Escape From Death

Stuff Happens

       I was probably only asleep for an hour before the sun came up. Since I wasn't going back to sleep, I got up and made everybody breakfast. I made waffles with bacon, eggs, and hash browns. I set it on the island buffet style and waited for everybody.

       I waited about ten minutes until everyone slowly made their way down the stairs. They all looked like zombies.

       "Morning everyone," I said happily. Nobody responded." I made breakfast," that woke everybody up. They all got what they wanted and sat down at the table. They all ate quietly. It was too quiet. I didn't like it. I got up and cut my gigantic flat screen TV on. I decided that we were going to watch the news.

       "... A scientist has reported that they released a virus into that state of California..." Max was the only one paying attention.

       " Hey Sasha, will you cut the TV up." I turned the volume up and we all turned our attention to the reporter on the TV.

       "...the government ask that all residents in the California area stay in their homes for the next 14 days to escape the deadly virus..." I turned and looked at everybody.

       " Well, at least we don't have to go to school," everybody just looked at Ryan. Of course, he would say something like that. I get on the phone and call my mom. The phone rang and rang until it went to voicemail. Guess all the power lines are busy.

        " Well, it looks like we're having a sleepover for the next 14 days." Nobody else seemed excited about that. I don't know why because my house is huge. There is plenty of stuff to do here. Everyone called their parents to let them know where they were. After that, we didn't really do anything.

       At around 10:30 at night I got a knock at my door. We all just looked at each other.
      
       "I'll get it", I was about to get up but I was tangled up in body parts. Group cuddle sessions are that best. Once we all got untangled I got up.

       " I'll come with you," Ryan said protectively. I just rolled my eyes and let him come with me. The knocking became very frantic and I got kinda scared. Ryan pushed me protectively behind him. He looked through the peephole then opened the door and there was a guy standing there. He was silent until Ryan spoke.

       "Can I help you," Ryan asked. The guy started to fidget more and it made me nervous.

       I thought he wasn't going to say anything but he did." Hi, I'm Jason and something is happening outside. I don't know what is happening, but something started chasing me. Can I come inside." I continued to study him. He is very jumpy and nervous and keeps scratching this spot on his arm. That should have been a red flag, but I let him in any way.

       We introduced him to everyone and explained that he didn't have anywhere else to go. Everyone was okay with it except for Ryan. He would give him sideways glances and dirty looks.

       "Ryan can I talk to you," I ask him. He agrees and I pull him into the next room. " What is your problem. He is just a regular boy who needed somewhere to go. We have plenty of room so what's the problem." He just looks at me thinking for a second.

       "I just don't like him," he responds. "There is just something off about him, when he was at the door he was twitching and-" He was cut off by a crash and screams from the kitchen. We look at each other and run to the kitchen. I got to the doorway before Ryan. Jason was on top of the island and his face was bloody and peeling. We had only been gone for twenty minutes, how did that happen. 

       He saw me and jumped at me hissing. I screamed waiting for the impact buy Ryan jumped in front of me. Jason tackled Ryan to the floor and started attacking him. Aidan yells at me to get away from them but I don't listen. Everyone runs down the hall, but I run over to the knives. I grab the biggest one in the holder and run over to Ryan being attacked. Jason is trying to bite Ryan and I stab Jason. He falls off of Ryan and starts to shake on the floor. I continue to stab him with tears streaming down my face. I feel hands grab my me by my waist and I scream.

       "It's just me," Ryan says. I stop thrashing and let him drag me away. I start to cry because I killed Jason. I just killed a person. I start to hyperventilate and slowly my vision blurs. I was placed on the floor in my garage. I lifted my hand and all I saw was Jason's blood on my hands and I blacked out.

        I wake in Ryan's car and start to panic. I look over on the drivers' side and see Ryan. After that, I calm down a little. I notice we're on the freeway and get confused.

       "Where are we going," I ask looking around. I notice that Bethany and Aidan are in the backseat of the car." And where are Brianna and max."

       "We are on our way to Vegas and they took the other car," Ryan answers. I turn to look out the window and see everything shut down. I just decide to close my eyes. That's when I see Jason dead eyes staring at me. I quickly open my to get that throughout of my head. All of a sudden my phone rings. I look at the caller id and see it's my mom calling. I pick up the phone and she immediately starts talking.

        " Hey sweetie they won't let us back into the country due to some lockdown in Calfornia and I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

       "Well mom, I'm on my way to Vegas because there's some sort of virus that makes people lose their minds and attack people."

       "You're on your way where" she yells into the phone loudly, Aiden laughs in the backseat and I glare at him.

       "Well unless you want me to die I have to go."

       She sighs into the phone."I'll put money on your card so you can book a hotel and eat food." I tell her thanks and hang up the phone.

Thanks for reading this chapter. See you guys next chapter. Feel free to give me constructive criticism. Love you guys.
~Emori~