Save Me

The first time I ever watched someone turn into one of them. It turned out to be my boyfriend. My first boyfriend to be exact. That's just my luck though, always getting screwed over, even after the world ends.

"Rice!!!!" Tye shrieks, I watch as three things corner him, their eyes full of a demonic hunger.

"Tye!!!!" I yell, running to his rescue.. But I wasn't fast enough.

One tall blonde girl, who I can remember talking to just 2 weeks earlier, grabs Tye's arm and I hear a crunch. Like biting into a burnt marshmallow.

"TYE!!!!" I scream, falling to my knees, its hopeless now, soon he will either be half eaten or become one of those things.

His screams of agony and anguish as the three monsters gobble him up echo in my mind. I can't let him suffer, I can't let him turn in to...

I pull out my pocket knife.. It may be to late to save him, but I can't let him go like this.. not like this.

Working up the courage I run down the hallway, passing the signs of homecoming and pep rallies, a place where I felt happy.. Now infested with these pests.

I look Tye in the eyes, they are faded and distant, he's stop struggling, accepting his fate.

I swing my arm down hard on the first mutant's head, the other two aren't even the least bit fazed at my actions, they just continue devouring him.

I push another one off him and bang its head onto a locker. Its splits open and the smelly maroon liquid coats my sleeve.

The last one notices me and stands to attack, I grab its shoulders, shoving it away. It stumbles backwards, eyes still fixed on me. I grab it by the neck and grip its chin with my other hand, pulling as hard as I possibly can, I hear a soul splitting tearing sound as its rotting tendons begin to rip in half. I drop the thing to the floor, my hands and shirt are covered in the sticky red goo.. But that doesn't bother me any.

Rice mumbles something and I fall to his side and grab my boyfriends hand, his pulse slows, I know I'm losing him.

"Tye?" I whimper, holding his hand to my heart. Tye and I have been together since the 3rd grade, he's always protected me and loved me, I didn't even realize how much till just last year. If only I had realized sooner.

He gurgles through the blood in his throat,trying to say something. His hands go up to my face and he pulls me closer, his lips parting.. At first I thought he was going to kiss me..then his jaws unclench inhumanely and he growls out, craving my flesh.

I push him away fiercely and climb to my feet, stumbling clumsily. He slowly crawls towards me, his blood trails behind him, I back away slowly, reaching for the knife which was still plunged into a skull.

He gets closer, I can see his eyes aren't the same.. they are pale, almost completely white, like a dark bottomless void.. screaming with the one thing I am able to offer him.. meat.

"Tye?" I whisper, still clumsily walking backwards as he continues to crawl at me. "Tye? I know you are in there.. you have to be." I mourn quietly as he just moans in response. "Please, please Tye! You have to be in there somewhere! PLEASE! TYE PLEASE! Please don't make me do this!" I bawl, my body trembling with just the thought of what I know will happen next.

He gets closer.. I just stare at him.. trying not to remember his beautiful happy smile, those eyes, that nose, adorable dimples.. its heartbreaking.

I bring my knife down on his head, he drops immediately to the ground, no life left in him.. Now he's gone forever.. Now.. I'm alone.