I woke up not feeling a thing, I laid next to a tree, shaded from the sun's ray. "Derick!", April called as she walked closer, "are you okay?", she asked, "would you be, if you fell from a tree?", I asked, "I am not sure I'll still be alive even. I am sorry about my brother", she replied, I tried to sit up but worse than the last time, I was too weak to move an inch.
"Where's everyone else?", I asked, they are by the river fishing, "where's Medusa?", I asked, "we haven't seen him", she replied, "first of, it's her, she is female, secondly are you serious?", I asked, "yeah, we haven't!", she replied, "and no one's worried about her!", I added getting p_ssed and extremely worried, "I am sure she would be fine!", she replied, "how could you say that....Look who I am even talking to, you never even liked her!", I added and struggled to turn around, "arh!", I groanted in pain, "sorry, I forgot to mention, your arm is broken from the fall", she replied, "sh_t! Sh_t! Sh_t!", I exclaimed getting even more p_ssed, "that's why we trying so hard to get to the Fort un-noticed", she replied, "well how do you plan on doing that without I and Medusa!", I said and she kept quiet.
"Derick!", I heard Mrs Claire's voice as she rushed and hugged me, "ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Careful with the arm", I uttered in pain, "sorry!", she replied, "how do you feel?", she asked, "like I fell off a tree", I replied, "I am sorry about that", she replied, "why are you guys reacting like that, you weren't the ones that pushed me! Where is he even?", I question, "he's by the side of the river fishing", Mrs Claire replied, "you saw the sh_t he did, why are you guys acting blind to it like nothing happened", I said p_ssed, "we are doing this because we know what he's like..and also what he did after you fell", she replied; "what happened?", I asked seeing sadness build up on their faces, "June is aggressive and sometimes over protective", April explained, "sometimes?", I interrupted, "well most of the times..but he does that because he is afraid of regretting", she replied, "interesting, for a guy who pushed his protector of a tree top, he sure knows how to not regret", I replied, "well after doing that, he jumped down with the intent of dying and ended up breaking his leg", she added, "great, another aunt Vera!", I added, "Derick stop it! Don't you get it!", Mrs Claire said, "yeah I perfectly do, but do you, both of you, what would have happened if I died, would breaking his leg clear his conscience! As far as I am concerned, that was even a dump thing to do, cause as it stands now we are completely defenseless, and the one thing that can save us is no where to be found! And you all don't care", I replied boiling in anger.
Minutes later, leaping June arrived with a fish, "nice Job June!", Mrs Claire said, "I'll go cook it up!", April added and took the fish away, "I am really sorry", June said and I gave no reply, closing my eyes, "you have every right to be angry with me, sometimes I let my anger get the best of me", he added and I remained mute, "it's okay boys, let's leave that in the past, we should be discussing our next move", Mrs Claire said trying to bury what had happened.
"yeah, I have been thinking, we should be moving more often in the day, and Derick should lead, so when they are coming from a distance, he would let us know and we could hide till they are no more", June added and talked some more as my mind drifted to the things the white suited zombie was saying.
So mom's still alive, and I have another chance of getting her back, I have got to try, I just want to fulfil my promise to Mrs Claire, get her to the fort, recover and go save mom, "Derick!", Mrs Claire called interrupting my chain of thought, "yes!", I said opening my eyes, "what do you think of June's plan", she asked, "what plan?", I asked, "you haven't been listening?", she added, "he lost me at Derick leading the way", I explained, "you have a problem with that?", June asked, "of course not! I'll make a decent leader, and you guys would obey my every instruction like you did the last time", I replied, "come on man, I already told you I was sorry!", June added, "why are you so unforgiving!", Mrs Claire erupted, "now I am being unforgiving! Do you know how many times he has wronged me and I keep on forgiving and saving his sorry ass; I am tired! Each time I do he does something worse than the last, he failed to kill me now, but I am certain he won't fail next time.
I still can't believe I survived that fall, it was a miracle I did'nt die", I replied really p_ssed, "I fell too you know", June replied, "you landed, probably wrongly even, I didn't land at all, I fell", I explained as we heard the sound of thunder, "it's about to rain", Mrs Claire added, "yeah, we have to set up a tent or look for a shade somewhere", June advised, "I am going to look for Medusa", I said finally able to get up using my right which wasn't broken.
I was up and walking, not well though, legs were still a bit shaky, "Derick! Why don't you wait for the storm to come and go, you are in no position to perform any serious activity, or any activity even!", Mrs Claire advised, "I will not sit here and let my best friend die!", I said and was leaping away, "I'll come with you!", I heard a voice and I stopped, "I want make up for all the hate I gave to her", April added as she got closer, "what about the fish?", June asked, "it's ready! you guys should save some for I and Derick; and Medusa.
For now, June, if you are unable to set up the tent, please draw a path to where ever you are going hide, we would get back to you", she added.
I know she would be more of a liability than a help mate to me, but for some reason I just wanted her around, "that will be great, you guys should hurry, it's going to be a really stormy night!", Mrs Claire said, "June!", April called, "yeah!", he replied looking up, seemingly waking up from a serious dive into his thoughts, "I know you are not okay with this, but you have to trust me; you have to trust us, and no matter what, don't come look for us, I promise to come back to you!", she said to June, "okay sis, take good care of Derick!", he added and put his arm across Mrs Claire, "let's get started grandma!", he said and Mrs Claire smiled, "I am proud of you guys, all of you!", she said and they began to walk away, and so did we.
"Medusa!!", April called as we searched for Medusa, "follow me!", I said as I tried to locate where I left her, "where are we going?", she asked, "where we last camped", I replied, "what do you mean, the tent was burnt down and there was no sign of Medusa there", she replied, "wait! There was no sign of Medusa there, how can that be, I could have sworn we left her there", she said now beginning to think, "that's because I changed the camp site", I replied, "genuis!!", she said astonished, "wow, that makes so much sense, I had a feeling something was amiss, and none of us were able to know the difference; no wonder white alpha called us liars", she added, "white alpha?", I repeated, "yeah! That's what he called himself", she replied and I said nothing.
"here we are!", I said aloud as I looked around, "my bag!!", she yelled as she rushed to her bag, "Medusa's not here", I said looking at the huge imprint her body created, "yeah", she replied touching the imprint with her bag now on her back, "we can follow the trail", she replied, "yeah we should!", I said about to walk when she held me, "wait!", she said as she opened her bag, "I have some bandages and some other things for your wounds, to make them heal quicker", she added smiling, "you can use those?", I asked surprised, "of course I can, please sit!", she uttered and I did, resting by back against a tree, "instead of helping them fight, which I always wanted to do, dad wanted me to be a nurse; he said it wasn't in a woman's place to fight, she should take pain away and not bring it", she explained as she cared for my wounds and I watched her glow even more, "I once saw a word in the dictionary", I said to her as she put the little bandages on my face, "and what was that?", she asked, "beauty", I replied and she paused and looked at me, "when I look at you the word is defined over and over again in my head", I said to her as her face was brightened with a smile, as that went on another word came to mind, a gesture defined as blush.
We heard the sound of the thunder once again, this time way louder than the last, "we have to go!", April said as she helped me get up, "Medusa!", we chorused, "Medusa!", we continued yelling in search of Medusa, "Derick!", April yelled, "what!", I replied, "look!", she screamed, and I looked in the direction she was pointing towards, "Medusa!", I yelled on seeing some zombies attack her, I held my knife with my right hand and leaped faster towards her.
I couldn't run, so I yelled for attention, and some of them left her and was coming towards I and April, "what do we do?", April asked scared, "grab some rocks on the floor and aim for their heads as they come, "okay! What if it is metal plated?", she asked, "that's the point!", I said as I held my knife alot more firm.
About four ran towards us.
April threw a stone at the first one's head, it caused a bulgde on it so I knew it it wasn't metal plated, and so pushed my knife through its head effortlessly, removed the knife and hit it with the back of the knife, it held it's head as it fell to the ground, "next!", I said aloud as April threw the stone at the next, the stone bounced off it's head indicating a metal plate, and so when it got close enough I bent down, and with my knife, I gave it an uppercut, the knife went through, from its neck to its head, I removed my knife and with my head, I noded it, it fell on the ground holding his head.
We went on like that till the very last one, and leaped to Medusa who was dealing with the one whose head seemed to be metal plated, she wrapped herself around it, and it's head popped out of its body I looked up waiting for its head to get back down, with my knife waiting for its landing, and just as planned, it landed on my knife.
"Medusa!", I yelled and ran towards it and gave it a hug, and it did same in its own way, "can you do anything about her wounds?", I asked April, who stood some feets away still scared, "it's okay, it won't hurt you!", I said to her.
I walked closer to her and gently pulled her to it, taking her hand and placing it on Medusa as she resisted gently, the lightening struck again, "we need to get shelter!", I said looking at how badly the wind was blowing, trees had began to fall.
We began to move, "Medusa! Hurry!", I said on seeing how slowly Medusa moved behind us, "it's badly wounded", April explained, we need to find some where to hide for now so I take care of her wounds, "okay!", I replied, "let's head for the hills!", I said to her, "but the river is closer, and I am sure my brother and grandma must have created a tent or found shelter", she explained, "tent from what?, shelter in where?", I asked and she gave no reply, "Mrs Claire's eventually going to suggest the same thing", I replied.
With no objections we rushed to the hills as the rain became alot more heavier, trees fell and wind blew some more.
We finally arrived at the hills, and located a cave with the help of the lightening, we rushed into the cave, "I am so cold!", April said shaking, Medusa was coiled up already, her own way of staying warm, "that's cause you have wet clothes on", I said remembering what Mrs Claire use to say when I come home wet, "take them off and come close", I said as I walked to where she was, like Mrs Claire use to do, "I can't", she replied, "why not?", I asked, "I am shy", she replied, "shy, why?", I asked, "I am a girl silly!", she replied, "well it's dark and you are cold", I said now really close to her as she shaked some more.
To be continued....
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