Dead Arise

Chapter One

It was late summer when my family decided to host a month long reunion for all our friends and family. It was hard to do but everyone was able to do it. 

My family is quite large with my parents, my 5 siblings Jasmine, Ashley, Calah, Angelina and Katie. I married Liam 4 years ago and had our twin boys Carter & Cole soon after. Jasmine married Dean 2 years ago and gave birth to there son Sammy. Ashley and Calah the twin siblings of the group had brought there boyfriends of 2 years here Leonardo and Demetri. Angelina and Katie are almost 10 & 8. 

Of course my grandparents and aunts/uncles had also come along with my cousins. We had rented an old large hunting cabin that had many rooms for all of us to stay in. It was a really fun time. We had almost been there for 3 weeks. When the dead came knocking. 

We were all sitting around a campfire roasting hotdogs and smores. Entertaining each other with games and music. We had bonded the last few weeks as a family. It had been so long since we had been able to do something like this. After we had eaten and it had gotten late enough Liam and I put our children to bed in there rooms. Jasmine and Dean followed suite with Sammy. We tucked them in and shut the door quietly.

We were walking back down the stairs when we heard a scream. We all ran outside to see someone attacking our aunt. I saw a few more people walking over slowly. I quickly turned around and ran to the fireplace mantel where my bow I used earlier this week was sitting. I ran outside and knocked an arrow. 

Get away from her. I screamed. 

They ignored me and the others where trying to pull it off. I shot the arrow into another person that was behind the group. I hit the heart it didn't stop. What the hell. The person was covered with blood already. I shoot another arrow and it stuck in its neck. It mad a weird sound but didn't stop moving. Which is fucking stupid. They should have stopped. I knocked another arrow and shot the person in the head. It immediately feel and stopped moving. Liam, Dean and Jasmine were now behind me with there guns. 

Aim for there head. Its the only way to stop them. I screamed. 

I shoot another arrow at the person attacking my aunt killing it once the arrow lodge in its head. We quickly shoot the rest of the people coming. 

I ran over to my aunt. She was bleeding, I ripped open her shirt to see blood gushing out of her shoulder and neck. 

Auntie, stay with me. Get me first aid kit now. I cried out.

Caroline what's happening. Why... In a moment she had bleed out. I held her as she died. My mother dropped to her knees screaming as my father followed her holding her in his arms. My uncle dropped slowly down next to his wife and took her body from mine. 

I stepped back and my other aunt Rose came next to me and held me in her arms. She knew nothing was able to be down with an injury like this. She was a nurse she had seen death before. 

I looked around and saw the 15 or so dead bodies of the assholes who attacked us. I had to call this in and get the police out here. I grabbed my phone and dialed 911. We didnt have cell reception here. But I knew that satellites allow you to dial in areas with no signal. It rang once then stopped and started to blare a loud siren threw the speaker. Once the siren was done then I got this message played back to me.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY BROADCAST ALERT

A UNKNOWN DISEASE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. HITTING LARGER AREAS IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEWYORK, FLORIDA AND WASHINGTON D.C.

THIS DISEASE IS SAID TO DRIVE HUMANS TO ACT IN DAZED SITUATION AND ATTACK PEOPLE. WE URGE EVERYONE TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATLEY. DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THE DISEASED. DEATH IS LIKELY TO ACCUR.

IF BITTEN OR SCRATCHED YOU WILL BECOME INFECTED. THE BEST DESCRIPTION WE CAN GIVE IS THE KNOW ZOMBIES.

MARTIAL LAW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS ARE NO LONGER IN USE. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

STAY SAFE & GOD BLESS AMERICA

REPEAT>>>

The messaged repeated and I put it on speaker for everyone to here. I was shocked zombies. How the hell could there even be zombies.

I ended the call and looked at everyone. Fear in each of our eyes where evident. More importantly we were on our own now. There was no laws or help coming. We needed to get home. The only problem is we didn't know how what lies ahead.