The group awoke the next morning thinking about what will be there next move. There were an uneven number of girls to boys as there were only five guys in the group as of last night. They were all friends before the sickness happened, the thirty of them staying together and doing there best to stay alive. They lost a lot of good people along the way but they still had each other hoping for a better life somewhere out there.
The boys consisted of as follows: Jeremy, at six foot three he was a running machine who had cardio for days. The reluctant leader who had no choice but to take over things after losing the only things he really cared about, and honestly could never live up to the image everyone wanted him to be.
Greg, at five foot eleven the best tracker as he was a Boy Scout as a kid growing up making him kind of a jack of all trades when it came to surviving in the woods. He wasn't much of a leader like he thought Jeremy to, but always stuck by his friends no matter what came at them.
Henry, as short as he was at five foot seven they called him "the glue" as he was a lot wiser then he led on and kept the group sane with his optimism. However that seemed hard to find when the world was out to literally get you, and your friends keep dropping like flies.
Adam, the muscle as he was ripped and intimidating standing at a staggering six foot five. Doing most of the heavy lifting while working alongside his best friend Jeremy, nothing scared him easily but that didn't mean he was completely immune to the affects this world threw in his direction.
Lastly Xavier, an average height of five foot nine he was the cook and loyal friend to all that's it. He's the only one who knew how to cook food out of everyone in the lot, which is kind of sad when you think about it. Then again no one thought a zombie apocalypse would ravage and destroy society as they knew it.
The girls consisted of Penny, the shy and caring one ready to help out when she could standing at five foot five. She didn't know how to do that much but the fact that she tried her best to contribute in any way she could felt enough for everyone.
Gretchen, at five foot three the genius of the group as she always had a plan of action no matter what the situation called for. Lately she had been slipping and there are numerous factors to explain why she would be in such a slump, however her determination to over achieve makes a valuable asset.
Jessica, the "eye candy", standing at five foot eight all she was really good for was being really hot but she did have her moments at times. Though those came far and between all the chaos that everyone else fought against, while she stood there dumbstruck twirling her hair.
Ashley, the hoarder keeping everything she finds and taking inventory on an daily basis. Travelling her became a problem since she had the most stuff, and ninety percent of that happened to be useless garbage. It's not her fault that she is a hoarder, genetics after all, but recently Jeremy and everyone else were seeing her as more of a reliability than Jessica.!
Bridgette, scary and moody as any teenager can get going from one emotion to another on a whim, but a decent crack shot given the right weapon. That happened to be a sturdy bow and a throwing knife she stolen from a hunting store one summer day a few weeks before the out break.
Finally Sasha and Katy, the marksman sisters two years apart from one another and their mom being a cop taught them how to expertly use a gun. Usually they were the ones to go on supply runs, but that night they were on guard duty so the task fell on poor Jeremy's shoulders like everything did these days.
Gathered around the now extinguished camp fire, Jeremy led the group to talk about what they all believed would be the best decision for them. Should they leave the spot one the forest and continue towards a new location, or risk staying another night.
It was Adam who spoke first, "I think we should move," he said. "We've been here longer than most of our camps and its risky to keep staying in one spot for too long. Even with the makeshift gate anything could happen."
"We should stay," Jessica interjected. "All of us have stayed here for a week and nothing has attacked us."
"Explain that to Danny," Penny said. "I'm with Adam we should move to a new location."
"Oh yea you would agree with Adam," Gretchen and Jessica argued in unison.
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Come on Penny you know."
"Alright enough!" Jeremy yelled silencing the girls. "This isn't the time to being screwing around and acting like this is high school. That shit is over and probably will never come back. Now Gretchen and Jessica leave Penny alone she just lost her brother show some sympathy."
The girls apologized to Penny and the rest of the group and let everyone else cast their vote. Henry, Greg, Katy, and Sasha agreed with Adam on leaving. Xavier, Ashley, Bridgette, and Gretchen sided with Jessica on staying.
The last vote was on Jeremy. He could make it a tie and try to find the best solution possible, or vote against Jessica and help everyone with packing up camp.
Before he could decide a rustle in the bushes nearby caught everyone's attention. Not even seeing it a zombie flew out of the forest and latched itself onto Bridgette going to town on his morning breakfast. Katy shot it in the head but the damage was done, Bridgette was infected.
The shot signaled the rest of a hoard onto the now out numbered group of friends. Jeremy's decision was made for him; it was time to leave. But who will make it out alive?
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The Buried Life
HorrorA group of friends try to survive the zombie apocalypse with mixed results. There's a sort of campy tone to the story, but still scary enough to draw you in without feeling too hardcore.