Apocalyptic Love

1 ~Belle

There was a loud crashing sound. I jolted up from laying down. There was no way more got in. They cant be that smart, I thought. I scooted as far back as I could against the wall. I made sure I was quiet with my movements. All I could hear was the shuffling of feet. Carefully, I stood up. I walked over to the door and pressed my ear against it.

"Its empty. Its freaking empty!" someone yelled. At first they whispered and then yelled. Following was a loud crash.

"Niko! Calm down. We dont need any trouble." said another voice. They were both female. Then there was another crash. That led to my mistake. I hadnt expected it at all and let out a small squeak. Then everything outside the door went quiet. I slowly backed up from the door and once again pressed myself against the wall. There were footsteps which gradually got louder and louder. Then suddenly they stopped. I swear whoever it was, they could hear my heart beating out of my chest. The door handle twisted and for that slight moment I was glad I always kept the door locked. That one slight moment. Suddenly the door slammed open. I let out a loud scream as I cowered down to the ground.

"Stop Niko! Stop!" A girl yelled. I had my hands above my head as I looked down. I was completely terrified. I didnt know these people. They could kill me for all I knew. Yet nothing happened. Slowly, I looked up. There were two girls standing before me. One taller than the other. She had short brown, almost black hair. Her eyes narrowed at the girl that stood between me and the gun she had in her hand. From what I could see the tallest girl had tattoos that littered her arms and made me wonder if she had more. The shorter girl was completely different. She was rather good looking as well as her friend was. She had long blonde hair that reached just above her butt. She was slim as well. Her head was tilted upwards so I assumed that she was glaring at her friend as well.

"Put the gun down now." The blonde said slowly. She stood her ground as she stood in front of me. Anyone could have guessed that they were close. With the glare that this tall girl was giving, it would make anyone back down and obey. This girl didnt. This girl knew that she wouldnt hurt her. Slowly, the brown haired girl put the gun away and sighed. She put it behind her back as her attention turned to me.

"Name." was all she said. Then the blonde turned around and looked at me as well. They were both extremely good looking. Like the typical good looking friends that always stick together.

"Niko go wait out there. You probably scared the poor girl. Go. Let me talk to her." The blonde girl said as she pushed the girl out of the small room. Once she was out she turned to me. She walked up to me and I tried to scoot away, but you guessed it. I couldnt go anywhere with the wall behind me.

"Calm down. I wont hurt you. Whats your name?" She asked. I looked at her and then past her. The other girl had her back to us and was looking out at something.

"My name is Arabella. I didnt do anything. Please dont kill me." I said to her all in a rush. She let out a small laugh as she shook her head.

"You're not going to die. Dont worry about her. Shes like that all the time." She said and then she looked around me. Her eyes widened. I didnt know if it was out of shock, or happiness about what was before her. Maybe now would be a good time to catch you up.

Its 2085, and our world is well, terrible. It started with our water source. Its a simple explanation. We ran out. We ran out and in a rush every scientist there was, was trying to find a way to get us new water. Yes we are still surrounded by water but in case you didnt know it takes tons of money to purify salt water. Also not to mention that it takes a long time to do so as well. Anyways after the water went out everyone went in a frenzy. They just panicked. Some were driven mad with dehydration and did unspeakable things. Slowly everything went downhill. No one knows how it happened. Just that it did and it destroyed the world as we know it. Only a few survived. Maybe youve guessed it already. What some mightve wished would happen because they thought it was cool, has happened. The zombie apocalypse. No they arent walkers. Or anything else. We know what they are. They are zombies. Nothing more nothing less. This is our world now. Living in fear of both the living and the dead. The dead for obvious reasons. The living, well lets just say that out of us that are left, it is made up of complete crazy people who are so twisted that they find not only killing the dead fun but also the living. They kill because they either feel like it or for the things that the innocent person has. In my case I could have been killed. I am held up in an old water factory. Well water bottle factory. Ive been here for five years on my own hidden in this room. Every now and then I go out and get some food when I need it but otherwise I stay here away from harm. The room I am currently in is filled with cases of bottled water. Purified water. Probably the last there is of it. How did you find this place? Wheres your parents? All very good questions. My father used to work here. It wasnt the best but it got us by. My mother died when this whole thing began. She caught the fever. The fever that killed you and brought you back as an undead monster. When that happened, my father took me here. Then he left. At first I assumed that he went to go take care of my mother but eventually when I went back to the hospital I saw the hard truth. Both my parents laid on the ground dried blood surrounding them both. He killed my mother before she turned and then killed himself. Something I would have never been able to do. After that I stayed at the water factory. Going home gave me nightmares. No one has ever come here before now.