Chapter One.
The Days Pass
September 6th, year 2015
CLEMENTINE
I was laying back on my soft sofa, its purple and white patterns spread across it, slightly faded from the years of its use. My short curly hair hung just over my shoulders, the color that stained it was almost black. My beautiful yellow eyes being wide-eyed as it stared at the T.V, flashing colors and images in front of me. My face was cold, straight, and serious. My black, starred shirt with a dark blue background slightly drooped over my thin, torn jeans. My shoes were flat and yellow, just plain and simple.
My brother Austin sat next to me, sipping on a half-empty can of coke as he sat on the cushion next to me, his blue eyes droopy as they were pierced by the bright light of his Iphone. His baggy, plain white shirt with short sleeves hung over his black pants, his shoes a plain red and white. Darkness illuminated the room, the only lights being the T.V and Austin's Iphone.
Suddenly a emergency broadcast strung across the T.V screen, and Austin's phone started going off for the same reason. Me and Austin shot up to point our attention to it, it made loud, long beeping noises. "Its probs' just a test.." Austin spoke in his 9 year old, squeaky tone. Shrugging it off. "SHUSHSHUSH! Listen!" I snapped at him, making him shoot his attention back to the screen. The robotic voice spoke:
THIS IS NOT A TEST. A DEADLY, AND EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HAS BROKEN OUT IN KENTUCKY. LOCK YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS AND HIDE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE UNITED STATES ARMIES, AND OFFICIALS ARE WORKING AND HANDLING THE PROBLEM.
Suddenly, rapid gun shots and screaming echoed outside.
As soon as the broadcast ended, we both sat there confused. We stared blankly at the T.V screen, not beliving what we just heard.
This has to be a joke. Maybe, it was just a hacker or something trying to screw with us..!
"AUSTIN GO DOWNSTAIRS AND CALL DAD!" I blurted out, giving him a serious look, that told him NOW! He nodded shakily, running down the steps, as I darted my eyes around and I put a cloth over my noes, hoping that I wouldn't catch whatever was spreading around. I begun to lock all the doors, and sprinted toward the window. I froze.
These, horrid creatures with gaping wounds on their neck begun to limp towards the window as the noticed my face. Their skin was pale and fleshy. Rotten, red and purple wounds gaped, while blood spilled and dripped. Their eyes a clear white. They looked like normal people... but with... that problem. I stared at them, horrified. What.. were these things..? I've only seen them in movies..! There is no way that this is reality! I quickly locked the windows and darted to the door as the "zombies" (I'm pretty sure thats what they were.) pounded on it, the hinges on the door cracking, and breaking with every push the creatures made. My heart raced, and I breathed quickly, panicking. I tried my hardest to push the door back on them but it was no use.
"AUSTIN!" I screamed. He dashed back up the steps. Panick tainted in his eyes, he was horrified. "Clementine..!" He bursted into tears, hugging onto me tightly. "Austin we need to get out of here! Push over that book shelf!" He let go of and quickly did so, it landed to the ground making a loud cracking noise as it thumped loudly to the ground. He then pushed it towards the door and I quickly let go, feeling exaushted