Epilogue
Life without zombies was thought to be boring.
It surely is.
Every day I wonder about Kyle and think of what he could be doing right now.
I guess I'll never really know.
It's been a few years since the zombie invasion.
I have graduated from high school and college.
I am now a scientist and I study evolution.
Every other weekend, Tania, Zach, and I go someplace together and talk about life.
Tania graduated college and became a Veterinarian.
Zach is still just a hippie.
When people see us they think we all are odd people that live different lives and have nothing in common.
Really we have much in common. We have our memories.
We talk about everything together. There's nothing we're afraid to talk about. We're best friends.
The zombie invasion was something unforgettable. We are all survivors and witnesses of ZIW. ZIW is what people called the invasion. It stands for "Zombie Invasion Worldwide" or something like that. Our group calls it "wiz" just for fun.
A lot of times I wonder if Kyle is watching me like he said.
Maybe my mosquito friend is too.
I will never forget that day in biology class.
Oh, by the way, Shelly, the girl who was first to be bitten by the mosquito, lived. She is now paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
I laugh at her now.
I don't care if that's mean or evil. I think of it as revenge. She called me crazy all my life. Now I laugh at her pain. Ha!
One evening I was walking out on Newport Beach at sunset and I heard someone call my name.
I looked around but no one was there.
The sunset was beautiful. The ocean looked orange and red with the reflection of the sun.
I lied down on the sand.
Then I heard my name be called again.
No one was there. Maybe I was just hearing things.
The sky was a wonderful purple color.
Clouds were scattered around and seagulls flew towards the sun.
Just then I saw something land on my nose.
I swatted at it and missed.
It landed on my finger and I smiled.
"Hello, Phoebe," I said.
She buzzed around my head and landed back on my nose again.
"Isn't this a beautiful sunset?" I asked her.
She buzzed in agreement.
I laughed.
"How'd you get back here anyways? You didn't even fall into the river did you?" I asked.
She buzzed.
"Well I think I might need a mosquito-to-English translator soon here," I said.
"Or I can help," said a voice behind me.
The voice startled me at first but I recognized it.
"Kyle!" I yelled.
I got up and ran to him.
"I told you I'd see you again. Another chance remember?" he said.
"I thought that meant you were going to Heaven. Not back to earth," I said.
"I didn't want to spoil the surprise," he said.
I hugged him.
It was easier to hug him now. He was human again!
Though now I saw how he looked very similar in his demon form to his human form.
Except one was scarier.
"You're back forever," I said.
I couldn't believe this was real.
"I promised you remember? I'll always be here," he said.
"Oh yeah," I said.
It had been a long time since that day.
"I'll always be here too," I said.
He smiled.
"I know. You've always been here. You never lied," he said.
A tear rolled down my face.
I would never believe that this day actually happened.
The sun set behind the ocean and the sky slowly faded dark.
Kyle and I walked home together.
We didn't realize that the mosquito wasn't exactly following us and she bit someone because they swatted at her.
"Malaria!" someone screamed.
The mosquito buzzed over and landed on my hand.
The person she bit turned into a strange purple color and started to walk slowly.
Tania and Zach saw me and ran over to Kyle and I.
"Here we go again," said Zach.
"Oh well, as long as we stick together, nothing can stop us," said Kyle.
We all smiled and the five of us ran off to end the zombie Malaria…again.
The End