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1345 June 18th, 2020 CE
Irvington, California
Around Luke, a few sat down on the sidewalk to rest. Luke looked around. It was a nice little neighborhood with a variety of white one-story and two-story houses lining both sides. Luke looked to Hayden who was also sitting down. “I’m gonna go listen to what they are saying.”
David came back from his Humvee. “Sorry. My unit can’t spare any vehicles right now.”
Hills sighed. “Well, thanks for asking.”
David pointed behind him. “You guys are nearing the Paseo Padre Parkway. There’s still a lot of people driving through there. You can probably flag down someone to get a ride. I did see a couple buses which could probably fit all of you guys. Maybe if you are lucky, another bus will pass by.”
The sound of machine gun fire interrupted their conversation. David looked down the road towards where the gunfire came from. Someone in the Humvee shouted. “Sergeant! They made contact. There’s a horde of them.”
David looked to Hills. “I need to go. I have orders to stop those monsters here. You guys should be relatively safe for now but I do suggest that you guys keep moving.”
The soldier got back into the Humvee and it drove off. Hills looked at the students around him. Most had sat down to rest. “Okay. Everyone! We will be stopping for a few minutes in order to make a decision. Please take this time to rest whilst we talk with your teachers. I need all teachers and all officers over here.”
A few, who hadn’t lost their stuff, started eating from their lunch boxes and drinking from their bottled water. Luke sat down besides Hayden and hugged his legs to his cheat. Luke took a deep breath. “You okay, Hayden?”
“Yeah I’m fine.”
“You think we gonna live?”
“...probably.”
They sat together without speaking. Luke rummaged through his pockets for his earbuds. To his surprise, nothing came up.He probably dropped his earbuds in the chaos. Chattering filled up the air and Luke fidgeted a bit while sitting silently besides Hayden. He didn’t know anybody else around and making new friends would be awkward in this situation. A few minutes passed by for Luke to say anything again. Hayden would usually ignore him. Today, however. Hayden seemed finally able to talk. Although being given the chance, Luke started feeling like he would chicken out. “Hayden… um… I have been meaning to talk to you about this… I know this is probably not the place and I’m a bit late on this but we have been good friends since middle school. You kinda stopped talking to me starting…”
Luke was interrupted. “Okay. Everyone. Attention! We are asking everyone to call their parents to come pick them up at the Paseo Padre Parkway. Tell them to pick you up at the Paseo Padre Parkway. For those who can’t be picked up, we will find a bus or something to get you guys to the evac point.”
A few minutes later
Luke got off of his phone with his mom again. “Hayden, will your parents be picking you up?”
“They told me that they are already at the stadium waiting for me. They are gonna try to drive to me though.”
Oddly, even though they had already walked a street away from where they met the soldiers, the sound of gunfire seemed to be getting louder and louder. Somewhere in their group of 60 or so students, somebody shouted. “Hey the soldiers are coming back!”
Unlike the first time they had seen them, the military vehicles weren’t in a neat convoy line. Instead disorganized Humvees and trucks were speeding towards them.
The vehicles came to a halt near them. The soldier from earlier that had talked to them jumped out of one of the Humvees. He started waving to everybody. “The monsters are coming! Get onto the trucks! Come on.”
Officer Hills ran up to him. “What? What’s happening?
“Get these kids onto the trucks. We can’t hold off the monsters. Squeeze in as much as you can.”
People started getting onto the backs of the trucks. Luke spotted something in the sky. A humvee flew right over them. It clipped a house down the road and smashed upside down onto the lawn of a house further down.
Radio transmissions ten minutes earlier
RonTheBlackCat
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1345 June 18th, 2020 CE
Irvington, California
Around Luke, a few sat down on the sidewalk to rest. Luke looked around. It was a nice little neighborhood with a variety of white one-story and two-story houses lining both sides. Luke looked to Hayden who was also sitting down. “I’m gonna go listen to what they are saying.”
David came back from his Humvee. “Sorry. My unit can’t spare any vehicles right now.”
Hills sighed. “Well, thanks for asking.”
David pointed behind him. “You guys are nearing the Paseo Padre Parkway. There’s still a lot of people driving through there. You can probably flag down someone to get a ride. I did see a couple buses which could probably fit all of you guys. Maybe if you are lucky, another bus will pass by.”
The sound of machine gun fire interrupted their conversation. David looked down the road towards where the gunfire came from. Someone in the Humvee shouted. “Sergeant! They made contact. There’s a horde of them.”
David looked to Hills. “I need to go. I have orders to stop those monsters here. You guys should be relatively safe for now but I do suggest that you guys keep moving.”
The soldier got back into the Humvee and it drove off. Hills looked at the students around him. Most had sat down to rest. “Okay. Everyone! We will be stopping for a few minutes in order to make a decision. Please take this time to rest whilst we talk with your teachers. I need all teachers and all officers over here.”
A few, who hadn’t lost their stuff, started eating from their lunch boxes and drinking from their bottled water. Luke sat down besides Hayden and hugged his legs to his cheat. Luke took a deep breath. “You okay, Hayden?”
“Yeah I’m fine.”
“You think we gonna live?”
“...probably.”
They sat together without speaking. Luke rummaged through his pockets for his earbuds. To his surprise, nothing came up.He probably dropped his earbuds in the chaos. Chattering filled up the air and Luke fidgeted a bit while sitting silently besides Hayden. He didn’t know anybody else around and making new friends would be awkward in this situation. A few minutes passed by for Luke to say anything again. Hayden would usually ignore him. Today, however. Hayden seemed finally able to talk. Although being given the chance, Luke started feeling like he would chicken out. “Hayden… um… I have been meaning to talk to you about this… I know this is probably not the place and I’m a bit late on this but we have been good friends since middle school. You kinda stopped talking to me starting…”
Luke was interrupted. “Okay. Everyone. Attention! We are asking everyone to call their parents to come pick them up at the Paseo Padre Parkway. Tell them to pick you up at the Paseo Padre Parkway. For those who can’t be picked up, we will find a bus or something to get you guys to the evac point.”
A few minutes later
Luke got off of his phone with his mom again. “Hayden, will your parents be picking you up?”
“They told me that they are already at the stadium waiting for me. They are gonna try to drive to me though.”
Oddly, even though they had already walked a street away from where they met the soldiers, the sound of gunfire seemed to be getting louder and louder. Somewhere in their group of 60 or so students, somebody shouted. “Hey the soldiers are coming back!”
Unlike the first time they had seen them, the military vehicles weren’t in a neat convoy line. Instead disorganized Humvees and trucks were speeding towards them.
The vehicles came to a halt near them. The soldier from earlier that had talked to them jumped out of one of the Humvees. He started waving to everybody. “The monsters are coming! Get onto the trucks! Come on.”
Officer Hills ran up to him. “What? What’s happening?
“Get these kids onto the trucks. We can’t hold off the monsters. Squeeze in as much as you can.”
People started getting onto the backs of the trucks. Luke spotted something in the sky. A humvee flew right over them. It clipped a house down the road and smashed upside down onto the lawn of a house further down.
Radio transmissions ten minutes earlier
