The Dead Walk

Cold air stung my face as the wind blew, sending leaves across the ground in a scattered noise. The night sky was dark, barely illuminated by the moon and the lights of the camp I was seeing in the distance. The smell of a fire came to me, the smell of smoke and wood. The camp wasn't far at all.. I could tell these people were strong.. or stupid enough to be this exposed. I adjusted the black beanie on my head, itching and fixing the attire. "What do you think Max?". Max raised his ears to my low voice. He whines softly, telling me that we should watch a little longer. "I agree.. want some dinner?". Max perks up and I rub his head, feeling his soft but dirty fur on my skin. Max's dog breath hits me, an unpleasant smell mixed with the smell of stale cereal coming from the open bag. I drop a few pieces into my hand and let Max eat them and then I grabbed a few and start munching. "You know Max, your breath stinks.. although it isn't as bad as the field full of Runners we walked by a few hours ago.. smelt like shit and death" I said chuckling softly. Max whined again as the wind blew. "Let's get in the car you big baby" I say opening the door to the ugly bruise purple Prius that sat wrecked about a football field away from the road. Max jumped in and sat in the passenger seat and I got in after him, sitting in the driver seat. I gave Max a few more pieces of cereal and then put the bag away. We have enough for a few more days but then I will have no choice but to start scavenging again. Water is good though, just had a fair amount of rain and I got ten gallons worth. I've only used about two since then and that was almost a week ago so I'm good if I keep rationing it like this. "Alright Max, I'm gonna cover up the windows". I take duct tape and huge black trash bags and start covering up the windows, making sure we can't be seen by runners. I kept tearing the tape, each time with an annoying sound and sticky feeling. "Alright Max, bed time" I say leaning my seat back. Max lays his head across the middle console and his nose is pointed towards me. I can feel his warm breath hitting my skin with each breath he takes.. I listen to the outside.. dead silence. "Dad... I hope you are okay.. I promise I will find you and mom"....

-The Next Morning-

My body stirred as cold air made contact with my body. Max sat up as I stretched, putting his wet nose against my face. "Hey buddy, gotta take a piss?" I asked him. I opened the door and he slowly poked his head out. "See anything boy?" Max flexed his ears up, meaning he heard something. I undid piece of the trash bag from the driver side window.. I can't see anything. "What is it boy?" I say, laying a hand on his back. He tenses up and growls quietly.. his intense stare was pointed toward the trees, swaying in the cold breeze. My eyes are damn near perfect but I could not see what Max was seeing.. maybe it is a smell that I can't smell yet or a sound I can't hear yet. The rhythm of my heart increased and I feel as if I should start running.. I didn't notice that it was a few degrees cooler outside but I could care less. And then all of the sirens in my body go off.. Runners.

Well Justin Bailer, lets get to fucking running...
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Hey everyone, it's been a while since I published anything and I was on my old Account GodsDemon15.

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