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It is the year 2015 in New York or what it used to be called before they came.

I might as well tell you who I am, my name is Chantelle, I'm 16 years old soon to be 17. It seems not that long ago that I was just a regular schoolgirl who would fantasize about the boy that would be my true love aka the man of my dreams. I had a crush on the cutes boy in school and well I will tell you that about that later anyway it seem these days I would kill, kick, punch and/or slap any think that comes near me well all excepted my little brother Jake.

Jake is a 7 year old boy who love to annoy me and I have no idea what he fantasize about but I think it might be about our parents, anyway I might as well tell you how Jake and I came to be where we are now.


It all started about a month ago.

Before they came, my family was happy, there was my sister Amie.

Amie is 13 years old and she was a little devil child who liked to causes for my mum and dad, sometimes I wanted to go for her, but what can you do.

Also there were my two brothers Jake who I have told you about and Luis. Luis is like any 10 year old his age, he would like to play his Xbox 360, talk to his friends and do whatever boys would do I guess.

There was also my mum and step dad they were like how parents are supposed to be, annoying and embarrassing, the reason I have a step dad was the fact that I had not met my real dad.


When it hit, my mum and dad went to go and get grandma, they promised they would be back for us. Mum and dad told me to look after my brothers and sister until they returned, however I knew that they would not be coming back and I would be stuck looking after my brothers and sister forever; they were as good as dead if they went out there.

Then it was me, my brothers and sister for a while but I knew that something just had to go wrong and I would lose what was left of my family. I just wish I had more time to say goodbye before they were eaten by those things that were searching the streets for their next meal.


It was a starless night when I heard the sound of smashing glass downstairs, followed by a blood curdling scream, I looked round to see Amie's bed empty I got out of bed and ran to the boy's room. Luis' bed was empty as well, however Jake was still in his, I picked Jake up and ran in to my room, and I hinging ladder in front of my bedroom door so that it would stop anyone who would try to get it.

The next day I grabbed the piece of the bottom of the door that I kept down the side of my bed since it had come off the bottom of the door ages ago, it now was my sword.

I ventured downstairs only to find blood on the floor of the hallway, it looked like whatever it was, was dragged out of the house well at least there were no zombies which was quite a relief of me.

There was I ran back up stairs in to my room Jake was now up I told him that we had to leave. I packed some clothes and food in the bag that used for school. I also found the shot gun that my dad had kept hidden. Before we left I took one last look out of the window in my bedroom in the house that I once called home. I grabbed the car keys that my mum had left since she and my dad had taken his car and ran to the car with Jake of course, I put the key in the car and started it, never looked back at the house, I just kept driving.

"Chantelle, what about mommy and daddy?" Jake asked

"They were running so fasted that they could not stop so we are going to meet them at Granma's house ok" was all that I could tell him as I looked at his sweet little face

"What about Luis and Amie?" Jake replied

"They are on their way there right now" I told him

I had to lie to him I did not have the heart to tell him that mum, dad, Amie and Luis were never coming back. I told him that he had to do as I said which he agreed to. I felt like crying I had failed my parents, Amie and Luis but I was not going to fail Jake not now, not ever. It was my job to look after him and not let any of those monsters get him.


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to be continued