Infected

1

"Sky ... Sky .!!"

I groan as I shivered a bit as I lifted my eyes slowly. In a blur vision, I see my younger sister shaking me to wake up. My hearing was muffled but I can still hear her calling my name and pushing me to wake up. I slowly rose up and massaged my head, focusing on what's going on, then came a voice...

'Come with me...'

The hell do you want.?

'Skylar Hunt.. You know well..'

God, your creeping me out..

'Run..run Skylar..and come with.'

You son of a bi-

A slap came right at my face. I screamed and quickly faced at the direction I was slapped, facing at my sister.

"ANGEL!"

"Don't blame me! You told me to slap you when you get zoned out!" She cried out.

"But..agh..be softer next time.."

"I can't promise that."

I sit up a twitched my lip, stroking my hair and looking at Angel. "What's going on?"

She glanced at me, innocently. A rare,beautiful bronze caramel skin. A thorny rose tattoo on her side of her rib cage and her snake bites glistened under the morning sun. Her dark brown eyes shined under sun as well, the golden flicks show as a patch of fireflies in her eyes.

She said quietly and leaned over to my ear. "Cocaine sent successfully.." She smiled gently.

"Good. Paid by cash, right?"

"Yep. A lot." She giggled.

I nodded and stood up from my bed, stretching till I can't reach out no further. I looked down at my body, seeing the gentle,sugary pale skin tone and my skinny body. I faced at Angel who faced quietly outside at the city, frowning.

I looked out of my window as well, watching the highways with sliver trains coming by and by. In tall rails that seemed it can go on forever and ever.. but it can't.

A sickness grows outside of the safe-house, which causes human extinction. Called Herono. Scientist still couldn't find how Herono started nor a cure to stop it. The government panicked, creating a law that if anyone with Herono is wandered around the safe-house is told to be executed on scene. The reason why is that Herono drives people insane and mental, also aiming to kill anyone they see.

Angel and I jumped as we heard a gun and cry near by our apartment.

"Someone was killed on the scene.." Angel muttered as she looked straight out still. I frowned and tied my hair back in a knot. My bangs slipped out on my face which I was glad for as a tear streamed down my face. I wiped it quickly as I headed up to a book shelf in my room.

"What other payment do we have?"

Angel sighs. "A lot..man...a teenage girl is buying two packs of weed, a man wants a bottle of money.."

I sighed and turned away and faced at my reflection in a mirror. I had a very white-pale skin, but not too pale. My hair is a dark brown that matched my eyes but with green flicks. I had no tattoos but a spectrum piercing on my nose and a lot of ear piercings, including my gauges.

"I want to see if I can find a cure for Herono.." I muttered.

Angel jumped faced me. "Skyler! Are you stupid?! That shit ain't going to be easy!"

I faced at Angel, but she broke in before I can say anything else."You also want to go outside the walls?!"

I glared at her. "No! Angel it's not like that!"

She cried. "Skylar!"

I ran up to her and hugged her tightly in my arms." No...calm down, Angel. I won't leave.."

She sobbed on my shoulders, hugging me to tightly I can barely breath.

"We lost both mom and dad, and I don't want to lose you too.." she cried.

I didn't know what to say. Angel is two years younger than me. For a girl that's turning eighteen soon has to take responsibility for anyone younger than that age, and I need to take care of my younger sister.. Protect her.. for she's the last one of my family I have..