The Day We Became Human

Part 10 -The Now

Smashing the grocery store's weathered window with my elbow I wince at the pain as I lift Noah up and slip him through the whole I had just created.

"Stay there buddy okay?" he nods moving out of the way so I don't nudge him as lift myself through.

Glass crunches beneath my worn military boots; most shelves are empty but there is more food on these shelves than the rest of the stores so I thought it'll be worth a try maybe we would get lucky maybe we could take shelter here if I was alone I would keep going but because of Noah I wont . "Noah do not let go of my hand you understand and stay behind me okay?".

Scratching sounds joined by the eerie sound of yearning, yearning for something to sink their decayed teeth into the warm blood seeping through the partings in their teeth never really satisfying their needs they rampage mindlessly through those you love taking them leaving you helpless, the only thing you can do is keep going for the ones that are still here.

Holding one down I tell Noah to grab its feet as I jab the catatonic in the head with my sheath drop point knife. After a while I noticed the zombies got slower and slower until most of them were decayed their brain laying on the ground with their skeletal body but they are never going to die quick enough new ones were being created everyday people like us. Noah and I. Were being turned.

"C'mon". we ran through the store grabbing out dated canned foods and jamming them into my rucksack and Noah's discoloured dinosaur suit case then we grabbed some matches and essentials. I make my way behind the counter and find a gun perched underneath it I swipe it up sticking it in to the pocket of my dammed uniform grabbed Noah and I slowly made our way through the back of the store through a door that lead up a flight of stairs.

Quietly we make our way up them my feet betray me stepping on a disjointed piece of wood causing it to creak.

Fuck.

"Arrrrrrgggggggh aahhhhhh." I squeeze my eyes shut tightly as I transition from me to the killer I had been forced to become. I was scared that I wouldn't be able to be both that soon I'd just be one.

That noise made me want to slice through my ear drums. The same feeling of fear built in the middle of my stomach knotting it felt dark like it took on some of the darkest colours and mixed them all together it grew like roots within the ground latching on to everything all the moister which sucked the blood from my face turning my dark skin pasty and white.

The place remains untouched the TV set remains on the wall the sofa set with plumed pillows the soft looking white rug remained its pure colour the growling echo's off the walls in the hallway I spin around to face the creatures that have began to emerge from the rooms three from the room in front and two more this time; children from the room on the left of the hallway.

"Noah go and hide between the sofa and the wall take this just in case you need to protect yourself." he nods sprinting over to the sofa.

They were slow when they hadn't eaten if they turned catatonic and hadn't feed they would downgrade devolve back in to biters which was lucky because me fending off catatonics and protecting Noah would not work and would only end in one way.

I charge towards them blocking the fact that these biters where once children out of my mind and stab them in the head with the point of my arrow.

Two down; three to go.

They quicken there pace towards me placing me back into the living room area I manage to stab two in the head before stumbling over the fluffy rug breaking my fall. "Ow" For a few moments my vision is blurred and all I can see is the brown figure toppling on top of me I smell its repugnant decaying oder and gag causing bile to rise from my stomach into my mouth. I force it back down the bitter taste causing me to scrunch my nose up. Holding the biters wrists with one hand I try to grab my arrow that's on the floor a few feet away from me but when that becomes impossible I try reaching behind me to pull another arrow from its sheath but give up when that to is deemed impossible. Its teeth lower on to my neck about to take a bite of me before a squelching noise is replaced by the one that would of been the zombies blunt teeth biting in to my skin creating a crisp sound. Cold blood dribbles onto my face each drop seeping down my forehead to my cheek.

"ly?" Noah cries as I push the creature of off me. "Oh Noah its okay if you hadn't of done that I would have died like the rest. These things don't feel pain they create it... its okay. "I stare at him with widened eyes shocked that he had just done that. I pull him into my chest as tears spill from his eyes. I cant believe he was brave enough to do it I try to protect him from this stuff knowing one day that I will have to teach him how to defend himself but he's young. A six years old boy shouldn't have to see these things let alone live like this.

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The candle on the mantel piece flickers as me and Noah devour two cans of spaghetti hoops slurping up what's left of it. "We should get some sleep buddy." I say scuffling his hair.

"Okay. "he says I can tell he's still shocked I was when I had completed my first kill I didn't speak to anyone for a week.

My eyes drifted shut and darkness carried me away into a sea of tranquil were those I loved were within grasp.

A/N

Okay, Hai guys I hope you liked this chapter thought it would be cool to do a little flash forward.

I have just started school but updates should be regular as things aren't tough right this minuet but I can not guarantee what things will be like towards the end of 2k16 as there will be exams bursting out of nowhere.

But I hope you great people have a great day.

Kept it short and sweet this chapter. ;)))