Isabella Swan

Saturday

Day 1

Electricity: On

Chaos: Starting

Zombies: Minimal (Country-wide)

Fear: Lots

Yesterday there was talk of an unrecognizable disease outbreak at a hospital in New York City. The same disease was recognized at a hospital in Los Angeles. They say the first traces of this disease were found in government testing officials that came in after experiencing a quick deterioration of their health. According to the frantic news reporter, the government officials passed away shortly after arriving at the hospital and were taken to the morgue. On the way to the morgue, though, the bodies were reanimated and they started to bite the nurses wheeling their gurneys. The nurses immediately started experiencing the symptoms that said government testers had experienced and quickly died and reanimated, and so the pattern went on. People were bitten, then they died, and then reanimated. Police barriers are being put up around the cities that the outbreaks occurred in, but I suspect they did not contain the disease quick enough. I have kept an eye on multiple states and important hospitals, and unfortunately the same symptoms have shown up in hospitals all over the country. Of course, the media is trying to keep quiet, as to not alarm people and create the illusion that we are safe.

I am starting to prepare for the worst, though. My father collects many different types of vehicles and keeps them in the field behind our house. I picked out a short bus, for easy maneuverability and storage space. I have packed it with a lot of food that will last a while without spoiling, and many large containers of water that I bought this morning. There are also necessary personal hygiene items, extra clothes for my daughter and I, blankets and pillows, weapons, a first aid kit, and of course, The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks (Author's note: This is an actual book, and it is quite interesting. It would be very useful in a Zombie apocalypse. I own a copy :))

On Monday, I plan on going to my brother Emmett's house and my step-sister Alice's house with the bus to pick up their families and have them add to my supplies. I'm also going to pick up my best friend Angela and her brother Edward at their apartment. Tomorrow I'm going to call all of them and tell them to get ready. I already told my father and my step-mom about my plans, and they insist on staying at the house. After begging and pleading for hours, I gave up and told them all that I know about survival of the upcoming apocalypse and how to secure the house. I'll report back tomorrow on anything new.