Zombie Apocalypse!
The end of the world began on Tuesday. I had been wandering around town, wondering what sort of stuff I could get into. I remember thinking, “That’s weird, downtown is usually packed with people.” Usually, downtown Chicago’s streets are bustling with people that all need to get to one place. But on this foggy day, no people were in sight, and not one taxi or bus was visible. Even all the restaurants and shops were empty. “It’s like I’m the last person on Earth,” I joked aloud.
How very ignorant I was.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps, many footsteps, like a whole army of people. I was glad, because I had been beginning to be a bit creeped out by being all alone. All the people must have been at a convention or a sports game. I saw shapes coming towards me, but because of the fog, I couldn’t see quite clearly. Weirdly enough, I heard no voices, only groans and grunts. I took a step backward, getting a little scared. I squinted hard and saw hunched over people with ripped clothes and… was that blood on their faces?
It was when I caught a whiff of rotting flesh that I started to run into an alley. Suddenly, the city became alive with grunts, groans, and footsteps. The fog had lifted, and I could see quite clearly the remains of humans on the ground.
Then, as if somebody had pulled a mat from over my feet, my legs went flying above me and I fell, hitting my head on the sticky pavement. Wait, sticky? I rubbed my head and saw blood on my hands. I had slipped on a pool of blood. The fall had cost me precious seconds, and I could see zombies coming from the right, left, and in front of me. Their mouths and faces were covered with blood, and some held human limbs in the hands and chewing on them occasionally. In a matter of moments they would be on top of me.
I opened my mouth to scream, but a hand went over my mouth and something pulled me through a door and into a house. The door slammed shut but I could hear the zombies pounding on it, trying to find a way in. I kicked and punched trying to free myself from my kidnapper until I heard the voice.
“Hey, easy, Penelope.” My eyes widened and the hand released me. I turned and say my best friend, Zach. I had started laughing with joy and relief that I was not the only one alive and human. Zach started laughing, too. But I stopped when I remembered something. “Zach, what about my parents?” I asked. He stopped laughing real quick and shook his head. “I went to your house when the zombies came, but I didn’t see you or your parents. There was blood all over the place. My guess is that the zombies invaded the house and your parents weren’t prepared. I thought you had died along with them. Then I went to my house, and almost got eaten in the process.”
Tears welled in my eyes and my vision became blurry. My parents… why my parents? Zach but his hand on my shoulder but didn’t say anything. “What about your parents, Zach?” He grimaced but answered, “They’re dead, I saw them get eaten.” His eyes had a cold look to them, like they did whenever we talked about his parents. They never really did care about what could happen to him. He spent most of the time at my house, so he didn’t care about them either. I could just imagine his parents begging for help while Zach stared at them get ripped to shreds, but the thought was so gruesome I pushed it away. Something brushed my legs and felt a little surprised to see Zach’s cat, Miss Lucy and my feet.
“Hey, it’s Miss Lucy.” I picked her up and started to stroke tickle her behind the ears, trying to calm myself down. Miss Lucy closed her eyes and started to purr. Zach grinned, and the cold light in his eyes went away. He grinned and stroked her tawny head. “Yeah, when I came back from your house, she came out from under the couch.”
We stood there for a moment, smiling and stroking Miss Lucy when a gray fist went through the door. The groans and grunts came back, louder than ever. I stood there shocked, but Zach took charge. “Penelope, go to your house! Take Miss Lucy with you! You guys will be safe there!” he yelled, trying to be heard over the zombies pounding. I shook my head. “Nuh-uh, I’m staying here! If I die, I die with you!” I shouted. Miss Lucy meowed, as if asking to be stroked.
Zach saw I wasn’t going to leave, and gave a tiny nod. “How about we both go to my house,” I said as a zombie head went through the door. It was extremely ugly and frightening. I knew that if I lived, I would have nightmares for the rest of my live. It’s skin was gray and covered in blood. The skin around the mouth was in tatters, as if it got so hungry it chewed on its own lips. And the smell was unbearable. It was like a mix of rotting flesh and like the toilets at school. Zach ushered me with Miss Lucy in my arms through the back door and running through the city until we got to my house. Fortunately, there were no zombies in it. As soon as we got in Zach looked the door and I collapsed on the floor. Miss Lucy leaped out of my arms right before I hit the ground.
Zach was at my side immediately, helping me up, but I didn’t want to get up. My parents were dead, all my friends except one were dead, and approximately everyone I knew was either dead or a zombie. Zach looked past me a bit and his eyes became bright with fright. “Get up, get up!” he hissed and pulled at my urgently. Miss Lucy yowled and I saw out of the corner of my eye her leaping onto the refrigerator. “Get up!” Zach growled, and did one final attempt to lift me, but I slid back on the floor. I shook my head miserably, and then heard the dreaded groan.
Suddenly Zach leapt in front of me as if to shield me and I heard him scream and something crunch. At once I was on my feet and seeing my best friend be devoured by two zombies. But there was something familiar about these zombies, even though I had never seen them before. One was wearing my mom’s shirt and the other had my dad’s glasses. Oh gosh. My parents were eating Zach. They ripped his limbs from their sockets and bit him, ripping out pieces of flesh. Zach screamed and thrashed wildly, until the only thing left was the bloody remains of my best friend.
Then my parents turned on me.
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