A disaster of a day

"Jackson I thought you said this place was safe and why is the city being attack?" Clementine asked in a worried tone.

Jackson felt like he betrayed her trust a little, "I'm sorry I didn't know the military would do something like this so soon. My guess is the military thought it would be best to bomb the big city's to clear out the most zombie as possible. That just to show you no place is safe it's the people around you and you own skill that will make you safe."

Jackson answered her question the best way he thought was possible making everyone in the room face palm for how blunt he was to the little girl.

"That is a very good guess,that might be the case because the hordes we seen on the streets were terrifying even to the military." Tom added agreeing.

Tom's words struck fear into everyone's hearts,"the military scared? Does that mean they can't take on that manny on the ground?" Mark blurted out.

"Mostly likely, do you know what's happening? military soldiers have families to, most probably just left their post without telling any one causing people to die turn and eat there fellow soldiers so on so forth, there might not even be much of the military left no one knows." Tom casually stated.

Tom was making everyone realize that there really was no going back to the old world just like Jackson said. With no military to fallback every one was on there own.

Jessica has been really quiet since they left the school Jackson picked up on this so he walked over, "How are you feeling probably not the best under these circumstances huh?" He asked as he sat next to her with clementine not far behind.

This surprised Jessica. she didn't expect Jackson to be the one to comfort her, "yah that's a under statement. I didn't tell you because it didn't matter but when you left the class room I got a phone call from my husband he told me he was stuck in bathroom of the building he works at"

"I know what your thinking what's bad about that? He works on the 95 floor that's what's been in my mind, how manny zombies you think are in his building?" Jessica asked as tears filled her eyes.

Jackson new she didn't want or need a answer, "I'm sorry to hear that is there anything you need?"" He asked sounding like he actually cared instead of his usual cold demanding tone.

Jessica started crying, Jackson didn't know what to do he never really been in this situation before. but he didn't have to do anything because Jessica jumped at Jackson and started crying into his chest.

Jackson just sat there dumbfounded he was wandering how he got himself into this situation but he had to see it through since he the one who asked. But before Jackson could attempt to calm her down she backed away.

"I'm sorry Jackson I didn't mean to put that all on you" Jessica said trying to stop crying.

"No I'm the one who should be sorry I came over here to see how you were doing it's obvious I should of asked sooner. Just know I'm not good at comforting people I've always said what's on my mind so sorry if I seem blunt at times." He answered back.

This made Jessica laugh a little because that was obvious.

Tom got up and walked to the back of the room past all the weed plans pulling out some keys. Jackson was extremely curious what Tom was doing so he asked, is that the exit to the bunker?

Tom turned around and nodded at Jackson, "Clementine can you stay here with everyone I want to help Tom, check out the exit to see if it's safe."Jackson asked while kneeling down to clementine.

Clementine didn't what to leave Jackson's side but then she felt Jessica grab her hand." I'll keep her company if she doesn't mind of course." Jessica said while looking at clementine. Clementine just nodded then watched Jackson walk away.

Jackson catching up to Tom that was jogging down the narrow tunnel.

"Jackson your a strong kid with a good head on your shoulders but do you have a plan for yourself, hell for that little girl that seems to want to be only around you?" Tom asked in a serious tone.

"I have a feeling if you try to plan something nowadays it just gets fucked. We planned on staying here for a few days on the surface but we didn't have a hour before bombs started raining down on us. So no I don't have a plan." Jackson replayed with his usual cold voice.

Tom just smiled at Jackson answer but Jackson couldn't see it, "do you plan on keeping that girl by your side till she's all grown up after all you met only a few hours ago." Tom asked another question, Jackson was starting to get annoyed.

"I don't know honestly maybe if she wants to live in the new world. But since you like to ask questions I have one for you, do you plan on taking your niece and going your own way or is she staying with my crew? I have a feeling you don't want to join my crew." Jackson snapped back clearly annoyed being questioned.

"The new world huh, yah that's what's happening we have to live in a whole new world. I don't know what I want to do yet, but I know that jasmine likes being around you I can tell she feels safe when your around." Tom said sounding like he appreciated everything Jackson's done for his niece.

Jackson thought it was going to be a interrogation the whole time but here tom was speaking off the top of head, "is that what you see? everyone in the group is terrified of me I can see it when we make eye contact they fear me and what I can do maybe that's why they feel safe."

"It's hard not to fear someone who has bathed in blood ,I get the same look people fear other people with power and the will to kill." Tom explained

After jogging down the tunnel for a bit. All the sudden Tom stopped to climb a ladder, "I'll give you a heads up when the cost is clear." Jackson nodded with a smile.

While Tom was climbing the ladder Jackson was examining the walls to see thick strips of metal in the concrete making it stronger, "high dollar bunker indeed" he said to himself.

"Ok it's clear clime up" Tom announce down the tunnel.

When Jackson climbed the ladder to see the city he grew up in was nothing but buildings collapsing to the ground on fire he didn't feel bad he just wanted to know if everyone at the school was safe. "Probably not" he thought to himself.

"The military cleared the city off the map with napalm strikes. I wander how manny zombies were killed compared with humans?" Tom asked knowing there was no answer.

"You would know more then me. but now I have no idea we're to go next I was born and raised in that city. Jackson said not sounding sad in the slightest.

"Let's go back and tell the others the bad news." Tom said turning to the ladder.

Jackson just nodded as he saw Tom descending down the ladder after a minute Jackson followed behind Tom closing the hatch tight behind him.

After a 20 minute jog back in silence they were back with the rest of the group.

Clementine run up to Jackson asking, "what took so long?" Jackson smiled back at her, "sorry about that clementine it was a long walk and we had to take in the scenery." Clementine didn't know what Jackson meant by that but she didn't have to wait long because she saw Jackson walking over to the rest of the group.

"Everyone I need you to listen to what I have to say." everyone immediately looked at Jackson giving him there full attention.

"Me and Tom just got back from looking at the surface. I'm going to tell you the truth I don't think anyone or anything is left alive. the only thing left in the city is rubble and flames they napalmed the whole city." He said with his usual cold demeanor.

"Can this day get any worse"Carol muttered out.

"Ahahhahahahaahahah can this day get any worse? don't you get it? everyone here are the luckiest people in the city maybe even the world." Jackson explained as laughed at her question.

"Unfortunately Jackson is right there's only about 6 bunkers like this in the whole city and there no bigger then this one, but who knows if they made to the bunker before the bombs hit. we might be the only people left from whole city." Tom announce as he started rolling multiple joints.

The group was now even more depressed knowing they will never go back to the city most of them were born and raised in. Some started to cry while some walked away to go to bed hoping it was all a dream, but 5 people were sitting in a circle Tom, jasmine,Jackson,Fred,Jessica.

Tom lit one of the manny joints he had and being to puff on it before he passed it to jasmine. She grabbed it with a shaky hand as she asked. "So what do we do now?" She asked while only looking at Jackson. This hurt Tom a little bit he hoped she would look to him for answers or comfort.

"I have no idea to be honest, not a clue I've never left the city before if we had a map maybe I might figure it out. but besides that we ask Tom what direction to go to the nearest town." Jackson answered as he smiled at Tom grabbing the joint from jasmine.

Tom just stared blankly at Jackson like he had no idea what he was talking about,"I know we're a small town is it's 10 miles out the city to the east." Jessica said out of no were.

All 5 people in rotation looked at Jessica like she was there savior. She kind of was in a way.

Fred taking the joint from Jackson to say, it looks like we have a plan! He said with a smile

Jackson lightly punched Fred on the shoulder, that's my line dammit, he proclaimed in a joking manner.

This lighted the mood a little."so is it inappropriate to ask how you know about this small town to the west Jessica?" Jasmine asked in a shy manner.

"It's where my husband's parents used to live before they moved into the city" she answered in a cold tone grabbing the joint from Fred.

Tom thought that this group here really needed to get faded so he sparked up another joint. The group noticed this but the only one that was worried was Fred. He didn't even want to smoke but he saw Jackson doing it so he didn't think it would be a bad idea right?

So the group of 5 were 2 joints in and high enough to touch clouds. Fred was the worst sitting in his chair looking at the weed plants and there lights not moving with a blank expression.

Jessica had to go to bed curled up in a ball in a corner. Jasmine was a experience smoker but she never new weed could be this high grade she was cleaning her gun spotless making sure everything worked like her dad taught her having nothing else to stimulate her mind.

Then there was Jackson asking Tom how to clean his gun. Tom was happy to teach him, Tom was surprised how quickly Jackson caught on being able to take apart and put back together his gun by himself in only hour.

By this time it was late in the night so everyone that was still awake decided to go to sleep. Jackson always had trouble sleeping at night and there was no explaining why, doctors said it was in his head he just had to move past it but he never had on top of being a light sleeper it was always hard to stay asleep when he did sleep.

Not long after he fell asleep he was woke up by soft crying in the distance. It was clementine sitting in a corner with her teddy bear.

Jackson walked over to her, "are you alright do you need anything." He whispered to clementine at he pat her head.

"I just had a nightmare about my parents that's all can I sleep next to you Jackson?" She asked in a low mumble.

"I don't mind, but are you sure you don't need anything." He asked again to make sure

"Yah I'm sure I know you can't get a blanket and a pillow so there's no point in asking." She stated sounding down.

Jackson felt bad because she was right there was nothing he could do about that his shirt smelled like shit so he wouldn't give that to her, so Jackson went back to the wall.

Clementine walked over as she was about to lay on the ground but Jackson stopped her, "I know it's not much of a pillow but you and lay on my lap if the floor hurts your neck." Jackson suggested with his eyes already closed.

Clementine took him up in his offer laying on his left leg falling asleep immediately. This surprised Jackson but at the same time why wouldn't she be tied she had a long day and waking up from a nightmare probably drained the rest of her energy.

When Jackson finally fell asleep he dreamed of his master telling him to WAKE UP. Jerking up to see Tom with his gun out and back against the wall right next to the bunker exit.

Tom seeing Jackson awake surprised him a bit but he didn't hesitate to try sign language. He put his hand up pointing with his thumb at the door then he put up five fingers then he used his fingers to indicate legs walking.

You didn't have to be a genius to pick up on toms hand gestures but Jackson was a little to quick to react. Putting clementines head softly on the ground then quickly walked over to jasmine waking her up and whispering in her ear, "there's 5 people walking down the tunnel get your gun ready, just in case." He said in a serious tone making jasmine wake up wide eyed.