I had tucked the girls in and was getting ready to go to bed myself when the phone rang, "Hello, this is the Brooks residence, Holli speaking." A frantic voice responded, "Holli Mae get the girls, grab our emergency bags and head out to the cabin." My heart began pounding, "Jonathon what's going on?" I started to get dressed as he continued, "This is not a drill Holli, the people on the news…. it's all real. They just started attacking here in the city. I'm on my way. Don't forget the guns. I love you." With that he hung up…but not before I heard screaming, "Jon! Jon!" I knew it was useless since he had already hung up but I still needed to hear his voice. I grabbed the bags and head out to the truck. Since the guns where there in the garage I just threw them in the car before heading back up to the girls. They looked so peaceful lying there, but I could hear something outside so I woke them up and got them dressed, "Sage, Serenity come on we need to go right now. Be quick but don't fall down the stairs." They nodded as they started going down without me, I grabbed the last bag and headed down as well. As I helped them up into the car Serenity grabbed my hand, "Mommy, Kawaii!" I sighed, how had I forgotten the cat! I nodded and buckled her in, "Alright, I'll get her."
Running back inside I hit the door opener, so it would be open when I got back. I found Kawaii sitting on Jonathon's chair. Shoving her in a travel crate, I grabbed her food and my purse. As I walked back out to the garage I noticed someone walking up into our driveway. It was Mitchel our elderly neighbor, "Mitchel, what are you doing out this late?" He shrugged, "You know I don't remember, Holli. What are you and your girls doing?" I walked out to meet him halfway, "I just got off the phone with Jonathon, he said something bad is happening in the city and told us to head out to the cabin. Would you like to come with us? I'm sure it'll all pass in a few days." Mitchel chuckled, "Well I can't leave you all by yourselves. Let me go grab a few things and I'll be back." I put the cat into the backseat, "Girls, I'll just be a moment. Mr. Mitchel is going to come with us." They giggled in response and started talking about the last time he came over. On instinct, I grabbed a gun, stuck it in my pants behind my back as I made my way out to wait for him.
He was almost up to the sidewalk when someone started walking towards him from around the bushes of our other neighbor. Slowly I walked over to her, "Mrs. Thompson, are you alright?" Mitchell had stopped walking towards me and began to talk to her as well, "Lovely night, out isn't it?" She didn't respond at least not normally…it was more of a grunt. "Sarah? Is something wrong?" Mitchell asked as she was almost on top of him. Out of nowhere she leaps out at him, knocking them both onto the concrete. "What the hell?" I pulled out the gun and took a shot as she tried to take a bite out of his neck. I heard the car doors open, "Girls get back in the car!" they groaned as they did so, "Come on Mitch, let's get out of here." After getting him into the passenger's seat I got in, made sure everyone was buckled up for safety and headed out to the cabin.