zombie versus time

Chapter seven

Jack still couldn believe that this was happening to him. How was he going to convince his family now, especially not when there was no time.

The town was flocking up with some crazy zombies!

While driving home, he had only been thinking about his familys safety, not giving any thoughts to what he would do if they were still alive.

Looking around the streets one last time, he went into the house and bolted the door behind him.

”Okay, Ill explain. But you both would think I have lost my mind ”, he said calmly, wondering if they didn even already think that he had lost his mind.

He had already gotten his mind under control. Now, he wasn scared, he was trying to explain things out first.

He looked at both his son and wife, expecting them to do something or give him some kind of go ahead. It didn happen. Instead they both remained silent and motionless, waiting for him to start spilling what he knew.

He then went ahead to explain things to them. He told them how he had seen people in green skin breaking into house and doing all kinds of naughty

He ended it with the story of the cop and the woman that he had been feeding on.

”I know that its hard to believe but there are some green vampires out there. They
e scattered all over ”, he ended.

Jack tried his best not to show his irritation when his wife, Luana, suddenly burst out in laughter.

How could she laugh at a time like this?

”That was some great story ”, she finally said after ages of rib cracking laughter.

Jack found it hard to believe his ears. ”Do you think I made that up? Really? ”, He asked. He had already lost his patience and was getting frustrated.

”Of course, youd make a great storyteller. You should try writing a book. Horror or sci-fi ”. His wife was really oblivious to that impending danger.

Jack almost broke down there and then, but no, he couldn give up that easily.

He walked up to her where she was seated with Peter and squatted down to her level. ”I am being serious at the moment, we shouldn be wasting time here. They could be here anytime soon, we have to go. I have some arms, but they won be enough to protect us if we stay here ”

Luanas eyes slowly widened like she was just comprehending the weight of his words.

Her face softened and then she answered, ”are you being serious right now? ”

Before he could respond, Peter spoke up.

Instead of relief, Peters words suddenly make Jack feel like a big lump was in his throat.

Jack and Luana froze when they both heard him say, ”mom, please lets leave now. Daddy is telling the truth. I have seen them too ”.

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Luana turned her head to Peter. She needed to see his face. Was this some kind of prank? Did she hear him wrongly or he had really just said that he had seen the green things too?

”What did you just say, Peter? ” She wasn surprised that even her voice was beginning to shake in fear

She was taking quick looks at Jack too.

”Speak to me now, tell me ”, she insisted. This wasn the time to hold back.

In a thin quivering voice, Peter responded, ”I said that we needed to leave now ”.

He wasn even looking her in the face as he spoke.

”Not that part. Give me the other part where you said eh… ”, She was reeling him on to speak up.

”I… I have seen them before ”

Luanas heart had begun to beat so fast that it did look like it would tear out of her chest any moment.

”Where? ”, Jack asked before she could regain her composure.

”In my dreams. I have been having lots of nightmares relating to them recently. Zamuel has too ”

Luana felt her body tremble a bit while her brain processed the information.

If Peter had been having nightmares on this, and then his best friend was too, wasn that some kind of message?

Even though she didn believe in things like this, she was frightened by the slightest thoughts of a beast tearing her apart as food.

She wanted to say something but her memory was suddenly messy. It seemed like her thoughts were all juggled together.

She looked at Jack only to see him clutching his head. Even Peter was slowly shaking his head.

Something was happening. They needed to run, but why did her limbs feel heavy all of a sudden.

”Jack, can you hear me? Do you have any idea of whats happening? ”, She said, it sapped her energy even to speak loud enough for him to hear.

She watched weakly as Jack staggered down to Peter.

”I am fine, but I don think he is ”, he said, stretching towards Peter who had passed out on the couch.

”I think its in the air ”, Jack said, this time he sounded even weaker than he was just seconds ago.

”Stop breathing ”, he commanded. This time, he was on his knees, shielding his nose with his palms.

”I… Can … Do… ”, Luana listened as her voice faded. She was drained, too drained to communicate anything.

She inhaled sharply when three people in white coats walked into the living room from the kitchen.

Their costume did look like that of space rangers that she sees in movies.

”Its too late to try fighting it. Inhale and make it faster ”, one of them said.

”We
e not here to hurt you. We
e here to help ”, another added in a babyish voice.

Luana turned her attention to Jack again, but he was unconscious on the wooden floor.

”Trust us, we won hurt you. Stop fighting and embrace the smoke ”

And like an obedient little kindergarten, she inhaled deeply this time, letting the air course through her body.

Immediately, darkness covered her up.