Chapter one: Abandoned
"We can't let him through. He's bitten, he won't last long, and you know it."
Said a masked voice, sounding irritated.
"But.. He's like family to me! I can't leave him here!"
Who was that? I thought. Ouch.. My head hurts, and my body.. What happened to me? I looked down to where my legs were, only to discover that they were pulsing and there was a large hole in my leg. Crap, this hurt like hell.. Why is everything so loud? It was really pissing me off. I just wanted to.. Rip something to shreds. Yeah, that would make me feel better. Wait. What am I thinking? Rip something up? Why.. I looked down at my hands and noticed that my once chewed-to-the-skin nails were replaced by long, thick, claws. Wh-what's going on?
"Look. You either have to leave him here and come with us, or stay and get eaten alive by infected."
"But.."
I hear footsteps. Then a blurry figure steps to my side.
"I-I'm sorry, Jacob.. There's nothing.. I can't.." The figure falls to his knees and starts to cry.
Is that David?
"D.. rghh" What's wrong? Why can't I speak?
"I'm sorry.. I hope you don't suffer like Jane did.. I'll miss ya man. You were a great leader.."
Jane? Who.. David had finally left my side, and followed the CEDA members, who I could now clearly see wore yellow suits with gas masks over their faces, and close a thick metal door, which locked from the outside.
I drifted into an uneasy sleep, remembering what happened the day before.