Flesh.....Zombies.....Oh My(20)

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Mark held on to me as he led me over to a chair near by. The whole group was crowded around us and I was still struggling to catch my breath. Samantha was seated by me but silent and sullen. She looked down at her hands and then clutched her mouth. She ran out of the room and vomited noisily in the yard outside. I flinched when I heard it and then everyone turned away uncomfortably.

"So what exactly happened?" Mark asked and took my hand. I smiled at him and smiled back sadly. I would have to give the secret away if I wanted to tell the truth. I didn't want anyone else knowing about that place. Sam walked back into the room and interrupted me mid sentence. She sat down by my side and clutched her stomach.

"what's the matter?" I asked worried. After all she had eaten some of the strawberries in the field and  we had seen that field wasn't completely sanitary. She just shook her head and closed her eyes. Joe walked over to her side and began to examine her.

Mark turned my face so I was staring at him. I realized I still had all the papers clutched tightly in my hands. I hadn't had the courage to open it up and read it. What if it came with a cure?

Stop being stupid... that wouldn't happen

I shook my head and then sighed.

"We went to this field where my mom used to always take me as a kid....and we discovered zombies. Well they were like decomposed and it was all very disturbing. Clearly Sam hadn't seen anything that bad because she got sick. Anyway. I noticed the the people all had like lab coats and then I gathered all these papers." I held up the papers for everyone to see and they inched forward curiously. Oscar and Stephen walked to my side and took the papers from me.

"We need you to take us back."

"No."

"Why not?"

"You don't know how many of those suckers are around there!"

"So? It's called we can take care of ourselves."

"No." I stated flatly and looked away. I didn't want them to go back. I realized I was being selfish, but it was my secret place.

Stephen looked like he was about to argue but Oscar shut him up with a look. Stephen just walked away mumbling under his breath. I turned to Oscar and watched as he read the papers I had gotten

His eyes widened and he handed the paper to me.

Day 15: The virus somehow leaked out and is now spreading around the world. We are working on the cure but it is spreading to quick. I fear that there is nothing we can do to stop this now. The DCC is working on an anti virus and an enhanced  that should help stop it. So far all the test subjects have gone into a deep slumber and have not awakened. 


Day 30: The test subjects have awakened but are unresponsive and appeared to have all their bodily functions increased. They have more strength and better sight. It appears...they are almost super human. The DCC was over run and the infected were let loose. We do not know their whereabouts at the moment and are currently searching for them. At the moment, it appears all hope is lost. My colleague, doctor Sanchez...hung himself the other day. This was a painful loss.....

Day 45: I have decided to inject myself with the enhanced virus and see if I could combat its powers. If I am to die...who ever finds these papers.....good luck. And may God be with you.

I stared down at the papers and tried to make sense of what I had just read. So apparently...there was another version of the virus? Did that mean they ate flesh as well? Everyone was crowded around me and I knew they wanted to know what the paper said. I opened my mouth, then closed it. How do I put this?

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