Admirations

Chapter 3: Thoughts & Expressions

"RUNNN!!" Danny yelled as he sprinted towards an old, broken down country house. Martin leaped over a muddy lake, almost slipping as he tried to find his balance. "WHAT ARE THEY?" Cried Samia, and she too was running for her life. "I THINK THEY'RE Z... Z... ZOMBIES" Kadie replied, arriving at the run down house and grabbing an axe. "We can't run forever", Violet said to Danny, "I can't afford to lose you". Danny smiled as he looked up to Violet and said "then we attack". Before any time to think about it, they all looked at each others terrified faces and made an agreement. "What are we waiting for!?" Shouted Alissa, "everyone grab something and try to hold them off, they're coming closer!". As the undead slowly started to approach them, everyone had possession over a weapon, apart from Martin. He started to hang his head in depression and made his way down to a stream.

"Whats wrong?" Samia questioned, whilst neiling down beside Martin who was sat on a cluster of rubble from demolished buildings. 

It's... It's April" he seemingly replied. "I just can't get her out of my head. I mean like WHAT IF SHES DEAD!" At this moment Martin was stood up in a position that looked like he was about to punch something.

"You mean... April? As in my friend that you fancy?" Samia too stood up, and put one arm on Martin's shoulder.

"Yeah, I can't bare to think what might have happened to her. Is she still alive? Is she even out there!?"

Samia picked up a large stick laying on the ground that had been snapped off from a tree. Calmingly, she said "I'm sure she's fine. She's proably out there with her loved ones, safe and protected. You shouldn't be so concern about her you know, stay alert on your own problems" 

"Yeah, your right" Martin said in defeat. "I guess I should start helping you guys ware off these zombies" Samia handed the spiked out branch and gave a signal to the group demanding to set off. Without any disagreements, Danny and Violet lept forward at 3 walking zombies and began to attack them. Being unexperienced in combat, Violet found it hard to defend herself. "Umm, I think my  twig is dead". Danny understanding that she was having trouble, immediately grabbed her hand and inserted his Mallet into it.(No innuendo intented). He began to lead her hand in a graceful but brutal way against the face of one of the zombies. 

Whilst they took hold of a few zombies, Kadie and Alissa lept into action, each firmly holding an axe in their right hand. Swinging their weapons back and fourth between zombie to zombie, the girls were pretty covered when they were ambushed.

Back down the river side, Martin and Samia were finding it hard to mantain their confidence in eachother whilst attacking the deadly cannibals. "How did this even happen!?" Martin said in terror, lashing his weapon into a zombies heart. "Why are you asking me!?" Said Samia, "Do you think I started this!?". 

"No, but I wonder what on Earth did". As they cleared the remaining zombies in their trial, silence fell on them as they saw the figure of a huge, bear shaped zombie approach them from below a hill. Seconds later it was accompanied by 4 slightly smaller, but far by more vicious than it. Their teeth were crooked and sharp, meaning they could bite into the flesh of a human within minutes. They wore rugged clothes, that looked like they had been attacked by one another. Massive chunks of saliva, drizzled down from their mouths, implying that they were hungry. "How the heck is this possible!" Martin cried, slowly scurrying backwards, bringing Samia with him. "What are you doing!" She said back, "If we retreat we could die! Plus if it wasn't for you being so depressive we would have been with the others!" Martin felt pressure and spit gushed down his throat. His heart started pounding, and his head started sweating. About to drop his weapon, he recovered a grip on the edge of it and whacked it against the face of the largest zombie. All of a sudden, Its' eyes were red with fire, and its company didn't look to happy about it either. 

"I think.. It's starting to charge at us", Martin whimped. "Yep!" Answered Samia, "I NOW SUGGEST WE FLEE". They began to run up a hill in search of the rest of them.

Meanwhile, Danny, Violet, Kadie and Alissa had all regrouped at the abandoned house. There they rumaged inside and found multiple objects they could use as weapons. "Where did those two go?" Said Alissa. "I don't know", replied Kadie worringly, "but wherever they went they need to find us quickly, or else they could end up dying". 

"Then why are just standing here! Lets go and look for them" Said Danny confidently. "...And I'll be with you all the way", Violet smiled and put her arm around his waist. "Would you two stop flirting... Theres an infection going round and we have member losts. It's not an appropriate to start conversations." Kadie ordered. 

"You knew that the cause of this was because of an infection? So your saying all along you knew that this was a disease!" Shouted Danny. 

"Yes... I was there when it started". Kadie softly spoke, "I was..." She was cut off by the loud screamings of a boy and a girl. Everyone turned their heads in the direction of the river and yelled "THAT WAY!" They all ran down the hill to find Martin and Samia running away from a gigantic horde of Zombies. "WHAT THE ACTUALY F***!" Danny spoke. 

"DON'T JUST ACT ALL SHOCKED. F*****G HELP US!" Martin screamed as he as being pulled downhill by the biggest zombie. "They're at the very bottom of the hill, we'll never make it to them in time". Alissa suggested. "BUT WE HAVE TO RESCUE THEM!" Said Kadie, "THEIR LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON US". Without hesitation she sprinted down the steep, slope of a hill. 

"WATCH OUT!" Cried Danny, as Kadie tripped over a rock merged into the ground and began to tumble down to the bottom where Martin was desperately trying to release his left foot from the grip of a Zombie. 

With Samia urgently trying to free Martin from the zombie, Kadie fallen down the rocky paths of the hill, and the rest of the gang panicking in desperation of help, It was all too late. The zombie leaned his head forward and gaped open his mouth to reveal a set of brown, posionous jaws. It took no regret, then closed it's mouth around Martins leg. He had been... bitten.

'AARRGGHHH' Martin pounced up out of bed, panting. 'NO! THAT CAN'T HAVE BEEN A DREAM'. The time was now 5:00 am, on a Friday morning. Catching his breath, he sat up in bed and took a drink of water on his bedside table. 'April, help me'.