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Given Up
Chapter 1: Prologue
First Pov (Tyler)
January 1, 2027
No one responded. It was silent as I kept waiting for an answer.
"It didn't work. We must have utilized the wrong compounds." We heard pained groans and coughing. A few moments later, it finally stopped. Those people were dead and it was my entire fault.
The cure had worked for us, but not for the rest of the world. Now, we're the only ones left. Our only hope is to stay alive for as long as we can. We left Michigan. There's nothing left for us except for painful memories.
Luckily, we had a car…and we were all able to fit in. We siphoned gas from abandoned cars on the road as we continued our journey. Ken, Drew, and Lauren sat in the back while Skyler and I sat in the front. I drove for the duration of the trip.
During the ride, I thought about the demon inside of me. Why was I chosen to live like this? I'm unable to reach out to anyone. It's my fault that my family's gone. It's my fault that the world is lost. It's my fault that Mickia's dead.
It's my fault that Abigail's gone. One tear streamed down my cheek and fell at the thought of Abigail. I quietly recited a lyric to myself.
Leave me alone
God let me go
I'm blue and cold
Black sky will burn
Love pull me down
Hate lift me up
Just turn around
There's nothing left
Somewhere far beyond this world
I feel nothing anymore
While driving, I noticed a sign on the road. It said, "Welcome to Pennsylvania." A few minutes later, I looked out the window and saw a warehouse. It had fences around the perimeter and a long river running through the complex. The only problem: There were skeletons in the field. I slightly grinned.
Later
I opened the gate while the others charged towards the skeletons in the field. I locked the gate before joining the rest of the group in the assault. It didn't take long for us to clear the field. We all split off into two groups when we went inside to clear the warehouse. Drew and Lauren followed Ken while Skyler and I stuck together.
There weren't many hallways in the place because it's obviously a warehouse. To make this situation worse, the power was out. So, Skyler and I decided to look for the junction box. I saw a skeleton and immediately turned into my demonic form. I pulled Skyler close to me as the skeleton turned around.
"Damn." I quietly muttered to myself.
It started walking towards us very slowly. It quickly turned its attention from me to Skyler. It kept on getting closer and closer until it was right in front of us. It got right in Skyler's face and started to smell her. Skyler buried her face in my chest as I held her against a wall, shielding her. I hissed at the skeleton before it walked away. I turned back to normal as I looked at Skyler.
"Are you alright?" I asked, breathing slowly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She answered, looking back at me. "Thanks." I backed up and pulled out my blaster gun. I rounded a corner and aimed at the skeleton. I quietly whistled as it turned around to look at me.
"Goodbye." I fired the suppressed shot and killed the skeleton with a headshot. Skyler and I continued our search for the junction box. A few minutes later, we found it. I opened the metal box and flipped the switch. The lights turned on.
Later
After clearing out the place, we burned the pile of bodies. The warehouse was ours. I just hope I don't get any more blood on my hands.
I'm sorry that it's a short chapter. The next one will be longer. Please review!