August 1, 2023.

9 days into the apocalypse.

So far so good. I have managed to survive another 2 days. Nothing much interesting have happened in the last 2 days, so didn't feel the need to write anything in the journal.

Currently I'm taking shelter inside an abandoned house. So far, haven't encountered any Plagued yet. I've seen some roaming around from afar yesterday, but no direct contact so far.

During my travels, I've managed to raid a grocery store and stocked up on some canned food. Even had a chance to refill my bottle with water. So far, I think I'm good to go for another 4 or 5 days, considering I get regular refills of water.

I even found a rechargeable torch and a power bank. Both have decent amount of juice in them to last a while.

I think it's a good time to talk a bit about myself.

My name is Alexander Bryce. I'm a 21 year old college graduate with a degree in Mechatronics (a mix of mechanical and electrical engineering), formerly working in a local auto repair shop. My mother, Maia Bryce (formerly known as, Maia Papadopoulos) is a greek woman. My father is Arnold Bryce. He's American.

They live in Countryside, Illinois. I visit them on each holidays. I hope they made it to safety before all this hell. I haven't managed to contact them.

I also have a sister, Samantha Bryce. She's a couple years younger than me and she's in the army. I hope she's doing okay too. She's a though girl, but being her older brother, I can't help but worry about her.

As for my physical abilities, well, there is nothing admirable. That is not to say I'm unfit. I run 2 miles a day every morning and take yoga classes every weekend. But other than that, I really haven't got anything. But I can swim.

Used to play football when I was young, but stopped once I was midway through highschool.

Standing at 6 foot 1, and weight about 160 pounds, I'm tall, but scrawny. Not the best combination.

I'm not a good fighter. Don't know any martial arts. Just know how to swing my fists. But I can give a fight if it's needed, though how good of a fight it will be is debatable.

I don't have any weapons training either. The only guns I ever fired are the ones in video games.

And I don't know any medical procedures, except for basic first aid, and maybe CPR.

So, overall, I don't have many skill sets a survivor would need in these kind of scenarios. Although, I'm pretty crafty. Years of learning in college and work experience in the garage has left me capable of putting together stuff out of what one would call scrap.

Let's just hope my craftiness will be enough to help me get through all this.

I should probably sleep now. Gotta get up early tomorrow. The faster I move, the better are my chances of survival.