~Unknown Virus
Atlanta, a peaceful city were two cousins both lived together in an apartment in the city as they just finished college. Living their dream jobs for over a few months, Marcus had joined the Atlanta PD and Blu had gone into her art career.
Later that night, coming home from work, Marcus laid down on the couch exhausted as Blu finished working on her computer stand up to greet her tired cousin, "Oh, hey cuz how was work today."
"It was alright Blu, a little tiring, but it was all good." Marcus said as his police radio went on he turned off.
"Umm Marcus, are you sure it's a good idea to turn off your radio? What if it's something important?" Blu asked.
Marcus replies to her as he's waving off the situation, "It's fine cuz, I only have the day shift the others can handle it if it's important."
But, Blu rolled with a sigh, "Alright, if you say so cuz."
"Oh also, Blu, I might be a little late tomorrow the chief says that he needs some of us to go on late patrols keeping an eye out for any weird people." He reminded her.
"Okay, but I'm making fried chicken tomorrow with some mashed potatoes on the side for dinner, so hopefully you don't arrive too late tomorrow." Blu said.
Marcus smiled and came to hug her "Mm cuz, you're the best."
"I know Marcus, and so are you." She said as she smiled and hugged back; in the meantime, the two finished their dinner and headed off to their rooms as the night settles in, but unaware on what was yet to come.
Morning arises as the sunlight woke up Blu from the curtains, she gets up and walks into the kitchen seeing her cousin in the kitchen wearing his pants and a white muscle shirt with the smell of bacon and egg aroma filling the place. "Oh, morning Blu, I know you making breakfast is your job, but I woke a bit early today, so I thought I'd make breakfast today." Marcus said.
Blu yawned and stretched, "Aww, that's sweet of you cuz thanks, but can you put a proper shirt on while you're cooking." She bashfully giggled.
"Hey, I don't say anything when I see you cooking in the morning in those short shorts of yours." Marcus scoffed leaving Blu to blush even more.
"Point taken." Blu said. After the two finished their breakfast, Marcus finishes getting his clothes on and walks to the door.
"See you after work Blu." Marcus said.
"Kay, have a good day at work cuz and don't work too hard." Blu waved as he walked out the door and headed for work.
Hours later as morning passes, still in the apartment working on the computer, Blu grew tried and took a break as she looked out the window seeing a lot of military trucks, jeeps and many soldiers in has mark suits walking about the streets,
"What the?" she thought but then a knock at the door jumped her in a bit of startle.
She walked towards the door and opened it seeing two military soldiers holding rifles standing in front of her. "Hello, miss we're with the U.S army. We just wanted to know if anyone strange at all has encounter you." One of the soldiers said.
"What do you mean, sir? Blu asked in confusion.
"Well, did something or someone try to bite you or harm you in any way." The soldier cleared her up. "Hmm, no not at all why." Blu asked.
"No reason, we just want to be sure. Is there anyone living with you in the household at the moment."
"Well, it's just me and my cousin, but he's at work right now." Blu told the soldiers.
"What does he do, madam?" The soldier asked.
"He's a police officer." She replied.
"Okay, then he should be fine." The soldier informed the other one next to him.
But Blu was still confused of the whole point of the soldier coming around, "What do you mean by that?" Blu asked with the state of annoyance.
"It's nothing to worry about miss, you have a nice day." The soldier said as they went off.
Blu shut the door behind her, worried she rushed to the phone to call her cousin, "Hello?" Marcus answered.
"Hey Marcus, is everything okay, where you are at?" Blu asked.
"Well, things are a bit crazy here at work, the entire military has turned it into a command post, it's weird." Marcus said.
"Well cuz, I just had two military soldiers come right to our front door, and they asked me strange questions which something doesn't seem right." Blu said.
"Blu don't worry, everything will be fine just stay inside and don't cause a panic or trouble for the soldiers, I'll be home tonight, okay." Marcus instruct her.
"Okay cuz, just please don't be too late. I'm already getting worried as it is." Blu sighed.
"I promise cuz, and if there's any more trouble just call me okay, I'll be right over." Marcus said.
"I will cuz, bye." She said and hung up the phone.
Then Blu walked over to the couch as she lies down to take a nap.
A few hours later, as soundly asleep, she was wakes straight up to the sound of gun shots, "Huh what," Blu exclaimed and rushed over to the window seeing soldiers shooting a man and kept shooting, but he didn't go down; then a woman rushes to one of the soldiers tackling him down and bites the soldier.
Blu in a panic of seeing blood filling the streets backs away from the window and fell back on the ground. "Oh my god what…what the heck was that?" Blu said, terrified, quickly got up, grabbed her phone, and dialed Marcus's number. "Come on Marcus, pick up pick up pick up." Blu said impatiently.
As the final dial Marcus answers, "Hello."
"Marcus, I need you to come home right now and I mean right now." Blu exclaimed.
"Whoa cuz, calm down, what happened?" Marcus asked hearing the fear within her voice.
"Something just happened outside of our apartment, the soldiers were shooting people, but they weren't dying. Then next thing I know, I see some woman tackle down a soldier, and she starts eating him alive! Please come home Marcus, I don't want to be alone right now." Blu cried.
"Okay, I'll be right over, just keep the door and window locked, and don't let anyone in no matter." Marcus instructed her.
She nodded, "Okay Marcus, please hurry." As she hanged up the phone again, she quickly locked the door and all the windows while moved the blinds.
An hour later, as Blu sits on the couch tapping her fingers together, a loud, banging knock was heard from the front door as Blu rushed to the door being careful. "Marcus, is that you?" Blu whispered.
But an unrecognized voice cried out from the other side of the door, "Please, is someone there please help me, some crazy person just bit me."
"Oh man, I can't just leave him out there," she thought to herself and called out, "Alright hang on." she unlocked the door, let the man in, and takes him to the kitchen letting him sit down.
Blu looks at the man's wound on his neck seeing how deep the bite mark. "Oh my gosh, just…just keep pressure on the wound." Blu said to the man as she went to the cabinet to grab the first aid kit. Rush back to him, she patched up the wound. "There that should do it." Blu sighed, but noticed the man started to sweat badly.
Blu places her hand on the man heads, "Oh my goodness, sir your burning up." She rushed over again to fill up a bag of ice and places it on his head. "Hang on, I'll call an ambulance." she picked up her phone and tried to call the ambulance, but it went straight to voice mail and she tried again but nothing, "Oh, come on," she looked back at the man as he laid back in the chair looking pale and having his eyes close, she quickly rushes to him and checks his pulse and sees he is gone. "Oh god, I'm so sorry, oh god." She covered her mouth and turned away from the man.
Then, he opened his eyes, gets up slowly and walks to her from behind, but Blu turns around shocked, "What? But you had no pulse, you were just dead, how are you alive?"
Suddenly, the man rushes towards her as he tries to bite her, but holding him back she pushes him away and grabs one of the kitchen knives holding it tight in her hand. "Oh please, don't make me do this to you." She pleads, but again he rushes towards her and Blu stabs him in the chest. But he looks at her and brings her down to the ground as Blu tries to hold him back.
Closer and struggling to hold him much longer, she screams for help as the right moment Marcus comes into the apartment and pulls the man off her and throws him to the floor and pulls out his gun but the man just gets up. "Sir, stay down, I don't want to have to do this." He told the man, but he gets up and walks towards Marcus, as he had no choice, he shoots the man in the chest as he keeps moving towards him.
Marcus shoots him again and again, but the man doesn't go down until the man got real close, then he shot the man in the head as he falls to the ground dead.
He quickly puts his pistol back in its holster, turned to Blu, helps her up, and hugs her tight. "Oh, Blu I'm so glad you're okay, I heard you screaming, so I hurried up here and saw that man on you, he didn't hurt you, did he?" Marcus asked Blu.
"No, but he-he tried to bite me." Blu said still in shock.
"I'm glad he didn't. Blu, pack all that were going to need food, water, clothes, weapons anything because something is going on here cuz, something bad." Marcus said as Blu wanted to ask but she nods and starts packing up everything.
As Marcus opens the closet, he takes out his machete, crossbow, a couple of rifles and pistols and he packed them up in his duffle bag, as he turned on the TV, "Blu, you might want to come and see this." Marcus exclaimed, as Blu quickly rushed over to the living room and saw the news next to Marcus.
"This is the emergency broadcasting news bringing you some news, the whole world has declared martial law there is an outbreak some sort of plague going on Rome has lost all control, Moscow has been set into blaze and France has contained the situation for now but the white house has been evacuated and the president is aboard air force one and is heading to the naval vessel the USS Obama, we urged all people to stay indoors or to evacuate as quickly as possible and If you come in contact with anyone who is infected do not let them bite or scratch you we believe that is how they spread their infection we will stay on the air bringing you more updates good luck and may god be with you."
The news goes off air, as Marcus and Blu look at each other scared wondering what is going on.