I moaned slightly as I f

elt the nicotine fill my lungs up. My head was against the window as I stare outside. My legs were pulled up to my chest as I blew the smoke out of my mouth.

"Bahshdvejdjdken."

I lifted my head from the window and saw the same young girl when i came out of the doctor meeting. Her choppy blonde hair had grew but unevenly though. I frown as I tried to make sense of what she was talking about but it was all gibberish. I licked my lip as I stare at her. I felt bad for her, She had definitely lost her mind in this shit hole. I have asked Emily and Lax about her but they didn't know anything about her. She was just there on the floor staring at the wall and mumbling to herself. I sighed and looked around the room. The same as usual, patients sitting down on the crappy couch and chairs as others stared at the wall while a few of them talk among themselves. I looked away and laid my head back on the wall.

"Where the fuck are you Lax?" I whispered to myself. I already knew Emily was taking a bath. I was worry for my friend. It wasn't like him to disappear out of the blue. I jumped as well as a few others. I looked over my shoulder and saw Lax running, well jogging. We only wore slippers and it was kind of hard even walking with them. I fully turned when I saw his face full of fear.

"Cathy!" He literally jump on the couch that I was sitting on and roughly grabbed my shoulders making me drop my cigarette and wince in pain.

"It's here the virus, Cathy. It had affected half the town of Georgia. We have to get out of here." He looked at me with crazy eyes.

"Lax, I think you need to lay down." I told him placing my hand on his forehead checking if he had a fever. He shook my hand off and told me once again about the virus.

"Lax. There is no such thing about cannibalistic virus. " I told him softly.

"For fuck sake, Cathy. Its real. We are getting out of here. I heard on the radio in Mr. Blue office that people in Washington DC are trying to find a cure." He told me as he grabbed my elbow and pulled me up to my feet. He pulled away out of "the hang out room" to the hallway. He pushed me softly against the wall and place his right hand on the wall near my head and looked at me seriously.

"I swear Cathy. It ain't safe near here. The military have this side of the town blocked and is killing anyone in sight. " Lax said as he stare at me.

"Maybe they will rescue us." I thought and told him. They had too right? Most of the people are ill, right?

"Cathy?" Lax said shaking his head. I could his eyes held a disbelief look. His left hand went to my cheek making me tense up. Is slightly make me uncomfortable Lax never touched me in that way before but his hands were soft, it felt nice.

"What makes you think they will save the crazy people. We are nothing to them. They will kill us, Cathy. We are worthless. All we do is stare at the fucking wall and get fried up in brain." He whispered to me as he tap my temple with his right hand. I knew there were burn scars on my temples. I shook my head in disbelief.

"We don't do that." I said referring to us.

"That's why we have to get out." He told him as his left hand left my cheek and grabbed my hand.

"What about Emily?" I asked him as I got myself off the wall.

"What about her?" He said grabbing me again and holding me still.

"She is crazy as them." He said pointing at "the hang out room".

"She's not." I shook my head and pulling away from his grip.

"Who in their mind will teach a child to suck cocks?" He said grabbing me roughly from my shoulder and glare at me.

"I know what she have been teaching you, Cathy. Seducing the security guards, going down on your knees and sucking them." He said with disgusted in his voice.

"You do the same thing, Lax. Fucking every nurse just so you can have cigarettes and get to be hours outside. How are you any different from her and me? We both know I'm not a child. You are 22 years old and I'm 18 we are both adults now." I whispered making his glare disappear and looked down at the ground.

"You are innocent." He whispered as he stare at the crack floor of the hallway. He seem to be talking to me but with out looking at me.

"She's my friend. She gave me the book." I told him. Lax looked at me and shook my head.

"She's not your friend. If that bitch was your friend why She told Sister May that you were going suck cock of the security guard." He said making my jaw clench back and forward.

"You're lying, she wouldn't do that." I said walking backwards. "She gave me the book."

"Something to help her sleep at night. She's probably fill with guilty. Didn't you tell me that book was with her since the first day she came to the asylum? Her only thing from outside. Why will she give that up." Lax spoke.

I covered my face with both of hands, it couldn't be possibly true. She was the reason I was electrified.

"Hey."

Lax came towards me and grabbed both my wrists. I looked at the ground until I felt his hand under my chin. I looked up with tearfully eyes.

"We have to get out of here." He whispered making me nod.

"When?" I stated looking at him who had a small smile.

"Ton.." He was cut off by a bunch of loud sirens. I looked up at the ceiling and saw the red light bulb flashing. I turned around when we heard blood curdling scream.

"What the fuck?" Lax yelled loudly over the screeching siren sound. He grabbed my hand then ran down the hall. We stopped when we heard footsteps running.

"Close the God Damn door."

"Hurry up."

In the corner of my eye I saw a young women walking slowly. I frowned at what she was wearing, she wore regular clothes but had a blood stain on her white top. How can a pedestrian enter? Today wasn't the day where people can visit the patients.

"Lax, I think she's hurt." I said grabbing the collar of his gown yanking it to grab his attention.

The woman notice us and let out a roar showing us her grayish colored skin that peeling off her face. My eyes widen as I saw a huge piece missing from her neck.

"What the fuck?" I repeated Lax's words.

"Come on." He yelled grabbing my hand once again and ran down the hall until we made it to the main stairs where the lobby was at. He stopped where he saw the exit door which he told me that led to the basement door. He open the door carefully.

"We gotta see if those people are down here." He said meaning the lady as we walked further inside the basement of the building the siren sound started to fade.

"Lax, what was that lady?" I asked.

"Probably one of the affected. I didn't know they will be here so soon." He said shaking his head. I kept walking near him as our hand were intertwine together. The basement was nothing more then other empty room, you can say. There just old cots and sheets.

"Right there." He said pointing at the door not far from us. I could see the sunlight peeking at the bottom of the door. Surprisingly it wasn't locked, Lax slowly open the door and walked out he ushered me to come outside I held my breath as I saw the scene before me. It had been weeks since I been outside. I missed the chilly wind that always went by during the day. I looked up at the sky and squinted as I looked up. The leaves from the tress were already turning to their different autumn colors. I guess its October now.

"What now?" I asked as I saw Lax doing the same thing as me. He took a moment then looked at me. He nodded at me and looked at the woods again.

"You have no idea do you?" I said as panic rise in me. I thought he had plan.

"We just have to get rid of these clothes and shelter. Winter is already coming." He said at me as he looked around.

"Come on." He said walking into the woods.

"If we find the road and follow it we might find a gas station." He told me as we walked.

"Might find a car and food." I told him making him nod.

After a few minutes I was going to fall to the ground and never get up. The stupid slippers were not making it any easier to walk. Lax looked behind as he knew I was falling behind.

"Come on Cathy. We have to make it until he turns dark." He said waiting until I got a front him and walked.

It was sunset when we finally made it to a road. He looked right and left, not knowing which way to go.

"What do you think?" He told him as he wiped his forehead with his arm. I looked at him and I see he was already tired. I looked around more trying to look for a sign of any civilization near by. I froze when I saw the yellow speed limit sign.

"Left." I told him making him look at me.

"You sure?" Said Lax. I nodded, "I remember the speed limit sign when the police took me in."

"Alright."

"Thank you, Jesus." I mumbled as we saw a gas station. I looked at Lax who had a relief smile on his face.

"What if there's more of them?" I asked nervously. I couldn't believe I have forgotten about the world ended. I been so happy that I was outside.

"Stay here." Lax told me but I immediately grabbed his arm.

"Are you crazy? You don't have a weapon to fucking kill them." I said making him look around the station. It was empty, it made me nervous.

"Just stay." He said as he walked to the machine that works filled with gas he grabbed the wooden broom that was leaning against it and broke it in half with his leg. He gave me the end of the stick and told me to wait for him as he got in.

I sighed and bit my bottom lip as he open the door that came along with the little bell. I looked over my shoulder at the road, looking if anyone came. I looked at the windows of the store that Lax went into. He was placing water bottles in the plastic bags. Thankfully It wasn't uneventful, Lax had hotwire a car and drove out of their. My mind went to my family. Are they alive? Is Carl alive? I watched the scenery before me as Lax drove. In the corner of my eye I watched him. His shoulder was tense, his face was hard filled with worry and not having a clue what to do next. I didn't want to tell him but I was scared.

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