A/N So this is the beginning to my second The Walking Dead fanfic. While I wait for inspiration to make a sequel to my other TWD fanfic (It's Time To Run), I decided to start a new fanfic with some of the other characters I like. I hope you guys enjoy this one!
Amy POV
Amy was not looking forward to going back to college. She wished that summer wouldn't be coming to an end, that she wouldn't have to say goodbye to her sister, Andrea, once again. The two had taken a road trip back to Atlanta, taking the opportunity to spend time together instead of Amy flying back from her family's home in Florida.
Atlanta was usually a busy city, but today there seemed to be an aura of chaos in the air. "Wonder what's going on around here," Andrea remarked to her sister.
"I don't know," responded Amy. "Maybe an end of summer festival or something?"
That, however, was not the case, and the two were quick to find out.
People seemed to be swarming the streets as got deeper into the city. Andrea pulled over their car. "Let's get out and try to talk to someone, figure out what's going on," she suggested.
Amy agreed, and the sisters exited their vehicle. They walked into the nearest store—a small boutique—and looked for somebody to question. "Hello?" Amy called out. "Is anyone here?"
A black-haired woman emerged from behind the counter, with a look of terror in her eyes. "Get out, now. Don't hesitate, don't stop for anyone. Just get out of Atlanta."
"Whats happening?" Andrea questioned, not satisfied with the woman's ominous warning.
"Cannibals, that's whats happening," the woman said. "It's terrible—people getting eaten in the streets, torn apart like paper going through a shredder—" she paused to let out a wail. "I'm getting my husband and getting the hell out of here. You two would be wise to do the same."
The girls looked startled, and exited the shop. Sure enough, what they saw brought truth to the shop clerk's words; there were indeed people getting ripped apart in the streets. Amy had watched plenty of horror movies—these were no cannibals, they were something far worse—and knew immediately that these cannibalistic creatures were zombies.
So this is how it begins, Amy mused to herself. She had always secretly wondered when there would be an apocalyptic breakout, and it turns out that it was sooner than she expected.
Amy turned to her sister, readying to ask her what to do next, when a swarm of people appeared from out of nowhere and pulled her away, dragging her farther into the city and away from her sister.
She managed to pull away from the surge of people a few blocks into the city. Taking a moment to gather her surroundings, she noticed that it was considerably worse than where she had left Andrea. The terror back there was on a smaller scare compared to the utter chaos deeper inside the city.
Readying to make the trek back to where she had been separated from her sister, she grabbed a crowbar that had been lying on the cracked sidewalk. She wanted it for protection, in case any of those zombies—she stifled an almost giggle, not believing that this was real—tried to attack her.
Suddenly, Amy found herself surrounded by them, and she ran to the nearest building for protection. They followed her to the doors of the small brick building, and she set to work barricading the doors. She hoped she would be safe in here, at least for a little while.
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