Last Days
Gavin was walking home from school, and the sun was setting. He was glad that it was going to warm up soon. Gavin was anxious to get home so he could check on Emily and Virgil. Walking into the kitchen, Gavin sat his things down on the kitchen table and ran upstairs into the bedroom Emily was last seen laying. When he walked into the room, she was gone and the bed was made. A strong wave of tension surrounded Gavin now, choking him. Where had she gone? Where's Virgil? As the thought of the dog entered Gavin's mind, he heard a bark from somewhere in the house. Not exactly a bark, kind of a snarl-bark; sort of mixed into one – if that was possible. Gavin snapped to his senses and searched for the dog.
Going to the kitchen where the barracks were, Gavin could see that the dog was not in there. In fact he was let out. So he looked further.
Was he in the living room? No. Was he in the kitchen? No. Was he in the den? No! Where was that dog? He walked into yet another hall way and saw that a door was closed. Where did that door lead to again? Oh right, the bathroom.
Gavin opened the door and Virgil ran out with his tail between his legs looking back every so often as he ran. What was wrong with that dog?
Cautiously, he walked in looking around. He saw nothing, so he walked out. He noticed Virgil in the door way baring his teeth. Was it at him? Turning around Gavin was caught off guard! There was Emily – a zombie! She lunged at him attempting a tackle, but he was too quick. Virgil was going to attack her, but Gavin grabbed the collar he bought the dog last week to hold him back. "No Virgil… don't kill her… this one we keep alive." Virgil cocked his head to the side confused. He was making sure he heard his human friend correctly.
Still new to the zombie ways, Emily collapsed from exhaustion. Still a little shaken up, Gavin walked out slowly not taking his eyes off of the cold form in front of him and locked the door from the outside. That was when Virgil begun to whine and pant. It wouldn't be long until night fall.
To be continued…