Evelyn
Present
I just go with it. It's not like I have a choice here. The living don't exist anymore. There's the survivors and there's them. Creatures from hell.
I quickened my pace on the dirt road as the clouds began to gather in the sky above me. I had abandoned my previous shelter five hours ago, there's no turning back now. I had to leave! Find a city, find people. Survivors. I haven't been alone since the beginning, but let's just say I wish I had been. Sometimes I wonder what's more dangerous, the living or the dead?
Thunder rang out across the sky making me gasp in surprise. I could hear the freaks moan around me. The wind whispered in my ears, telling me to run as fast as I can. My bow was secure on my back and kept hitting me along with the quiver, pushing me to go faster. I was out of breath and only the metallic taste of blood filled my mouth from biting my lip so hard. Veins of light started touching the earth and rain started to land on the top of my head.
Next thing I know, I feel like the sky was collapsing on me. The rain was bombing me, so hard that opening my eyes was a challenge. I couldn't afford staying on the road, I have better changes in the dark and scary woods.
I pull out my knife and hold it tightly before throwing myself between the trees. The deadly moans around me wouldn't stop. They were always present wherever I went.
I kept running until I was tackled to the ground. Its eyes glowed with anger and hunger as it tried to devour me with only its sight. What was left of the hair on its head sticked to the freak's skin and his teeth were only inches of taking a bite off of my face. With all of my strength I pushed him as far away as I could but it continued to claw at me. I lost my knife and with one hand I desperately called out for it, patting the ground around me hoping it would find its way back into my palm. Instead my fingers made contact with a heavy rock and slammed it across the freak's face until it stopped moving. My face was covered with blood and dirt and so were my clothes.
I pushed the body to the side, got up and started running again, still holding onto that rock, until I heard loud tapping on a metal surface. Sure enough, I come across a small shed kept shut by an old rusty chain. With a few hits with my rock, I got it to snap in two. In a hurry, I untangle the chain, open the doors and get I pull the doors shut, all that I could hear was the rain tapping on the shed and my heavy breathing until I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.
My eyes flutter open and suddenly I realise there's no more tapping. I kick the doors open to be greeted by rays of sunshine that warmed my skin in an instant. The ground was still muddy and covered with puddles here and there but it's much better than last night. I got up and started walking in the direction I had come from. I washed my face from the dried blood with a puddle nearby. After a while of kicking and tossing fallen leaves, I find my knife and get back on the road. I step on the rail road and see a sign that had a map of the area with a message over it.
"SANCTUARY FOR ALL COMMUNITY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARRIVE SURVIVE."
From that moment on, I hopped on the tracks and started walking again with a new plan.
Hello Readers! I really want to thank you for reading my fanfiction and giving it a chance. I always have ideas for fanfictions but never take the time to do something with them and I'll be honest with you, I'm not the best writer out there, but I can try! So tell me your thoughts and if you have suggestions feel free to let me know, I'll be happy to hear from you guys! So thanks again!
BTW if you were all wondering the chapters in italics are from the past and the others are the present...I know I'm not explaining it really well...I hope you still understand either way...if not, I am so sorry lol Anyways enjoy! (:
-Caroline