All That Remain by Travis Tufo

Author:Travis Tufo [Tufo, Travis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Travis Tufo
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

ELI STRUCK UP a conversation to pass the time and keep his mind off the pain his body was tolerating.

“So you’ve made it this long without a weapon?” Eli asked.

“Well, yeah. I’ve really been hiding out in stores, jumping from alley to alley, and keeping to the shadows. I figure the best offense in a battle against possibly millions is a strong defense. Stealth has kept me alive so far.”

“Yeah, and us,” Aurora added.

“Well yeah, and you two.”

“I get it, avoid a fight if you can. But a pistol, or at least a knife or something, could have gotten you out of that guy’s hands. What if we wouldn’t have come along? We need to invest in getting you something.” Eli was persistent.

“Well, this shop has knives and stuff—maybe I’ll grab something. Ohhh...a flamethrower would be awesome! You know, like roasting those freaks till they’re crispy!” Aurora rolled her eyes and Eli grinned at Shaun’s sudden enthusiasm. “This is going to be a good time,” he added with a smile.

Another ten minutes or so of using the thick smoke in the air as shade from the infected around them, running and hiding when necessary, the group managed to get to the general store without any confrontation.

“This is it,” Shaun said, placing a hand on the locked bar door that stood in front of a glass door.

“Got the key?” Aurora was ready to get inside and away from the putrid smell in the air.

“No, but I do have something better.” Shaun jumped on the door and climbed it all the way to the top of the two story brick building. He made it to the roof and the two below lost sight of him.

“I hope that monkey doesn’t forget about us,” Aurora said. They could no longer hear his footsteps. A few seconds later, however, they heard him stumbling over displays and other products in the store. Then he unlocked the front door and let them in.

“I’m glad you came back for us, Spiderman. I don’t know if I could have scaled the building just now.” Eli felt a huge burden lifted from his shoulders.

“Anything for the dynamic duo.”

“Don’t say that again,” Aurora said as she walked into the building past Shaun who was holding the door for them. They set up camp in the office upstairs. It was a small room but they all fit comfortably. Eli and Aurora put their guns and bags down while Shaun ran off downstairs to the store part of the building.

“I think I made the right decision, you know, with letting him tag along,” Eli said. Aurora didn’t answer.

“You don’t?” Eli looked at Aurora. She started to say something but stopped.

“What? Tell me! No secrets.”

“I don’t think you made a bad call,” she finally said, “but I don’t know if it was the right call. You did what the good guy should have done, which would be great, if this was a movie or something. Look, Eli, that’s another mouth to feed and look after, plus we don’t even know if he will betray us in the night.

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