World of Anarchy/Chapter 17

This is chapter 17 of World of Anarchy entitled: Rock And A Hard Place

Chapter 17 – Rock And A Hard Place
August 4, 2014. Unnamed City. David sat and thought back to when Michelle had tried to kill him a couple days before. He wondered what would posses Michelle—out of all of them—to try and kill him. She just didn't seem like the type of person who would do something like that.

He thought back to the words she had said before Chris shot her. Rambling on about her dream and how she had to prevent something from from happening. But what? The last words she said bugged him the most for some reason.

The Descendents

What did it all mean? His head what starting to hurt from trying to decipher it all. Luckily, Teresa pulled him away from his thoughts.

“Are you alright?”

“Yeah, fine.” He said grabbing some caned food out of the cabinet in front of him.

They were in a house in the suburb of a city he hadn't bothered to learn the name of. The suburbs were the kind rich people lived in with tall gates and all. It was next to the city. He had seen the local mall on the way in and guessed it was only a twenty minute walk from the edge of the houses to it.

“Ya'll get everthin' in here?” Leo asked walking into the kitchen in a quick pace.

“Just about.” Teresa said as she leaned on the counter in the center.

“Good. Now let's get the hell outta here.” Leo said moving toward the back door.

“I'm just going to check the second floor first.” David said.

“Why? We got the food.”

“We'll you never know. We might find something useful up there.”

“Eh, whatever. You to check it and I'll wait outback for ya when yer done.” He said as exited through the back door.

“Alright then, let's do this.” Teresa said opening the door across from her and raising her gun like David had taught everyone in the group to causing him to laugh a little.

“What?”

“Nothing—just weird seeing you act like a cop.”

“Speaking of which, why did that Jayden guy teach this stuff?” She asked as they walked up the stairs.

“I was planning on joining the F.B.I. academy after college so I could—you know get a job at the F.B.I.” He said as they reached the top.

“You never mentioned that before.”

“You never asked.” He said looking down the hall in front of them.

The hall looked pretty much empty except for the scattered trash and belongings everywhere. No sign of infected.

“Let's check the rooms on the right first.” He said moving toward the first door on his right.

He opened the door and pushed it open, scanning the room for any movement before entering. It looked like a teen's bedroom. Posters of numerous bands were hung up all over the walls as well as video game and movie posters. He walked inside and walked over to the book case in front of him.

“These books would keep Chris and Penny occupied.” He said grabbing a few of them and putting them in his backpack.

As put them in he noticed that the first ten volumes of The Walking Dead comic was on there also. He laughed to himself a little and grabbed them, placing them in the bag as well. He looked back to Teresa and saw she was searching under the bed.

“What with this sock?” She said reemerging holding a sock. “It's all stiff and crusty.”

David burst out laughing.

“You should probably put that down.” He said through laughs.

“Why?”

“That's this guys fap sock.”

“His what?”

“The kid who lived here used it to masturbate.”

“Oh—Oh God.” She said dropping it and backing up a few steps. “I-I need to wash my hands.”

She began to move toward the door but stopped when a rustling noise began down the hall. They exchanged glances then left the room and made their way closer to the sound. It was coming from what looked liked the restroom.

“Ready?” He asked as he place his hand on to doorknob.

Teresa nodded and raised her gun, ready to shoot in case any infected came stumbling out. He opened it with a quick jerk and raised his gun. Inside was teenage girl. But not just any teenage girl. He knew her.

“Emily?” He said lowering his gun.