We run to the jeep to see if there are any keys in the steering column. No keys. “We need to hot wire it. Drake can you stand watch?” “Yea, just get the car running. Um Shawn… Shawn, can you speed things up? We have company.” “Yea, I almost got it.” “Shawn here they come.”
“Ok I got it. Come on get in. lets go.” Drake starts shooting to keep them of the car. He fires some shoots. We get back to the road. “Keep an eye out for the next road sign, so we can find where we are.” “There’s one Shawn.” “What does it say?”
“It says Jackson rd. Here we are on the map. We are headed in the right way. “We need to find a gas station to get some gas and food.” We drive about 20 miles and we see a sign that says gas next 5 miles. We keep going. It’s been 7 minutes. We get to the gas station. We pull in.
“Drake the pumps aren’t working. Go inside and see if you can find the switch for the pumps.” “Yea, I can do that. I got to get something to eat anyway.” I go in to tell Drake to come on, and to get some snacks too. We get back to the car and get going again.
We turn the radio on to see if we can get some news updates on the situation, but there’s nothing. We have been driving for a few days now. We change back and forth, so each other can get some rest. We get to the Texas border. It looks like the infection has made it this far. This state looks as bad as the states we have came through, we still don’t know what has caused the infection.
The only thing we know is how to kill them. We pull off to find a place to spend the night. To get a break from driving we found a hotel that has some people moving around. So we head to the hotel. We flash our light to get there attention. They flash back at us. Telling us it’s ok to come up.
They send someone down to unlock the doors, so we can get in. it’s only a few people here. People that survived the infection, they said there was more, but some ran off and some were bitten and had to be taken care of. They say they have been here for a few weeks. I ask them how they have lasted so long.
They say that they have some supplies here. That’s how we have lasted so long. “Hi my name is Shawn and this is Drake. What are your names?” “My name is Alexis and this is my sister Jordan and that is Brian over there.”
Are you guys going with us? Drake and I are heading west. I’m trying to get to my family in San Diego, C.A. I’m not sure, me and my sister….. Don’t worry about it now. You can sleep on it a make your decision tomorrow before we leave. Alexis says, well, we are heading to bed now. Good night.
So Brian what about you? Yea, I’m coming along if it’s ok with you guys. I hope the girls decide to go. They won’t last long by them selves. I’m going to bed guys. Talk to you tomorrow.
“Jordon did you see Shawn? Wasn’t he cute?” “Yea, I think he was checking you out. He seems really nice,” good night Jordon. You too.
I can’t fall asleep. I can’t get Alexis out of my mind. She is so pretty when she smiles. I wonder what she thinks of me. Don’t want to leave them here. I just don’t have the heart to.
We get to the graveyard. “This is a scary place to be in a time like this. I don’t want to go in there, but it’s the only way. All the other ways are blocked.” Its like they have tried to stop the infection, but it didn’t work. We make are way through the graveyard.
It sounds like a bunch of them. We see this little building. We run for it. Drake stands watch while I get the door open. We jump inside and push something in front of the door. We start shooting them from the windows. It looks like they are trying to surround us.
We keep shooting them. Finally we kill them all. We sit down and rest a little while. Then we get to looking around. “Drake over here, I found a trap door the leads down to a tunnel.” “Drake check the map and see if this tunnel is on there.” “No it’s not Shawn.”
“Their’s only one way to find out where it goes.” I get my flashlight. We take off down the tunnel. “Man I wonder who has built this tunnel and if anyone knows it here?” “Probably not, there’s nothing down here, but dirt and rocks.”
This tunnel looks like it hasn‘t been used in years. “Shawn what time is it?” “Its around 7:00 p.m. Yea, it‘s most likely dark.” We continue, to get to the bottom of the steps. It looks like an old place people would gather. “Hey, Drake help me light some of these candles.”
Now that we have lit the room up, we can see what’s down here. There are some tables and chairs. “Shawn, look at what I’ve found.” “What is it? It looks like a bible.” What would that be doing down here?
It must have been a religious gathering. “I think we will be safe here tonight.” We build a fire for some heat. We sit around the fire talking about what it used to be like before this has happened. “Drake, where did you live?” “I lived on the south side of New Jersey.”
“What about you?” “I lived just outside of New Jersey.” “Shawn, do you have a wife and kids?” “No I don’t, but I plan to someday.” “Drake, I see that you have a ring on. Are you married?” “Yea, but I lost my wife and daughter in a car crash.” “What happened?” “My wife was drinking and got hit on the driver side killing them both.”
“You know what the sad thing is. I didn’t even get to say goodbye. It’s been two years now that I haven’t seen them. I miss them everyday.” The fire dies down. Drake passes out by the fire.
I’m sitting here thinking what it must be like not to be able to see the ones you love ever again. I feel bad for Drake. I throw some wood on the fire. I better get some sleep. I’m tried.
I wake up the next morning. The fire is out. I sit up and take a look around. Drake is already up. This is a surprise. He’s cleaning his gun. He tells me good morning. I say the same. I feel pretty good this morning. “Well I suppose we get going.” “Yea, day light is ticking away.”
“We need to find away out of this tunnel.” We have been walking for two hours now we come to the end of the tunnel. “Drake, do you see a door?” “No, there must be a switch or a lever to open the door.” “Drake, over here, it’s a switch.” “You ready?” “Yea, as ready as I’ll ever be. I guess.”
“On the count of three, One …, two …, three!” Drake jumps out the door. , Then me. There’s nothing here. “Hey Drake, look over there. It’s a jeep. Let see if we can get it running.” The graveyard is pretty run down. We hear a groaning sound to be left. We turn and see an infected human. “He sees us, Drake, shoot it. It’s still coming for us. Drake shoot it again, but in the head, that seems to kill them.” He finally drops it. We hear some more coming.
Who knew we would wake up and find out that the world was taken over by the infection. I turn the television on to see what the news has to say. They say to stay in your homes and not to go outside. They say they are trying to control the infection the best they can. The television starts to get fuzzy. I change the channel, and nothing happens.
I turn the television off and I decide to get dressed to go outside and see what’s going on. I pack some supplies. I packed some water, food, ammo and a flashlight. I strap my gun to my side. I take off outside and walk down my driveway and head west towards town.
About an hour has past. I see a sign ahead that says welcome to Bridgeport, N.J… Finally I make it to town. The town looks like a bomb has been dropped here. I wonder what happed to this place. The windows in the shops are broken and everything is empty. It looks like a ghost town. Some of the cars are even still on fire.
I’m thinking to my self where is everyone at? I continue to walk down what used to be the main street while looking in and out of the stores to see if anyone is still here. I happen to see a shadow out of the corner of my eye. “What was that?” I turn to my left to see what it was as it runs into the restaurant.
I go in to the restaurant to see if I can find whatever it was. I draw my gun and get a flashlight out as I proceed to see what that was. I walk in and I hear a chewing noise coming form the storage room. As I walk a few steps and I look down, I see a person chewing on a human arm like it was a drumstick. I knock over an old plate of spaghetti by an accident as I stumble back from the gruesome sight.
“I think it heard me.” The person stops and stands up. It turns slowly to face me. It stands there for a few seconds, and then it starts to come towards me. It has this look on it face like I’m its next meal. I point my gun at it and I tell it stop, but it still comes at me. I fire a shot.
She still comes toward me, grabs me and tries to bite me. I push her off of me then shoot her in the head. She drops to the ground. I check her to make sure she’s dead. I sit there and think about what just happened and what could have caused this.
“Why was she all bloody and her eyes bloodshot? I can’t believe that just happened.” She must have been infected. I see that she has a name tag on. It says Adriana Kolinsky. She was one of the workers here.
I checked the rest of the restaurant. I notice that it’s getting dark. “I better get going if I want to find some shelter before it gets dark.” I leave and head west again. I see up ahead a hardware store. It’s called Drake’s hardware.
I go to the store to get some more supplies. I scope the area out to see if it‘s safe. It looks clear so I start stocking up some supplies. I grab some batteries, ammo and other supplies I may find helpful. I start to leave, but I hear something behind me. I go to check it out, but I am quickly greeted by the end of some mans’ shotgun.
He says his name is Drake Fergusson and he’s the owner of the store. “Hi my name is Shawn Davenport.” He said he’s glad I’m not infected. “I’m heading west.” He asks me if it’s ok if he could tag along. “Yea, you’re more than welcome to come, but we need to hurry its almost dark out. We need to find some shelter.”
Drake grabs some of his things. We start walking again. He says there is a small hotel a few blocks from here. “So Shawn, what’s the reason you’re going west?” “I have some family there. I’m trying to see if they’re still alive and they aren’t infected.” “Drake have you heard anything about the infection.” “No, not yet. We can see if there is a radio in the hotel.” “Yea, that’s a good Idea Drake.”
Try not to make to much noise. We don’t want to draw to much attention. About a half an hour has past. We have only made it a two blocks. I still don’t see the hotel yet. Drake, do you happen to have a map? Yes I do Shawn. Can you shine your flashlight over here? So we can read the map.
“Here we are on the map. I think we are one and a half blocks from the hotel.” “Ok let’s get moving.” We finally get to the hotel. The name of the hotel is the Hampton inn. “Let’s check the area to make sure its safe. Drake you go left, I will go right and we will meet back here.”
I start to wonder again why this happened. This is such a nice place. I wonder how far the infection has made it. I hope my family is ok. I just can‘t get these thoughts out of my head.
I have checked all the rooms. I don‘t see anything. I better get back to the front to meet Drake. As I walk back, I hear a gun shot. I start to run towards where I heard the shot. Man I hope Drake is ok. “Drake what did you shoot?”
“I shot it in the head. I’m not sure what it was. It came at me so fast. It came from the closet.” “We better go lock the front door. I’m sure them things heard it.” We look to find something to lock the door. Drake grabs those boards and we can shove them in the handles.
It’s almost 12:00 a.m. “We need to get some rest for tomorrow. We must find a room with two beds.” “Hey Shawn, I found one over here.” “Ok let’s hit the sack. In the morning we will continue west. We will look for survivors a long the way.”
I lay awake for a few minutes, thinking about what could have cause this infection. Drake fell asleep in five minutes. I close my eyes and I fall asleep.
I wake up to a bad dream. I look at my watch to see what time it is. Its around 7:00 a.m. Drake is still a sleep, snoring loud. I don’t know how I could of slept throw that. I must have been tried. I get up and get my self together.
I take a look outside to see if it’s clear. It looks ok. I wake Drake up and tell him to get ready. After an hour he is finally ready. We unlock the doors. We begin heading in the direction we were going.
“Why haven’t we seen very many of those things? Where are they at? This place is a disaster. It will take them for ever to rebuild this town. I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry. We need to get something to eat.” About an hour has past. “Hey Drake, what is that ahead? It looks like a graveyard.”
