Chapter 1

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I ran on, stumbling over the branches which threatened to bring me down. My panting came in short painful gasps as i struggled on through the forest.

There i was, hurtling my way  through the Alabama forests in the dew covered morning. My day started out quiet differently though.

I belonged to a group - a survival group in this utterly bizzare world. There was nine of us, nine people i called my family. We were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. It started roughly six months ago,  blossoming out of nowhere as a silent, foul disease. It spread as quickly as flames would in a dry , water deprived grassland. You just had to shut your eyes for a second and the whole world had turned into a battle between humans and blood thirsty zombies. They thrived on your fear and healthy body.

Somehow i survived the outburst though, however it happened so quickly sometimes i can not tell what is real and what is my worst nightmare.

My name is Luna. I am fourteen. I am a survivor. I have no knowledge of where my family are or if they have turned. This morning, i awoke to the sound of my pounding head,  so loud it was like a swarm of wasps embedded in my skull. My arm however, was far worse. It had been mauled by a zombie and for some unearthly reason i was so out of it i didnt wake up in the night. The zombie didnt finish me of, but i wish so hard it had because i am faring far, far worse.

For i did wake up, just.. dead.

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