Zombie Containment

Chapter 1

They were taking him! Why were they taking him?! None of this was his fault. All he was trying to do was win the games to fit in and help the zombies get integrated.

"No! Wait! Please stop!" She yelled, chasing after the officer leading Zed away to the truck.

"Addy, I'm sorry!" He said with a pained look on his face. "Maybe they're right, maybe we shouldn't be together." He looked up past her in the direction of her parents behind her.

"What?! No! Don't say that!" She cried. Zed gave her an apologetic look just before he was pulled towards the truck once more. "Stop!" She screamed, rushing after them again. This time the officer gave her a light shove back. A surge of anger went through Zed. He looked at Addison.

"Addy, please." He begged her. She looked at him in confusion and sadness. It broke his heart to see her making that face at him. "It's over." It hurt even more to say those words. Addison's mouth fell open as tears welled up in her eyes.

What was he saying? Was he giving up? On everything they'd been fighting for? On them? Her heart started to ache. Was he giving up on her? No. She wasn't going to let this happen.

So what does she do? She screams at the booing crowd. Telling all of them off for being so heartless. No one was truly listening to her though. She had to make them pay attention to her. But what could she do?

A thought struck her. If she did this, there would no turning back. She glanced at Zed one more time. His eyes were on her, watching her as she stood in the middle of the field alone.

~"I wanna scream, the top of my lungs

Not sitting back, won't hold my tongue

No some things are different than we thought

There's more to life than what we're taught

I'm speaking up enough's enough

Cause' I can't go on this way I

Gotta wake up and be brave

But I know I'll face the fire if I say

I'm gonna stand strong

Nothing's stopping me

I'll be loud you'll hear me now

I'm gonna stand tall

Take it to the top I'll be free

Can't bring me down

So I'll rise won't turn back

I won't hide who I am

I'm gonna stand"

She tore off her wig, throwing her arms out as if to bring on the hate and the disappointment. Her eyes scanned the crowd and found all the disgust she was expecting.

But she was looking for Zed. His approval was all she needed. She found him and his face showed he was proud of her, standing straighter and chest out with pride. Addison let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as tears spilled over her lids.

Then they were taking him away again. Her small smile fell, the tears pouring down her cheeks. But his was still on his face as he was put into the back of the armored truck along with Eliza and Bonzo.

He was gone. She failed. She was all alone in the middle of the field.

XxX

She laid on her bed face down, crying her eyes out into her pillow. Her parent didn't say a word to her until they got home. And all that turned out to be was scolding her and telling her how disappointed they were in her. Her mother crying a lot saying Addison had ruined everything, their perfect cover was blown forever.