Don't Close Your Eyes

Epilogue: Reese is 9 years old

 

I woke up to the sound of screaming. I quickly ran out of my room to the living room where the screaming was coming from. That's when I saw my mom on top of the table and my dad with a broom in his hand. "Wait dad, don't. Let me get it" I said as I turned around to follow it. "Don't go doing anything stupid Reese" My dad said.

"I won't." I reassured him.

I ran into the bathroom where I saw the rat by the toilet cowering in the corner. "Hey little guy, I won't hurt you." I said as I pushed my hand toward him. He walked forward and sniffed my hand, then he crawled onto it. I slowly got up and walked to the front door, I then opened it with my free hand and let the rat go. "You better wash your hands after handling that rat thing." My mom said. "Yes ma'am" I groaned. After I washed my hands I saw that my mom had grabbed her purse, while my dad grabbed his wallet. "You guys off to town?" I asked. "Yes, sweetheart you be good now." My mom said while kissing the top of my

forehead.

Once my mom was at the door she said "Oh and don't forget to feed Gunpowder." "I won't" I reassured her. After they closed the front door, I opened the back door and ran to the stable, where Gunpowder was. "Hey boy." I said, to one of the blackest horse I have ever seen. He just neighed back. "You hungry?" I said as I reached for some grain and grass, and poured it into his bin. "Looks like you need more water, I'll be right back." I told Gunpowder. I ran to the well and got some water from the bucket and poured it into his water bin. Then I ran back to the well and put the bucket back in it. That's when I heard a low moan and groan. "Who's there?" I asked to no one in particular. All I heard was more moans. I quickly grabbed Gunpowder's food and ran to the house, set it on the counter, then I ran back and grabbed his saddle and reins, opened the gate and walked inside the house with Gunpowder not far behind. I then quickly shut the door behind me and locked it. I know it's crazy to think the Zombie Apocalypse would start, but I've read enough books, and watched enough zombie movies to know that is the sounds zombies made. Gunpowder looked pretty happy to finally be in the house, mom and dad would kill me if the found out. Wait, oh my god, mom and dad were still out there. I quickly grabbed the remote off of the coffee table and ran to sit on the couch, while turning on the T.V. Then I turned to the News station. The lady on the T.V. was surrounded by people

hurrying and busying around, but behind all of those people I saw something dead looking, but it was moving! "I am here to tell you, you must stay in your houses, it is super dangerous out here, the zombie apocalypse has started!" The news girl said. Just after that a zombie came up from behind her and bit her shoulder. "Ughhhh!" She cried. The camera man started to freak, he dropped the camera and ran away. The zombie started eating the News girl, and more and more zombies joined in. I quickly turned the T.V. off and went to my

room. I cried and cried until there were no more tears in my eyes. I couldn't help it, what would you think if your own parents were in town with the zombie apocalypse starting. That's when Gunpowder trotted in my room. "Oh, sorry boy, I totally forgot you didn't get to eat anything, just give me a second." I said groggily. I got off my bed, headed to the kitchen, and grabbed the food off of the counter. Then I grabbed the 2 biggest bowls I could find. I filled one with water and the other with his food. I put them on the coffee table so he didn't have to bend really far down to get to his food. He trotted over to where I put his food and started eating eat. My stomach started to growl, so I went over to the cabinet and remembered my parents loved to plan ahead, so we had enough food to last us about 4-5 years. I grabbed some bread and some meat from the fridge and made myself a sandwich. Once I finished eating I got a water bottle and started taking sips of it, I didn't want to make my head ache worse.