The Apocalypse, Draft

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The ApocalypseBy: David Maidment

(This is a copy for any, and all to read, have not edited TRY TO KEEP

CRITICISM TO A GENERAL POLITENES.)

CHAPTER 1

If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out

and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one partof your body than for your whole body to be thrown

into hell. Matthew 5:29

The Day it all came to an end, I should know what it was like, and I

was there to witness it all. I never thought it would happen like it did, so

cruel and harsh. In sucha clich way its unbelievable. Zombie apocalypse,

well I dont know what they are, but zombie is a hell of a lot easier to

understand then them. Ive talked about it before with my friends, what Iwould do where I would go, how calm I would be. Nothing happened like I

thought it would, but I did keep a general sense of inner calmness, I doubt

that anyone could be calm on the outside, the blood and horror, you would

have to be psychotic to be completely calm.

I was in Drama class, and it seemed like the usual boring day. My

friend Trevor had a spare block, so when I heard a knock on the door I

didnt assume it was him. My teacher opened it and Trevor ran past her

straight to me I remember what he said so clearly, its been in my mindever since.

David he got this frightened look in his eyes, I I was walking

down the hall and one of the gym teachers walked to this hooded kid and

asked him to take his hood off. He took a second as if he had forgotten


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what happened and then said the kid lunged at him and tore into him, and

after a minute the gym teacher went limp, dead. Blood blood was

everywhere man I was about to yell for help but then the gym teacher

started to get back up, I wasnt the only person there and some kid rushed

over to help him.

Thats when I noticed other peoples reactions, Megan, one of my

friends looked like she had seen a ghost, Jesse, another friend looked as if

Trevor was lying, the teacher started to assault the kid, just like the other

kid did to him. I didnt know what to do, how to respond, I knew he wasnt

lying, he never lies about serious stuff. I didnt have to think about it as it

turns out, the intercom buzzed and a voice boomed in the classroom.

Please remain in class for the time being, there was a student andteacher assaulted by a stranger less than five minutes ago, this is not a drill

lock down. Lock down. Lock down. The teacher looked frightened and ran

for the door; she locked it and told everyone to stay calm. Trevor was on

the verge of freaking out and so I put my hand on his shoulder and said

You couldnt do anything about it, its not your fault. He looked me straight

in the eyes and replied in a calm whisper thats not whats bothering me,

that gym teacher he should be dead right now, but he got up and

attacked another kid, who was trying to help him. Why would he dosomething like that?

Are you saying hes a zombie? the very absurdity of the ideal,

Trevor replied in a straight gaze, looking at the wall behind me Zombie?

No, something like it? Yea, He came back to life David what do you call

that? Thats when the second announcement came on.

Attention all staff, please please escort your students out of the

school, avoid any suspicious figures, I repeat avoid any suspi- Oh god

NO, GOD NO AHHHH the intercom remained on; I grabbed Megan and

Jesse by the arm and unlocked to door, Trevor right behind us. As we

started to run down the halls towards an exit we heard in the background

on the intercom the principle getting brutally murdered, the screams


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erupted all at once and we ducked into a boiler room as the flood of

students trying to get out swept the halls.

It must have been at least half an hour before the screams finally died

down. Jesse was thinking everyone was. Thinking about whatshappening. Megan was trying to call 9-1-1, Its not getting through she

whispered quietly. I walked up and looked her in the eyes, Its not going to

work, imagine, if this is happening in the school, it could be happening

outside as well right? she nodded. If its happening outside it could be

happening in the whole city, it can be in the province, or the country, or

even the world. I stopped after that, I didnt think I should talk about her

family, or even other friends, I knew however, that I would be covered in

blood by the end of the day.

We decided to go out of our little room, after getting some makeshift

weapons. I knew we would need them, and I hoped not to use them. I was

the first one out, what I saw made me vomit. Trevor heard me and held

Megan back from the door. I knew Id see someone I knew but not so

soon back against the wall on the ground facing me, one arm missing, at

least half of her face gone was our teacher.

Oh god was all I managed to get out, Megan was trying to see

past Trevor but Jesse blocked her view, let me see! Whats wrong? she

kept saying. I grabbed a hoddie and put it over the teacher. Its okay, just a

lot of blood, I wasnt expecting it. One of the many, many lies to be told in

the future. Trevor let her walk out and she stopped in her tracks, Oh my

god she turned to me, Its like this everywhere? I slowly nodded. She

looked hurt, frightened, scared, sad I dont know how to explain the looks

I see on peoples faces in these dark times.

Are you okay to continue? Jesse asked, Because we can wait if

you need a couple minutes to collect yourself

Ill be fine, its just a lot to absorb at once. She replied quietly, I

could tell she was doing all she could not to cry. In all truth I was to, I knew

everywhere we went we would see this. Death. Blood. Tears. Everywhere

was about to be consumed by these three things.


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As we walked slowly down the hall, stepping over the bodies of the

dead we knew, and didnt, we saw someone up ahead. He was a student,

staggering the opposite direction from us.

Are you okay? Trevor shouted, and instantly the student turnedaround and staggered towards us I readied the broom stick that I took, as

he got closer and closer. Trevor did the same and the others as well, if it

came down to it, we would fight. As he staggered closer and closer, we

knew he was one ofthem. He got close enough, so I swung, I didnt swing

hard, but I swung hard enough so that it would hurt. When it collided, he

didnt even flinch. I stepped back and this time, I really swung, hard enough

to send him flying into the wall. Only an animal kills without feeling, and

truthfully I didnt mean to kill him but he got back up and, again, and

again, until I I smashed his head against the wall hard enough to crack

his skull open.

What else could we do? They werent human, not anymore. But still

I killed someone, I didnt enjoy it, and I felt terrible. I realized right then and

there the philosophy we all had to live by then. Kill or be killed.


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Chapter 2

From the bowels of hell, the beast shaltrise from the

flames and eternal damnation shalt await thy

daughters and sons. For there is Life in every drop of

death as there is Death in every drop of life.

Revelations

Its true what they say, you know you never know how hard it is to

kill until youre forced to. They say it gets easier but I dont know if I can

live with myself. We all live by a code something that dictates our moral

actions, conducts. Mine was erased by the blood that stained my clothes

by the bodies of my friends, classmates, even enemies that lie face down

on the ground. By the stench that hung in the air, by every detail that I

remember about that day, clearer then the highest definition television. I

cling to my humanity the only way I can, counting the days that go by and

hoping I will find hope. Its not enough though, its never enough to say

youre okay and smile every time someone asks to hope that Ill live to

see tomorrow. No its not enough.

I never understood what pain and suffering was until we left thatboiler room, if I think back, my only concern was making it out alive with

everyone intact.

We need a plan some way out. We cant stay here forever. I

eventually said after about 5 minutes of silence, staring at the kid with the

bashed in head.

Why not just walk outside? Jesse asked, Dude, they will be

everywhere better to find an easy way out, one with none of these

things.

Then what do we do? We find an easy way out. Simplicity itself" I

summed up our makeshift plan. Now lets get moving before these bodies

start to rot. The rest of the walking down the hall was in utter silence,


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broken only by an occasional scream or thing, that was walking, or as it

turned out they can, running.

It was less than a couple minutes when I heard a gasp come from the

back of the group. On the ground dead was a friend ofMegans, arm andleg missing, cuts all over her body, and her head nearly decapitated.

Taylor Megan whispered, Oh god no I removed Taylors

jacket and put it over her face. Are are you okay, Megan? *Note that

the author David Maidment, Does not reflect any of his views or opinions in

this story, please also note that if your name is used and you die, it is not

what I wish to happen in real life* I asked, knowing full well the answer is

no.

Ill be fine I hope. Lets just get out of here as quick as possible

she whispered, but not 10 seconds after she finished we saw people

coming towards us from the other end of the hall, not dead people but living

survivors, to say the least, we were happy.

James! I called one of the peoples names and he turned towards

us and called back are any of you hurt? he replied. No none of us are

infected if thats what youre wondering. Its good to see you, Lea, Michael

and Emily made it out okay. He hesitantly replied There were more of usbut Chris didnt make it, and Kyra stayed behind to help him but I

understood even without him saying it. Two of my friends are dead, god

knows who of my friends did make it, and the amount of casualties in the

school alone if this is worldwide I didnt have to say the rest.

We all decided to stick together and after a short walk and 19 things

later we found a perfect exit. Who would have guessed my auto class

would save my life Trevor said as he opened the door into the black auto

body shop floor. As soon as the door opened we heard a loud noise in theback, Trevor reached for the light switch and to this day, I still wish he

hadnt.

The lights went on and almost directly in front of us about 10-20 feet

away was the most sinful looking creature I have ever seen, it stood about


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7 feet or more, had a very skinny frame with long legs and had a metal bar

used to hold up heavy hooks. It swung this 4 foot bar around like a stick but

after it bashed a car out of the way with it, we knew one hit and we would

go down.

By the time we realized what was happening it closed the gap

between us and was nearly 7 feet away, up close I could see that half of its

face was torn off and it was bleeding from several places, this was the

beginning of a long stream of these mutant like creatures that I was to see

perhaps it was that monument when I realized my sanity was slipping bit by

bit, just ever so slightly.

I saw it all in slow motion, the bar hitting Trevor, sending him flying. I

saw what it was to feel fear in the pit of my stomach, feeling as though Iwas about to throw up. CRUNCH! Trevor hit the wall with a sickening thud,

and thats when my brain shut down and my instincts kicked in.

I rolled behind the slender figure and hit its legs as hard as I could, I

saw Michael run over to Trevor and Jesse trying to get Megan and Lea out

of the room, James joined me in trying to take it down and together we

managed to push it back enough so Michael could get Trevor out. Dodging

and weaving past its attack to confuse it.

It was going well until James tripped on a cord that was on the

ground and when he got back up I saw one of my friends die that day.

Every gory detail still in my head every second forever in my mind as

James tried to get up and the monster lined up its swing James face

when he was the arm coming down and finally James getting hurled

backwards, undoubtedly dead.

I snapped I couldnt control myself I looked around at the terror in

everyones faces the tears dropping from Megans eyes, the scream Leamade I grabbed a large metal hook off the ground and when the monster

turned to me blood on my face, sadness in my heart, and terror in my

soul. I swung with as much power as I possibly could and let go of the hook

sending it flying straight into the monsters face.


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It went down, fell over backwards and then let out a terrible high

pitched scream as it held its face. I didnt waste a second I grabbed the bar

it had and with great difficulty started to bash its head in. I saw movement

and was sent flying with an impact that very well may have fractured my

ribs, but I got back up to see Drake, a friend of mine helping Jesse pushthe monster, which was now very mad, back away from me.

All I heard in my ears was ringing and I couldnt think straight. As

soon as I got up, I fell back to the ground disoriented. I managed to prop

myself up against the wall and watch what was unfolding around me

Michael and Lea trying to keep the dead people who were attracted by the

noise out of the auto shop, Megan beside Trevor trying to wake him up,

and Jesse and Drake fighting the monster who was failing to hit them and

me sitting against a wall right next to James body.

Its going to be chaos that eventually breaks this fragile world you

know at the time, I never knew what it was that talked to me, but

something did in fact speak with me. People love to watch travesties

unfold, they eat it up and soak up the influence behind it, I guess you could

say its divided into 3 categories there are those who watch the chaos

unfold, those who try to govern it and then there are those who spread it

like fuel for a forest fire. I never figured it out the meaning that is, thevoice was easy to locate.

The monster was bleeding in several places and limping but was

otherwise fine I managed to stand up and walk over to where Megan

was. Is he okay? I asked. She turned to where Trevor was previously

lying and for the first time noticed his body gone. How did he get up?

Where did he go? she replied with another question.

It was clear to me where he was as I just saw him climb onto a large

cabinet with something in his hands. It was roughly circular and was barely

able to fit in his hand. Drake and Jesse pushed the creature back enough

so that Trevor could jump at it. AHHHHHHHH he screamed as he jumped

at the creature. It turned around in time to take Trevors fist to the face,

falling backwards it hit the ground Trevor still on top of it. Trevor raised his


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