"You can't save everyone. Not everybody gets a happy ending, especially the one's who deserve it. I've seen people die who I knew were sweet, kind and generous, but they die. They all die. But they don't die because they're weak. No. They don't die because they're soft. They die because they tried to help people that didn't deserve to live as much as they do, and they paid the price for it while the person who's still alive has to live with knowing that they're the reason the other person didn't make it. So it doesn't matter if you're inside, or outside, or how careful you are, everybody dies. It's not really up to us anymore. Nobody gets a happy ending. Don't ever think otherwise."
-2026-11-14
"I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten in days. I feel sick when I eat, so I just stopped eating. I don't want to die but if hunger kills me, I wouldn't mind. All I can think about is that day. I can't get it out of my head. Alex comes to visit me occasionally. He brings Willow with him and lets me hold her. I like holding her because she calms me down. She;s adorable. When I'm holding her, she likes playing with my hair. Or, what's left of it. I asked Alex to help me cut it. I can't find any elastics at the moment so I decided to just cut it. Whatever was left of the dye was gone. It's just natural color now."
-2026-11-19
"I've started eating again. It got so bad that I could see my ribs. I've been feeling a little better though. I've been showering and I even changed into clean clothes. My old one's really started to stink. I've been wearing them for almost 3 months. It feels like forever ago. Maybe because it was. I still miss her. I miss my family too. I've stopped blaming myself though. I've stopped feeling sorry for myself. I've started working out since I started eating again. It makes me feel better. Alex helped me install a bar on my wall so I could do pull-ups to increase my arm strength. I just want to be stronger."
-2026-11- 30
"Willow's sister, Becca came to my room today instead of Alex. She even brought Willow with her. She brought her guitar and played a song to welcome me to the new community. Alex did find it after all. After he took Willow to safety, he came back for me. I was a mess when he found me. He took me back here and assigned a room for me. I've been in here ever since. I don't even know how many days it's been, but I know it's been a long time. I want to leave, but every time I think I'm ready, I think about everything that could go wrong. So I just stay in my room. Sometimes I go back to sleep, and sometimes I practice doing pull-ups. Other times, I eat whatever food Alex or Becca brings me. Other than that, I've just been doing a lot of thinking."
- 2026-12-6
"Becca has started teaching me how to play guitar. I think she's becoming a good friend of mine. She has a pretty voice when she sings, but she doesn't think so. She doesn't bring Willow much anymore though. I miss her. I like Becca, but I like Willow too. I guess I just wish Becca would bring her too. I miss some of the friends I had at the other community too. I don't know if they died or made it out. Alex said he found a small group of them on his way here and that they all came together, but I think he only said that to make me feel better. I don't think anyone else made it. I saw what those people did to our town. There was blood everywhere. Dead and undead inside the walls of a broken community. I couldn't believe it then, but now? Now it's finally started to sink in. They're all gone. She's gone."
-2026-12-11
"I think a lot about what it's going to be like when I go back outside for the first time. I'm going to see the sun again soon. The grass, people. Snow. How could I forget the snow? I used to hate winter. Not anymore. It's so beautiful. Maybe it's time to finally leave my room. I've been in here too long. Maybe it's time to finally go back to reality."
-2026-12-15
"It's been a while, hasn't it? I've been so distant from everyone since that day. I couldn't function properly, so I just ended up pushing away everyone who tried to care about me. The people who tried to help. Why is it so hard to move on? To forget? Why is it so hard to pretend things were different? It feels like I try so hard to protect other people and yet, I'm the one who gets to live. I would give anything to bring them all back. Even my own life, because what's the point of living if you have nothing left to live for? I started asking myself that a lot since I locked myself in my room. I've been trying so hard to find that thing that gives me hope. But now, I think I'm finally ready. I've been searching harder than ever since the day I lost her. She was my reason. My hope. No matter how hard I try, I still can't forget her, and I probably never will, but just as I was ready to give up, I found a new hope. I found her"
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The Outbreak
AdventureThis is a story about a young adult named Leslie Maddson, who ends up facing a terrible reality as she learns how to adapt in this new world which some might call, a zombie apocalypse.
