Bittersweet Wishing

Chapter 1

GORE WARNING, DON'T READ IF YOU GET EASILY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH READING GORE!! This is a zombie apocalypse book tho, so what did you expect ¯\_( ❛ ▿ ❛ )_/¯

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"This is an emergency broadcast, broadcasting live to any and all homes who can receive this in the US. There has been an unknown virus spreading rapidly throughout the continent. All viewers watching MUST STAY indoors! And in your rooms at night. Some people call it the zombie apocalypse but I'm not too sure. This is Katie, and I'm switching over to Dr. Stewart."

"Good afternoon viewers, I'm Dr. Stewart. From various studies we still can not exactly tell you what this virus is but we can tell you how to stay safe from it, and pray in the future it does not mutate itself, and instead dies off.

From what we know of, the virus occurs at night around 12 am, to 4:30 am. When the virus affects it's host at this type the host starts having erratic tendencies. Thinking becomes incapable of the host besides having 1 signal sent through out the body. And that's food. Weather it be animals, raw meat, or in worse case, people. When people holding the virus wakes up from this state, they tend to not remember anything, which at first, made it hard for us to track down who had the virus and who didn't. But thankfully we had found some symptoms all people holding the virus had before their erratic state occurred. The first symptom is vomiting, and a LOT of vomiting. This is probably why they awake so hungry in their affected state. The second, is nose bleeds, which occurs with a lot of blood too, but somehow their body seems to just produce more so quickly during their affected state, so by the time they are back to their normal senses they are fine. Finally, huge migraines during all of this indicates the virus has entered its host. During these times they should be locked into their room and the people that don't have it should lock themselves away as we- "

The Tv's once colored screen turned off now becoming black and still. I immediately looked up at my foster Mother in shock, wondering why she suddenly pulled the plug of the Tv. Wouldn't she want to hear what's going on!?

"Why are you listening to such foolish crap!? I swear kids these days are so gullible they believe everything that's on Tv now." she said with a scoff. Looking down at me as if I was stupid, which kind of made me angry but their was nothing I could do about it unless I wanted to get fused... or worse.

"Y-you don't believe the virus is real..? I mean that was the news channel..."

"Are you calling me stupid!? You think I'm so dumb ill believe that stuff!? All that was waa the government trying to scare the US into paying their debts!" she shouted in my face which made me jolt back a little startled by her reaction. I winced a little when she ended up spitting in my face too... ew gross.. The broadcast didn't even say anything about money either...

"I-I promise you Miss Phyllis, I am not calling you dumb! You're a very smart independent woman!" I quickly said to point her anger away from me. I hate how her saliva keeps finding itself on me every time she yells, she should learn how to keep it in. Maybe even tape her mouth shut. She sighed, and scoffed once more.

"I'm sure you believe that, Octavia, you're such a troublesome girl. Now go to your room, you're not eating dinner. Maybe it will teach you how to be a respectful young lady."

I hesitated before answering.. again... no dinner..?

"Yes ma'am.." I mumbled before standing up and I walked to my room with my arms tucked tightly around my waist.

I stopped for a split second though when I seen her run past me to the bathroom having to throw up. I looked towards the bathroom in horror before speedily walking to my room, with my head down in pure shock.