In the ruins of a fire gutted city a man woke up as though from a deep sleep. Where am I? He thought, how'd I get here? A flash of pain ripped through his head accompanied by a flash of a memory: cold hands grabbing him, moaning noises, his own screams as…as… He couldn't remember anything past that. Another jolt of pain. He slowly stood up and noticed a strange smell as he did. The smell was like…like…he couldn't think right. He felt as though his mind couldn't connect things together. He tried to walk but found that all he could do was stumble about. He made it to the door not comprehending why he couldn't walk right. He noticed that he couldn't open the door and couldn't remember what that thing on the middle of the door was. So sure enough he started to hit the door until it fell open. What's wrong with me? He thought. He stumbled outside into the street. He couldn't comprehend all the chaos around him all he noticed was other people stumbling about. Another shock as pain ran through his mind followed by another flash of a memory. Cold hands, hungry moans, dull teeth digging into flesh. But who's flesh? Mine? More pain and then a strange smell, a smell that made him…hungry.
Hours later and more wandering, he still couldn't figure out why he couldn't make a coherent thought or even say anything. He was still stumbling towards that smell that was making his stomach hurt with hunger. He knew he was close and let out an involuntary moan. The sound surprised him but he couldn't think about why or even remember the emotion. All he knew at the moment was the hunger. So close, so very close. A little bit of saliva dribbled out of his mouth as he neared the source of the smell. He bumped into another obstacle and again just started smashing his hand against it. Another involuntary moan escaped him and moments later several answering moans filled the air around the door. Dozens of hands were soon smashing against the door. Finally it broke down and they all stumbled in, growling and moaning at the source of the smell, the hunger. A scream filled the air and the man snapped his head in the direction of the noise. Another man, no older than he was, was pushing a younger woman behind him and raising up his arm holding something that was beyond his level of comprehension. The man couldn't understand why these people were screaming or what the other man started to say. He tried to respond but all that came out was a dry rasping noise. The girl kept screaming then suddenly a loud booming noise filled his ears. Something ripped through his stomach, pushing him back slightly. Something else ripped through his stomach and blood started to flow freely from the holes. The scent filled his nostrils making him feel hungrier. He reached out and grabbed the young man and pulled him close, digging his teeth straight into his neck. Sudden revulsion and disgust filled him but at the same time his hunger was satisfied while he chewed the flesh. The man pushed him away holding his neck and bleeding. The young mans eyes filled with anger and fear as he looked over at the girl, then back at him. He snapped his attention at the girl and another flash of pain and memory filled him, flashes of a baby in his arms, flashes of a girl about the age of six jumping rope, learning to ride a bike, a little girl crying, smiling, showing him bits of paper. Pain ripped through his skull and he was suddenly staring at the girl again. She was crying and he suddenly had those flashes of memory again and slowly a smile spread across his face as he reached for her.