“It’s fine. Have you seen anything usefull?” She asked.
“Nothing yet.” I said as I maneuvered around the debris. After we were clear, I started to see more buildings, mumbling they off as I went past. “That looks like a run down restaurant on the left, and a burger joint on top of that rise there I pointed.” Teresa just kept looking out the window, seeming to ignore my ramblings. The road split like a Y, so I headed to the right, it seemed to be the continuation of the highway.
“I think that is a mechanics shop” Teresa said. Still looking out her window. “Its hard to see in the dark, But it looks like there are big garage doors.
We went past a number of side streets before Teresa turned and looked in my direction. Suddenly, she reached over and grabbed my shoulder with her left hand, Pointing with her right, leaning into it. “LOOK!” she said, quite loudly. “DO YOU SEE THAT?”
I hit the breaks, looking to the left. I saw it too. A beam of light, it was far away, and seemed to be higher up, sweeping back and forth. Like who ever was holding it was focusing on one thing after another, stopping to look at each point for only a few seconds. “I DO. What do you think it is?” I asked her.
“Fucking aliens.” she said sarcastically. “How the fuck am I supposed to know? lets go find out!”
“Ok, ok.” I said. Putting the car in reverse, I backed up far enough to drive up the first side street we came to. Heading up that street was scaring, the amount of horror that much have gon on in this area was sickening to behold. Almost every house we passed had blood smeared across the doors, and walls. There were body parts everywhere I looked, it was like a tacky 1980’s horror film, except the “Special effects” were a lot better. I sped up, no one wants to see things like this. The exhaust singing out our location to anyone, or anything that might be interested.
“I am seeing a lot of fireflies, as you call them, inside of these houses” Teresa said
Thats when we started to hear the gun shots. One after another, it was almost like a rhythm. there must have been at least ten consecutive shots, then a pause and six or seven more after that. Then after about twenty seconds two more quick shots.
Then the light went out. We had lost our beacon in the darkness. But I still had a pretty good idea as to where to go. The road I was on made a sharp left. We passed another four houses, coming to a four way intersection. Old habits die hard I guess and I stopped, putting my turning signal on. Taking the right, I saw a sign “Catholic Church” In the spot where the community messages were posted it said. “What is missing from CH__CH?” I laughed a little bit, underneath it said. “U R” I turned through the gate, I figured this would bring us towards the light. “Figures” I said.
“What?” Teresa asked.
“I just turned into a church.” I replied. pausing for effect.
“And?” She said, rolling her eyes.
“HEAD TOWARDS THE LIGHT” I laughed hard.
She smiled and said “Be careful, That was a lot of gun shots we just heard ringing out, these people might not be friendly.”
I scoffed. “Who is going to be up tight when two sexy girls show up at their door?”
“I don’t know, how about everyone that has had to kill one of those things that just happens to look like a sexy girl.” She said dripping sarcasm with every word.
“I bet none of those things ever drove up in a car!” I said. Feeling like I had won the argument.
“It doesn’t matter, we need to be careful, who know what sort of shit these people might be about. Remember, we need to be cautious, and we need to be sure that we put ourselves first!” She scolded me.
Fuck, she was totally right. Not everyone is friendly, and not everyone just likes to look at sexy girls. “Sorry, you are totally right, I understand.” I said, chastised.
“Game face, we are almost there.” she said.
I could see the church itself now, it looked like it even had a wall around it. The headlights shining on the wall, I could see a woman, pointing her rifle right at us. “Shit, that woman is going to shoot us!” I barked.
“Stop the car” Teresa said. Reaching into the back seat to grab her rifle.
I did as she asked. we came to a stop about 20 meters from the wall.
Teresa started to roll her window down, calling out “We don’t want to hurt you, look!” She dropped the rifle on the ground beside the car. “Turn the car off.” she said to me.
I turned the key back, shutting off the engine, cutting off that infernal exhaust.
“It is just the two of us, we don’t know what is going on, there are a bunch of crazy fucks out here! we just need somewhere safe to sleep. Will you help us? We have some food, though not a lot. Maybe we can help each other?” she called out the open window.
“What is your name?” The woman called back.
“I am Teresa, and this is Adriana.” she waved towards me. “Please, we don’t know what else to do, we were in a plane crash and these things tried to eat me.”
“You were bitten?” The woman called back, asking for more information.
“No, I fought them off with the help of my wife.” Teresa said in return. “I am going to come closer to talk to you. I am not comfortable yelling, I don’t know if those things will attack us.”
“Sure, I need to look at you and make sure you look Ok before I decide if I am going to shoot you.” She said, waving us closer.
“Get out, come with me.” Teresa said to me, leaning in for a kiss. “I hope this goes Ok.”
Leaning into kiss her, I said. “It will you have to have faith!” I winked. then kissed her lightly on the lips.
I got out as she was rolling her eyes at my joke. I put my hands up to show I was not armed. Just then a second Head, another woman, showed up on the other side of the wall.
“Whats going on here Ava?” The second woman asked, a hint of annoyance in her voice.
“Nothing of your concern Sofia.” Replied Ava. never taking her eyes off of me.
Teresa getting out of the car, stepped over the rifle said. “There are more of you? Thank god!” Taking a quite a few steps closer, Teresa said. “Is this ok?”
I was moving up behind her, when Ava’s rifle snapped up, pointing right at my head.
“Stop right there!” She barked. “Get on your knees!”
“Wow, don’t be so fucking crazy!” Sofia yelled at Ava.
“It is for her own protection.” She jerked an accusing finger at Teresa. “That one said they tried to eat her, she might have been bitten. Now shut up and go get Brady!”
“Fine, at least hes not a fucking ass hole all the time.” Sofia said to Ava, jogging off to the front of the church.
I was down on my knees trying not to freak out.
When Ava said to Teresa. “This is your wife, right? You said that?”
“Yes. Please stop pointing that gun at her” Teresa pleaded.
“I bet you would like that.” Ava sneared. “You are going to do EXACTLY what I say or I am going to blow her fucking head off, do you understand?”
“Why are you doing this? Are you fucking crazy?” I yelled at Ava.
“I need to make sure she hasn’t been infected or what ever the fuck makes people turn into zombies, or what ever the fuck they are! Now shut the fuck up!” She barked at me.
“Ok, OK I WILL DO WHAT YOU WANT!” Teresa yelled back. “Please don’t hurt her.”
“Go back to your car, get in the drivers seat, stay away from the rifle or so help me I will kill her where she is.” Ava said, calm and collected.
“Ok” Teresa replied. Starting to walk to the car.
“Stop!” Ava barked.
“Oh my god! What now?” Teresa moaned.
“I wasn’t finished, quit jumping the gun, before I get trigger happy.” Ava said. “Shut up and listen, I will tell you when to go. Get in the Drivers seat, pull the car closer, so that the lights are facing into the gates. About five steps back, turn on the high beams. Then get out and I will tell you what to do. GO!”
“Ok, I am going.” Teresa said. Walking back to the car. She pulled the drivers side door open, and sat in the seat. She didn’t bother closing the door, while she started the car. She must have moved the shifter into drive, because the car started moving. The car passed a few feet behind me, before coming to a stop a few meters from the iron gate. Teresa stepped out and asked. “Happy? If that is good I will flip the high beams on so you can get a good look at me.”
“Yeah thats good. Glad you figured it out.” Ava replied, a bit less tense.
“It’s smart, I understand why you are doing this. Just so you know Adriana, my wife, is a paramedic. That might come in handy.” Teresa said, Smiling back at me.
“It might.” Ava said. “But it won’t mean shit if you’re going to turn into a zombie.
“Are they zombies?” Teresa asked, flipping on the high beams.
“Maybe, maybe not. That is what we call them though.” Ava replied. “Now move in front of the light and take your cloths off”
“What? Don’t you think that is a bit much?” Teresa asked, incredulously.
“Not in the least. Do it” Ava said, placing her finger on the trigger, looking down the sights.
“Ok, god enough with the threats. I’ll do it.” Teresa replied, exasperated. She started at her boots, tan leather uggs that she loved, they were prolly useless in this sort of situation. Then her sweater, it was pink and had the initials U of T on it.
I thought to myself. “At least if I am going to die I will get to see her naked one last time”
Teresa continued, muttering to herself. “Can’t believe I am doing this.” She dropped her sweated on the ground, on top of her Uggs. she wiggled out of her jeans, getting them about halfway down her thighs before she stopped, thinking better of it. “Fuck it.” she said. “It isn’t like I am stripping for a video.” she reached back up and pulled her panties down to, the black lace g-string she had gotten me for our anniversary. When she got her jeans and panties down to her ankles, she kicked them off, into the pile of cloths.
“Holy shit!” A mans voice. “Wat the fuck are you doing Ava!” he barked.
“Shut the fuck up and get over here Brady, I need you to check this bitch for bites!”
“Why yes Ma’am!” he replied, breaking into a run.
“Are you fucking kidding me?!” Teresa barked at Ava.
“You have two choices right now bitch. take the rest of your cloths off and let Brady inspect you for bites. Or two, watch me shoot your wife in the fucking head!” Ava snapped back.
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