The Day We Became Human

Part 2-The begging of the end

Monday 3rd June 2017

"Mom!!!" I yelled urgently. "what have I told you about raising your voice Lyra especially when Noah is sleeping." she moaned "okay I'm sorry but mom I was reading and all of a sudden this came on!" The TV screen showed a red screen that was often used for the scene on the news channels top of the red background it read 'emergency broadcast' after a minute or two the usual news anchor replaces the crimson screen "please remain calm and stay in doors whatever you do do not go outside..." before he could give any details we hear screams of terror in the background and the power cuts out; this always happens if dad didn't pay the utility bills but something about this seemed different, we decided to shrug it of and think nothing of it...that was until we heard the sirens ."Mom what's going on?!". Moonlight spilled through the window panes on to my mother's worried profile "I'm not sure Ly just lock the doors and all the windows I will check on Noah" then she left the living room venturing upstairs. My heart racing erratically I ran round the small sorry excuse for a home and did exactly as my mother had said.

Guterall dead moans echoed through the silence of the house. Just as they had stopped and I thought I was hearing things; the scratching sounds started at the windows and doors with the same moans following shortly after "mom..." I wisperd tip toeing up the staircase "In here " she wisperd back. Making my way in to blue painted room. I spotted my mother. She was settled next to a still sleeping noah it was pitch black in the room due to the drawn curtains."Do you hear that?" I asked questionably "yes " she paused pulling the curtain open then closing it in the blink of an eye abrubtly after a gasp came from her parted lips her mouth agape "mom what is-" before I could finish she pulled Noah's draws open pulling out clothes and stuffing them into his little dinosaur suitcase we bought before going to visit dad at his base which was situated in bellemont,Arizona."Mom what's wrong?" I asked worry thick in my voice. No answer she just runs out of the room like a crazy person who hasn't taken the their med's. I give up and pull back the curtain.WHAT IS HAPPENING? My eyes widen at the sight of organs splayed across the side walk and people with holes through the middle of their bodies dragging themselves lazily along the concrete floor leaving a trail of fresh dark blood behind them. screams that I didn't hear before sound. Suddenly I duck down and sit in the creaky floor boards back pressed firmly up against the blue wall. And begin to rock back and forth. The sirens ,the screams and the nails scraping eerily on the window panes and on the doors all begin to send me in to a state of delirium. This isn't real.This isn't real. I repeated hoping I was having a bad dream hoping my words would help; but as I stood up and i glanced out of the window the scene was not only still right there before my very eyes but worse than the moments before. Tear's began to we'll up in my eyes. This is crazy this can't be happening this was reality, Not some TV show.

"Noah" I wisperd loudly "c'mon it's time to wake up we have to go okay"

I exclaimed the sweet accent coverd up the panicked tone my voice had taken on by virtue of the horrid images swirling around my head. He sat up rubbing his eyes "Ly what twime is it?" He looked up at me with his big brown dough eyes his toddler like words becoming more apparent every time he spoke."I'm not sure noah darling but you just bring your covers and pillows let's go to mommy she's in my room" he nodded sleep still present in his features I held his dinosaur suitcase in my hand and his in the other just managing to stuff a pillow underneath my armpit.

"Mom,what the hell is that?" I doubted she'd know anything either but I asked anyway "I don't know but I do know that we will be safer at one of the bases nearby so I've packed your stuff and noahs while I pack mine scaveng all non perishable foods from the cupboards in the kitchen and the pantry." I ran down the stairs grabbing the duffle bag from under the small coat rack in the coat cupboard which occupied space in the hallway. I threw boxes of cereal, canned soups,dried fruit,wheat crackers,breakfast bars,cannedbottles vegetables,about three dozen of water, packets of powderd milk and alot more in the bag zipping get it up slinging it around my shoulders it was extremely heavy to the point i nearly toppled over under its weight surly this was enough I thought to myself placing bag by the door that lead to the garage.
Running back to her closet I get my coat and Noah's coat and mom's coat along with our shoes and nessisarcy items placing them by the door with the duffle bag, grab the keys of the kitchen counter and unlock the door to the garage unlocking he car door and boot. placing the food bag our shoes,coats,luggage and items in he boot of the seven seater minivan. I also grab a few snacks for us.

Mom comes down with noah who is still holding firmly onto his blank you and pillows "Did you remember everything Ly " mom asked "yeah should I drive?"."No you've done enough there's one last thing I need to get you and noahs get in the car I will be back soon".

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Getting in the car. Mom placed two big cases on the passenger seat beside her "mom what's in there?"."Some stuff your dad left us incase of emergencies" she pulled out a loaded gun and handed me the bag "choose wisely"she said she sounded like our dad. I choose the army green Crossbow it had a dozen arrows in the satchel but many more in the second case. Lets just say I used to have a thing for the hunger games-I say used to, but it never really faded.