The Survival Games (Book 1 in The Survival Games trilogy)

Chapter 6: Sleep tight, don't let the zombies bite

"Here it is" Violet Hill greets us with it's-beauty...
"It's a piece of shit" Kyle blurts out.
"A piece of shit that is giving us a roof over our head" I inform him.
"I thought we were sleeping in the car"
"You know what I mean"
"Ok, so where are we stopping at?" Emma asks, though she isn't looking at me. she is looking at Kyle. I don't know what I would do if I found out they were going out after they were just arguing. Even though she isn't looking at me I reply;
"Somewhere big, so we have more places to run to and somewhere high so we are away from the zombies"
"Somewhere like that?" Jonathan pointed to the third floor of Violet Hill High.
"Yeah" I reply "somewhere like that"
"So I take it where not sleeping in the van?" Kyle says.
"Not if we have a place like that"
"Seriously? I had to live with school when everything was normal. Now I have to go back when I could go anywhere else?" Emma complains.
"Would you rather sleep in the car?" I ask, half expecting her to say yes. She doesn't reply.
"Lets go" Matt says

~~~~~~~in the school~~~~~~~
"Here should do" I say as I look in the 'dance' room.
"Well there's no tables or chairs, so I guess it's good" Matt says
We hear a noise, so we all turn around.
"Shayla?" Brianna whispers
"Holy fuck, it's you guys!" Shayla said excitedly

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"So how did you survive all this" Emma asks
"Well, it's a bit of a long story. can you be quiet for long?" Shayla questions
"Yeah" Matt says, clearly interested.
"Well, I was at home with mum...
~~~~~~~flash back~~~~~~~
"Hey mum, I am getting better at playing the chords"
"That's good" mum replies, not paying much attention.
"What did you do to-"
~~~~~~~end of flash back~~~~~~~
"Out of nowhere, three guards barged into my house, grabbed my mum, and left.
I ran outside. A FWD pulled up in the middle of the street. An officer told everyone about the situation;
"You have and hour before we start this thing up so get moving!" he yelled
I ran around my house, collecting what I could and began my journey. I found a bike and rode it all the way to Silvercross, when I saw a car. I dropped the bike and raced to the car. I drove the car to Lacey River, when I ran out of fuel. Zombies started coming out of no where. I took my bag and ran for my life. when I was out of breath, I started walking, taking breaks, and walking again. I found a school and decided to stay. I cried myself to sleep every night, knowing I was alone. I woke up this morning and heard a noise. I walked out. you guys were just standing there staring into the room. That's when we all met up" she finished her story and just looked at us.
"Wow. So you did all that by yourself?" Emma looks very surprised.
"I guess so" she replies
"You know what, take this" I handed a walkie-talkie to Jonathan "how about you boys go down to the gym and be boys?"
"Are you sure?" Matt asks
"Yeah, why not"
"Yeah!" Jonathan yells out
They all laugh as they race each other down to the gym.
"Why don't we go to the cafeteria and talk?" I suggest
"Sure, lets go" Brianna agrees
We walk into the cafeteria. It's dark.
"I find the lights" Shayla offers
There is a screech and the sound of a chair being dragged. I see a figure in the shadows.
"Is that a..z-zombie?!" shayla asks with a tremble in her voice.
"No, leave them off" says a deep male voice.
"I guess not" Brianna whispers to Shayla.
"Who are you?" I am half scared half curious.
"My name's Coen" replies the deep male voice, now known as Coen.
"Coen Towers?" Shayla has caught all of our attention. we turn to 'Coen'.
"How'd you guess?"
"Because I'm Shayla and this is Caitlyn, Emma and Brianna"
"What?!" he asks more seriously than his previously, sludgy voice.
"Are you serious?" asks another, deeper voice of a male.
"Who's that?" Brianna asks
"It's Callan"
I don't know why, but I squeal inside.
"Callan!" I find myself shout out his name in excitement, though it was not planned.
"Yeah, it's me" he replies.
"Thank god you's are okay" I say in relief
"Caitlyn?" says, yet another, deep male voice. Slowly, he stands up and comes out of the shadows.
"Brodie!" me and Brianna yell at the same time.
"What's wrong with you?" Shayla asks, pointing out the sick look on his face.
"I was attacked, since I am slower because of my legs, I was...bitten" he has had a problem with his legs since he was born. he has had multiple surgeries and now walks with a crouch and a bend. he has metal in his legs and now he walks slow.
"You what?!" Emma shouts in horror.
~~~~~~~~later that night~~~~~~~
"Sleep tight, don't let the zombies bite"
I quote before I shut my eyes, waiting for the next day.