vampire apocolypse

7/29/2019 Vampire Apocolypse

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CHAPTER 1- THE BEGINNING

My name is Lily. I was a normal 17 year old girl with normal teenage problems. I fought

with my siblings and I argued with my parents, I had crushes on boys I knew I could never go

out with, I did alright in school, I hung out with friends, normal teenage stuff.

I was at the mall with my little brother Alex the day it started, it was a normal summer

day the only thing that was unusual was the fact that it was around 114 degrees outside, but its

Bakersfield, notorious for its hot summers so we didnt give it a second thought. Alex was only

10 years old and I was taking him to find a birthday present for my little sister Abby, she was

turning 13 the upcoming Saturday. We were supposed to have this big pool party and barbeque

and we wanted to get her the perfect present, she had been reading a lot of mystery books and I

wanted to get her one by my favorite author. Alex on the other hand thought she might want a

make-up set instead. Thats what we were arguing about when they came.

I didnt understand at the time what was happening; now I do, that apocalypse I had

laughed at and always planned out so carefully so that my family and I would be the soul

survivors, it happened. At first I thought it was a joke that some group of kids had put on to scare

people. It wasnt, I realized that when a woman by the cash-register was attacked and I saw the

terror and fear in her eyes as it bit her neck with merciless jaws and very real blood started

flowing as the life started to drain out of her body. As horrified as I was I knew that I had to keep

Alex safe and get him out of there.

We were right by the entrance into the mall itself, I took one look at Alex, grabbed the

collar of his shirt and started running without looking behind me. I looked at him and said with

my bravest face which must have been very pale,

Come on, we gotta get out of here, start running.

I didnt see the people I bumped into or knocked over, I didnt care. The only thing that I

could think of was Alex right beside me. His face was pale as snow; he was running as hard as

he could so I slowed down a bit for him, just a bit.

I realized that the mall couldnt go on forever and that I didnt want to go outside because


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it was probably worse out there. As far as I could tell they hadnt reached this part yet, everyone

was looking at us like we were crazy. I looked around and saw a bathroom; I pulled Alex to the

door and shoved him in, and locked the door behind us. I checked all of the stalls to make sure

we were alone, we were. It seemed like we were in there just in time, the screaming had just

started. I heard gunshots which I didnt think much of through the panic. I heard someone

banging on the door screaming to be let in, that people were dying out there. I couldnt open the

door. What if one got in? Then we would be trapped.

I cradled Alex in my lap and waited. As much as I wanted to let them in I couldnt, I

know how selfish it sounds but Im no hero and I didnt want to risk Alexs life to let some

stranger in. I may have been able to save their lives, I will never know, and it will haunt me for

the rest of my life.

I dont know how long it went on before it was quiet; it could have been hours or

minuets. When it was, I told Alex to go to the sink and some water in a bottle I had in my purse.

Only then did I remember Abby and my parents, they were at home, perhaps they didnt know

what was going on, I wanted to make sure that they were ok. I had driven there so we had

transportation. But right now my biggest concern was making sure that we were safe. I tried to

call my parents on my cell phone but there seemed to be something wrong with the phone lines,

it wouldnt let me through.

After I was done calming him down a bit I went and put my ear up to the door, it had

been quiet for a while so I figured they had moved on, but just to be safe I told Alex to go hide in

one of the stalls until I said that it was all clear. It was terrifying to open that door. I was shaking

from head to toe, adrenaline pumping through my body, every fiber of my being screaming,

Dont open the door!

I couldnt hear anything, but that didnt mean there wasnt anything there. I heard Alex

whimper as I slowly unlocked the door and listened for a while longer. When I was sure I

couldnt hear anything out there I slowly and quietly opened the door. The sight that met me was

a gruesome one; there were bodies everywhere, of people and vampires alike, you could tell the

difference by if they had a bullet in their heads or not, I guess thats why someone was shooting,

to save people.


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I called Alex quietly to come over and to stay quiet. He took one look around and

vomited. I suppose that would be a natural reaction, me, I was just glad that Alex wasnt one of

them.

After he was done I told him to try not to make a sound, follow very closely behind me,

and to do exactly as I say when I say it. While we were trying to get out of the mall I thought I

saw something in my peripheral vision move by one of the shops, I tensed ready to run with Alex

out of the front doors, which thankfully werent that far away. Then I turned and realized it was a

guy not much older than me, good looking, tall, raven black hair, ice blue eyes, familiar,

probably goes to my school, and he was holding a gun pointed strait at us. I pushed Alex behind

me as fast as I could and lifted my hands over my head, there was no way we were going to out

run a bullet.

Then the guy said,

Did either of you get bitten?

What? I replied bewildered at the unusual question.

Did you or the kid get bitten? he asked again harshly.

Oh, no we got away before they got to us, I said then looked at Alexs pale face and

added, Hey can you point that gun somewhere else, youre scaring my brother.

I guess he saw Alexs face too because he lowered it some, not all the way though, still ready.

Good, now get out of here before they come back, he said briskly.

Wait, do you know if this happened anywhere else in town? I gestured around us, Im

going to get my family and I dont really want to run into any trouble. I told him.

Well, where are you headed, cuz there isnt much that hasnt been hit.

I thought that odd, since we hadnt been gone long.

Down by Ming and Ashe, the housing complex, I said.

He looked at me with a kind of sad look and said,


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Well I hate to have to be the one to tell you this Lily, but that whole area has been

burned to the ground, it was the first to go. A bunch of people are down at the school though, in

Harvey Auditorium and the bomb shelter, if you want to go there you can hitch I ride with me,

maybe well find them there.

He thought about it for a moment then added,

Did you drive here?

Umm, my dads Chevy, why do you ask? I asked pointing to the blue truck outside.

On second thought if you want to come bring your truck, we need all the vehicles we

can get our hands on and a truck would be a nice addition.

He said the last part with a smile.

I remembered him now, I had him in my English class, his name is Christopher, he was

really smart, always got high test scores, he lived with his grandpa who everyone thought was

crazy. He was always really quite and mysterious, lots of girls had crushes on him, we never

really talked but I guess he remembered me.

Umm, well we better get going if your coming, its not safe to stay in one place to long,

especially an open place like this one, he said interrupting my train of thought.

Right. Alex what do you want to do?

Umm, I- I d-dont know, he said that A-Abby and Mom and Dad might be at the s-

school, lets go there. he stuttered still frightened and wide eyed.

Okay lets go. I said looking up.

Actually, I think Ill catch up with you guys later, there are a few things I want to check

out first. Here, umm take this, he said handing me his gun it was black and heavier than I

thought it would be, you dont ever want to be caught without one. Taking a piece of paper out

of his pocket before I could interrupt he added while writing on the paper, When you get there

go to the Little Harvey entrance at the side of the building you will most likely meet two people,

they will be armed and standing guard, when they ask you if youve been bitten show them this


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paper and ask for Brandon. When they take you to him give him a report on what happened here

and tell him I was the only one left, we lost the other three, there were too many. Got it?

Wait, if I have your gun what are you going to use? I asked.

Ill use Alexandrias, he said in a rough voice.

Understanding dawned on me; shes one of the ones that didnt make it.

Im sorry for the loss; I will try my best to get the message to them. Thanks for the gun.

I said as we started walking away. Come on Alex lets go to the car.

My mind on red alert, I thought about the odd conversation we just had, why had he been

so kind? He didnt have to save us he could have just let us walk out. While pondering on these

thoughts we walked swiftly and stealthily to the truck, Alex started falling behind and I told him

to hurry up but he wouldnt. I guess his adrenaline had run out, he was probably going into shock

or something. I picked him up and carried him to the truck as quickly as I could, he was a lot

heavier than I remembered. When we made it I looked around quickly and put him in the

passenger seat and ran around to the other side jumped in and closed the door. I couldnt get my

key in the ignition for my shaking hand, thats when it hit me, this was really happening. I was

shaking so much, and I felt cold, even though I couldnt possibly be in this heat.

I couldnt think about it without breaking down so I jammed the key in and started

driving in the direction of BHS, Bakersfield High School, it is the oldest school in Bakersfield,

California.

While we were driving I told him to put his head down and to not look out of the

window. One reason was because there were bodies and blood everywhere and another was he

didnt really look like he could hold it up. Driving as fast as I dared I wished we had stayed

home today, then we wouldnt be separated from the rest of our family.

We hadnt really seen many vampires for which I was grateful but I thought was very

odd, I wanted to get there as fast as possible without running into trouble but I couldnt figure

out why there werent many here. I expected a lot more cars on the road too, you know other

people running. I didnt see any at all. In fact all the cars that were on the road were abandoned.


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After a few minutes in the car I turned on the radio to see if there was any news,

and if there wasnt I could put on some music that might help us relax a little. The moment I

turned it on I heard that annoying warning beep going off and a cool womans voice saying;

Warning. Do not leave your houses; block any means of entrance into your house such

as windows and doors. Do not allow anyone entrance to your home that has been bitten by an

infected person or injured in any way, including friends and family. Listen for further

instructions, a message from the U.S. government.

After the message started to repeat I turned off the radio thinking how it could have

spread so quickly, we were only in the mall for maybe an hour and a half. It didnt seem possible

that it hadnt started before we left and Chris said it had started by where we live; there was no

way that the entire neighborhood had burnt down in that short amount of time.

And with that thought in my head I turned the car around and said to Alex,

I think I want to go and check to make sure that mom, dad, and Abby arent

waiting for us at home, you know just in case.

But that guy said-

I know what he said, I just want to make sure.

While we were driving I did see a significant amount of smoke in that general direction,

and that the number of vampires was growing. Now instead of seeing two or three Im seeing

hoards of ten to twenty surrounding what looked like human carcasses. They turned toward the

car as we drove passed, they probably smelled our blood. When I saw that I said in what I hoped

was a somewhat stern voice,

Keep your head down and dont look out the windows Alex, theres no point

youll just get more scared, when I finished the sentence though my voice sounded shaky and

scared more than stern and I started to drive a lot faster.

When we got to the neighborhood I could tell Chris had been right about it being burnt to

the ground, everything was turned to ash, homes, gardens, and trees, all black and gray ash.

There werent any fire trucks or ambulances anywhere which I thought was odd, that and the fact


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that the entire neighborhood had burnt down very quickly, more quickly than I thought possible.

There were a couple hundred houses in this part of town, how could they all be gone in a couple

hours?

The street that leads into the area where our house used to be was blocked off with road

blocks and quarantine signs; that was when I realized that this really is where it must have

started, I hadnt wanted to believe Chris, but now I had no choice. This is where the disease

spread from, it could have even started in my house or on my street. I guess who ever is in

charge thought that burning the infected area down would stop it from spreading, but it didnt,

and I knew my parents and sister were gone. All I had left was Alex. I looked at him then, he was

looking out the window like I told him not to, and he was crying, he must have realized they

were gone too.

I couldnt take it anymore; I could feel panic, sadness, pain, and raw fear starting to settle

in me. I jammed the car into reverse slammed on the gas, swung around, put it in drive and sped

down towards the school that may be the only safe place left. After a few minutes I could feel

tears running down my face and I knew Alex was watching me, so I said with as much strength

as I could muster,

So looks like Chris was right. We are going to the school, when we get there I want you

to stay very close to me, okay? We are going to get out of the car and run to the doors, I want

you to walk right next to me, and dont look behind you, dont be scared I wont let anything get

you. I said touching the gun on my lap.

I prayed that I wouldnt need to use the gun Chris gave me, I had never fired a gun before

and I wasnt sure how good my aim was.

We were coming up to the street where BHS was and I was getting very anxious and

worried, and started asking myself questions that I knew would only make me more worried,like; What if there was no one there to open the door? Or what if they say there are too many

people and they cant take us in? Where would we go if that was the case?

I stopped myself right there, because I knew the answer, there was nowhere else to go, as

far as I could tell that was the only safe place. Though the school was not completely fenced off


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but it looked far safer than any other place that we saw on our way over here, for one it wasnt

burnt to the ground, Harvey was made of concrete and looked very sturdy and was a very

welcoming sight.

Pulling into the parking lot I noticed two of my classmates standing guard outside of the

Little Harvey entrance. One was tall, brown haired, brown eyed, with a body of pure muscle and

a very kind face from the JV football team named Bryce, who at the moment was pointing a very

large gun at us. The other one was Chad, a short blond lump of a boy with blue eyes, glasses, and

a rather pinched expression, also pointing a large gun at us. He is, from what Ive heard around

school a perfect shot. They were staring at my truck, waiting for us to get out. I cautiously

looked around checking the mirrors to make sure nothing was missed and then I unlocked the

doors, Alex made a small squeaking noise, and I slowly opened the door. I got out quickly and

told Alex to do the same. Thats when Bryce said,

Lily, what are you doing here?

Christopher sent me, he told me to give this to you, I said giving him the paper, and

tell someone named Brandon that he was the only one left, and that we lost the other three, there

were too many. He gave me a gun and said he would catch up with us later.

Right, he said looking at the paper then sizing me and Alex up, well get inside, kid

looks like hes going into shock. Take him to Catherine; shell get him fixed up. You guys are

sure you dont have any cuts or scrapes right? Cant be too careful you know. We dont know

how it spread so quickly.

Yeah, were sure. I replied turning to open the door.

As we walked in I heard him mutter to Chad grumpily,

Pretty girls always were his weakness. I thought he said no outsiders.

Well, he did make this group. I guess he can bend the rules if he wants to. Chad said,

equally as grumpy.

I didnt hear the rest of what they said as the door closed.


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Upon walking into Harvey there is a sort of hallway, it has a brownish colored floor

white walls and ceiling. To the left there is a door, and on the right opposite to it is another door.

One leads to a class room and the other leads to the lobby of Little Harvey Theater. Then further

down on the left there are a set of double doors it leads to the same class room as the other door.

A little beyond those doors there is a stair case, and next to that there is a small hall way with a

drinking fountain, the girls bathroom, and a door leading outside. Across from the door leading

outside there is another door that is usually locked that leads down to the Green Room. Beyond

that hallway there is another set of double doors on the right that lead into the Little Harvey

Theater its self, and at the very end of the hall way there is a door that leads to The Shop, Main

Harveys stage, Little Harveys stage, and a props room where we keep most of the furniture. To

the right of that door there is another small hallway where there are two doors, one leads to a

smaller props room and another leads to the boys bathroom.

The one thing that worried me was that there are so many ways to get into the building

there must be at the very least a dozen entrances. How do they know if the building is safe?

While we were walking I noticed some string with aluminum cans tide to it fencing of the

small hallway with the door leading outside, I realized that it must be so they can hear if

something comes in that door.

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