When Death Starts To Crawl

(Chapter Seven)

(Sorry if this chapter i a little short)

The plan was in action. Shay bolted out of the tent first, we all came out yelling a battle-cry. Two of the Undead came at us. i was taken aback by their appearance. Their faces looked familiar, from what i could see through their torn flesh and oozing blood.

Trixie was screaming as she ran in front of Lucas who was carrying Danny. She practically leaped onto the car to unlock it. Once Danny was in the back of the car, Lucas sprinted back to the tent to get the bags full of food and our clothing. Anne was hitting one of the Undead with her rifle because she ran out of bullets. Shay was shooting at the one coming for me.

I aimed my dad's pistol and the zombies' head and pulled the trigger. I had four bullets left. The zombie collapsed and so did Anne's one. We sprinted to the car. Lucas, Trixie, Danny, Milly and Shay piled into the back, Danny sat on Milly again. It was a seven seater.

Anne came in the front with me. I Floored the accelerator and we nearly jumped off the top of the hill. We were on the winding hilly track back to Anne's house. "Do we have everyone?" I asked.

"Yep" Lucas said. I started to have a panic attack, so i slowed the car down. Lucas put his arm on my shoulder from the backseat for support "It's Okay" He soothed.

I calmed down a bit. But i couldn't slow my breathing. I turned the sharp corner with my developing driving skill. We were going uphill again now. I became tired. And i was busting for the toilet, we all were.

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By the time we reached Anne's house it was getting dark. It took us ages because there was fog and i could hardly see the track. We all hobbled inside Anne's house.

"Mum? Dad? Are you there?" Anne shouted. Milly re-bandaged Danny up and set him down on the couch. Anne dragged out the spare double mattress. Shay and Trixie slept on the fold out mattress from the couch. Milly slept on a blow-up mattress, Danny slept in Anne's little brothers room, because her was on camp and Anne slept in her own bed.

Lucas and i laid down and pulled the blanket over us. I held the pistol in my had, poised at the door.

"Are you really gonna sleep with a gun in your hands all night?" Lucas murmured next to me. I sighed and put the gun next to me on the floor.

"I guess not" I rolled over to face him. He put arm around me

"Goodnight Lauren" He whispered.

'Goodnight Lucas" I murmured back.

The air was warm inside Anne's house, the fire was roaring and i could hear the breathing of my friends sleeping around me I listened for any noise that resembled the Undead. I heard a grunt and lunged for my gun, but it was just Milly snoring. I sighed with relief and put the gun back down.

"Oi guys, i am setting an alarm for five am because we will need to leave early to get everything ready to go to the school. For whoever is listening" Anna called fro her room.

Clouds of sorrow entered my mind. So many question. Like, will i ever see my parents again? Will Danny be okay? Will we survive this apocalypse of be dead before we reach the school? Where are all our parents?

I had nightmares that night, about all my friends being eaten by the Undead. I woke up screaming an hour after falling asleep.
"Lauren, its okay. I'm here" He said cradling me until i drifted off to sleep

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