A/N: I decided to update a few days early. I would like some feedback on if I should continue this story or not. Let me know what you think. Thanks

*** I do not own Twilight or its characters Stephanie Meyers does and she is way more talented than I. All other recognizable brand names or movies belong to their respective owners.

So it had been exactly seventeen days since the first person got "sick". Well at least it was the first anyone heard of it. I remember getting a you tube video link in my-email from my best friend Alice on the east coast a day after the initial outbreak. I played it and it showed a grainy cell phone video of a woman on a gurney in a hospital pronounced dead and then about thirty seconds later she just sat up, the doctor ran over to her, probably thinking it was a miracle. Then the woman just lunged at the doctor, biting down on his throat and tearing a piece of it away. I looked away at that point thinking this had to be some D list movie or something, until I read the rest of the e-mail, my friend Alice said it was her boyfriend that took the video. My stomach lurched and I barely made it to the bathroom before I lost my breakfast. I finally got up after rinsing my mouth and went back to my computer. I read the rest of the e-mail, it said that the same thing happened to the doctor shortly afterward and that she was scared and didn't know what to do. As it was, her boyfriend Jasper barely made it out of the hospital unscathed. The hospital had already been quarantined saying there was a mutation of H1N1 and a viral outbreak had taken place….yeah sure…that would go over well with the jury….hey the flu made me do it…hah. But I digress, I e-mailed her and told her to get as many supplies as possible, hold up in her apartment and not let anyone in until the CDC or whoever deals with this type of shit had a clue at what was going on. It was the only thing I could think to say to keep my friend safe. I told her to keep in touch and if things got bad she could come see me in New Orleans.

Now it was almost two weeks and I still hadn't heard from her again and by this point the virus had spread to Mississippi, I knew it was just a matter of time before it hit here. I thought the worst for my friend because I knew if she was still able to she would contact me.

I lived on my own for the past few years since going off to college, my family lived in Arizona and after high school Alice moved away to New York to be a fashion designer. So since I was basically on my own out here I decided I should pack as many supplies as possible and get the hell out of dodge. I figured I should go to my family first since it hadn't hit there yet and I guess I owed it to them even if they weren't really what I would call involved parents. Also with strength in numbers I could go for my friend and her boyfriend….well if they were still alive, I'm still holding out hope because despite her pixie like stature Alice is a force to be reckoned with. I figured by car I could make it to Arizona in two days if I pretty much just drove straight through. That was the plan but my plans don't generally go that smoothly and I was sure this would be no exception. I got on Google maps and I decided to map my trip…luckily the internet was still functioning, for how much longer I didn't know. It would take me longer than usual because I decided to go through the least populated areas I could find because that would lesson any risk of exposure to the unknown virus. It would actually take me more like four days to make the trip safely. Well with that settled it was best to get going, I had a lot of stuff to buy and hell I might as well max out my credit cards now because I may not get the chance to later.

First stop, the sporting goods store. As much as I loath having to go in here, I knew it was a necessity. They sold everything from camping supplies to shotguns. I was not to keen on the idea of a firearm but figured it was probably best to have one just in case. I also decided to get an ax because really you never knew when you would run out of bullets, besides the guys on Zombieland hardly ever used a gun and they survived. Sure lets take advice from a movie with Woody Harrelson in it….yea I'm so going to die. I also decided really needed some friends or more human interactions because this talking in my head shit really kind of pisses me off because my inner monologue was a downer. Ah hell who am I kidding if I couldn't even get along with myself what made me think a real human being would want to talk to me….shit there it goes again, fantastic. Queue the sarcasm. OK back to the task at hand….right supplies. After the two weapons of choice I went to the camping supplies, I had an old Chevy Blazer so I had plenty of space. I got a tent, cooking supplies, propane tanks, matches, lighters, and some heavy jackets. If it was one thing my dad taught me to do it was survive. He was in the army than became a sheriff so it was sort of engrained in me since I was little. I lucked out and found most of what I needed even though many of the shelves were already empty do to people preparing for the worst. With the bill totaling a whopping four hundred dollars I whipped out my credit card and didn't even blink as the guy behind the counter swiped my card. I figured if I was going to ruin my credit this was as good a reason as any.

Next stop COSTCO, ok this wasn't going to be pleasant, I'm sure by now word has gotten around about the whole virus thing so I was sure I would have to fight someone before the trip was over. I got to the parking lot and saw it was packed but I looked around and didn't see any people milling about. That's odd I though. I grab a cart and I walk to the warehouse door where there is usually someone there to check your card but there isn't anyone there. Now I'm starting to get freaked out but I know that this is my only shot at getting enough supplies together to not only make my trip but feed my family as well. So I suck it up and go in….I really just hope that someone tried to rob the place, I know that's a shitty thing to say but it beats the alternative. I went to the electronics isle first because I need batteries and hopefully a small generator, preferably a solar one. I get to the isle and get a few bulk packs of batteries, flashlights, radio, CB, one gas generator and one solar. Still feeling little spooked I decided to start rushing this little excursion. Next stop canned goods, I filled it to the brim. I stopped to think for a second I knew stores kept the freshest stuff in the back storage area so that's where I went next. Once I get there, its completely dark, now I'm not really scared of the dark per se I just have a healthy respect for it. It holds secrets that are shrouded in it's pitch black depths and that particular fact unnerved me. No one could find you in the dark but you also didn't know what lurked within it. So like I said respect the darkness. To my dismay I should have been frightened of it because what lurked in this dark storage room will haunt me to no end.

End Note: Ok so it's a my first cliffy, not sure if it worked but if I get 10 reviews for this chapter I will update early.