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]]

IST PRIZE WINNER OF THE TEEN FICTION AWARDS, BEST OF UNDISCOVERED 🌟 🌟 THE MOONSHINE AWARD WINNER OF MOST ORIGINAL STORY 🌟 🌟 A heartbroken girl running from the love that ruined her. A heart breaker regretting his actions and seeking the love he ruined back. A boy whose heart is filled with love for a heartbroken girl, a girl he is not allowed to have. On a certain summer, after high school, fate keeps this three teenagers together to show them the true meaning of love, to teach them that relationships could infact require more than just love.