The Virus

Chapter Five-Carson

We all made the decision to leave. It's not safe here anymore. Just as I was about to call it home everything just crashed. Why can't my life be normal? I've never done anything to anyone. So why, why does this happen!? It's not fair. But then again life isn't fair. I sigh in defeat, I knew I couldn't have saved her but still. As everyone loads in the truck I take one last look at Kayla, then I notice something is off. This isn't Kayla at all! It's a different person. Wait... Kayla had a twin and identical twin. What was her name? C'mon think Carson!! This is Elly! Great first my best friend and now her twin. I sigh taking one last glance at her before hopping in the bed of the truck.
As we're driving down the road  we try to find a supply store, with no luck we keep driving.

After three hours of driving we decide it's best to stop for the night. I hop out of the back while the others climb out of the truck.
"It's gonna get cold tonight we should make a fire." Laney says. I nod and start making the fire.
After the fire is made we all sit down around it.
"Alright. Instead of campfire stories, we are going to tell our story of how we survived this thing so far... Starting with Carson." James says. I nod and sigh.
*flashback*
I was walking home from school with my best friend and my boyfriend. Kayla and Andrew. We all have been best friends since first grade. The walk home was only an hour.
"We made it. Seriously I thought I was going to die of exhaustion." I roll my eyes at Kayla and laugh at her.
"Well if you'd actually joined cross-country we wouldn't have this problem, bow would we?" I ask her. Before Kayla could say anything mom and dad walked through the door.
"Hello children and Andy." Mom says. I laugh but Kayla was 'offended'.
We all talked about what we're doing after high school. But we obviously didn't know the apocalypse was going to happen. We hear screams and sirens outside the house. I walk up to the window and see Mrs. Jones eating another person. I back up and start to cry. But I was shortly cut off by mom screaming and dad walking towards her with blood dripping from his mouth. The screaming stops and is replaced by gurgling. I run up to my room only to be greeted by Kayla and Andrew to be eaten.
*flashback over*
"I ran and ran out of the house trying to find safety and eventually I did. I had met other groups but each one tried to kill me. I had stolen my gun, machete, and my bow from the dead bodies lying around. I had gotten tired of living in that shack and headed down the road. Then you guys picked me up took me home with you and now we're here. Me telling you how I've made it this far." I with after telling my story. Everyone looks at me with sadness in their eyes.
"So you watched this whole thing break out?" I hear Laney ask. I nod and she continues. "I did to." She says.

The next four chapters will be the others telling their stories. Staring with Laney. I will start writing the next chapters after I'm down cleaning my room. Love you all
~Ray 😘