Finding Aurora

Chapter 11

(A/N: Pay attention to details on this part. They're really important. Also there are 3 POVs in this part and they're really short because I was having writer's block. Enjoy!)

(Charity's POV)

Was that me? Am I dead? I pinched myself. Ouch. No, not dead. I stood up and realized that I had a massive headache. "Jessica?" I whispered. No reply. "Jessica." I said, more firmly this time. I was in a dark room and couldn't see anything. I walked around the perimeter of the room before letting my feet carefully explore the area. About 10 seconds passed before my ankle bumped into something solid, but not hard enough to hurt me. "Jessica?" I asked. Dropping to my knees, I moved my hands across the form to see if it was really her. Clothes. Clothes. Clothes. Skin. Wait, why is it so cold? "Oh my god no," I breathed.

The phone. The phone was in her pocket. I felt around her legs, feeling dirty as if I was violating her. Finally, I found a rectangular bulge in her pant pocket and pulled it out. Scared of what I might see, I hesitantly unlocked the phone and shone the screen towards Jessica.

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(Britt's POV)

I was paralyzed. In front of me there was a shambling, rotting beast growling. Suddenly, it lurched towards Anna and she let out a blood-curdling scream. Snapping back to reality, I flipped out the knife and went straight for the side of its neck. I jabbed it in first, and the creature stumbled back. Then I went straight for its stomach as it fell to the ground. I kicked it, stomped on it, jumped on it, until I was sure it was at dead. Well, as dead as it should be. "That should do it," I said calmly.

Anna was frozen by the wall, with a petrified expression on her face. Her skin was a lot paler than usual, if that was even possible. "Anna?" I asked calmly. Her expression changed to a normal one, but she still looked dazed. "Anna." I slowly paced over to where she was standing and placed my hand on her arm. "Is this blood?"

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(Aurora's POV)

I walked out of the room to hear a tumult of screaming. It was so loud I couldn't even think straight. The room Larissa was in was right next to the sanctuary, which as I could tell was the source of the ruckus. Looking down, I saw a pool of green fluid seeping into the carpet. "Ew! What is that!?" I whisper-yelled. I shivered while walking around the puddle. Then I heard a growl.

"Oh shiz!" I whispered and grabbed onto the nearest door handle. "Go away zombie!" I heard on the other side. I'd know that voice anywhere.

"Kyra, it's me! Let me in!" I heard a gasp and then the doorknob trembled violently. Finally the door whipped open and I was forced inside. "Oh my God, Aurora, are you okay?" she asked. "I'm fine, I'm fine, now let go of me."

"I'm so glad you're okay," she said. "I'm glad you're okay too," I replied genuinely.

"Here, look at this," she said, handing me a piece of folded paper and a flashlight. Quickly, I read through it and then looked up at her. "Who wrote this?" I said. "I'm not sure," she answered. "I found it under a speaker in the sanctuary."

"Wait," I said, pointing to an almost illegible ink smudge on the bottom of the page. "What's this?"

A/N: What do you guys think it is? And what do you think happened to Anna? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO JESSICA? :o Cliffhangers. Ha ha, I know what's gonna happen and you don't. Anyone wanna take a guess?

XOXO

-Kyra