Brace For It

Chapter 1 - The beginning

A girl is found sleeping alone.  A brunette with a green hoodie over her head.

A slight sound of white noise is heard from the radio "Hello?"

"Is anybody there?" The radio rang

She reaches for the microphone on the radio "Ah..I'm... Riley Penns.. I'm stuck in St. Joseph Academy... help..." She answers in sobs

"We'll send someone right over"

It started 26 hours ago...

Riley makes her way down the stairs, slipping on her converse "Mm... I'm going to class" Riley exclaims "Yeah, okay sweetheart. I'll be picking you up... we're seeing your dentist and orthodontist"  Mom waves "Sweet Joseph, thank the lord! Finally, it's been bugging me for 2 years. Putting in the rubber bands did help, omg" Riley jumps in joy

As Riley arrives in school, a feeling of fear and death flooded over her but she paid it no mind.

The day continues with Riene's ordinary day in school

8 hours and 27 minutes later...

"Class end." The home-room teacher announces and groups of studnets flood out the door.

As Riley walks down the stairs, a white noise rings from the school speakers, "Staff and studets, pkease safely evacuate to the gymnasium" It rang

A scream is heard from the front gates and everyone starts to sense danger but no one's running nor screaming until another scream is heard "Help! Someone! Ple-aaaagghhhh"

Riley spotted her mother's car so Riley ran towards the car and quickly jumped over the fence.

As she lands near the car, she saw something she wished wad just another nightmare

"Mom, I'm here... wake up" Riley faintly laughs, hoping her mother was alive but she wasn't it was obvious due to the bite on her head and neck spilling blood on her mother's pale face. "Mom, start the engine!"  Riley tries to sound as hyped as possible "We're going home and watching... net..flix" She adds, her voice cracking "No... no... mom... don't leave me... Everyone's leaving me... Dad, my brothers, my boyfriend and now.... you.. please..." Riley sobs "Can't I come... with you?" She asks, looking at her dead mother, Riley starts to cry loudly.

Her loud crying atracts a couple zombies, Riley didn't run "I'm going with you, Mom" She sobs in place, the zombies get closer and closer, she thought she was ready to die but her body acted on it's own and ran. Even though her knees shook, even though she was red-eyed, she ran upstairs to the rooftop.

Unlike movies, the zombies weren't slow, nor retarded enough to not know how to climb up stairs and they were getting closer. Riley quickly tied the doors with a thick wire and a pipe

Riley plopped down onto the concrete floor, throwing her backpack aside and cried herself to sleep

The sound of a helicopter is heard.

Riley waves her arms around "Hey! Hey!" as the helicopter got close the sound of it got louder and the zombies got crazier and crazier. A couple of zombies were climbing the building to reach the rooftop "What the..." Riley said under her breath "Climb!" Said the pilot and I quickly climbed the rope ladder

"Where are you taking me?" Riley asked "Lockdown facility" He answered.

The helicopter landed beside an big igloo-shaped building. It was a dull woody building but it blended well with the flowers and trees beside it and the forest behind it.

Riley walks in, it was crowded and hot
She plopped down on a corner, vines that climbed the walls touched her hair and pale face.

"Ahh... god. It's hot.." Riley complained "Mammy!" A little girl run towards her "Mammy! You're alive!" The little girl said, hugging Riley "Minnie! Don't!" An older girl shouted running towards the little girl. "But... It's Mammy..." The little girl said embracing Riley "Mammy's dead..." Said the older girl picking up the little one "I'm so sorry... aren't you hot? Please take this as an apology.." She offered Riley a lacey,pure white one-piece "It's fine..." Riley said "No... please do.." The girl insisted

Riley stuffed her green hoodie and pants into her empty backpack and put on the one-piece "Ah better..." She said, pleased. Riley plopped down to her sleeping bag, laying over it

"Excuse me... You don't happen to see a gun around this area?" A guy approached Riley "Woah... she looks like a goddess" He thought, looking at Riley's hair dancing with the winds and vines and her pure white dress blended with her pale skin, the only thing that stood out was her crystal blue eyes and pink lips. Riley looks over at his belt "Does it look similar to the one on your belt?" Riley asked "Ah! It was with me the whole time?!" The guy exclaimed "I'm sorry for bothering you..." He says blushing and awkwardly rubbing the back of his head...

"Alex Ryder" He introduces himself "You sure this wasn't just a trick to talk to me?" Riley giggled "Nooo! No, not at all" Alex chuckled "Riley Penns" Riley introduced herself, just as she finished her stomach cried and her face slowly got painted with a faint red "For a girl, that's loud" Alex laughs "Oh, shut up" Riley says, teasingly. "Wait here” Alex said, jogging away.

Alex arrived with two bowls filled with clam soup and stale bread. Alex slowly placed the bowls on the ground making a soft clicking sound "Thanks..." Riley thanked Alex.

Alex and Riley got along well and their time together was filled with laughter and small talk.

"I'll be going" Alex nods, taking the bowls in two hands "G'night" He smiled and Riley nodded. Alex jogged backwards and Riley looked at his image floating away, his chestnut-colored hair swaying and his olive skin changing lighting with every step.