Every, story starts with a beginning. Life is just a big story it self, is it not? Everyone has each their own. Some start on a better start then others. You might be alone or you might have family. Everyone remembers something different about how life is. They take in different things that make you human. Different things could effect how you turn out, while other things might not have any effect at all. While, yes, there are many different things that are going to effect you. There are always going to be a few things that will be the same with everyone. Don't know what those things, could possibly be? Keep reading and find out. I might even find a few out myself.

The time frame is in the late year of 2012. It's summer time and everything is good in the world. The wars have finally came to the ends and about every country is in peace. Hard to believe? Many people had a feeling that something was going to happen. We can't live in peace for so long without something happening. Something will always happen. Always, keep that in mind.

I was raised on a small farm in the midwest of the United States. I wouldn't call it a farm, not really, just a few animals. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I grew up out there, that's where I got my manners. My dad walked out on us from the get-go. I still know him, we talk about once a year. By letters. I should be lucky that at least, I know who he is. Some people grow up without knowing either of their parents. I have a loving mom who might as well be one of the best people on the plant. I see a lot of myself in her. I had three half sisters and three half brother. I was the odd one out and the middle child. I took care of my younger brothers and proud of it.

High school just got over for me when the power went out. I was so proud that, finally, I was done with school. It was the first day of summer break when it happened. This is where, I'm going to start my story.

My hands were tight around the wheel of the F150 truck, my parents let me drive. My nails were carving into the rubber, round wheel. My fingers dropped off of the wheel and onto the keys, that were laying on the seat beside me. I let out two deep breaths before starting it up. This wasn't the first time that I have drove this bad boy around but I was heading somewhere. I was going off to find my dad. I had a bag of clothes in the back and a purse with credit cards. A few cans of food and two bottles of water. I've been saving up for this for a while now.

I hardly made it a hour down the road before the truck stopped. It made a odd rattling sound before it dropped off all together. The truck pulled me forwards and then came to a cold stop. It didn't even slow down. It was shut off and everything inside went off too. I flipped on the doom lights, didn't work, flipped on the radio, didn't work. I stomped on the gas, with everything that I had in me. Nothing. I pulled out the keys and then put them back in. Nothing. I punched the horn and guess what happened? Nothing.

"Fugue." I whispered, looking around. Middle of at high way, with a truck that won't work. I jumped around and pulled out my cellphone. I flipped it open and pressed the 'end key.' Nothing. I took the battery out and then put it back in. Nothing. My phone has never, ever, done something like this before. "Aha."

I threw the phone back into my backpack and open the truck door. I reached out with a food and found the ground before stepping outside. I didn't even think, that I could get hit. I mean, I was in the middle of the road. I looked behind me and then in front. Nothing. All of the cars have stopped, like I was. There was a car in the other lane a few feet away, a man sat inside yelling at it. I spun back around.

I went back inside my truck and pulled out a map. I could walk back towards home but no one was going to be there. My mom was on a plane heading towards some foreign country. My siblings are spread out though the country, in very random places. My closet one would be ... my finger traced a line on the map ... Only a few hours away. But, why walking? It might take a day. I should just try to make it to the closet town and find a bus then go right there.

Pushing the map back into my bag, I pulled on a dark, blue coat. My fingers traced the insides of it before pulling my head though the top. I double tied my shoes. My backpack went on next and then followed by my hat. Finally, I was ready. I had a large school backpack strapped to my shoulders and a large brown purse, wrapped around one shoulder.

I pulled out the keys and jumped out of the truck. Slamming the door behind me, I took off down the road. I had the map in my backpack but didn't want to risk it coming out. There were people all around me. They were all walking in different directions. Most of them weren't sure which way to walk. Some of them just sat on the ground, looking confused. I wasn't sure what to do or say so I just kept walking. People pushed past me, causing me to almost fall. I let out a few puffs of air, keeping my purse, tight against me.

I only walked a mile before my legs started to ache and groan. I use to run a lot when I was still in school but that was a while ago. Not eating the best, didn't help any. At least, I wore a old pair of runners shoes that I had kept in my closet. I wasn't trying to impress anyone on this trip.

"Kim?" A voice from behind me, floated towards me. I stopped in my steps and turned around. My eyes went across a few strangers before spotting someone that I knew.

"Amber?" I tried to hold back a yell. "Is that you?" I chocked, and took a step towards her.

Amber was a short red head. She had dark blue eyes and very short hair. She only reached to my shoulder when she was standing on her tip toes. There was a great height difference but yet we were both pulled towards each other. I knew her since we were in grade school. She was in my class and one of my closet friends. We haven't talked for a month but seeing her, could only make me smile.

"Yes!" She cried, finally walked up to me. She placed a hand on my shoulder. "I saw you're truck back there and hoped you came this way. My car ... just stopped working back there." She motioned over her shoulder, "I was only a few cars down from you. It took me a while to pull myself together, of course. My parents are going to kill me for breaking the car."

"You didn't do anything." I laughed, shaking my head. "Look around. Everyone is on foot. I'm heading towards the nearest town to find a bus."

"No dip. Everyone is, pretty sure." She spoke, "I talked to someone not that long ago. They said that everything in towns are down too. Nothing is working."

I felt a shiver run down my back.

"That's ... not good." I responded.

"Well, I'm staying with you. We are heading away from home. Don't you know?" She let her hand drop from my shoulder and nodded from the way we were coming from. "Wouldn't it be better if we went that way."

"No." I shook my head, my hair fell around my shoulders. "Not at all."

"Uh, okay then." Amber smirked. "Looks like we are stuck in this together."

I bit my bottom lip and nodded.

We walked for a few more miles without saying a word. I didn't feel like talking and I was becoming, very worried. Nothing would work and I would check my phone every few minutes. Nothing. I even thought about taking my shoe off and throwing it against a car. I held myself together.

As we walked, I noticed the people around us were becoming fewer and fewer. I saw some people settling in cars for the night while others were wondering off into the trees around us. The sun was almost completely gone and it was getting a bit chilly. We kept walking though. I wanted to get off this road as fast as we could before something happened. We finally ran into something that broke my heart in two.

There was a mangled up person the ground. Both of his eyes were blackened and blood was spilled all over him. As if he just came out of a horrible movie. He had scrapes up his arms and his fingers looked broken in two's. I reached up towards my check and felt a tear, resting on it. I shook and held my arms, trying to hold myself together. He was still alive and shivering. He had nothing on him, no bags, wallets, ... well, he had nothing. Someone did this to him because he had something. He doesn't anymore.

"Kim... There is nothing we can do. We aren't nurses." Amber whispered, inches away from me. "He doesn't look good, I don't think that he has that much time left." She added.

End of Chapter 1

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