Epilogue Months before.

The sound of the school bell ringing echoed through the building, signaling that the school day was officially over. Her classmates around her raced to the opened classroom door, ready to begin their weekend.

Rosalie was one of the last students out the door, stopping by her locker to switch out her books and put the ones she needed in her bag. Her bag was slung over her shoulders, allowing her to push open the school's door with much ease. Her hand reached into her bag, pulling out a pair of sunglasses. Slipping them on as she stepped into the bright sunlight. She slipped by a few stray students, the soles of her sandles smacking against the cement sidewalk as she rounded the corner.

" Hey Rosalie!" A female voice called, causing her head turn.

"I thought you had track practice after school?" Rosalie asked her best friend, who only shrugged her shoulders in return.

"Our coach got put in the hospital, apparently she caught that virus that's been going around" Rebecca explained, pushing a dark brown strand of hair away from her face

. "You comin' to my house?"

"Just till my parents get home" Rebecca answered, walking to Rosalie's side, bumping into her playfully.

"Was that necessary?" Rosalie rolled her eyes before pulling out her cell phone, sending a quick text to her dad. Assuring him that she was safe.

"Yes, yes it was" Rebecca joked, a smile forming on her lips. "Oh I almost forgot!" Rebecca squealed, "did you hear what happened between Jake and Bailey today?"

"No, wha-"

A loud scream rang through the air, cutting off what Rosalie was going to say.

The girls' heads snapped towards the source of the scream, nearly letting out screams of their own as they took in the scene before them. There were at least three of them surrounding the middle-aged woman, all of them reaching for her with their bloody fingers. Their clothes were torn, skin covered in a mixture of blood and dirt. One of them finally grabbed her, sinking its teeth into her pale skin. The woman screamed again, shoving the thing off of her before running right past us. Leading the three living things towards the two girls.

"Run!" Rosalie yelled, grabbing Rebecca's arm before the two of them broke into a things following behind them at a fast-walking pace. "This way" Rosalie said, the two of them rounding the corner.

Rebecca pulled her arm out of Rosalie's grasp, allowing the two girls to pick up their pace. Rosalie turned her head, checking to see if the three beasts were still behind them. Thankfully, they weren't which allowed the two girls to stop running and catch their breath.

"What were those things?" Rebecca panted, stretching her arms over her head, letting more air get to her lungs.

"They were people," Rosalie began "they just didn't look alive, like they were dead or something"

"So like zombies?" Rosalie nodded, before standing straight up. "Come on, we better get to my house before we run into more of them" Rosalie said.

The two girls raced towards Rosalie's house, throwing the front d door open once they arrived.

"Dad!" Rosalie yelled, searching frantically for her father.

She let out a sigh of relief once she caught sight of him and Uncle Merle packing stuff into duffel bags. Daryl turned around, taking in his daughter's appearance. Flushed cheeks, heavy breathing, and wide blue eyes. Before he could question what was wrong or explain to her the situation they were in, Rosalie threw herself against him. Causing him to stumble backwards as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"T-There were these things, humans but they were tryin' to eat t-this lady" Rebecca sobbed, tears running from her brown eyes. "She ran, and t-they went after us"

Daryl's eyes widened, his head turning to look at his older brother.

"I'll start puttin' our things in the car" Merle said, zipping up a duffel bag before walking towards the front door.

Rosalie pulled her head away from her dad's chest, peering up at him with her big blue eyes. "What's goin' on?"

"It's a virus, that's spreading when people get bit." Daryl explained, "People are coming back to life"

Rosalie's lips parted, a small sob escaping her throat.

"This is it," Daryl spoke, "The world is finally goin' to shit.