really don’t think we will not hear them coming and the smell is just horrid. Tara is huddled by her mother and her eyes are as big as half dollars. Shaking my head, I would have never brought a kid in here. Mack signals for us to follow. Once in the stairwell, I take the steps two at a time.  Hitting the third floor in no time, the smell is getting putrid

“Mack, be careful, you smell that? Zombies have to be in there.” Looking behind me, everyone grabs their guns and are ready. Putting my knife away, I do the same. It is going to be loud, but at least they will not get up close and personal. Mack pulls open the door and the hot, humid air hits me in the face along with that nasty smell.

Three zombies rush us, Mack takes one out with his knife making the next one stumble right into me. Slamming back into the wall, I hold it off and place my gun to his head and fire. He slides down my body and hits the ground. Mack comes running over.

“Are you OK, Egypt?” he says as he’s checks me over. “Did you get bit?”

Looking up at him with a grin on my face. “No, I’m fine. Let’s keep moving. “ It is like a huge storage room with rows and rows of drugs. 

“OK, Egypt, you and Sally stay here and keep watch, we know what we’re looking for,” he says. He grabs my hand and squeezes it, then turns and walks away. Sal goes by and puts his hand on my shoulder. Looking up, I nod and he keeps going. The other two follow but at a slower pace. Sally has Tara behind her. She looks over to me and smiles a little bit.  She is a cute little girl that looks just like her mother. Looking up at Sally, she is just watching the way Sal went. Rolling my eyes, I keep an eye on the way we came. Walking around a little bit it seems that people left here in a hurry. 

Bending down, I see some blood on the floor, touching it with my hand it is not sticky, but fresh. Standing up I quickly walk back to Sally, something is not right here.

“Sally, you see anything?” I ask her, looking around where the office doors are, they are all closed.

“No, I don’t see anything why you asking?" she asks, pulling Tara a little bit closer. The little hairs on the back of my neck are sticking up and I am getting goosebumps.  She comes closer to me putting Tara between us. Looking around, I just cannot place what I am feeling. Hearing a noise, I see the guys heading our way, but before they can get to us the door to the left crashes open. The guys move back a little so they are not seen.

Drawing my gun, I watch as six guys come out of the office. Moving so that I am in front of Tara and Sally, looking back I whisper to her, “Keep your mouth shut about the guys.” Looking back, they all have their guns drawn and pointed right at me. Oh shit, I know these guys.

“Well, well, what do we have here?” the one in the front says. I hear the ones behind him chuckle.

“We are just getting a few meds and we’ll be on our way,” I say, never taking my gun off them. Hearing a noise behind us, I move Sally and the kid to the side, but still behind me. She doesn’t even have her gun out.

Looking at the new arrivals, it is none other than Jake. I see him slowly grin and shake his head. Walking a little closer to me, I raise the gun a bit higher.

“Egypt, it’s so nice to see you again. You left in a hurry. You know we have unfinished business,” he says laughing. Gripping the gun a little bit tighter, I know I have to keep Tara safe.

“Jake, unfinished business? You mean rape? You prick!” Looking to the left, I see that the guys left through the back door. I’m glad they did, they are really outnumbered.  Come on think, Egypt, think!

“Jake, you want me, why don’t you let the girl and kid go,” I say through gritted teeth. Looking over at the other guys I see that they are getting antsy. Jake looks behind me like he is noticing them for the first time. Walking closer, I don’t budge, I cannot show him that I am afraid.

“I didn’t think you was into young girls and kids, Jake?” Reaching back I grab Sally by the arm and squeeze. She has been staying quiet and she needs to stay that way. One of the guys tell Jake that there are zombies coming up the stairwell and they need to get moving.

“If I let them go, you will come with me? No fighting?” he asks. Damn, I do not want to do this, but I know what will happen to them if I don’t.

“Yeah, I’ll come with you willingly, Jake,” I say lowering my eyes to the ground. I can’t believe this.

“Fine, she and the kid can go,” he says. Turning to them, I look to the back door, I see Mack watching through the crack in the door and he looks pissed.

“Go out the back door over there, don’t stop for anything. You hear me?” I say, looking at her she nods her head and runs with Tara to the back of the room and slips through the door. Hearing the door click closed, I turn around Jake is right behind me and grabs me hard by the hair. My eyes water in pain as he pulls my hair, I am sure that some are getting pulled out.

“We’re just going over to the other building across the street before we head out of here. You and I have something to take care of, Egypt. I’m not waiting any longer,” he sneers. He pushes me forward as we make our way down the stairs to the second floor. Looking around, I notice this is not the way we came in. Looking at the signs I see there is a skyway that connects the two buildings together. We make our way to the entrance of it and stop. Turning my head a little, I see two guys putting a chain through it locking it from our side. I hear Jake laugh. Gritting my teeth, I do not say anything.

Jake yanks my hair and tells me to start moving.  Stumbling forward we make it across in record time. Walking down the hallway, Jake stops and tell the other guys to go wait outside. He watches them leave and throws open a door that we have been standing by and shoves me inside. Tumbling to the ground I smack my head on a desk that was right in front of us. Holding my head, I feel sticky wetness on my hand. That fucker is going to pay for that. Tara is gone, so I don’t have to be nice anymore. Crawling on my hands and knees, I look behind me up at Jake.

“Get up, Egypt,” Jake says walking over to me. He grabs me by my arm and yanks me up. With my free hand, I hit him on the side of his face. He grins and wipes the blood off. He backhands me and I stumble onto the desk. He is on me before I can get up. Pushing his body hard against mine. Struggling, I try and get him off me. It is no use. He is too big. Grabbing me by my throat, he flips me over on the desk. Leaning against me he whispers in my ear. “Egypt, I could have been easy with you.” He reaches around and undoes my buttons on my jeans. “But no, you have to fight me.”

He starts yanking my pants down my hips onto my thighs. Bucking, I try anything to get him off me. Which makes him more excited. He grabs me by my hair and pulls my head back further. I scream from the pain, my eyes watering from it, or I am crying. I do not know which. Leaning around, he kisses me roughly on the mouth. Biting my lower lip making it bleed. He runs his hand down my back and rests it on my ass.

“Now you’re going to be mine. I’m going to fuck you real good and hard,” he says as his hand slides down my ass to his jeans I can feel him moving behind me ready to enter me.

“Get the hell off me, Jake! You asshole, don’t do this,” I say as a last attempt to get him to stop. This is it, I am going to be raped and there is nothing I can do about it.

Tears start to run down my face and I scream for Mack as loud as I can. I know he cannot hear me. He was in the other building, but it is what comes out of my mouth. Bracing myself for what’s going to happen. I feel him enter me roughly till he fills me. I try to go to a different place while he grunts and slams into me from behind. I want to be anywhere but here.