Sofia's eyes felt heavy as she heard laughter. Little children laughing to be specific. "Was the whole thing a dream then?" She thought as she felt her eyes getting lighter, allowing her to open them. The darkened khaki ceiling told her that she wasn't in the hospital, but not her bedroom either. Where am I?
"Oh guys! Sofia is finally up!" She heard Monica yell from right next to her. Sofia looked to see her best friend Monica's smiling face and shiny eyes looking down at her. "Welcome back, Sofia!"
Sofia smiled. "Thanks." Sofia cringed at the raspy tone of her voice. "How long was I out for?"
"Around..." Monica thought to herself for a moment. "A day or two."
Sofia quickly sat up. "WHAT?" Sofia groaned, touching her back in pain.
"Be careful!" Monica worried and gently helped Sofia lie back down. "Don't worry. Nothing much happened while you were sleeping."
Desirae and two younger kids ran into the room. Children? Desirae softly hugged Sofia. "Do you feel okay?" Sofia nodded, the pain subsiding. Desirae smiled and pulled the two kids to her side. "This is Jennifer and Melanie." They waved at Sofia, giggling. Sofia thought for a moment. 'Oh no. Now children are in our care? We can't even take care of ourselves.' Sofia waved slowly in reply.
One girl with long black hair a bit past her waist moved closer to Sofia. "Hi! I'm Jennifer, and this is my younger twin sister, Melanie!" Melanie, with her hair a bit past her shoulders, just smiled at Sofia.
Sofia looked at Desirae confused, and Desirae whispered, "Mute." Sofia's eyes widened. How come she's a mute? Sofia wondered.
Sofia's mother ran into the room. "Sofia?!" She looked around before spotting Sofia, looking at her with teary eyes. Sofia's mother gasped lightly and ran over to Sofia's side before taking Sofia's hand in hers. "My baby girl! Are you alright?" Sofia nodded, holding back her tears. Her mother chuckled lightly in relief as one tear streamed down her cheeks. "Your brother, Max... He was still in the college." Sofia looked down, biting her lips. "He called me saying..." Her mother sobbed softly, trying to get the sentence out her lips. "S-Saying that he loved us." Sofia looked at her mom. Sofia stroked her mother's hair as her mom cried more and more, allowing Sofia to cry with her.
The others watched quietly, allowing a moment of silence for the pair. Once the mother and daughter calmed down, everyone talked for a bit when Sofia suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. She hissed softly, gaining everyone's attention. Desirae walked up to her. "Your back?" Sofia looked at her best friend. Desirae turned Sofia around and softly touched her wound. Sofia groaned in pain. "Bandage please." Melanie gave Desirae a roll of bandages. Desirae quickly unwrapped the bandages Sofia already had and wrapped the new one in.
"What happened to that man?" Desirae stopped and looked at Sofia, confused. She must have been surprised at her friend's sudden question.
"Monica took care of him. He's probably dead now." Sofia looked at Monica, shocked. Monica smiled happily and hugged Sofia.
"Don't worry! I only knocked him out unconsciously. Those zombies took care of the rest." Monica giggled lightly.
There was one more question that made Sofia confused. "How did we get here?"
Desirae smiled at her best friend. "Monica and I carried you to an abandoned house, this one. I was barricading the entrances while Monica called your mom and told her where we were. Then Monica carried you to this room and we waited until your mom came." Sofia looked at her mother, who smiled. "I had to look at a YouTube video on how to take out a bullet from an unconscious person." Monica gagged a bit at the mention. "Yeah, Monica had to step outside."
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The One We Call Hope
Horror(HIATUS // BEING WORKED ON) Sofia lived an average high school life. She had two best friends, a mother, a father, an older brother, and her whole life ahead of her. When the world she was raised in plunges into a nightmare with the dead eating the...
