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Blood of the Damned
Part 12
Joey strolled through the house carefully, trying not to wake anyone. He squinted his eyes as the sun vanished below the horizon, the dark veil of night enveloping the world. Standing in the front door and looking up into the sky, Joey smiled at the oranges and purples plastered across the sky. It looked like the pastel drawings his brother used to do.
A hand settled itself calmly on his shoulder, pulling Joey from his thoughts. Looking back he saw Haley standing in the shadows.
"Wake the others up. We're leaving soon," she said, and Joey nodded dumbly to do as she asked.
As he moved through the house this time, he didn't bother to try and hide his footsteps. He moved to the couch and grasped Jay's shoulder, shaking it. The soldier's eyes snapped open and met Joey's.
"Night?" Jay asked simply.
"Close enough. Haley wants to go," Joey explained.
"Good. We have a lot of ground to cover," Jay said getting to his feet and pulling his gear on, but leaving his tunic draped across the couch. It was sweaty from the night before, and that would only chill him as the temperature dropped at night.
Joey moved over to where Lila was nestled on another chair, curled up in the cushions with her lead pipe laying on the floor. As Joey gently shook her, her eyes snapped open and her breath caught in her throat as she looked around in confusion. After blinking a few times she seemed to remember where she was, the confusion was replaced with fear and an almost heavy burden.
"We're leaving," Joey whispered, as if afraid anything louder would shatter the silence and beckon a horde of a thousand screaming ghouls upon him.
As Lila collected herself Joey walked back to the door where Haley still stood, her eyes darting over the land. Joey looked into her eyes and frowned. There was a hunger there, and anger. Blinking he looked down for a moment and shrugged, and followed her gaze.
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John moved through the throngs of undead that shuffled along with him. He didn't have to push, or shove to move through the ranks, nor did they truly move out of his way. It would have been a strange sight to behold, for John was simply amongst them.
He didn't lead the ghouls, nor were they following him. They simply moved, going towards whatever food they may find, whilst John moved towards the calling that tugged at him as surely if he were being pulled by a rope.
What awaited him at the source of this calling? Answers? An end? John did not know, but he would find out, even if he had to bring the world down around him.
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The four gathered on the front porch, preparing to start their run to freedom. Or so they hoped. Before they left the farmhouse though, Haley took the pistols from their holsters, handing one to Lila, who gingerly took the weapon and looked it over, and the other to Joey.
Joey's eyes widened as his fingers curled around the grip and he hugged the weapon to himself.
"It's not a toy kid. Be careful," Jay told the over excited man before straightening his shoulders, and stepping down the steps of the porch with his walking stick.
Lila couldn't help but smile at the crack and followed Jay.
Joey frowned at the comment, but inside still felt gleeful about carrying the pistol, until he looked up and saw Haley looking at him.
"Shoot me, and I'll fucking kill you," the vampire said, and moved after the other two.
Joey stared at her, wondering if she meant figuratively, or that she'd make a midnight drink out of him. He decided not to test it and followed the rest of the group.
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