Still Alive

hat?” Emily

ould be heard outside. The po

e. There were at least twenty of those sick-looking people

sa pa

here. They wa

aces as they beckoned to the girls to let them in. Thankfully, the door was locked from within. Melissa sighed in relief as she expressed silent gratitude to her mother who made it a point of duty to ensure that the door was always locked when everyone was inside the house. One of

he made a powerful throw which brought sm

Now that they knew that the sliding door's glass could break, the number of sick people trying to break the glass suddenly

ings get a chance to come inside,

out there. What if we come across those

ppened to the girl I tried to help. We will get

ed Melissa up the stairs. “I need to live to see the end o

!” Emily

ped abruptly at the

a bulb was lit

re trying to wipe out the human ra

up theories. She picked up her backpack, emptied the contents

pires and zompires; how a biologist hundred centuries ago had postulated their

nscreen cream, some light clothes, two cardigans, two baseball caps, sunshades, and a fe

ite infects their victim to become like them; just like vampires

t her supposition. Realizing Melissa wasn't paying attention to what she w

ready to leave this house; I coul

just so scared

hould leave for a safe pl

But she knew to keep those questions to herself as Melissa was not in a good mood. Quietly, Emil

hing items. Food, water, and a few things f

elissa handed the filled bag t

elissa crouched, looking left and right to make sure they were not seen by the zompires. She wasn’t yet sure t

laced the bag on the table and filled it with canned foods that would not need to be cooked, a few bottles of water, and some medicines and Ba

we get past the zompires?”

asement. I don’t know where it leads, but it should

at she was doing. Emily had no choice but to follow Melissa’s lead. She still was unable to get

the wall cabinet, searching for the key to the basement. Another shattering of glass by the zomp

oaming hand fe

I’ve fo

’t raise her voice to avoid

found their way in through the glass door. They had managed to break the glass enough to crea

ement door all within two seconds. She fumbled with the key as she tried to insert it into the k