Chapter 5

In 2017, a 17 year old teen named Camilla wakes up in quarantine to find herself lying next to her dog and a pistol. In the year prior, she was in the midst of a viral infection that turns people into zombies. Only some people survived the infection by not becoming infected due to an immunity in pets, children, teens, and young adults. Camilla’s father placed her in quarantine as the virus had started to spread to other people. He escaped the town, while Camilla is in her quarantined room with rations, water, and the pistol. Now, she’s met Zhane, a 16 year old whose parents were infected and Phoenix, a 19 year old who had returned from active duty just as the military quarantine had ended; and the three of them are on their way to find a way to escape the place they once called home, and find other survivors of this un-deadly infection. This is their story…

…Since Noel had reanimated and almost killed everyone in the previous chapter, the group has found more in the way of food and they have discovered that the number infection had plateaued. What will happen to the group this time, and how has the group coped with Noel being killed after reanimating? And now, chapter five…

Hey there, Phoenix here. If you saw my last entry, well… It’s been an emotional time for me and the others as overnight, I had to kill Noel. Yes, she finally became one of the undead. I’m so sad to see her go, but for the right reasons. It’s been very hard for me to wrap my head around. I’ve actually contemplated running into one of the hordes of zombies just to make sure that I’m reunited with her. This morning at sunrise, we had a makeshift funeral for Noel next to the river. And we set her body in the river, and she flowed down the river into the sunrise. Camilla made sure that we had her dog Ami waiting for us in the quarantine room, so we were safe before the next horde of zombies came. But luckily, Zhane and T.J. killed them all.

It’s Zhane, I’ve just helped T.J. kill some zombies; and now she’s to get more food. It’s been pretty cold and rainy here since Phoenix and I returned. Camilla has been fortunate enough to give us all shelter before we leave Emporium for the safe haven in a few days.

Hi all! T.J. here with some new developments in our survival in trying to find people and food before we leave in a few days. I’ve killed my first deer for us all to eat, and I’m excited to cook it and eat it; well, I have gone hunting with both of my dads before. (hears banging on a door) Hold on, I’ll be right back. I’ve just found my friend Cooper! I can’t wait to see how Désiree reacts to Cooper and a HUGE deer.

Hello all, it is Désiree. I’ve been crying tears of joy right now because T.J. found Cooper! It’s so nice to see him again. I’ve never felt better in my life, however it is weird to have Noel dead and Cooper alive. Let the cooking and eating of the deer begin!

The group decided to settle down for another night before they head off on their trek to the safe haven. They have had to endure lots of rain and cold temperatures, especially in the middle of Spring. While sitting around inside, the group was telling each other stories. Shockingly, Cooper told everyone except Désiree and T.J. about how he had cancer and almost lost his left leg.

Camilla here, I was going to tell you that Cooper has come out to all of us as gay. We’re all proud of him, but we need to focus on the task at hand: finding more survivors and leaving Emporium. My dad Richard had talked to me using walkie talkies saying that Ami, our dog is already with him; and that he’s just waiting for us when we get there to the safe haven. Its hard knowing that you’re kinda stuck in one place, especially when you have to escape zombies.

Hey there! It’s Cooper, and I am very happy to be alive and with my group of friends. It’s so exciting to finally be outside of my quarantined room. Well, at least Cam and I have something in common. I missed T.J. and Dési so much while this has been going on. I have come out to the rest of the group, and they are really accepting of me. Well, there’s one thing we need to do… Find Elijah, my brother Sora; and get the heck out of here; because it’s not safe here anymore. Until my next entry, G’bye!

The group had all eaten some of the deer that T.J. killed and then they went to sleep and started to pack up their belongings for the journey to the safe haven.