The House Part 19

Chapter Three It happened one night Part three: Death
“RUN LIKE THE DEVIL!!” Josh screamed to his men, “RUN!” He fired his pistol again and again and again and again until it finally clicked. He threw it to the floor and drew his other pistol, his automatic rifle had run out of ammunition long ago. Josh began to fire again. A few of his troops stood around him, also providing cover for the fleeing troops.
“FIRE!!” Christopher December, the leader of this particular wing of the Foremen's army or the Official Army of the House as its supporters liked to call it, shouted to his men, “PRESS FORWARD!! WE HAVE THEM RUNNING LET”S FINISH IT HERE AND NOW!!! FIRE!”
Josh's gun clicked and he tossed it to the ground. He was totally unarmed now but about half of his army was still in firing range. He had to slow them down. At that moment a man who was running by him screamed and fell to the ground, shot dead.
Josh ran over to him, bent down, and grabbed the dead man's automatic rifle. He cocked it, stood, and began to fire.
“PUSH FORWARD!!” Christopher kept yelling, “PUSH FORWARD.” He repeated that one phase over and over again until Josh shut him up by putting a bullet through his throat.
“MARY,” Josh screamed, his voice growing hoarse, “TAKE NANCY AND FREDRICK AND GO!!!”
“NO!!” Mary screamed back, “WE”LL HOLD THE LINE!!!”
“GET OUT!!” Josh replied,”IT”S A LOST CAUSE! I'LL TRY AND SLOW THEM DOWN BUT IT”S A LOST CAUSE!!!
“WE”LL HELP YOU!!!” Mary yelled stubbornly as Timothy April, Christopher's second in command, fired a bullet which flew through the air and struck Josh in the chest. Josh screamed and fell to the ground sending blood flying everywhere. He was dead almost as soon as he hit the ground. Mary, Nancy, and Fredrick yelled in rage and began to fire at Timothy. Timothy laughed and dodged their bullets. He raised his pistol and fired a shot which hit and killed Nancy. He laughed even more and fired again. This time it was Mary who went down.
Timothy roared with laughter and he was laughing when Fredrick's bullet went through his brain.
Fredrick was the only one holding the line now. He fired left and he fired right. He knew that this was the end. That he was going die here in the middle of Floor 57 surrounded by bleeding lifeless bodies. He took a deep breath and ran forward screaming a battle cry. He fired off a round and smashed into the Foremen. He fired and fired and fired until the gun ran out of amo. He then used the gun as a club until finally a bullet stopped him. Floor 57 had fallen.