The Infected [1]

9.Jay

"What can I do for you,mam?",the lady behind the counter asked.

I felt a sudden urge to kill and devour her. Her scent smelled delicious and enticing. I took a deep breath to try and resist the bloodlust. "Excuse me, mam, are you okay?",her voice snapped me out of my trance and I nodded my head rapidly.

"Uhh...Do you know where Jay Anderson is?",I asked.

She typed something in her computer and looked back at me. "H-he's in quarantine. I'm sorry but you can't visit him.",she said sadly.

I clenched my fists and wordlessly exited the building. Anger boiled within me and at the same time I felt like crying. I decided that I needed to let go of some steam and went to the nearby woods. Plus, I wanted to see what I can do as a zombie now.

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I lowered my glasses so they hung loosely around my neck. I noticed that my vision has improved a lot and they have a red tint. A rabbit hopped in front me. I couldn't control myself and latched my mouth onto its neck. I took a slurp of its blood and it tastes so sweet and overall amazing. I began to suck more of it but something urged me to take a bite out of it. I dismissed the thought since it's a bit shadowed.

I tossed the dead critter into a nearby bush for some other predator to eat. What did I just do? I can't believe I did that. Suddenly, my instincts pushed me to toss my head back and release an ear-piercing screech, much like a cougar's nighttime scream.

A similar scream sounded in the distance right after mine. The sound ticked my instincts off and in turn me. I let out another scream and a few seconds later a scream responded to mine. That drove me mad and I headed towards the source of the sound.

I screamed again to try and locate where the source of the scream is. A scream echoed to my right and that was exactly where I went. I hid behind a tree and waited. I saw a shadow moved in my peripheral vision and focused on it. The shadow stopped moving and remained in one spot. This was the perfect opportunity for me to strike.

I darted out from behind the tree to get closer to where the shadow was. I snuck up behind the shadow and pounced on it. I snarled fiercely at it and it returned the snarl. I took a closer look at the figure and froze the moment I recognized him.

"Jay?!"