It's just the end of the world

Three

The streets were full of panic. People were rushing down the paths, children were crying and the roads were full of fleeing cars. It was chaos. Chaos, chaos, chaos.

I can't survive this. I can't. I'll just die if I stay and die if I leave. There are no choices, and now is no time to take action. Maybe I can just wait it out. I tried to think logically, and ensure I was making a sensible decision, but it was seemingly impossible when there was such a loud scene going on outside. I didn't even know much about this situation. I didn't know what the walking corpses were capable of, but I was soon to find out.

What should I do? I paced around my flat, on the verge of a panic attack as dozens of police cars flew past underneath my window. I looked around. If you come across one, you'll have to kill it. A blow to the head will do the trick. A blow to the head with what? Maybe knives would work? The one time the news channel was actually helpful, I listened to the advise. I found a baseball bat, a cricket bat, and two knives. They would be best kept close.

Food? Will I need it if this is the end of the world? Obviously. I frantically searched my cupboards, and found quite a few tins as that is all I have been living off. Fridge next. Some microwaveable meals and a left-over takeaway. I grabbed it all and spread it out onto the table. Water? I had a few bottles stored away in another cupboard. Three full, then I found two empty ones and filled them with tap water.

What now? First aid. There was a kit under the sink and I emptied it out next to the food. A few bandages, plasters, alcohol wipes and painkillers. Not much then. Everything was spread out across the table. Food, water, weapons and first aid. What am I supposed to do? Where do I go now? Should I stay here and risk a possible invasion, or try and survive in the middle of London, solo?

But my questions were left unanswered as I heard rowdy footsteps coming up the stairs. There were guns, people must be searching the flats. Were they killing the dead -- or the living?