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Worlds Over, Time to Die. Nothing Left but our Souls Inside.

March 26, 2015- Tony Perry

I haven’t been able to bring myself to write. The last few days have been horrid, it feels like I am beginning to lose concept of time, the days just come and go, but nothing changes. We keep watch, look for survivors, gather food, repeat. I have been trying to hold myself together for my family and friends, but it gets harder with each passing day. I long to just curl into a ball, and to never move again, but I can’t let my mind get the best of me. I have to keep hope that she is still alive. Without her there is no me.

I haven’t been getting sleep, every time I close my eyes it is filled with the vivid images of decomposing bodies walking the roads of California, images of a sacred Erin roaming through the city, images of the people I love getting killed. So sleep was not an option anymore. Eating was also becoming something I couldn’t do, I felt guilty taking food from everyone else, and it made me think of how hungry Erin probably was. Avery was getting a cold, hopefully that’s all it is, so I asked Mike and Jaime to come with me to look for medicine, and other medical things we may eventually need. My hand gripped tightly around the knife in my hand, and I could feel the cold barrel of the gun against my hip as we made our way through the wooded area around the storage unit, the air was thick and silent, occasionally the sound of breaking of twigs beneath our feet.

We walked down the highway that was filled with lonesome cars, and scattered bodies, it was earie to see. That could have been us, we could have died, but we are survivors. Sometime I thought maybe we were better off dead, that this was only going to get harder, but we have each other which makes it all worth it. We found a pharmacy right of the exit of the highway, Mike took the lead clearing the entrance, the ring of the bell above the door frame made me jump, but it seemed to be the only noise in the building. We separated down different isles, I went to look through the over the counter medicines, Jaime went to look through the pills from the pharmacy, and Mike went to grab essential things.

I pushed all the important things in my backpack cold medicine, allergy things, bandages, anti-bacterial lotion, and other things I flung the bag back over my shoulder going to wait for the guys by the door when I heard a noise. It was so faint I thought it was my imagination getting the best of me. I stood still not even breathing just waiting for it to happen again. My heart leapt to my throat as I heard a scream, a women’s scream, louder than before. I pulled the gun from the side of my waist, running out of the doors into the street, the guys followed me yelling for me to stop, but I couldn’t. My feet pulled me along the pavement, my feet hitting it hard as I ran in the direction of the screams. All I could do is hope that it was Erin.

I rounded the corner of the street to see her. Her brown hair was pulled in a messy bun, her clothes dirty and ripped, but she was alive. She was breathing. She used her foot to kick a zombie back as she tried to distance herself from them, there were quite a few. I ran in stabbing three in the skull, while Jaime and Mike shot the remaining ones. Erin’s dirtied face moved between the three of us, her lips separated into a huge smile as she lunged into my arms. I picked her up turning her in circles, tears forming in my eyes as I kissed the girl I never thought I’d see again. It was surreal, she was alive in my arms, and I could only hope this wasn’t a life-like hallucination from lack of sleep.

I carried Erin’s frail frame back to the storage unit, with Jaime leading and Mike watching our backs, we returned safely. Vic was sitting outside keeping watch and flew to his feet as he saw us coming, I steadied Erin as I set her on the ground it was obvious she was exhausted. Vic hugged her, and then we all went inside and Erin was attacked with hugs and a million questions about what had happened. She tried her best to answer, but was simply too tried and shaken up, that it would have to wait till she was rested to hear her story. I took Erin to the area I had normally sleep in and laid with her against my chest. Sleep had taken over her body and minutes, and soon I was sleeping as well, because I finally knew the girl I loved was alive.

Notes

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Comments

No not from VA just spent.a half hour researching beforehand. So glad you like it! And sorry about your heart, we feel your pain as well trust me, sometime we hate doing this to ourselves!

Devynleigh Devynleigh
8/5/16

I WAS SO HAPPY ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AND THEN MY HEART BROKE INTO A MILLION PIECES AFTER TONYS ENTRY

LoveRiot LoveRiot
8/5/16

Is one of y'all from VA? Just curious cuz of the lil details about the botanical garden and stuff. (Tbh it made my heart flutter a bit cuz I was like "IVE BEEN THERE I KNOW WHERE THAT IS!!!" lol) A+ place for a proposal btw I like his plan

LoveRiot LoveRiot
8/5/16

@Mepenguin26
Well hot damn we got ourselves a theorist! and a Stephen King fan, I LIKE IT! haha

Merrp Merrp
8/4/16

OMG!!!! I'm so happy right now! Can this happen for real though?!
For some reason I fell like D.C has something to do with a quarantine. Like they get there but they find this wall of sorts and they're denied entry because they've been in the "infected" zone. It could be all of the zombie/disease books I've been reading, too. I read "The Girl with All of the Gifts" by M.R Carey before this story and just reread "Dreamcatcher" by Stephen King. Can't wait for more!

Mepenguin26 Mepenguin26
8/4/16