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n and died for good. Oh god! What the hell happened to this world, Ray thought. Two months ago everything was good, people were living and working like they have been for yea

h I would have found some food, I am starving. Ray thought. He looked around, there were only abandoned cars and a few shops which were partial

id, looking up at the clear blue sky. “I n

walking a few meters, he saw a motel at a distance. It put a smile o

lease help!” S

ding the door. The door was half broken, but still it was stopping the zombies to reach him. They were snarling and trying to bite him but the man was trying his best by pushing the door against them. Ray spri

man said, getting out of the bathr

t you have any we

into the bed room and picked up the gun lying beside the b

is hand. “R

happened, man. It’s a zombie apocalypse. I never thought this could happen in the real world, but……but it did. I

?” Ray

head. “Never,

t w

scared an

d you surviv

ed. “Luck

time. You have to learn to kill. This is h

he sweat from his fac

dded.

are you

rom me a week ago. I got a radio call from them. T

sed his eyebrows.

nt to come? I can teach you to

p and nodd

ome food ar

in the next room. I gues

checked the fridge. There we

thought. It was such a relief. He finished

u were starvin

days since I ate.” He grabbed the

am not that hungry. I already at

calypse he always used to get one at his lunch. Good old days, it made him feel nostalgic. I wish I could go back in time and c

more food he

d. “You can check the other fridges, but I al

enough to last another day. It wi

motel and followed the

n easier if we had

have enough fuel,” Ray said. “I wish I would hav

hotwire

widened.

learnt i

parked near the motel and pointed

glass and opened the door. He went inside an

you today,” Ray said

d too, or else I would have

n the driver seat. Isaac sat on the next

hey got a SUV. Ray was desperate to see his family. Sooner he reaches the camp, the better. His wife told him they have every esse

do, you know before a

ment busines

his eyebrow

heard of F

ompany?” Isaac s

es

ust be

not a

as no value now.” He sighed. “You know I wante

happ

nning to try again bu

e were a lot of them. Ray stopped the car far away so that th

c said. “What

here are a lot o

run ov

them, and we don’t know what’s on t

are we go

ower lip. “I

aw them and started

of them is coming to

….” Ray

s go

his head. “I can’t. I

come ba

will g

ink clearly, Ray. What’s the point in risking this?

tight. “No, I can do this. I can g

led. You said it yourself, we can’t go through so man

, we ha

as so scared, but he had no choice. He was not sitting at the driver seat, Ray was. He looked thr

,” Isaac said. “It’s t

” Ray said. “We wil

mbies one after another making a thudding

Oh god! We can’t see,” he said.

conds, it hit something making a huge crashing sound. Airbags came out and the SUV stopped at the middle

re dead, we are

in but it didn’t start. Dozens of zombies got around the car and tried to ge

apped the steerin

Now what we are going to do

d. He tried to think but co

ave us. Please save us.

d. “God isn’t going to save u

ow

t know.

to cry. “I am so scared. I can’

h god. How the hell did

You can save us.

k seat in the middle and peeked into the trunk. There was an axe and some plastic

” Isaa

of of the SUV

doing?” Isaac asked.

f. We can make a hole in the middl

surrounding the car.

will be able to ki

between his ey

ke a lot of time, but if we do this togethe

I……I have never

to. We have to survive, Is

ped. “

his shoulder. “You wanted

nod

time. I am going

er a couple of minutes he managed to make a hole

et’s do thi

He was sweating

t. I am with you.” He handed one of his kni

ed and too

e middle so that zombies’ hands doesn’t reach them. Zombies were all around the SUV snarling

stabbed one of the zombies in the h

s shivering hol

Ray said. “Don’t

bies were snarling looking at him. Even if they were a feet

saac,” he said. “You can do this. See, it’s easy, just sta

ou to say,”

r you too. You have

holding the knife. “But

him look into his eyes. “Hey, this is how th

my…

kay. Hold the knife tight and

gul

o this. Focus, don’

nod

I will save yo

knife and quickly pulled out the knife from t

can do it,” Ray said.

nother one and

ouched down and started ki

fter another. It’s like he became an expert in just a minute. They both took re

sky. Zombies’ bodies piled up around the SUV. They jump

c said. “Oh god

e need to get some pla

residential homes with a playground by the side. “There

inger at a yellow house.

were no zombies. The fridge had some food which wasn’t spoiled. Ray took out t

was not much but it was eno

e came from Ray’s ra

is jacket and put it close to his mou

are you?”

alfway

you o

I survived and got inside a house, goin

you to get here a

. I found a guy who knows

hot wire a car and drive? Y

en killing zombies for hours. We cra

go

safe. Isaac and I k

sa

old you about who

im? You know how people have beco

ks good

. Don’t trust a

, baby,

ose, okay. I will be chec

ye. Good

safe.” She disco

hair a few feet away. “Y

ey are in the camp. We will leave in the morning. Y

I gue

me sleep. We will n

the couch. “You use the

you s

couch for over a year,

have to. We can both

p. “Are

ea

you won’t

hy

you to not trust

y. She is just being cautious. I know I c

ly we b

but you

. “Yeah,

Come on, we need t

d up from

indows. We don’t want any zom

and bathroom, you go lock the

outside. The road was empty. There were no zombies in sight as they killed a lot of them. There was only

r and was a lot stronger. Ray kept running to save himself, but he was not fast enough. At last he was out of breath and fell on the ground. Isaac got over him and glared into his eyes. “This i

He called him. No reply came. He got off the bed and started searching for him. He checked all the rooms, but Isaac was nowhere to be seen, so he opened the door and w

racted them and they started walking towards him. “Damn it!” Ray took o

Isaac shoute

ce and found Isaac stuck in a room of another house. It’s doo

said. “The door w

d. “How the hell

ere to fi

nd saw Ray. They started wa

ou can do it,

d up, but before they could, Ray got over one and stabbed it, but his knife broke. “Shit!” Three zombies were down, but the last one stood up and got ov

,” Isaac said, comi

round and dropped the knife. He froze. For him it’s like everything ended, all these days h

od, I am so sorry,”

d tonelessly. “I wil

. There mus

his head. “You know t

o……you have to s

. “I know. I will head there

o sorry, man

o happen one day. We are living in an apocalypse. I am lucky that I made it

t’s go now. I guess we

amp in half an hour. It was a big area with tall walls surrounding the whole camp. There were many houses inside. A few people were at th

are here,” he said

?” one of the guys at

er and Bru

d at another guy at the

e a house. As soon as Ray and Isaac stepped out of the car

e little

ed his boy. “Bruno.” A te

ed you

so much.” He lifted Bruno, making him

t,” his wif

” He s

were going to leav

wanted

t w

ething h

ha

is shirt to show her the bite mar

face and she put her h

Tears filled hi

But we just

s why I came early. I wanted to

her voice as tears welled up in h

ish things were different, but this is how the world is now. We don’t kno

e could do. She has seen it happen before, there was no cure. If someone gets bit, they die and co

her face. “You have to be strong,

thought we would get to start a ne

ace works, and you will restart the civil

ite mark meant. He has seen the zombies, they terrified him. His parents have saved him from them countl

eople bit you, da

runo,”

ng to become

every part of his body told him to lie, but he didn’t want to. He wa

g to become like the

his tears and spoke, “No

ight. “Don’t leave

o’s back gently. “I won’t, my boy. I won’

Someone at the w

owards the guy at the watchtow

are coming towards the camp,”

d through it. There were hundreds of zombies heading towards the c

o hold them,” the other gu

ve the camp. T

Ray

ked at Ray. “What?

estroy our camp. You guys have worked hard

can’t fight all of them. They

e you started. This is a start to build a community. Fo

y we build it, but we are outnumbered by

all fight togeth

a guy at another watchtowe

l be roaming around the streets. You won’t be able to sleep peacefully. There are

thered outside. They were lis

people from the camp sai

one said. “We

who is in charge he

ed. “Yeah. Gra

t her gun an

ispered in his ear. “Are you su

ed. “We have to

man. That guy is right. What if we can’t fight

his for them.

h. The zombies kept pushing and after a couple of minutes the wall broke and the zombies broke in. People screamed and tried to shoot as many as they could

s face. This is not how it was

d, shooting a zombie. “Pick

y…….” R

Go, run, save our

the people in the camp were dead and the one

“I will try to keep

th us,”

dead anyway.

d and trie

.” He looked at Isaac

abbed a gun from on

ay. “I love y

ou too,”

and made a run for it. Isaac fo

d wait for dad

will come,” Ruth said, t

away. The camp was destroyed, zombies got inside the houses and killed anyone they c

with Bruno in her arms, but before she could g

” She screamed and Bru

ed, standing up

d bit his arm. Bruno cri

screamed as the zombies

if they got out of the camp. The zombies were eating

ished them all, but it was too late. His wife and kid were already dead, only some of their intestines w

tood up and dropped his gun. He accepted that it’s the end. He should end his life, there was no reason to live. His fa

tood there like robots. Ray opened his eyes and stared at them in surprise. “What the hell?” he said. “Come on, finish this.” He walked towards them and got cl

ing. They stayed there in t

so soon,” s

s Isaac in his yellow shirt and cargo pant

Ray asked. “Why aren’

old them to,

etween Ray’s ey

ontrol all

nderstand. What the

s time I thought you won’t give up. You are my favorite

advent

A holographic screen appea

on different planets, fought robots, fought evil creatures, ghosts

” Ray said. “I am not

c said. “I was wit

ha

worlds and you won. That’s why you are my favorite,

hed his head. “What the hell are yo

. It transformed into a forest. There were tall trees

” Ray looked ar

he place changed into a beach and then an aband

g sense now?

……..how?”

place, I control everything

and looked at his ha

e it, yes. Bu

wife, my kid

I created. I planted di

characte

hero. Well, ever

am

front of them. In every world you fought and defeated many evil villains I created, you won every time, despite all the difficul

d are dead. I have

and all the memories Ray had of his family was deleted. It’s like he ne

e hell?”

feel now?”

bed his head. “How is this possible?

y, Ray. They are just some chara

eyes. “So all o

playing sitting on a chair wearing a

et me go throug

an apocalypse. All of these are created by me. I enjoy playing with

hy

“Because

aking my li

ife, Ray. You

tears. “Not anymore. I……

ghed.

o the real world. I wan

n’t do that. That’s

fists and his face turned red. “

a choice, man.

y are you telling me this? Why not j

rst I need to k

t an

time? You are so brave.

nd kid were dead. I ha

was killed by vampires. You didn’t give up then, you hunted

gone to shit. Everyone would die anyway, so I decided to e

ought you would still go on, you know start over again. Maybe find some cure for that zombi

so tired.” He lowered his hea

shouldn’t have given up. Y

his voice. “Get me out of here.

a human, Ray.

ac. I feel emotions, I can think, I can w

ings in the world I made

a way that I can do

hat’s not how

n his knees and begged.

y. You just feel li

down his cheek. “I did n

or this. I have to wipe out your memories and we wi

is hands and cried. “I will do anything you want. D

ou have to. Th

p and gulped. “Create a ne

ed. You are my favor

ant to keep seeing

hings difficult for you. I get to act like a god here

ll made suc

did. He is a great p

and gazed into his eyes.

upposed to be fun a

ore. Take me out of here

g.” He snapped his fingers and wiped out Ray’s memories. Everything went black. He opened his eyes in the real world

.” Isaac’s mom shouted

tood up and went to the dining room wh

agon?” Isaac

t’s so awesome, dad. Today my hero tried to

chuckled

me, told me the p

ave to add a new patch so that they don’t

ecessary. It’s just a game, right?

ddy.” He smile

as trying to learn what happened around him. He kept walking around and saw a zombie coming towards him. The zombie grabbed his neck and started ripping him apart wh