CHAPTER 2

We skidded to a stop right next to a metal ladder most likely leading to the surface.

"Asher and Lizzy, go up and check for danger. Once its clear then let every one else through." I told the group's scouts.

"Right" Lizzy was the only one to speak, as Asher had already started up the ladder, not in the mood to talk.

Swinging my gun I faced the entrance, I kneeled down and rested my rifle upon my right leg then lined the scope to anything that moved or made a sound. I felt Daniel next to me, his form towered above my petite one.

I ignored the feeling of guilt as the realisation of my first kill shoved itself upon my mind. I couldn't help but shut my eyes trying desperately to get rid of the regret and shame.

"Crap!" Lizzy's voice broke through my thoughts and without wasting another minute I shot up the ladder realising everyone had already gone up.

"Guhhhh" A groan that could only be from a walking corpse, came from my left. Turning, I watched as a zed tackled Jamie causing him to trip from the weight, they landed on the pathway.

The zed 's head landed on the sidewalks edge knocking it senseless for a second, A second that Jamie used well enough to shoot its brains out. To my right Asher stood fighting off his three, one tackled him from behind. They both started to fall when Asher turn and jumped.

They landed with the zed on its back. Asher stood, immediately grabbing his hockey stick. He swung, the end of the stick collided with the growling zeds head. The harsh click of its neck echoed towards me. I flinched but then sighed in relief. I turned to my right just in time to spot a walker scrambling and running towards me.

Upon instinct I shot its chest twice the bullets missing its head. The third bullet shot out of my rifle. It twisted in the air, the metal barriers twisted with it then flew off. My rifle jerked me back causing me to tumble a few steps back in surprise.

I wasn't sure what happened next but all I remember is falling and my vision going blurry with white spots in it, my head lulled to the left. I couldn't move, I couldn't turn away from the sight of Asher getting bitten.

A fire started on my left ankle. It crawled up my thighs to my stomach before it reached my brain, somehow my eyes adjusted from the pain. I quickly sat up just in time to see the zeds head stabbed, The knifes tip shot up from its head, The small whole the knife had cause spurted with blood, the droplets landed on my leg and next to my arms.

I watched as the knife was roughly pulled out. The blood slowly dripped down to the floor and just like that my hand snatched Daniels Gun and shoot two zeds feasting Asher.

"Ahhh!" Asher's screams were clearly heard across the city and for a reason unknown to me, I felt the calmest I have ever been since this whole thing started. This was the last thing I remember thinking before I felt myself falling, then seeing black.

~FLASH BACK~

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa

I'm waking up to ash and dust

I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust

I'm breathing in the chemicals

(Inhale) (Exhale)

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out of the prison bus

This is it, the apocalypse

Whoa

I sat in my room listening to Radioactive when I heard screams From outside my house window, concerned for my friends safety I shot out of my bed and bolted in my closet feeling around for the knife I placed in there for self defence moments. My fingers finally reach the blades handle.

I wrapped my small hand around the weapon then carefully pulled it out I then ran to my small bedside table and snatched my torch from it.

Turning it on I ran outside my room only too meet six other flashlights all belonging to my friends. There faces mostly hidden in the dark but their worry expressions were hard to miss. I nodded to show I knew they were there before slowly creeping to the front door.

The curtains flew back and forth from the midnight breeze.

My hand reached out and gently moved it away I shone my light through the window, looking around I shone the torch at different places but sought out nothing. Turning I shrugged my sleepy shoulders when suddenly a bump and scream came from behind me.

I turned only to jump back in fear. Out side my window was something that would appear in my nightmare something that people have thought would never happen, something that my friends and I have been preparing for, for months. The monster now inside my hause on top of my fallen body was, walking, dead corpse, its bottom lip's right side hung open swaying in the wind, dribble ran down his partly opened month and landing on the spot next to my head.

I didn't scream, I didn't fight, I just lied there, unmoving, shock radiated through my body in wave. The corpse groaned in hunger before going for an attack. My instincts kicked in as my elbows placed themselves involuntarily against the man eaters neck trying to desperately push him away. Suddenly an ear-piercing boom coming from my side before the corpse slumped on top of me. My breath came out in heavy pants as I struggled to come out from the dead, dead corpse.

"Holy…son of a b" I Stopped to realise Sybella was in Miranda's arms. "anana"

A hand grabbed my left wrist and pulled my soon going into shock body up. "pant, Pant, Pant" I couldn't hold them in.

"Ughh" Looking over to my left, my scared face soon turned into one of horror. Slowly making their starving way to my group of friends were a dozen zombies.

"Shiiiii, GO!" Grabbing to the hand of whoever grabbed me, I t dragged its owner towards the stairs.

~END OF FLASHBACK~