Survival 2

Chapter 17

I slowly started up the stairs, I was half way up when there was another scream. I froze for a minute and then walked. Everyone slowly followed behind me. The creature walked out to the top of the stairs. It looked like the same one from my dream. No eyes no lips just a hole for a mouth, it's nose was starting to peel away too. The mutated zombie took one step closer. No one made a sound. He turned around and then we attacked. Sara grabbed its arm and Taylor got the other arm, Jack and Lexi held down the legs then I grabbed the head. Jack let the leg go and slammed a knife into its head. It went still. We all stood up and stared at him for a minute then I grabbed its arms and started to drag him. Soon I was joined by Sara the Jack then everyone even the kids helped. We pulled him into a closet and barricaded it.
I walked back down the stairs and sat on the couch. Lexi came and sat beside me. The look in her eyes was something I've never seen in her before she had a crazy look.
"So is that the creature you saw?" Taylor asked from behind us.
"Yes, now if you don't mind there is a Walmart I wanna check out." I said as I got up.
"Okay, but I'm coming with you." Taylor said.
We walked down the street and turned towards the Walmart. I went first. Taylor walked behind and kept watch. When we opened the doors five zombies came at us. We shot them all. I grabbed a shopping cart and Taylor grabbed one too. Instantly we both started to smile. We ran down isles and collected food. Then we went back for one more cart, with that cart we put clothes inside and left. We pushed the carts towards the house and we laughed as we took them with us.
When we entered the house everyone ran to the carts and got what they wanted. I walked out of the house and Jack came too. We walked around and came across a toy store. I walked inside and shot at the zombies that came at us. I took a couple board canes and left. We went back to the house and sat down.
Everyone started to play games and once again we actually new what happiness felt like. We laughed and teased each other. Everyone seemed too be having fun. We were like a happy family. It started to get darker out so we lit candles. We sat in the candle light and played games. We all talked to each other and laughed at each other. Sadly that all ended when we went to sleep. The games stopped and we walked into our own rooms. I sat on the bed and looked at my door. The door looked scratched like something clawed at it. It looked like a dogs claw marks almost. Then the memories came the memories of my dream. The birds and then the dog the awful scratching sounds and the thuds at the walls and the windows. Then it happened, there was a thud at my window.