I grab the magnetic card from the control panel after wishing Billy good luck. Spinning on my heals I open the door and head outside in the pouring rain.

As I run by the destroyed engine the two men in uniform stand up. Rain pours down from the heavens soaking me to the core as I ignore them and run past.

I feel my heart pound in my ears when I finally leave the roaring of rain behind. The train car is quiet, much too quiet.

The body of the employee that had been just to the right of the door is gone. Guess I'll have to waste another zombie on the way.

I turn the corner and freeze. Edward's body is gone. I pray that he hasn't become one of them as well...

I shove the though out of my mind as I turn the corner and see the zombie I had suspected would be there.

Quickly I train my gun on it but stop before I fire a shot. It would be simpler to run past him instead of wasting my bullets.

I hold my breath and pray for safety as I dash past, running with everything I have, adrenaline fuelling my movements.

With a flick of my wrist and a push I am through the door.

I take a deep breath.

I make baby steps down the isle quietly so I wouldn't disturb the dead passengers. It's so hard to tell which ones are zombies and which ones are not.

When I arrive half way I hear two distinct moans. Glancing over my shoulder I see two zombies shuffling towards me.

They're behind me, no need to kill them yet. I can do that after we stop this train.

Another zombie stands up in front of me. He's still in the seats so I ignore him and dash past once more.

I shove through the door in front of me and shut it. My heart is pounding wildly and I wonder if I'll make it out of here alive.

I focus on the train car I am in. A zombie is feasting on another zombie at the end of the hall. He must have heard me because he turns towards me.

My breath catches in my throat. It can't be...

"Edward... no..." He sees me and gets up. No... I don't want to do this. Maybe there's a part of him that will recognise me?

"Stop! Don't come any closer!" It's no use; he can't hear me.

I squeeze the hunting rifle Billy gave me to my chest. I have to, I know I have to do it.

I watch him come closer. My nose starts to sting, I can smell rotting flesh. The rotting flesh just happens to belong to my colleague.

I raise my rifle so it's level with my eyes. I aim carefully and try not to let the barrel jut in any direction.

It's hard to shoot him. I don't want to inflict any wound on him but I must if I want to live.

My first shot lands square on his chest. Too bad the shot only phased him a bit. He doesn't stop shuffling and continues towards me.

He's so close I can see the whites of his eyes. This is terrifying. I.. I want to... I just want to be out of here!!

I pull the trigger to let loose the second round but the gun doesn't fire.

It's empty.

I don't have any ammo for it. Thank god for my trusty handgun.

I rip it out of the holster so fast that I fear I broke it.

My first instinct is to aim for his head. But I can't stop looking at him. It's Edward... I can't behead him... I just can't...

I come up with a backup plan instantly. I aim low and shoot for his kneecap. My aim in dead on, because I can heard a sickening crack and Edward falls to the floor.

He's crawling towards me now.

I want to run past him. No, I want to run back to Billy and get him to finish Edward because I can't.

The train must be stopped, I have to continue.

I train my gun on his back and fire four shots.

He's a tough zombie, I have to give him that much. He's not giving up at all.

I can't remember the exact number, but I must have fire at least twelve shots at him.

I watch as he quietens. Hi movements stop all together. I can hardly bare to watch him lying there in that disgusting state.

His eyes are open and it's sending shivers down my spine. I sweep my hand over them and they close.

I examine my hand. It has traces of dirt and decayed flesh on it. A single eyelash is clinging to my skin. My hand smells of decayed flesh too.

I stand and walk past, avoiding the next zombie and running outside.

The combination takes me half a minute to crack. When I'm done I radio Billy.

My mind wanders back to Edward. I was powerless to help him before and he became one of them because of me...

-flashback-

"Edward! Are you ok? What happened?"

"It's worse than... we can't... you must be careful Rebecca. The... the forest is full of zombies and monsters..."

"Zombies and monsters?"

I watch as his head lolls to the side. He's gone. I can't believe he's dead.

-end flashback-

He died before he had a chance to reply. I couldn't have saved him even if I tried.

I'm returned to reality when the train speeds past a turn. The brakes squeal and the wheels spark.

I hope we stop.

The train careens into a tunnel and I can't see a thing.

A loud crash echoes and the train comes to a stop with the first car on it's side. Billy...

I step onto the concrete and hear Billy calling my name. Finally, a way out.