Corrupted: The Pain We Feel (Book 1)

Chapter 3: This is a Nightmare

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I immediately get out my 45s out of my back pockets, I always keep them on me cause I never know when something might happen. Who's laughing now?!

I see Mr. B running over, setting a box of weapons down on the table for everyone to grab and fight off all of the Corrupted. I notice a Spitter coming towards Tristen and immediately shoot it in the head, then turn around to shoot another Corrupted coming at me.

"Watch your back Totem Pole!" I yell over the loud groans and screams of the different types of Corrupted and go back to back with him. Shooting my twin 45's in different directions at multiple Corrupted as Tristen shoots his semi-auto shotgun at some CopyCats posing as Weepers near him, I know they're CopyCats cause out of my peripheral vision I can see that they have an extra finger on each hand.

"What are Weepers doing here, shouldn't they be somewhere acting depressed?!" he exclaims, clearly confused but being humorous as always.

"They're CopyCats Tristen, they have an extra finger on each hand!" I reply. Then, shoot a Spitter that was about to shoot it's acid at me from my left, another regular Corrupted to my right, then quickly put my right 45 in my back pocket, get out my knife, and stab one in front of me in the throat, knowing that if I tried to shoot it I would end up getting my pistol ripped out of my hand since it was so close. I get my other 45 back out of my pocket and continue to shoot Corrupted that were coming at me. "Imma go help Zoey, just watch your back Tristen!" I yell while shooting Corrupted out of my way so I can get to Zoey, who is about to get attacked from behind before I shoot it down.

"Thanks!" she says, shooting down Corrupted with her pump action rifle.

I quickly reload one of my pistols, knowing that I was about to run out of bullets. When I realized that Zoey could now handle things on her own I decided to do something that was probably very stupid to do on my own....

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Go in the lobby, where all of the Corrupted were coming from.

I continue to shoot left and right, getting headshots every time so I don't have to waste bullets on shooting again in the chest or stomach, and make my way over to the double doors that lead to the lobby.

The second I get there, I freeze at what I see.........dead lifeless bodies of multiple adults, some that I knew. Deffenantly allot more than 10 people! I snap myself out of my trance due to my notice of the many, many Corrupted running towards me. There are more Corrupted in here then there are in the Cafeteria, and there's more coming in from the multiple double doors from outside.

I get out my sawed-off shotgun out from the strap on my back and start shooting, knowing that it would better suit the situation since there are Corrupted everywhere!

Time seems to slow down as I get slightly overwhelmed at the amount of Corrupted there are. Why are there so many? Why have the Corrupted come at us like this? They've never hit us this bad! There's probably 40-50 Corrupted out here! The only thing I can hear is the ear-shattering screams of kids dying from the lobby and the loud frightening groans of the Corrupted in front of me.

What if one of those screams is Tristen?! Or Zoey?! Or Evelyn?! What if they're hurt? What if they were Corrupted and I wasn't there to save them?! I came out here cause I thought that I could sneak out and finally end all of this. I should have stayed with Tristen and Zoey!

I hear the doors slam open and a rifle goes off, killing a Corrupted that was about to attack me from behind. Tristen and Zoey come to my aid and we all stand in a triangle form so that our backs are to each other. "Lady are you crazy?! Why would you come out here by yourself it's dangerous!" Tristen scolds as he shoots his semi-auto shotgun at Corrupted as we do the same thing with our own respective weapons.

"I thought you guys were dead, I heard screaming!"

"It takes more than that to take us down Ella you should know this!" Zoey comments.

To normal people, this would seem like a nightmare. Like an apocalyptic world that no one should have to live in. And they're right, no one should have to live like this. We normally get hit by Corrupted, but it has never been this bad. Normally, it's just a small wave that the adults can handle. I can't remember the last time we've had to help with the defense, they like to keep the kids safe since we're the next generation. There's so much evil in this world, so much hate, and murder, and heartbreak. The second the virus started spreading the world delved into chaos. Into a world of anarchy, with no government or system to hold it together. A world where it's 'Every man for himself'. But it doesn't have to be like that, children don't have to lose their parents, people don't have to be afraid all the time, we don't have to live like this. We just need to go out there and get out of this situation ourselves, cause it's not going to go away on its own. It's only going to get worse. A virus isn't like a sickness, it doesn't just disappear. It spreads, it takes, it murders, it extends and destroys everything and everyone it touches. A virus will leave a scar, but it's not like one at all. It doesn't fade or disappear. It stays until you do something to get rid of it. Until you take action and say, "This is my life! You do not control me, and I won't let you demolish everything I have and burn its remains to ashes."

So yes, they're absolutely correct. This is a nightmare. This is a world no one should have to live in. This isn't how people should spend their life. But I'm going to change that, and something tells me that Tristen and Zoey won't let me do it alone.