The Definition Of Insanity

Hello, Mr. Stranger

I am currently standing in the middle of my schools gym. Today is the day of the job fair, I can see the stand from here. The big bold bright blue letters calling my name, spelling 'Come Be A Companion'. I have been dreaming of this day so long it feels almost unreal. I am excited. I spot Miguel and Mia arguing over who knows what.

I begin to walk over, ten more steps, five more steps, I am now standing In front of the board. The volunteer smiles at me and hands me a pen. I sign my name and smile back, looking at the person. It's a female. Most companions are. Her name tag says 'Karla'.

Karla has black curly hair and dark green eyes. She has laugh lines on her face, even now smiling at me. She looks to be forty or so. She is about five inches taller than I am, so about normal height. She's plump, not obese, but has a figure. She is mixed. "Thank you for signing up! Have a nice day" she says to me, I smile and reply with "You too" and walk to the bleachers sitting down.

Miguel and Mia make their way over to me and sit down, Mia to my right and Miguel to my left. I smile at them "what'd you guys pick?" Mia opens her mouth to say something but Miguel cuts her off "Engineering" his eyes light up while he's explaining some program he's going to be doing to work with some company. "And all I have to do is-" Mia cuts him off "I signed up to be an emergency caller, I basically take peoples problems and make them someone else's". Miguel glares daggers at her. "Listen here, you homie hopper, I was talking!" He screeches in my ear.

I cover my ears and hunch my shoulders, making sure I'm not in their line of fire. Mia literally yells some kind of sound and starts cursing him out in Spanish (Italic is them speaking Spanish). "How DARE you! It was one time! I didn't know they knew each other. At least I didn't sleep with my best friends girl! You little bitch, fuck you asshole!"  I sigh and walk into the hallway. Ten more minuets.

The bell rings and I head to my locker grabbing my stuff. Before I can move, I hear a scream to my left and then more. People start running outside the school and into classrooms, suddenly the alarms go off. The loud screeching drowns out the screaming. That's when I see it. The walker.

My blood runs cold. It's almost as if time slows down. It looks at me, marking me almost. It starts running at me, I grab the nearest thing I could use at a weapon, an umbrella will have to work. As it nears I take the umbrella and open it, shielding myself as I run so it can't grab me. I hear Miguel yell my name. He's on top of a row of lockers with Mia and a few other.

I can feel the walker gaining on me. I'll never make it. An arm shoots out of a storage closet and pulls me in, slamming the door behind me. I slam face first into a chest. Whoever it is, is highly fit. It's too dark to see anything, but I can tell whoever it is, is male. He's at least 6 foot 7.

I shuffle a bit and feel for a light switch, I can't find one so I huff and give up. "Thanks for saving me, Mr. Stranger". The man clears his throat "No problem" wholly shit. He has the hottest voice I have ever heard. It's deep and has a bit of an edge to it. Ok, now is not the time for this brain.

We settled into an awkward silence. The man breaks it "I'm Agent Acre, I am a Wanderer for the government. I was sent to check the security. It seems I have my answer on how it's currently doing". I furrow my brows. "This is the first time this has ever happened" I reply looking up, squinting through the darkness. "It won't be the last if things don't change".

I was about to question him on what he meant until I hear the door handle jiggle. I don't think he notices yet. I feel for his shirt and pull gently on his right sleeve. I can feel him look down. I can tell he's about to speak until it jiggles again, I know he hears it this time because he tenses and shoves me gently into a corner to his left, somewhat blocking me Incase anything comes in. I feel him reach for something on his belt.

The handle starts to jiggle more and my breathing picks up. I need to remain calm, I've been trained on this. My breathing slowly calms just as the door is yanked on, hard. I tense up, fearing the worst. The door doesn't open though. Suddenly light is shined in my eyes. Agent Acre has a flashlight. I look over and see that he has zip-tied the door closed.

I say a silent prayer, thanking the lord for that. Now that I can see, he's even hotter than I imagined. He has a sharp jawline, covered by a bit of a stubble. He hasn't shaved it at least a week, he is black, like a dark chocolate complexion. He has black hair that is gelled up. He has one single strand hanging over his left eye.

He has green eyes. He has a very muscular build. He is wearing a green tight tee with army pants. A utility belt, gun holster on his hip and thigh. He has on army tan boots as well. The look on his face tells me he's thinking.

"We're safe for now. The guards should be coming soon, we just need to sit tight". You don't need to tell me twice. Mia and Miguel are safe, I'm sure Ricardo and Maria are ok as well. "Ok" I say leaning my back against the wall. That's when the banging starts.