Survivor (Book #1 of the Survival Series)

Chapter Five

I turned slowly to see a walker trying to walk through the door. I was paralyzed, I couldn't move. The Walker moved closer. The Katana at my side wasn't moving.

"L-L..." My throat was closing. The Walker was only about 10 feet away. "L-L-Luke!" I screamed. At that moment the sword suddenly moved from my side and in position to strike.

'Just pretend it's her.' the voice in my head spoke. I took a deep breath.

"Come and get me bitch." I growled launching forward and slicing the head off the Walker. Luke ran into the door way.

"Jules! What's wrong?" He asked, I looked down at the now decapitated Walker.

"Oh." He looked down at it. "Are you okay?" he asked

I nodded still shocked at what I'd done.

"You look like you're going to puke." He said slowly.

"That's because I am." I said running into the bathroom and running strait into a body. I fell back and looked up to see a walker hovering over me.

Blood splattered on my face before I could scream. I turned to see Luke with his gun still aimed at the walker. He shot again and the walker fell into the tub. I got up and saw my reflection in the mirror. I had walker blood all over my face.

I threw up into the sink. I felt a hand on my back and recognized a soothing voice.

"It's okay, let it all out." Luke's soft voice was a good thing to have.

"Don't." I threw up again. "Tell the others." I turned the faucet and running water came out. I rinsed my mouth out and washed the blood off my face. I used my tank-top to wipe off the water.

"Your secrets safe with me." Luke whispered in my ear.

"Are you guys okay up there?" Michael called from downstairs.

"Yeah!" Luke yelled

"Okay, it looks clear down here so I'll let the others in." Michael called.

"I still have two rooms to check." I looked at Luke.

"I got it, I'll be right back." He walked out and came back five minutes later.

"Anything?" I asked him

"Just two of them," He answered

"Oh, okay." I mumbled

"You'll get use to it." He told me

"I don't know if I will Luke. These are people!" I told him

"No, they aren't." He said looking right at me.

"Yes they are!" I screamed

"No! Do they look like people? Do they act like people?!" He yelled right back

"They look like people!" I told him

"Really?" He asked grabbing the dead walker out of the tub, "Does he look like a human!?"

"He was!" I screamed back

"Why won't you just accept that they're walking dead!" He yelled

"Because! I can't let it go!" I yelled

"Why?!" he yelled back

"Because, I watched my Grandmother turn into a Walker!" I yelled tears streaming down my face.

"You said that your first Walker seen was the day we found you." Luke said lowering his volume

"No, my grandmother was the first one with this disease and I watched her suffer. And nobody did anything! Nothing was done to help her!" I screamed as I pushed my way past Luke and down the steps. I out the door and into the car I came in.