Danger Zone [ dangerous fellows ]

Chapter 1.

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Silence.

It was all I could hear, besides the sound of my shoes hitting the cold cement every now and then. My backpack slides down my thin arms as I slowly walked down the empty street, I sighed before moving it back to my shoulders. I look around and take in my surroundings, pavements were stained with dry blood and the glass from windows had been shattered into millions of shards.

A low growl filled the empty silence and the smell of blood wavered through the soft breeze. I stop in my tracks and look for where the noise came from, picking up a plank of wood to use as a weapon. The sound got louder as I approached a nearby ally way and the smell of blood thickened as I got even closer. I take a quick glance down the ally way to check what was making the noise.

It was a zombie.

I watched it as it struggled to get up from the ground, not noticing the sharp metal that had pierced through its body. I looked up to see an open window on the left and a balcony on the right. I started imagining how the zombie became how it was now, maybe when it was still alive it tried jumping across to the other building or maybe another survivor had pushed it onto the sharp metal.

I tighten the grip on the wooden plank in my hands and walk closer to the struggling zombie. I tightly shut my eyes before lifting the plank above my head, preparing myself for what I was about to do. I shake my head knowing that even though the zombie was no threat I still had to kill it, I had to give it peace.

I feel a cold hand grab onto my ankle, it was the zombie trying to pull me close enough so it could bite me. I squealed and jumped away before using all the strength I had left to quickly swing the plank down and crush the zombies head. Blood splattered everywhere as the plank came into contact with its head, and the sound of its skull-crushing was heard. I opened my eyes and looked at the zombie, it's arm was stretched out to try and grab me before its final moments. The smell of blood became strong and nauseating, as I look up from the dead corpse to see another zombie roaming around a few meters away

"I'm sorry," I whispered under my breath before walking away from the rotting corpse, wanting to avoid interaction with the other zombie that wasn't that far away. I turn away from the ally way and started walking in the same direction as I was before I heard the low growling sound, hoping to find a safe place before nightfall.

Suddenly the sound of footsteps could be heard in the distance, the sound becoming louder as whatever it drew nearer. I quickly run into an abandoned store nearby, scared and frightened of whatever was approaching.

"Hey Lawrence, have we checked that store over there?" A deep voice asks.

I take a peep out the window to see who was outside. There were 5 males, one was pointing at the abandoned store I was hiding in.

"I don't think so..." A man with glasses mumbles, looking at the building. "If you guys want to take a look we can." He suggests, earning a nod from a few others.

My heart started beating fast, thinking about all the things that could happen. I look around the building, trying to find another way out so they couldn't see me. Behind the counter was a door that leads to the storage room, I snuck my way behind the counter and took a quick look outside. The strangers that were outside were walking towards the store. I decided to open the door to make my escape, but stopped when I saw what was behind the door.

There was a zombie on top of a man, feasting on him. The zombie was ripping off the flesh from his neck, while his blood pooled on the ground below him. I stood there watching the nauseating sight before my eyes, unable to move from where I stood.