A Beautiful Nightmare

Chapter 1

Damn. I took partying a little to far... I am wasted and ...............

Ow... My head.... I wake up... Kinda.... But I can't open my eyes for some reason.... I must've passed out and hit my head... It wouldn't be too surprising considering how nauseous I feel from a fresh hangover.... All I remember from last night is this really hot guy I was talking to a lot... I don't think we did anything but I don't really remember much... I know that I should stop my reckless behavior but... It's so fun.... Anyways focusing on the present, I am sick as fuck, my head is throbbing from both a headache and clearly being hit somehow, there are banging noises all around me... If I'm still at the place I was last night then I'm at my house... But I don't know why there are all of these noises coming from the outside of my house... Or wherever I am... There were a lot of people here but that doesn't explain why it is coming from the outside.

I now notice an additional noise... It's internal this time ... It sounds like heavy breathing and a man with a deep, panicked voice that sounds very familiar mumbling to himself... It sounds like he's right next to me.. Or even right above me. I try so hard to open my eyes and with much effort I am finally able to.

Everything around me just looks like a white blur for a few seconds then I can finally focus... The man I heard is right above me with concern in his eyes... I think he's the guy from last night. He looks about eighteen; a year older than me. He has black, messy hair that just passes his ears, the most amazing blue eyes and a very chiseled face. He has gauges, a lip piercing and tattoos up and down his arms... Must be rich ... He's wearing a black T shirt on dark grey skinny jeans and I'm just noticing all of this now because I was out of my mind last night... I am so captured in his stare to even realize that the world is still here... Although when I finally look to my windows I see that my world has been turned upside down.... My eyes widen in shock.

"Are you okay?! Your head won't stop bleeding! Please say something!!! Please be okay I don't want to be alone like this !... Everyone from the party... They... They are out there.... With whatever those are ... Oh, please, please someone help me.. I remember you from last night you are the only one I remember please don't leave me I've tried everything... " He starts panicking again.

"... What... The fuck... Are those things..." I force out as I stare out of our thankfully bulletproof windows at what look like rotting, living corpses of just about everything in our small town; dogs, cats,... People.... And more... I say a silent thank you to my crazy dad for making my whole house extra safe... but maybe... Maybe they are all just sick .. And really they are harmless and just need help... Or maybe they are just on some fucked up drugs.

"I don't know... I don't know... I'm so glad you are awake... How do you feel??"

"Not the best... My head hurts and I'm really hung over and I wake up to this... But... Do you know if they are actually bad or maybe they are just sick..."

"No... No they aren't alive.... My friend was here with me ... He thought the same thing... He went outside to check it out... Then... Then.. Then they attacked him... It's a miracle he got back inside-"

I cut him off, "where is he?! is he okay?!"

"I thought so... But he had bites all over him... I came to think that their bite spreads the virus or whatever it is... I helped him with his wounds... But within ten minutes he got a really high fever... Then he just died... He had no pulse,.. Nothing... But he woke back up in a few minutes... Eyes empty, face expressionless. He didn't look nearly as bad as the things out there but I'm guessing that comes with time... He tried to get to you ... And then when I pushed him away he attacked me... He didn't bite me but he tried to ... I pushed him off and grabbed a knife... I didn't want to... I didn't.... But I stabbed him in the chest ... I thought he was dead but he kept getting up no matter where I cut him,.. Finally I put it through his brain.... And it was over." He starts to hold back tears.