What Now?

What was that?

1:43 p.m.

"Ready to grab your stuff and go?" Said, my dad, as he put bags and cases in the SUV. "Yeah dad let me just get my phone I left it charging," I replied

I went inside the house letting my mom pass by first as I gave her a kiss on the cheek. I grabbed my phone along with the charger. I saw my sister's bunny so I grabbed it as well. I headed back to the vehicle and my parents were not done grabbing their things. Bonnie was waiting in the vehicle as well. I got on through the right side of the SUV. I finally sat down in the car. "Kate! My bunny!" She gasped remembering she had left it. "It's ok Bonnie I got it for you," I said as I took it out of my pocket and gave it to her.

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"Ruben I don't think we should do this," said my mother worriedly to my father. "Stacy love, it'll be ok," he said grabbing the sides of her face and looking at her straight in the eyes. "Mom, Dad?" They pulled apart to see Kate coming from the front door. "Hey sweetheart we were just heading out," he said with a smile, kissed my mother's forehead as well as mine and headed outside to the vehicle. I hugged my mom and kissed her cheek. "I know what you were talking about with dad" she looks at me stunned. "And everything will be okay. I love you mom" I said with a smile while holding her hand leading her to the door. She locked up the house.

We got in and my Dad turned on the vehicle. We got comfortable, putting on my seat belt along with Bonnie. I plugged in my phone to the car. It was 80%. The sun was at its peak, it was hot as can be. I could see oasis as we passed through on the road.   My parents were having a conversation while Bonnie was asleep hugging her stuffed animal. She is so beautiful even if we fight I love her with all my heart and would do anything to protect her. She had long light brown hair and golden tanned skin. She was an Angel with dark skin. I was just listening to the music on the radio. I was starting to drift away. I felt my eyelids heavy. I closed my eyes and breathed evenly.

"Hi what's your name?" Said a little girl with curly brown hair and dark skin. "Katie," I said with a childish voice. "Whats yours?" I asked squinting my eyes as I looked up at her with the sun right behind her. "Jessica" she smiled. "That's a nice name" I stood up and stretched my hand towards her. "Let's be friends Jess." She smiled widely. "OKAY!" she grabbed my hand and we ran to the swings at a playground in my city. We laughed like children, as we were in that age. Then it became dark. The sun vanished and all I hear was a loud beeping sound and Jessica screaming. My 9-year-old heart was racing and I couldn't breathe. 

*BEEP * *BEEP* *BEEEP*

I woke up. To the radio saying "We have breaking news. The world has had an outbreak of a very deadly disease. Called LQP-79" my eyes widened as I listened closely and everyone was silenced. "that started in Miami with a homeless man. it is supposedly a virus that causes brain deterioration and led the man to become cannibalistic. It is also said to be highly contagious."  My sister had woken up and she didn't understand what was going on. "I have yet to inform you if it has gone airborne. Whatever you do don't leave your houses and save lots of food and water. God bless you all" 

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEEP*

The music returned and we were still driving. "Ruben maybe we shouldn't be going camping after all. We have to go back home." My mother said. I sighed and closed my eyes and laid my head on the headrest. "We don't need to go back Stacy, we are fine no one is here in the woods and plus we are hours away from the city if we go back we might even head back with a mob," My father replied. "But Rub-" my mom was cut off by my dad"NO STACY WE- we aren't going back home... it's safer this way..." My dad. I opened my eyes, my mom was upset. I heard my dad sigh and looked at my mother. I closed my eyes. "I'm Sor-"  

"RUBEN WATCH OUT!" I heard my mother yell. I popped my eyes wide open. I heard the car screech and felt it hit a curve on the side of the road it went into a forest turning and turning. I grabbed my sister's hand. She was yelling in horror. I never want her to yell like that again. I was in tears of pain and horror. I hit my head on the back of my seat and knocked out. Everything went dark and I couldn't hear or see anything.
I don't know what that was. Was it an animal? It had to be.

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I woke up with a headache. I opened my eyes, I saw a pool of blood under me. And it was still dripping. I moved my head and felt a sharp pain on my forehead. I winced as I touched my forehead and looked at my bloody hand. "Mom, Dad, Bonnie?!" I looked around.  Until I realized we were upside down. I saw my parents passed out or dead... I hope not. I heard my sister groan as she moved. "Kate, what's going on?" She asked with a shaky voice. "Sweetie it's okay I'm here let me just get down" I grabbed the back of my seat and unclipped the buckle. I fell off but I was holding onto the seat so I could land on my feet lightly. "Ok, I'm going to get you down. Hold on to this" I pointed to her armrest. She grabbed it as hard as she could and I unbuckled it. And she fell into my arms. I set her down slowly. I went to check on my parents. My dad was waking up. He groaned and opened his eyes. He was bleeding from his arm he had cuts from the glass. "What happen?..." He asked trying not to show pain. "You hit something and we crashed," I told him. "Ah, shit.." He whispers for us not to hear. He did the same thing I did to get off. My mom seemed to still be passed out. We got out of the car taking her out with us. She was breathing very low. We laid her down next to the vehicle. We took out stuff from the vehicle. We took out cans of food and started eating. "Dad..." I asked quietly. "Yeah sweetie?" He answers. "W-what was that?" I asked voice shaking. He sighed "I have no idea..but I know it's not good..."

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