After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Suggested age is 11+ *This story has some gory chapters and lots of deaths due to the fact that it is based off the hunger games BEWARE OF CHAPTERS 12-23* Double the drama, triple the excitement! 24 tributes are ready to compete in the 58th annual hunger games. Are you ready? Only 1 person comes out! Who will be the next... Outlaster! *All tributes are my own OC's, the hunger games concept belongs to the writer of the original Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. If you have not read those books yet, I highly suggest them. I am also not the best at grammar so sorry, try to ignore that thanks!* #theseasonalcontests Written by: EC Edited by: Astral Newman