Edmund.
“Yup” said Blake while nodding his head.
“The big shot gangster?” asked Paige.
“Yup-o” he said while kicking a pebble.
“Wow” I said ruffling his hair.
“It was still stealing.” Blake said while pressing his index fingers together.
“I’m surprised that cameras were actually able to help prove your explanation. I expected kids like you to lie all the time” Kaelinda said while looking at her nails.
“Well, anyway, let’s stop fooling around and Blake, please lead the way!” Edmund said.
Blake walked ahead as he gestured us to follow.
I pushed through everyone to be able to talk to Blake as he led us down the street. There were a few walking corpses just wandering the streets.
Well I couldn’t talk to Blake now, it was so quiet if I so much as sighed, I could have attracted a zombie. I think he was
leading us to that back road, which leads out of town. I can’t remember how many times I would see that road when I had to take the city bus somewhere around this area, or past it.
We were walking at a normal pace, until I heard a sniffing sound. I turned to look down the road, and I saw a zombie standing still, sniffing the air. I gulped. Then the zombie looked in our direction on the sidewalk. We all stopped moving.
I held my breath while my heart was beating ferociously inside of my chest.
The Zombie looked for a minute, and then turned to go about his business.
I wiped a drop of sweat off my face.
Blake continued walking and we all followed.
This is going to be a long walk. I thought to myself.
***
I was panting because we ended up having to outrun a pack of zombies. If this were a race, Aoi and I would be tied.
I wiped the sweat off of my forehead.
Once Blake got back in front of us, he led us further down the dirt road. We had to outrun the pack of zombies because Mari wouldn’t stop complaining about water, and her feet aching. So after we grew tired of her complaining, we stopped at a gas station and picked up some water bottles and snacks. Then, like a dummy, Edmund yelled for us to come out, forgetting that
there were a large amount of zombies in that area.
I kissed my teeth, as I recalled all of that. On the bright side, at least Aoi’s clinch sack was able to hold the water and some of the snacks.
“Hurry up ladies! We have at least five miles left,” Blake said quietly yelling from where he was standing.
I began walking. “FIVE MILES!?!?!? HE MUST BE CRAZY!”
“Calm down, worry princess, the detention center can’t be THAT far away,” Aoi said patting my back in between my ranting.
She must have seen the expression on my face.
Edmund kissed his teeth and jogged next to Blake.
“Hold up!” Lequisha yelled.
I stopped walking and turned around and looked to Lequisha.
Lequisha was on the ground, panting hard while holding her chest.
“What’s wrong?” Hana-yon asked while patting her back.
“I-I, I have, I h-h-have, a-a-asthma” Lequisha panted out.
Suddenly, I saw a purple and navy blue color flash by me and stopped by Lequisha.
It was Kaelinda.
“Ok stand up for me please.” Kaelinda asked while helping Lequisha up. She was struggling to stand up.
When Lequisha caught her balance, Kaelinda said, “Can you breathe? Are you having trouble breathing? Do you want someone to carry you?”
“I, I, I’m h-h-having tr-trouble breathing” Lequisha said while struggling to breathe.
“Ok, do you want someone to carry you; do you think you can make it to the detention hall?” Kaelinda asked.
“I don’t think, I can make it. I-I think I want someone, t-to carry me” Lequisha said in a low whisper.
“Edmund, carry Lequisha!” Kaelinda said giving Edmund a very commanding look.
“Ugh! Fine, but the next person who falls out is not being carried by me!”
Edmund said while squatting down to let
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