Frank,” he replied her in a soft voice. Frank then started to point out and introduce the rest of the team, “The man next to you is Bray, the man by the wall is Josh, and they are Jack and Elle,” he told them.
Joe was hiding behind his sister, “We don’t have any food you can steal,” Clare suddenly said.
Bray looked disgusted, thinking of these kids scared of them and thinking he would hurt them. “Are you hungry?” Bray asked them. Clare looked and just nodded yes. Jack moved towards them and knelt down; he looked at the girl in front of him. She was covered in dirt and her blonde hair looked brown with all the dirt in it, he then glanced at Joe, no older than eleven, his clothes were just rags and his hair overgrown and black, they both looked starving.
Taking two bars of chocolate from his survival vest he offered them to Clare, “It’s not a trick you can have it,” he told them. Clare looked at Jack, she was frightened to take the chocolate, she tried to move but was just too scared, “Tell you what, how about I just leave it here on the floor for you and I will move away.”
Clare gave a small smile and with that, Jack put down the chocolate, got back to his feet, and backed off. Clare looked and then grabbed the chocolate, she gave a bar to Joe, and together they shoved the chocolate in their mouths.
“Looks like they haven’t eaten in a while,” Elle whispered to Jack.
“I can’t believe there are survivors here,” he said to Elle. Bray took out his water canteen and offered to the kids, they hesitated for a moment but took the water.
They drank it so fast, their mouths filled up and the water started to spill out, Bray just smiled at what he was seeing.
“Where are your parents?” Frank asked, deep down already knowing the tragic answer.
“Monsters…. They became… monsters,” Joe shouted out. “SSHHH...” Clare reacted.
“They will hear us,” she continued.
“Who will hear you?” Bray asked.
Clare looked at them, “The monsters, if you make noise, they will come for you,” Clare replied.
“How long have you been here?” Frank asked.
Clare still scared replied, “Three days.”
Frank looked back to Jack looking shocked, “How did you get here?” Jack asked them.
“We were looking for food and couldn’t return to the others when the monsters came after us, we climbed up here and hid,” Clare told Jack.
“OTHERS!” Josh shouted. Clare jumped in fear hearing Josh shout at her. Bray looked at Josh in anger.
“Shut up,” he told him.
“Frank! We need to talk in private,” Jack said.
Frank agreed with a nod of the head, “Bray, look after them,” Frank told him. He walked over towards Jack and they both walked over to the other side of the roof.
Frank walked to the edge of the building and looked down; the groaning from the dead was louder, the creaking of the scaffolding made him wonder how much longer it would stand under the pressure of the army of dead. Looking at the rotting, living corpses made him sick to the stomach. “How did it come to this,” he muttered under his breath.
Jack stood beside him, “There is something I need to ask you, and I need you to be honest with me,” Jack told him.
Frank looked at him, “Go ahead,” he replied angrily.
Jack backed away from the edge, he sighed under his breath as if he was struggling with the question, “As Corporal, you would have been supplied all information for the mission. Frank, did you know there were survivors here?” he asked.
Franks face erupted in anger. “Fuck you Jack!” he snapped in reply. Jack stood his ground. “You think I would have brought us here if I knew, we lost people,” Frank said in anger. Frank started to walk away, but turned back and walked straight up to Jack, he pointed his finger at Jack’s face. “What about you?” he asked.
“What about me,” Jack replied calmly.
“Come on, you’re the one with the secret past Jack, you looked nice and cozy
Joe was hiding behind his sister, “We don’t have any food you can steal,” Clare suddenly said.
Bray looked disgusted, thinking of these kids scared of them and thinking he would hurt them. “Are you hungry?” Bray asked them. Clare looked and just nodded yes. Jack moved towards them and knelt down; he looked at the girl in front of him. She was covered in dirt and her blonde hair looked brown with all the dirt in it, he then glanced at Joe, no older than eleven, his clothes were just rags and his hair overgrown and black, they both looked starving.
Taking two bars of chocolate from his survival vest he offered them to Clare, “It’s not a trick you can have it,” he told them. Clare looked at Jack, she was frightened to take the chocolate, she tried to move but was just too scared, “Tell you what, how about I just leave it here on the floor for you and I will move away.”
Clare gave a small smile and with that, Jack put down the chocolate, got back to his feet, and backed off. Clare looked and then grabbed the chocolate, she gave a bar to Joe, and together they shoved the chocolate in their mouths.
“Looks like they haven’t eaten in a while,” Elle whispered to Jack.
“I can’t believe there are survivors here,” he said to Elle. Bray took out his water canteen and offered to the kids, they hesitated for a moment but took the water.
They drank it so fast, their mouths filled up and the water started to spill out, Bray just smiled at what he was seeing.
“Where are your parents?” Frank asked, deep down already knowing the tragic answer.
“Monsters…. They became… monsters,” Joe shouted out. “SSHHH...” Clare reacted.
“They will hear us,” she continued.
“Who will hear you?” Bray asked.
Clare looked at them, “The monsters, if you make noise, they will come for you,” Clare replied.
“How long have you been here?” Frank asked.
Clare still scared replied, “Three days.”
Frank looked back to Jack looking shocked, “How did you get here?” Jack asked them.
“We were looking for food and couldn’t return to the others when the monsters came after us, we climbed up here and hid,” Clare told Jack.
“OTHERS!” Josh shouted. Clare jumped in fear hearing Josh shout at her. Bray looked at Josh in anger.
“Shut up,” he told him.
“Frank! We need to talk in private,” Jack said.
Frank agreed with a nod of the head, “Bray, look after them,” Frank told him. He walked over towards Jack and they both walked over to the other side of the roof.
Frank walked to the edge of the building and looked down; the groaning from the dead was louder, the creaking of the scaffolding made him wonder how much longer it would stand under the pressure of the army of dead. Looking at the rotting, living corpses made him sick to the stomach. “How did it come to this,” he muttered under his breath.
Jack stood beside him, “There is something I need to ask you, and I need you to be honest with me,” Jack told him.
Frank looked at him, “Go ahead,” he replied angrily.
Jack backed away from the edge, he sighed under his breath as if he was struggling with the question, “As Corporal, you would have been supplied all information for the mission. Frank, did you know there were survivors here?” he asked.
Franks face erupted in anger. “Fuck you Jack!” he snapped in reply. Jack stood his ground. “You think I would have brought us here if I knew, we lost people,” Frank said in anger. Frank started to walk away, but turned back and walked straight up to Jack, he pointed his finger at Jack’s face. “What about you?” he asked.
“What about me,” Jack replied calmly.
“Come on, you’re the one with the secret past Jack, you looked nice and cozy
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