BITTEN

Chapter 1-The Mother Of All Zombies

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Women love horror, gloat over it, feed on it, and are nourished by it. They shudder, cling, cry out and come back for more - Bela Lugosi

Today...

I found myself rolling over on the old creaky bed. I couldn't sleep no more. I opened my eyes, with my nose troubled with the smell of blood.
I knew something was wrong, so I jerked out of bed, worried.

Suddenly, I heard a noise which almost popped out my heart through my mouth.

"Oh damn it," I grunted.

It was only my dog, barking. Lazily, I moved all the way to the mirror placed in my room, in order to inspect my face. Knowing fully well that I was having a party at tree house. The tree house was where my friends and I usually hung out, so we could have as much fun as we could, undisturbed by our parents.

I smiled, biting my pink lips as I looked at myself in mirror. I was growing a beard. At eighteen, I thought it was coming just at the right time. My blonde hair seemed quite rough, but my blue eyes were looking bright as ever. I was ready to impress Alex, the girl next door. I paused. Why was I still perceiving the smell of blood?

I dragged my feet to my brother's room. He must have gotten injured or something.
Omg ! His door was stained with blood. I forced his door open in anxiety.

"Oh my.. " I didn't finish the statement.

My little brother! He was covered in blood, with his stomach divided into two unequal halves..up to his chest, almost allowing his heart to surface. Blood gushed out almost like a river let loose, which made me tremble.

How sure was I that this wasn't another dream? I reached for a blade on the cupboard, cutting my palm with it just to be sure. I moaned. It was real, every damn thing was real!

In shock, I ran all the way to my sister's room. There was silence. Wait a minute, she wasn't there . So I thought, until I saw it. I gasped at the sight of horror, as her head rolled out of the bed. It had been cut off from her body.

"Mum!" I called out, rushing to my mother's room, only to see her sobbing.

"Mum....."

I couldn't make out
the words to describe what I saw. Dragging her hands, I managed to say, "Mum, we gotta leave."

That only made her resist my grip viciously.

"I killed them," she muttered.

I heard it, but the fact that I couldn't believe it made me ignore it. All this while she was kneeling down. She stood up and faced me. That was when I saw her dress stained with blood. I grew speechless in disbelief.

"I killed them." She confessed.

She started to screech and move closer to me. I just stood there, until I my dog bark again.

Yesterday..

I trekked back home with tired legs. Damn I hated this island. This would have been a lot easier if we used cars, but our custom forbid it. Our custom! I can rant about it forever. Why was civilization seen as a sin? Island Komalia was an island that was isolated from the rest of the world. Most times, it rained on the island.

I dropped my bag next to the door. Half way into lobby, clothes were lined up on the floor. My mom's clothes and and that of a man. That was strange. It lead me to my mother's room. Rudely, I barged into the room and I was left in disgust. My mom in bed with someone who was forcing himself on her. It pained me because dad just died yesterday.

I had no idea when I punched the hell out of the freak.

"You bustard," I called out .

I felt a rush of anger through me as I took a bottle nearby and was ready to disfigure the man's face which was already naturally disfigured.

"John, stop this now," my mom cried out, as she stopped me from having a go at him. It didn't take long for the man to rush out of the room, without his pants on.

I had an anger issue but not a pride issue so I quickly apologized to my mum. It was like every time I saw her she was getting sicker. She had just a few days to live. She was suffering from the Venux flu, a deadly disease that had no cure. Though my dad was working on a cure, it never surfaced.

"Mum, you're hurt." I began.

"I'll be fine," she replied.

She was indeed a strong woman.

She continued, "lemme show you something."

Dipping her hand in her pocket, she brought out an injection that contained a red fluid . I recognized it.

"No way.." I gasped.

"John, I can finally get cured."

"But it was never tested by dad. He abandoned the project. It  could be dangerous." I disagreed

"Come on, there is nothing wrong in giving it a try," she replied, stubbornly.

So I watched her inject the red fluid in her body. We wanted a cure, but we got something else. Something that was more than a nightmare...

Today (Now)

My mother kept on screeching and slowly she reached for me. I stood there, almost paralyzed with shock, until my dog barked.

"Alex," I whispered, remembering she was coming for the party.

Swiftly but still shaking, I shut the door behind me. I looked for Alex in the sitting room, but she was not there. I rushed to the kitchen but she still wasn't there. On rushing down to my room, I felt a hand tugging my shirt at my back. Oh shit, how did she get me? I freaked out, stumbling on the floor which made my leg ache.

"Hey John, you scared me,"Alex said, "What was that all about?"

"Alex, it's you." I exhaled.

"Who were you expecting?" she asked, "Your dinosaur girlfriend?"

Girlfriend? I don't have a girlfriend. I tried not to argue.

"We gotta go," I warned, as I locked the door.

"But why? I just got here." She complained.

"It's complica- "

I was interrupted by the pounding on the door. It seemed like my mom was determined to rip the door apart.

Hurriedly, I grabbed a rod, smashing it on the window. The glass broke in pieces like it should.

"Alex, trust me. We gotta go." I insisted.

It didn't take long for me to help her out of the room, through the window and I followed just behind her.

As I ran, I closed my eyes for a moment , wishing it was all a dream, but it wasn't. How bad could this get? I thought out loud.

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