Hey guys, I am back. Not for too long unfortunely. My personal life is a horrifying mess and hopefully Ill have everything figure out soon. But luckly today I felt a bit motivated! Not the best chapter of course. But then again, I'm working on it.

My editor is busy right now with her boyfriend and work so GODDESS DAMN DUSTY!

anyways enjoy!

Chapter 10: Jason's Sorpresa di un fornaio

-4 Years in The Future-

Diana chase after her twins and goddaughter as fast as she could. They were heading towards the back kitchen, where the smell of freshly made bread and other baked goods had drawn their attention.

"Damia, James, Elliot, GET BACK HERE." Diana screamed as she stopped running and held onto the wall. She stood there for a few minutes, reassuring everyone that passed her that she was alright. As she stood there, she closed her eyes and focused on taking deep breaths. She then felt someone grab ahold of her and lift her up gently. She opened her eyes and stared at the baker. He carried her into the kitchen and sat her down at a table where the three kids were eating.

"Dia, You shouldn't be running around while you're pregnant. At least not like you just were. " Jason said as he frowned at Diana.

"Sorry Robbo, I just didn't want to have the three eating everything." She said as she shifted herself into a better sitting position.

"I don't mind that. After all, kids will be kids." He said as he moved around and pulled out a tray of freshly made cookies. He placed the hot tray on a rack to cool down and grabbed a different tray. He began to pull off a few cookies and placed them on a small plate, then he placed the plate in front of Diana.

She took one and started to eat it. Halfway though the cookie, she looked up at Jason.

"How is the food stocks here?" She said before finishing the cookie in her hand.

Jason walked over to a clipboard and pulled it off the hook. Walking back to the table, he placed it down in front of Diana and started to point out things.

"We need…" Started Jason.

Diana started to write in the journal she always carried around. The three kids, who had finished their snacks, ran around giggling and grabbing different desserts in their hands. She shook her head and looked back down.

Noticing that she was writing in the margins of a journal entry, she stopped writing and started reading.

Dear Journal,

Dusty is gone. Everyone is being very supportive, especially with little Elliot. Today we found someone else. He was holding a bloody crowbar and slowly sneaking around the broken cars. It was Charlie who saw him. She was on lookout (which sometimes I think is not that great of an idea. We don't want a repeat of last time.). Aria was the one to go up to him. I would have gone, but I don't feel well. That is exactly why we haven't left the building for three days. Dusty had gone out to find more supplies. When she didn't show up, well, I thought the worst. Now I am calmer because I know Dusty would not just let herself die. She is probably out there. Anyways, the guy didn't really tell us his name. Right now he is sitting across the room watching everyone. He keeps looking over in my direction. Maybe he realizes I am sick. Maybe if I try to talk to him, he will open up. I shall go try!

She looked up and smiled as the kids ran around giggling. Elliot went up to Jason and handed him a cookie before rushing away with a red face.

Diana started to laugh. She grabbed onto the edge of the table and tried hard to stop the laughter. Jason looked up from the dough he was kneading and shook his head.

Diana looked at him and thought, " Everything sure has changed a lot."

-Present Day (Morning of Day 1)-

It was quiet as Jason pulled up into the employee parking lot behind the super market. Which wasn't a surprise as it was about 6 am and he was opening the bakery department of the store. The only other car in the parking lot was a tinted BMW, who belonged to the store manager.

He groaned slightly as he got out of his car, locked his door and headed to the employee entrance. As he passed by the BMW, he nodded slightly at the driver window, knowing that the manager always took about 20 minutes in her car getting ready for the day. What he didn't see was the hand cover in blood that hit the inside of the window.

As he walked in, he flipped the switches to the right of the doorway, turning on all the lights. He looked around and quickly made his way towards the employee locker room, which was located across the back of the store. Leaving the warehouse area of the store, he walked through the aisles, looking at all the different items the store sold.

As he reach the locker room, he heard voices of three different people. One that sounded like a female and two that sounded like males

"Dude, we can't just go out there now!" said the first guy.

"We have to, you idiot. Our families happen to be out there and I want to see my own family." replied a female, slightly angry.

" Stupid manager didn't believe us. Now she is probably sitting in her car dead." said another female, sounding extremely pissed off.

"Shut up,Twinkie! I know you tried to warn her. But now is not the time for that now. We spent the night in this dumb store. I just want to grab food before everyone starts to rush to the stores and go home." replied the first female.

As the three people argued, Jason slowly walked back towards the aisle to go press the button that notified the police of a robbery. As he walked pass the aisle of towels, he noticed a bloody handprint on one. Looking down, there were bloody footprints leading to the next aisle. He followed the footprints and stopped at the edge of the aisle. Down the aisle was the figure of a man, walking into the the shelf. Jason raise an eyebrow and called out to the man.

"Hello? What are you doing there? The store has not open yet."

The man stood still and slowly turned towards Jason. With a animal like snarl, the man ran towards Jason. Jason surprised at the reaction, took off running towards the front of the store. As he ran towards the glass doors, he saw that there were other people heading towards the door, many covered in blood and with ripped clothes. Taking a turn he ran towards the locker room.

"Open the door!" He shouted at the people in there. The girl opened the door and looked out. Her hair was blue with purple highlights and was long and wavy. Her eyes widen and she motion for Jason to hurry up. He speed up and ran into the room. The girl closed the door and the two boys quickly moves a table in front of it. Outside the room, the man started to bang against the door.

Jason caught his breath and eyed the three people in the room. The girl smiled at him before sitting down on the table in front of the door and making silly faces at the man outside.

"What the… what is going on?" He asked the three who all looked at him with a little fear. The girl stood up and pointed at him.

"ZOMBIES!' She exclaimed with a very positive tone. The other girl just shook her head and rolled her eyes at her. She moved away and stood as far as possible.

Jason looked at the only other guy and spoke to him. " So now what?" The guy, who looked to be about the age 44, looked around at everyone in the room and quickly spoke up. " I say we make a break for it. Get out of this store and head to our homes. I need to make it to the local school to check on my of them should be there by now." He looked at the clock hanging above the door and then moved over to a table that held a suitcase. Jason turned away and looked out at the man outside the room. The man had pretty much given up at banging on the door and was just limping around.

He turned to the two girls and the gentleman. " Our only way out is through the warehouse area. When I was running towards this way, I noticed there were a lot of those things out there in the main parking lot." He turned to the blue hair girl, "help me move this table." After it was away from the door, he looked around and spotted a mug some coworker left. He quickly grabbed it and motioned to the other.

"On the count of three, I will need someone to open this door. I will throw this mug and hopefully that thing will go towards it. We need to go by the Hand and Power tool section, then run past where they keep the luggage. The door to the warehouse is in that area. That is our only hope."

Everyone nodded in unison, and the red hair girl quickly walked over to the door.

Jason nodded to her and began the count.

"One…."

"Two…."

"Three.."

With the word three, the door opened and the mug went flying out of the room. It hit a display case that held home electronics and the sound of the shards spread through the store. The man looked up and snarled before running toward the case. Everyone quickly ran the opposite direction, towards the tools. As they passed by, Jason quickly grabbed the first thing he could get ahold of. They darted down the aisle and quickly pulled the warehouse door open. When everyone was through, he motioned them to stop. Quietly, he told them, " Once we get out, I plan to run to my car. I don't know what you three will do." The blue haired girl looked at the older gentleman and smiled before asking him "Do you think you can give me a ride towards my home. It is near the public school." The man looked at her for a little bit before nodding his head. The other girl stood quietly behind them and looked around. Jason, seeing her unsettled look, quickly motioned them to move. They ran towards the outside door and quickly pushed it opened. There were a few of them making their way toward the group. They all quickly ran forward dodging the undead.

Jason raced to his car and quickly got in. He started it up and looked up at the others. The blue haired girl waved at him and turned quickly running off. He quickly set the car to drive and started to drive away from the store. Looking into the mirror, he quietly said his goodbye to the place.

So how was it? Let me know so I can fix my mistakes. Please do!

Ill be back, my friends!