The Last Of Us

Chapter Four : isolation

Another beautiful day, sitting by the window as the cold wind is gently kissing my cheeks along with the warm sun. The slow music from the car radio is dancing with my heart and my favourite souls are beside me. This is the best feeling ever.

We have been driving since 5 o'clock in the morning. The idea of driving was Lori's, she always comes up with ideas like this. Well, this isn't bad though. Watched the sun come up and saw it fill it's colour in the entire sky.

Slowly the streets are getting filled with cars, people rushing to work and children rushing to their schools. Driving slowly, observing every small thing.

This happy feeling didn't last long, I suddenly feel so weird, like something's gonna to happen, like I'm gonna lose everything and everyone. I don't have anything to lose except for Aaron, Lori and my brothers. The thought of losing them makes breathing hard. Feels like I'm running out of air,I don't wanna live in a world where there is no them.

The cars around us suddenly started moving fast and towards the highway. Police cars are everywhere, roaming around like bees around their beehive. I wonder what's wrong.

"Aaron look out!" I hear Lori shout and I looked in front.There's a man!

I thought the was gonna hit him but Aaron turned the car, we saved him but our car hit something,turned and started rolling.

We are upside down now. I see a few people walking towards us. They are gonna save us. They didn't. I was wrong. The people that came are dead yet, they are walking.

The dead people got on their knees and started crawling inside the car through the broken window. Lori and I were in the backseat so they couldn't come near us but Aaron is in the front.

They slowly crawled towards him, snarling in a deep voice. They have Aaron now. They bit Aaron and started feeding themselves off him! I hear him shout and cry as they are tearing him apart. I feel Lori's hand pulling mine, i turned and I see some of those are pulling her. I try pulling her back but I couldn't, there are too many of them.
They took Aaron and now Lori.

What the heck is going on? What is all this? Lori's gone and things are tearing Aaron in front of me. I don't understand anything. I don't know what to do. All I had was them, and now, they- they are gone!

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"Hey Emily! Wake up!" I feel someone shaking me.

I slowly open my eyes, the light around me is blinding me. I blink a few times and looked around me. I'm in the apartment and Aaron is in front of me, calling out to me. He's fine? Oh, all that was a bad dream.

"Emily you okay?" He asked and pull ed me into a hug. "What happened? You suddenly started shouting 'they are gone' and kept chanting it." He said.

"I'm fine. It was just a bad dream." I said. He cares so much for me. I'm still feeling like I had lost him. The thought of losing chokes me.

"I was worried." He sighed.

"I know," i smiled,"where are the others?" I asked.

"In the living room. Go and wash your face, I'm waiting here." He said.

I smiled and walked into the bathroom. I let out a sigh and then I brush my teeth and splash some cold water on my face. God, the water is really cold.

I just noticed something,that girl in the mirror, she looks so tired. She was never got tried but what happened to her now...

I walk outside the bathroom and then walked to the living room with Aaron, i see Lori, my brothers and Jared. He doesn't speak much now. Bethany died and the saddest thing is that we couldn't even bury her. After she died Jared hit her with that same screwdriver.

"Finally you're awake! You suddenly fell in the kitchen floor and passed out." Lori said while pulling me to sit beside her.

"And what happened next?" I asked.

"Umm, Aaron carried you to the room, you hand cut a little so I cleaned it and he was there all night beside you ro make sure you're okay." She smirked.

I hate it when she smirks like that. Then I noticed Aaron, oh my god, he was blushing. His whole face turned red in a second. He's so adorable and caring.

"Thanks Aaron." I smiled. I can feel my cheeks turning red. God, I'm blushing too.

"Welcome Emily." He replied.

I want to avoid everyone right now. I know they are gonna make fun of me for blushing.

I walk to the window and sit beside it. Those infected dead people are everywhere on the streets. Day 9 and we haven't seen anyone else here. Is everyone dead? We only saw one news report that the army has closed all exits and transport systems. That was the last thing we saw before the cable connection was cut off.

So many days has gone by, no sign of life except for us. Maybe they are all hiding somewhere like us, but for how long? Even we can't hide for much longer. Soon we are gonna run out of food and other supplies, then what?
We are gonna starve to death.

We need to get more supplies and try to get information about other places. If it's safe outside Atlanta, we have to make our way outside the city.

"Ouch" i shouted and got everyone's attention.

I looked out of the window and there are a few people hiding behind the cars. There's a man holding sign.

"We need help."

Those people are begging for help to us. There is people out there, there is more of us. Not everyone of our kind is dead, not yet. We are not alone. There are survivors.