"THE PLAGUE "

The Truck: part 2

Natalie-

The inside of the trailer is dark, with just enough light from the door hole for me to see.
I strain my eyes and look around at the number of tipped over boxes and crates.

"Why do you see?" Daniel calls in.

"Just, boxes and stuff," I answer.

"Check them out, they might have something we can use to pry off the hinge," he says.

"Got it," I respond.

"Be careful."

"Got it."

I begin to walk hesitantly around the boxes, while looking inside the ones that where ripped open. Nothing. nothing. nothing.

As I start to feel like giving up, a glimmering speck catches my eye. I look a it curiously and walk closer. Half way hidden in a small pile of Styrofoam, there is a piece of glass being brought out by the sunlight. I dust away the Styrofoam and pick it up, realizing it is a half broken picture frame. Inside there is a photo of a man and woman together holding a baby, a little boy standing beside them, and an even littler girl to his right.

They all look so happy in the picture, with the sunny back ground and smiles on their faces.

This is the way things where before.

"Find anything yet?" I here Daniel ask.

"No," I say sadly," I'll keep looking."

"Okay, be ca-" he starts to say.

"Careful, I know. I am," I finish.

As I continue to walk it becomes harder to see. The light from the door way fades behind me. My foot suddenly hits something hard and metallic sounding. I look down to see metal rod laying at my feet.

I pick it up and inspect it with satisfaction. Turning around I hold up the crowbar to show Daniel.

"Hey, Daniel I found somethi-!"

At that moment a decaying hand covers my mouth. I try to scream but it is of little use.

One of the monsters snarl behind me as it attempts to bite my neck.

Without thinking I quickly pull away as hard as I can, tripping on a box behind me.

The creacher tumbles down crashing into cardboard and Styrofoam.

I scream and scoot away.

"Natalie hold on!" I here Daniel yell behind me. I look back to see him pushing away frantically in desperation to open the door. When I look ahead I am welcomed by the face of the monster inches away from me.

"Ahh!" I yell swinging the crowbar at it closing my eyes. It is knocked the the side with the hook lodged in its jaw.

I stand up breathing heavily and try to make a run for the door. Cold rotten figures grip my ankle causing me to trip again.

I flip into my back as the monster jumps on top of me.

I scream again, this time pulling out Daniel's knife and holding it in front of me protectively.

Closing my eyes I steady the knife as the the monster comes down.

There is a horrible sound of tearing flesh and blood splatters onto my face.

I open my eyes hesitantly to see two white glassy ones staring at me lifelessly.

Hyperventilating I sit up and push the body away.