When Death Starts To Crawl

(Chapter Two)

"Perilla has in fact spread to the town of King-river. Herds of Undead have been spotted in the outskirts of the town, but are being delt with by-" My maths teacher rambled on.

I watched the clock, t was 3:18, 2 minutes till the end of the school day. I was scared, if it were true, if the Undead had reached King-river, we were all doomed if my father hadn't found a cure. as soon as the bell rang for home time i practically flew out the door. Fear was making my breathing rapid and shaky.

I got home in 20 minutes instead of 30, i was sprinting the whole way. The streets were deserted and looked trashed. I ran up the steps to my house. A note was stuck to the front door. it read;

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"Lauren,

its Dad, I'm okay, but your mother may not be, she has symptoms. Your Auntie Lisa is gone, when we got to her house there was nobody there. Her Undead self must have gone. I'm afraid your mother and i wont be back too soon. If anything happens, there is a pistol in the back of my wardrobe. i wish you could be here with us but you will most likely get Perilla.

sorry to have to leave you like this, but it is safer this way

love dad"

My phone rang. It was Milly

"Hey," I said as i unlocked the front door.

"I am still throwing a camp out, so are you want to coming?" She asked quickly. I agreed to come. It would be nice to get away into nature for a night with my friends.

I already told you about Milly. In our group there was also Shay and Trixie. Shay was a little shorter than us and had long brown hair. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Trixie was the crazy one who said the most random things at any time. She dyed her hair blonde with turquoise dip dyed ends.

I pack my bag. I pack the essentials, like toiletries and extra clothes. I got changed into denim shorts and a black tank top with a hot pink jacket. Just in case.... I wrapped the pistol in the floral blouse i never wear and put it at the bottom of my bag. We had been planning this camp out for months.

Milly's car pulled up with Trixie and Shay already in it. her mum driving. I got in.

"Hey Lauren, what's up?" Trixie and Shay said at the same time.

"I am so excited" Milly squealed from the front seat. I was too. it was going to be a lot of fun!

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"Alright now, put the clutch in and turn it on, these ease off the clutch as you push the accelerator" Milly instructed from the passenger seat.

We were driving the paddock bomb. A beat up white Ute with a tray with no sides. I had driven before but always had trouble starting up manuals. I started the Ute, It lurched as i pulled off the clutch and me moved forward slowly at first.

"Hold on!" i ordered Trixie and Shay, who were on the back standing up on the tray.

I floored the accelerator. Shrieks erupted from my friends on the back as i sped around the mounds of dirt in the paddock. Milly's little brother Danny came from the side and jumped on the back too. i slowed down and squeezed through the gate into another paddock. it had a big dip and a mound at the bottom. i took my foot of the power and let the paddock bomb for a bit as we rolled down the dirt track. Then i floored it again and we flew off the mound at the bottom. We were all screaming with joy.

As we reached the to of the next hill, it was flat. I got out of the Ute. "Shay, your turn" I said.

Shay shook her head. "Come On!" we all said. "Fine" she groaned. Milly explained how to change gears and starting to April. I hopped on the back of the Ute with Trixie and Danny.

"Why do i feel like we will be ran over some how when we are up here?" I laughed.

"Because Shay is driving an she has never driven before" Trixie stated.

"Hold on because i don't know how i will go" Shay yelled from the drivers seat.

Shay stalled the Ute twice. but finally we went forward. She put too much weight on the accelerator and we we hauled forward. We screamed as we raced across the other paddock. I struggled to hang on as we bumped around all over the tray. Shay braked twice as hard so that she misses the fence. Trixie managed to hang on but Danny and i flew over the roof of the Ute and into the long grass. We landed with a loud thump!

Milly, Trixie and Shay ran over to us. My arm was grazed from skidding in the dry grass, but i was laughing my ass off.

"Oh my god that was awesome. Scary, but awesome" I giggled.

Everyone was laughing as they helped Danny and i up.

"Okay guys, time to set up the tent!"

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