HI, my name is Toby Williams and it's....it’s been four months since the Outbreak...I...(I sighs and begins to tear up) I...I am a father of two my little daughter Ashley and.... and my little boy which is no longer with me, Richard as well as my beautiful wife Rachael.
"Toby, just let it out man" it's hard to Carl (Carl moves closer to me) Carl they-... no those things tore my wife and my little boy apart...i could hear their screaming...Fuck!, I tried to save them, there we're just too many I just- "Daddy" (I stops mid sentence as i hear my daughter walk into the room) Yes Ashley, did you have a bad dream again? "Yes Daddy, why are you crying?" just Carl told me what happened to his family, go back to bed sweetheart, I’ll tuck you in soon (I kiss my daughter on the forehead and walks her to bed) Daddy, I miss mommy and Richard, when will they come to visit us?" umm...I don’t know when they'll come to visit sweetheart? "But I miss them” I miss them too, I miss them very much, now go to sleep sweetheart (I tuck little Ashley into bed and walk back into the dining room where Carl is).
Carl? "Yes Toby?" What the hell do I tell her?, I can’t keep lying to her, she has never seen one of those things, I’ve kept this life behind these walls, How am I going to tell her...She turns seven years old soon " I don’t know Toby, but I got her a present" (Carl pulls out a doll)" This was Martha's Doll, She doesn’t play with dolls anymore and I want your daughter to at least have something instead of a gun..(he looks down at the floor) Martha Doesn’t even visit anymore, I’m Scared she's (Carl starts to tear up) " Don’t say it Carl, I believe she is still alive, just...she has probably got a family by now, heck isn’t she like twenty years old this year (Carl smiles and looks at me) "hah you're probably right anyways we need some sleep its coming close to midnight" yeah start turning off the lanterns aye.
(Both of us start turning off the lanterns in the house as we both do so we can hear some sort of groaning around the window in the kitchen) "Toby" Carl, shhh (I grab hold of my knife holstered to my leg) Carl stay here "No Toby you have a Daughter that you need to look after, I’ll go out” (as Carl opens the door slowly and walks out, he says something) “M-Martha is that you” (The figure slowly turns around giving a foul scent) “D-Daddy” (The Figure says with a hushed Voice as it slowly approaches) “Martha is that really you!?” “Yes daddy” *as the figure walks into the moonlight) (Carl drops to his knees as his begins to cry) “Martha…NO! WHY, My daughter, my jewel! “(As the stench of death began getting closer, I looked out the door to see what the fuss was about and quickly dragged Carl inside as i realized creature was now quickly limping closer) Carl go to bed now, I’ll board up the windows and doors…we’ll talk in the morning.
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The Outbreak
HorrorA story of love,heartbreak and pain. Toby Williams and his daughter Ashley Williams try to survive as humanity as they know it has slowly being torn apart, Will they find a cure to the virus or become one of the infected.
