Wasteland: The Beginning

Awakening

As the light became clearer, Nick had manage to walk and see what was going on for however long it had been. the sun was beating down and was hot, the smell was not familiar, it smelt of rotting flesh and blood, the sight became clear to Nick on what had happened. No one was at the hospital, it seemed like days to him. The light was blinding at first, but then he had saw the images from the horror films he used to watch with Amy. There were body bags everywhere, the monsters, either in pieces or with holes in the forehead. Nick head was full of questions and fear, he had to get out of this hospital parking area. As he started to run, he didn't take his eyes off his surroundings, scared that they would start crawling towards him.

The road was quiet when Nick had made his way up the entry, there were cars, either over turned or broken in to. Nick looked on the ground, around him and in the cars. His house wasn't far from the hospital, he wad hopeing to find a human that wasn't crawling and decaying. If he could manage to get to his house, find some clothes, food, water, his old police guns and hopefully find his family. His house was only a few miles away, the race had begun.

Ad Nick was moving slowly, eyes still peering everywhere, for danger or signs of life roaming around. He could hardly stop thinking of Amy, Luke and everyone else he knew. He was trying to remember whether anyone came to visit him, he wasn't sure wether Josh or Amy had came to check in on him, and was thinking on how long he had gone without water or the aid of a nurse. The longest amount of time without water was 6 days in record, Nick was sure it was along that line of knowage. Or is there been someone who thought it was there job to carry on with the work of the sick and injured. Hopeful one day Nick would find out, or meet this person, and thank them.

As Nick moved slowly along the road, at every noise he turned and panicked from being unarmed without protection, worry loomed on the location and safety of his family. As he walked pasted several more cars along the road pasting lonely cars, he keep them in mind so he could go back to them later. The town he and his family lived in was small, so he hoped there would be some resources in the stores. He could see his house in view of eyesight. The door seemed to be locked and untouched, when Nick finally reached the pouch, the door had brought a message to him. It said:

NICK
HEAD TO NEW YORK
AMY

This brought hope and fear to Nick's mind, he tried opening the door, but it wouldn't move. Leaving him to kick it open. The house was clean, with only layers of duct looming in the air or on surfaces. Nick moved into the house, closing the door behind him, for his own sake. The table in the kitchen was full of newspapers, it seems to have been set out by Amy, if he manage to get out alive, the headlines were in bold.

Cure for Cancer, the end is close! 21st March, 2015

But another said, a few days after the first.

Cure not Success, disease spreading fast! 24th March, 2015

The headline changed over the next few days.

Killing Disease: Nothing to Worry About! 27th March, 2015

It had said there was nothing to worry about, that this disease was under control with government and that people should continue on with there daily lives. But the one of the last newspapers caught Nick's attention the most.

The End is Nigh: Zombie has risen from the Dead! 28th March, 2015.

It read:

Earlier this morning there was an outbreak of supernatural behaviour, a patient with the newly 'cure' for Cancer, had risen from the dead from the hospital in D.C.
The zombie had been reported dead, after being shot in the head, shooting the body will not kill them. But before it wad killed, it had bit most of the other suffering patients. Nothing has been all of in or out of the hospital since this morning.
The hospital staff are not letting in or letting out any one who wishing to be treated. The government says that matters are under control and people not to panic or run away.

Nick finally reached the last newspapers, to his own shock brought him to fear even more.

Zombie Disease gone Airborne! 29th March, 2015.

The headline said it all, Nick had the idea plain in his mind. It didn't get to him that these creatures he's seen were Zombies. Lurkers, walkers, geeks. A zombie apocalypse had came, but they were fiction, weren't they? Nick had only seen them in films or TV, like Shaun of the Dead or The Walking Dead. Could this be real?