"Luna, get up or you're going to be late for school." I sit up with my hair going everywhere while stretching and yawning like a baby lion cub. "I'm up mom!" Still rubbing the crust out of my eyes trying to see. Like it helped and I can't anything without my glasses so that a lost cause. I get up to go wash my face in my own personal bathroom. I was so glad dad build my very own bathroom for my sixteen birthday. I usually don't ask for much but my dad was all for crafting something while mom budgets the coast of the work. See my dad is someone who grew up in a military household. His dad, my grandpa, was the type of man who believed in building it yourself without relying on another man to do that work. If you didn't know how to do something then you learn how to do it first. And when all else fails then you pay someone to fix the mess you made, that part is my dad's motto.
Not only is my dad the type to do it yourself type of person he is also a parent who strongly believes that I child must learn to survive on their own when the time calls for it. So that means learning to use any type of weapon from guns, bow, throwing knives, even hair clips. Anything that can be made to kill or put your eye out is considered a weapon. Learning survival tactic when in the while was also instilled in me.
"Luna are you still in that bed. Get up right now!"
"I'm up mom!" shouting out while I brush my hair down so it could lay down so that I might pull it into a ponytail. Looking at my masterpiece I give myself a thumbs up. I put my hair in a shower cap and jump in the shower to give myself a quick cold shower to wake my cells up. Five minutes is all I need so I hop in and hop out. Cold, but awake and refreshed. I do all the other bathroom things and head back into my room. I lotion up and put on my glasses today cause I did not want to deal with contacts and high wind today. Dirt, high wind, dry eyes... no, thank you. Walking over to my close I pull out a pair of black skinny leg jeans and one of my favorite pullover that was also black with a picture of ChilledCow logo on the first that I bought offline. Yup, that was my mood today. I put my shoes on and gather my backpack along with my phone and headphones and head downstairs to my nagging mother.
"Well, it's about time you came downstairs, young lady." Greeted my mother.
And there she is my loving mother. Don't get me wrong I love my mommy, but that nagging is driving me crazy. No, I take that back I would rather have her nagging any day compared to Sargent Elis. Man when it was time for mom to teach me it was a nightmare. And I'm not talking about the normal teaching that you give your child, like reading writing and math. No, that simple and easy compared to your mother teaching you how to cook. Don't judge me that women like Gordon Ramsey on a good day in the kitchen. Note the sarcasm. When I tell you my hands were sore for a week cause of a wooden spoon, then don't laugh at me. She also taught me how to sew, bake, herbal medicine including how to poison someone. Now that I think about it what are my parents a bunch of spies or something.
"Morning sweetheart." Greeted my dad with a kiss on my cheek.
"Morning Dad, are we going Hunting later on today."
"No ma'am you have a paper to write and your father and I were called in at the office. Something about briefing us on some issues today." Mom says with a frown on her face.
When mom gets that frown it never anything good. Mom and dad work at the same government office, but I try not to get into that too much it just a merry-go-round trying to explain that place. Mom sits a plate of bacon, soft scrambled eggs and three stacks of buttermilk pancakes in front of me. I almost drooled at the site of those pancakes. I dig into my food while my dad read the paper and drinking coffee and mom is sitting down off her feet for a few minutes while sipping tea. Sometimes my parents can act the same at the time and be so different the next. I guess that the life of a married couple.
I finished up my food then sit back and rub my belly with a satisfied smile on my face. Mom looks at me then points to the clock in the kitchen. I follow her finger to see what she's pointing at, then my eyes go big as dinner plates.
"Shit" I curse out loud by accident have both of my parents saying "Language." I kiss them both goodbye and grab my bike keys and backpack and head out. Did I forget to say that my mom bought me a motorcycle for my sixteenth birthday as well? I was so excited. I could not believe it, I mean I said as a joke cause what parent would buy their sixteen-year-old a motorcycle as their first vehicle. To make it even better it wasn't just any color either it was black and red with red LED lights installed. I almost fainted that day being overly dramatic as always.
I arrive at school with just enough time to slide into first period.
Sighting, "Made it."
Around Lunch Time~
"Hey, Luna!" turning around to see Amber coming towards me with her lunch. "Wha'up, Amber!" she sits down and starts to eat lunch. I brought a granola bar and a V8 cause I wasn't that hungry. I smelled something in the hair earlier in the girls' bathroom and my stomach turn upside because of the smell. While I was thinking Amber finished her simple lunch.
"Hey, did you notice a lot of people are absent today from school."
"Yay, I saw that and some of the teachers are out as well." as I finished off my V8.
"Hm'hn and I overheard some of the teachers say that something like the flu was going around and people were being admit to the hospital." She says while looking around at everyone face.
"By the way did you see the girls restroom on the third floor, it was a mess up there. It seems some girl got sick and threw up in there. She barely made it in the restroom before spilling her guts."
"Damn, is she still here or did she go home."
"Naw, she in the nurse office 'till her parents come to get her."
"Shit, I know she feels like crud right about now."
"That not the only case one of the younger teacher Mr. Smith started to get chest pain and had to leave early to get it checked out."
"What the hell is going on around here fell like shit about to hit the fan."
"Yay and the apocalypse is about to start."
"..."
"..."
We both looked at each other and then started to laugh at our on imagination. We laugh for about three minutes with tears in our eyes.
"Yay, if that happens won't we be the most prepared people in our age group. I mean we both play zombie games and read novel on this same topic. And you being trained completely for something like this."
"Hush you, no bragging about your friend." I smile at her with joy and mischief in my eyes.
"No I am serious you're the only girl in this school who knows how to fight clean and dirty *Moving her eyebrows up and down rapidly*, you can avoid trouble with no problem, plus you can speak multiple languages. If anyone survives an apocalypse it will be you." She says all this with a straight face.
I laugh lightly at her and asked, "Well what about you than Ms. Zombie slayer?" with my eyes shining at hers.
"Me? No way! I probably would die at my first encounter with a walking dead. You know my athletic skills are at negative one and my response time to any incoming are in the negative infinity." While sacking her head at me look at me like do you not know me my friend type of look.
I shack my head at her as well before either of us knew it lunch was over and we're heading to class.
Close to 1 pm ~
The principal gets on the intercom telling us that school will close early today due to low attends and the Flu that was started to spread in the school. So those who get picked up from school can call their parents and others will ride buses to get them home today.
I looked at Amber to ask if she needed a ride home. She tells me no, that her boyfriend will drop her off at home since he lives in the area. I hunched my shoulders and said whatever while grabbing my bag heading to my bike. I put on my helmet and went home.
At Home 1:50 pm~
I make it home to an empty house so I text my parents to let them know the news. I got no rely right away so I shrugged it off as them being occupied at the moment. I went to the laundry room to take off my clothes and wash them before heading upstairs to take a shower and wash my hair because I did not want whatever was spreading at school to linger on me. After taking care of that I sprayed my shoes with Lysol and then my bag, keys phone and headphones. I can't be too careful with whatever is spreading around. I put on another pair of jeans that are dark blue and a pullover that's gray with a bow and arrow on the front. Then I grabbed my tablet and head to the kitchen to write my paper and get something to eat.
2:30 pm~
As I'm sitting at the counter typing away at my paper while listening to ChilledCow my phone all of a sudden started to ring scaring me half to death. I grab my heart to slow the rapid beating down then I saw it was Amber calling me.
"Hello."
"OMG! LUNA HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS!" shouting over the phone destroying my poor eardrum.
"Okay one calm down. And two what are you-"
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN WOMEN. GET YOUR ASS UP AND LOOK AT THE NEWS YOU WON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO TO A CHANNEL IT'S ON EVERY CHANNEL."
"Okay, okay just stop shouting." I get up to turn on the TV from the kitchen area. What I say froze me in my spot.
"Today we announce that an unknown virus has started to rapidly spread among the population. The signs or side effects are coughing, fever, throwing up, chest pain, Headache, dizziness, itching, red rash, loss of memories, loss of appetite, delusions, violent tendencies, and behavior. If you or a family member experience any of these symptoms please contact or report to your local hospital or doctor."
"What the hell is going on? Why is this shit looking more and more like the apocalypse?" I said that way too calmly.
"I KNOW RIGHT *She sighs trying to calm down* I know this sounds totally crazy but what we said at lunchtime might be coming true." She stated with a small trimmer in her voice. I can only move in slow motion towards my couch and stare at the TV screen. My mind is blank for a whole ten minutes while holding the phone with Amber on the line. She is just as quiet as me.
"Luna, I know you will be fine because you're like a real-life wonder woman, but if something happens to me-" I cut her off.
"Nothing is going to happen to you, Amber Mari Jackson!" I say to her not even believe myself. She laughs softly at me but continues what she was saying to me. "If Luna, only if I change into something like a zombie will you put me down." I stay silent on the phone with Amber, she whimpers a little on the phone and I responded to her. "Of course I will what best friends are for." I can't see it but I know she's smiling at me. "Good I will hold you to that Luna Ookami. I'll call you later okay." She goes to hang up but I stop her at the last second.
"Wait, Amber what's wrong?" She stays silent for a minute then replied that she can't believe what's happening is all and hangs up before I can say anything else to her. I look at my phone hoping a praying she's okay. I would go to her house but she lives all the way across town. If she still lives over in my area I could just walk down the street to her house, but her parents had to move cause of work. "I just really hope you're okay Amber."
Amber House 3:10 pm~
I hang up the phone on Luna. "Sorry, Luna I might not make it past this after all," she says as she sits in the living room next to her dead boyfriend with his head bashed in. she gets up from the floor holding her shoulder that bleeding with teeth marks deep embedded in her shoulder.
"Yay I'm totally not making it Luna. I'm already getting a fever from this." As she pant and sweat really hard while getting dizzy. She throws herself on the couch thinking to at least be comfy while she dies in her parents' apartment. She laughs to herself while tears roll down her face holding her hand in front of her. They were shaking like crazy she didn't know if it was the fever or fear, but she knew it wasn't good. Her breathing started to get weak and hard and her vision started to go black. She turns over on the couch to stare at the ceiling. She lays one arm on her stomach and the other just flops on the side of the couch. Breathing had become very hard for her now so she closed her eyes while tears still running down her face as she spoke her last words. "I, Amber Mari Jackson, Live a good life not long but a good one, I love my parents and loved my best friend Luna. We were Friends since we were babies and at the age of sixteen, I feel for a guy who was super sweet on me, not counting the biting thing *laugh while coughing* but I liked him hated how he had to die. I wish I had enough strength left call his parents but... I Lived, I Loved, and I was able to take out my first zombie. And I told Luna I would die before I even could fight back... *Laugh* look what I was able to do before I die... Sorry... Lu...na... I'm... Sle...e...py." Amber Mari Jackson took her last breath.
Death at 3:30 pm~
