Life Will End/Chapter 2

This is a short preveiw for Chapter 2 of Life Will End. The full issue is expected to be out sometime later in December before Christmas.

Chapter 2 (Preveiw)
Chapter 2

 

 

 

                         The group of five finally made it to the small building without too many distractions or encounters with the infected.

Mick gripped his revolver as he opened the door with his other hand, letting the others in slowly. They scanned the area, searching for anything that could be useful or any threats.

“I don’t see anything.” Vlad said. Mick nodded.

“So what now?” Melanie asked as she gripped her shotgun, loaded with 3 shells.

“Well, let’s search some more, then we should be on our way.” Mick replied. The group spread into teams. Mick was with Angie, Zach was by himself, and Melanie and Vlad were together. The group searched every corner of the building, desperate for anything. They were tired, hungry, and thirsty.

“So…how’re you doing?” Angie asked Mick. He just looked at her weirdly.

“Does it really matter?” Mick said, scratching his nose.

“I-I don’t know, I mean…Just trying to make conversation.” She replied looking down at the ground.

“I’m fine, let’s just focus though, okay?” He replied. He gave her a small smile, but she knew it was fake. He was always worrying about everything, but always tried not to show it. She had always wondered why he was like this, why he seemed to keep everything buried underneath him in some way. It ached her to see him like that, struggling all the time. But they all were struggling, struggling to survive.

“So besides your job, what’d you do in life?” Melanie asked as she searched around with Vlad.

“Hah, well I…Wait, Why are you so interested in all of this stuff?” He asked her. She gave him a smirk, and it told him to just answer without questions. This was the time when he could impress her.

“Well I went to high school, got a good education…..Wanted to become an athlete when I was a kid, wanted to be a track star.” He lowered his head and gave a chuckle.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Why’s that so funny? That’s cool.” She said. He just shook his head again.

<p class="MsoNormal">“It all went to shit though, had family problems and shit, never got to get my dream. Oh well.” He said. It really wasn’t a very big deal to him now. He had lost everything already anyway.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Yeah, that sucks.” She said, her smile fading slowly. She always felt comfortable with Vlad, always had some sort of interest in talking to him.

<p class="MsoNormal">Zach was at another corner of the building, not having any luck so far. That was until he discovered a rusty old door. He put his hand on the knob, tugging on it but to no avail. It looked as if it was forced shut by somebody. It seemed suspicious, he needed to find out where it lead to. He noticed that the walls around it were soft, and he noticed lines along them as if the brick of the wall was already cut opened and replaced by something else.

<p class="MsoNormal">He started to press on the softer portion of the wall, eventually budging it open. It didn’t take much strength, but Zach didn’t even think about that. What he saw in the room was a joy indeed.

<p class="MsoNormal">A stack of water bottles sat on a desk in the room, while crates of food where also in a pile in one corner of the room. He had hit the absolute jackpot, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He was about to rush back to the rest of the group to reveal his find.

<p class="MsoNormal">That thought ended as it was replaced by fear. He felt something cold touch the back of his head.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Don’t fucking say anything.” A man’s voice said behind him. His words were quiet but still fearful.