the apocalypse took the world by surprise, a normal day ruined by an infection that killed you in a couple hours.
Natalia Jones recently graduated with a degree in psychology, no form of defensive training thrown into a world of death and nonstop fi...
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THE WORLD had stopped turning in that very moment, the gun shot echoing through the busy street of frantic civilians trying to escape a nightmare.
my eyes never left the swinging door waiting for the familiar long black hair and soft green eyes, I could feel my heart thumping against my chest at an accelerated pace.
a moment of silence passes and dread really begins to settle in as I process the possible loss of my sisters life, my eyes flicker over to the shaking little girl and can't help but blame her.
"come on we gotta go..." I whisper barely loud enough for Amelia to hear.
A car comes screeching around the corner narrowly missing the girl almost side sweeping her potentially ending Amelia's life.
"hey you asshole!" I call out after them enraged by their careless driving almost forgetting about the chaos brewing around me.
a low deep moan like noise appears behind us and I turn quickly staring the undead creature in the eyes pushing Amelia out of harms way, "RUN!"
the large creature falls ontop of my small petite body, it weighed a considerably large amount more than me almost pinning my body against the concrete begging for my life.
I fight back squirming under the creatures grip, the putrid smell coming off of it was enough to make me gag.
it's mouth opens and he begins chomping nearing my neck, I can't stop the scream that creeps it's way up my throat.
"help me! please somebody help me!"
another gunshot rings through the air and the undead being falls limp on-top of my body half of his skull now completely gone someone's lucky shot saving me from becoming dinner.
tears fight there way out of my eyes as I begin to sob pushing the corpse away, "thank you"
I glance up and make eye contact with my saviour but the person standing above me only adds to the relief in my veins, "Nicole I thought you died!"
finally climbing to my feet, I fling my arms around Nicole's shoulders and pull her into a tight embrace enjoying the warmth radiating from her body "where did you get a gun? what happened in there?"
"I'll explain in the car, I stole her dads keys" She holds up car keys shaking them mid air.
we rush over to Amelia and pick her up shielding her eyes from the creature laying on the ground half of its brain exposed to anyone who dared to look at it when they passed.
they pull a sheet from over a car revealing an old Ford Mustang, "where is my mummy and daddy?" Amelia questions.
Nicole and I share the same solemn expression, it was obvious what had gone down in that home and who had died in the fight.
the car had leather seats and an old interior design, a strange look compared to other modern vehicles that are made these days, "you were gone for so long! How do you know how to use a gun and what the hell happened in there?"
Nicole glances in the rear view mirror staring at Amelia with sad eyes, "the house was overrun with infected her parents were on the ground covered in blood." she drops her tone a little.
"I tried to help them but when I touched them they woke up and tried to attack me, I had to shoot them both."
I quickly wind down the window and stick my head out emptying my stomach of the dinner I ate earlier in the evening, "what do we do now? where do we go?"
Nicole sighs softly gripping the steering wheel, "we should find some supplies and weapons or we won't survive a day out here just the two of us."
Amelia yawns in the back curling up on the backseat, "we need to protect each other no matter what it takes."
