Code Z

The Horrors of the Present

I had no idea what to think of this situation. Buildings burning all around me, people running and screaming. I had to find my friends, they were all I had left.

I then remembered my mother left her keys in the car this morning. I ran to her car and opened the driver side door. The tank read about three quarters full. I turned the keys in the ignition, and backed out of the driveway.

My mom had a 2003 Chevy Tahoe, so there was plenty of room for my friends to fit. My first stop was my best friend Carter's house.

Carter is like my brother. We hung out almost every day. We couldn't be separated. he only lived a couple streets over, so it wasn't much of a hassle to get there. When I pulled up to his house, I noticed Carter in the driveway with a shotgun.

"Get in the car!", I yelled to him.

Without hesitation, Carter sprinted towards the car, threw open the drivers side door and jumped in.

"DRIVE, DRIVE!", he screamed.

I punched the gas. I looked into the rearview mirror and noticed a large group of people behind the car, hobbling along slowly. Carter looked terrified in the passenger seat.

"Would you mind telling me what the fuck is going on?", I asked him.

"I know you're not gonna believe me when I tell you, but it's zombies dude. Fucking rotting people walking in the street, man."

I stared in shock as my best friend was telling me about the horrors he had faced within the past ten minutes.

"I had to kill both my parents, man.", he said. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to kill a loved one?"

I just then remembered that Carter hadn't heard about my incident with my Uncle Marty. I wasn't about to tell him.

"Yeah... I think I do.", I replied.

Carter looked down at his phone.

"Oh thank god.", he said

"What?" I asked

"We have to get to Antoine's house.", he said. "He says everyone's there and alive."

"Oh thank god. I was hoping..."

"LOOK OUT AIDEN..!"

There was a loud crash, and then everything went black...