"Artie, you there?" My friend speaks over the phone. The 'Artie' being referred to myself, Arthur Kirkland. I'm a 22 year-old man, with spiky blonde hair and emerald green eyes. I'm dressed in a suit, on my way to the airport to pick up my friend; when I saw this horrible sight.
"Alfred… You'll have to wait," I say.
"What? Wait, Artie-" I hang up on him and approach the lady, about 20, lying on the floor. Her breathing's shallow. Her arm and shoulder are completely torn by what appears to be bite marks. Her blood is slowly leaving her body, making her extremely pale. She looks up at me weakly with ice blue eyes. Her purple dress is stained red with blood and her ginger hair is messed up from what appears could have been a fight.
"Miss, are you alright? I'll call an ambulance," I say, away to dial 999. She grabs my hand and shakes her head. I lower my phone and put in back in my pocket. "Miss? What happened…?"
"Some… lunatic… bit me…" She rasps out weakly. I take a hold of one of her hands and hold her up. Her other hand goes to her heart-shaped, silver locket around her neck. "Please… Kill me while… I'm myself…"
My eyes widen as she says this. "What do you mean? You can be helped…"
"No…" She shakes her head barely. "I saw my… my lover become… one of those things… right before my eyes… Then she attacked me…" Tears well up in the lady's eyes. "So, please… before I become like that…"
I look in worry. What is going on? I nod. "Okay. But, first… My name's Arthur Kirkland…"
"Haha… names huh? I'm Amelia Jones…" She's slowly undoes the locket round her neck and drops it on the ground. "Take that please… So I'm not forgotten… And… You need to smash my head in…"
I nod once more and stand up and look around for something. I see a bat lying on the doorstep of a house and pick it up. I lift it above my head, tears swelling up. "Rest in peace, Amelia…" I swing the bat down.
I walk away with the locket around my neck. I look down the streets. People appear to be continuing on with life. Till they see me. Blood covers my hands; the bat I hold and the locket round my neck. And I don't care. I walk with my head down when someone grabs my shoulder.
"Dude, you okay?" He says. I shove him off and continue walking forward, with no direction. "Artie!" I freeze as he says that.
"Al…fred?" I say slowly, turning around.
"Dude…" He says, taking me by the shoulders. "What happened?"
"Some lady… was bit…" I say. "She… was attacked by her lover…"
"What? Bit?"
I nod. "Yeah… Her lover was bit and… went insane… And she ran… And was bit by some lunatic…"
"Hold it. Someone went insane after being bit…?" I nod. "That sounds like zombies, man…"
"Zombies?" My eyes widen as I realize it adds up. Some mysterious disease had been advertised on the news.
"Hey Artie… What was that lady's name?" Alfred asks, staring at the locket around my neck.
"Amelia Jones. Why?" I answer.
"My sister…" Alfred breaks down right in front of me.
Scientists run around, panicking. They had never seen a disease like this. It is throwing the world into chaos. Governments all around the world have been warned. Some closed their borders straight away such as Madagascar and the Nordic countries. Others ignored the warning, believing it to be a lie, despite the evidence. Others just didn't know how to react. But scientists knew this disease had to be contained.
Only problem is that it's hard to contain something that appeared to come from no where. Scientists knew the disease was in DNA, passed through biting usually. The disease destroyed the brain of all normal functions and slowly ridded the person of logic and reason. The person became a mindless drone focussed on one thing; food.
So far it was known that the disease had largely hit the USA and UK. Most other countries had small contamination. The UK was struggling with the disease meanwhile the USA was paradise for these 'zombies.' The Nordic countries closed their people in, unknown that the disease was already there. Their people are now trapped.
Many other countries were working together to group survivours together. But no matter what, people were dying. The governments, with some sense left, sent a message out over the radio.
Alfred and I had been hiding and surviving together for a few months now. Alfred arrived in England at the start of the outbreak. The outbreak escalated quickly and many family members of mine had been killed. The only two I know are definitely alive are Ian and Peter. Ian had run straight away, taking Peter, promising Arthur he would meet him somewhere.
My head drops to my hands as I start crying again. Although Alfred's here, I feel so lonely. Knowing all my brothers are gone… I look up and peek out the window. The smell of burning rotten flesh makes its way up my nose and I sneeze. The smell is horrible now. Most of the British have gone insane and attacking other survivours.
Alfred places a hand on my shoulder to reassure me and to tell me we have to move. I nod and we move out for another time.
Surviving is too difficult. I just want to die. Lie down and let them take me. That wouldn't be so bad would it? No… Peter. And Ian. I have to find my brothers. I push up the stairs faster than before after Alfred. Alfred had changed into a pair of loose combat trousers and a black tank top. He carries a chain saw strapped to his back but carries a pistol for distant head shots. I have changed into a ripped blue shirt and also a pair of loose combat trousers. I move quietly up the stairs. Alfred suddenly stops and I don't realize till I walk into his back. He taps my arm and points in front of him.
Standing there is a rotting 'zombie'. Blood pours from his mouth and his flesh is falling off. His eyes are looking right at us; or rather, through us. We already know that these 'zombies' can't see, talk or feel pain. But they can smell and hear and taste extra well. Alfred's away to shoot it with his pistol, when I point out other 'zombies' through the open door of the apartment. I pull my bow off my back and aim carefully. Headshot in one.
((Author's note:
Alfred = America/USA
Arthur = England
Ian = Scotland
Peter = Sealand
Hope you enjoy!
Next chapter: We find out about Ian and Peter's situation~))
