Vivis POV

I sure hope mom is okay. I say to myself as I look at all the traffic around me. I wish I hadn't turn down the music because all I hear are yells, screams people panicking. For some unknown reason. I'm scared. Not just for me for my mom. She went to help that guy who flew over our car. But as I recall the events that happened before all this madness. Makes me want to know how long this screaming was going on. Before this happened me and my mom were listening to music and singing along. Mom. I have to think about mom. Where is she it's been 20 minutes since she went. I open my phone to call someone. Suddenly somebody bangs on the driver window of the car. I'm startled by the banging , until I see my older brother Elliot at the window. I quickly unlock the door for him to get in. He quickly opens the door. But as soon as he was inside he closed it right away. Like he was Afraid of something or someone getting in. He had fear in his eyes. He looked at me. And there was a hint of reassurance in his face until he looked in the back of the car to find no mother. His look of reassurance, gone. "Where's Abigail?" He asks me. My brother and my mom were very close but he calls her, Abigail which is her first name because he was adopted. And I love him like a brother. And I can tell that feeling was mutual. But he loved my mom a little more. He saw her as a savior for him. "Dude we do not have time for you to be spacing out. Vivi where the hell is Abigail?!" He yells at me. That shocked me he never yells at me. "S-she went to go help this guy out, u-uh he flew over our car" I said quickly. I was worried and my anxiety is going through the roof right now. "What" he says. I gasp by the look of terror in his eyes. "Elliot what happened?!" I ask him worried for mom. For me. For everyone. "Something real bad Viv" he says and my blood runs cold. He called me Viv fuck something real bad happened. Back when me and Elliot lived in an area where people would start getting kidnapped left to right. So our code was my nickname he calls me when shit goes down. Now listen when I was 9 and he was 17 he would always come home high. And at the time my mom was always working. She still is. So he took advantage of that. I mean I don't blame em. Everyone ones getting taken away from you. So let's bottle up our emotions and just get high. But the thing was it didn't take him that long to get addicted to it. And he would come up with these conspiracy theories and I would kinda believe him. I was 9. They were so interesting. But besides the point. Shits going down. "I turn to reach for the door. But Elliot locks it before I could. I quickly turn to him. He has despair and regret in his eyes. Regret why does he have regret?- no.

"We can't leave her here!" I scream. But Elliot doesn't listen to me he puts the key in ignition and begins to back up. By now the cars have become easier to get around. He quickly backed up. And put the gear into drive. And began to maneuver around them and into open road. This can't be happening. And I can't unlock the fucking door. "Elliot stop! Please we cannot leave mom" I scream at him. "There's some fucked up shit happening right now and I won't let you ruin your future, I'm sorry" he says. I begin to sob. How can he just leave her. It can't be that bad that he would be scared for me over her. I look back to the back of the car window. Bad fucking idea. There was a man ripping the face off a woman with his teeth. Wait. No. "MOM!" I scream. What the fuck! What the fuck!? "What the fuck" I scream turning to the front of the car again. I'm sobbing and I'm hitting my brother because he wouldn't let me save her. But I stop hitting him because it's not his fault. But I continue to cry and ball myself up in my seat. Why? Where are we even gonna go. I've seen enough zombie movies to know we're fucked. Soon I become tired and my sobs have turned into sniffles. And I was asleep. But the image and feelings are on repeat.

Elliots POV

FUCK

My car just broke down. And I just got dumped. What a fucked up day it's been. I quickly get out of my car to check what was wrong with my engine. But i then see a man covered in blood. And go straight into my car. He looked inhuman. But human. And his eyes were bloodshot. And he had blood all over his mouth. Yeah I'm fucked god kill me now. I really hope Abigail and Vivi are okay. The man is just standing there. It's creepy. It's demonic. Suddenly a car begins to honk his horn. And it takes the man a while to register before he's charging at the car. And banging on the window. What the fuck. The owner of the car gets out. And begins to fight off the man. Until the man bites the living shit out of the car owners chest. I gag. WHAT THE FUCK. I quickly but carefully get out of my car while the man is enjoying his meal of the car owner. I run I don't stop running I don't yell I just run. I suddenly spot Abigail's car. Behind three other cars I begin to run to it until something grabs me. This time it's a man he has no blood on hid mouth but his eyes are bloodshot. I quickly kick him off me. But suddenly a semi hit him and sent him flying.

I quickly run towards my moms car and bang on the window. I see Vivi inside. She unlocks the door for me. I open it and shut it. Quickly. I don't say anything I just breathe. I look over to my breath taking sister with brown curly hair that sits on her collar bone. And her green eyes. She looks worried. I give her a reassuring look. I look behind her hoping wishing that Abigail was there. She wasn't. I quickly look back at Vivi. "Where's Abigail" I say with panic in my voice. She seems to be spacing out again. Shit there's no fucking time for this. "Dude we do not have time for you to be spacing out. Vivi where the hell is Abigail?!" I yell at her. She looks taken aback from the yelling. But she quickly complies. "S-she went to go help this guy,u-uh he flew over our car" she says quickly panic coating her voice. A guy flew over the car. An only impact that could cause that was-no. No. No Not Abigail. But I quickly turn to Vivi and begin to think about her future. Hey we might die but we will go down fighting. I'm terrified right now. How will I keep myself and her alive? She gasps at my expression. "Elliot what happened!?" Vivi yells. She has a terrified expression on her face. Her eyes are darting around. Fuck she's about to have a panic attack. I look to the steering wheel and sigh. "Something real bad Viv" I say knowing she would be able to find the message. Her eyes go wide at my words. I bet they would that means shit went down. But then I begin to come back to reality and realize I'm leaving my own savior my mother behind. I feel guilt and agony. And disgust. Suddenly Vivi turns and reaches for the door. I'm sorry Viv I have to. I quickly lock the car door. She at first looks at me confused but she soon come to realization. Vivi May only be 13 but she can read people like a book. " We can't just leave her here!" Vivi yells at me. But I don't listen. Luckily my Abigail left the keys in the car. So I put the key in the ignition and put the car in reverse. And quickly back up. Just now realizing I can get through. I then quickly put the gear in drive and carefully but quickly maneuver around them until we have a clear path to drive on. And all I can think in my head is sorry. I'm sorry to Abigail. And Vivi. Oh my god Viv I'm so sorry I wish I could turn back but I'm a runner.

"Elliot stop please we cannot leave mom!" Vivi screams at me, as she sobs uncontrollably. I sigh before speaking. "There's some fucked up shit happening right now, and i wont let you ruin your future I'm sorry" I say with dread lacing my voice. She begins to cry even harder as she looks behind us. To the rear-view mirror. I can't stop. I want to stop but i don't want to fail. Me and Abigail made a promise to protect Vivi. It was when i was 15 and i was starting to get into smoking weed. I regret starting. But it was right after i came home late and heard that Vivi got beat up at her elementary school. She told me to make a promise from then on to always protect Vivi. And that's the least I can do. Suddenly Vivi screams at the top of her lungs. I want to tell her to stop until i hear what she was screaming. Did she say mom? I'm sorry Viv. Tears prick my eyes as she starts to hit me. Over and over. And i let her. Until she stops and curls up in a ball and her sobbing turns into sniffles and then its quiet. To quiet for my liking. Where do we go? We can't go home. Even though i want all her pictures. It's to big of a risk. For me and Vivis safety. The only other place that I could think of is the daycare that I used to work at. Yeah the daycare. The daycare has a secret bunker underground. But I bet I am not the only one who thought of going down there either. Guess back to Abigails house. I feel like a jackass

Vivis POV

I wake up to my neck hurting and my eyes burning. Because of all the crying I did. I expected to feel the car moving but I don't feel anything. Not even the passenger seat beneath me. I open my eyes to see a piece of cloth over my head. I start to panic thrashing wildly to get free of the cloth that covered my vision.

"Woah woah, Viv its okay calm down" I hear Elliot say as he stops me from moving. He gently uncovers my head. Of which what I thought was a cloth was a blanket. A very worn down blanket. Wait is this my baby blanket?! Man I haven't seen this in years. I pull it closer to me for comfort. I trace the blue moon crescent and the yellow stars that paint the pink background. Mom gave me this blanket when I was 3. Tears begin to prick my eyes. Mom. That's right mom is gone. And now its only me and Elliot. The tears continue to fall. Elliot raises his hand to comfort me and I let him. He rubs my head. " I'm sorry viv, I really am" Elliot says soothingly. The image of moms face being devoured by this man that is no longer human suddenly replays in my brain. And I remember he drove me away from her. So I move away from his hand. He gives me a hurtful expression. And I begin to feel like an asshole. He had his reasons. To keep me alive. Instead of letting us die. Because I know he would have loved to get killed with mom. But he would have regretted leaving me alone and to fend for myself. "Sorry" I say. I am because he didn't choose this. Not one of us did to be honest. "It's fine Viv" Elliot says. He's using my nickname again. I smile at him. And for a quick moment I felt happiness. But that moment ended quickly to the sound of knocking on the cellar door.

Violets POV

Fuck. How the fuck did this happen. I run quickly to the Smile daycare. I used to work there with my ex Elliot. But I lost feelings for him. And I didn't want to be there after I broke him. But the other guy had more money sooo. Anyways I quit. I quickly run to the door of the daycare and open it. I gagged as the smell of blood fills my nose. I stare in horror as I see tons of children dead. I quickly recognize one of the young girls. Her name was Sydney she was my favorite because she told me that her mom and dad went away. And I could sympathize with her. I used to be an orphan. Until my mom and dad found me. I call them mom and dad because they have been with me throughout my whole young adolescence years. Meaning 13-23 how old I am now. I begin to sob as I walk over the dead bodies. I don't quite remember what room the cellar was in. I begin to walk over to every room and check. I go to the last room. The play room. All the toys were straight out of a horror movie. Covered in blood. It reeked of death. Death. A smell I o longer want to know. But I am sure I will remember. Suddenly I spot the cellar. So I begin to walk towards the cellar quickly. I lean down to knock on the cellar door. Suddenly the door opens revealing Elliot. I gasp in shock but relief. And I go to hug him. He rudely ignores my attempt. "Are you alone?" He asks me. Tf. "Elliot it's me Vi" I say. He rolls his eyes. At our old nickname. Though I thought I saw him wince at the old nickname. "Violet are you alone or not?" He asks sternly. "Yes" I say took in aback by his cold shoulder. I know we just broke up but I feel like he should still be happy to see me. He goes down the ladder to the cellar allowing me to enter. Still has some type of soft spot for me huh. I say to myself as I quickly climb down the ladder as I grab onto the cellar door and close it behind me. Once I get to the bottom of the ladder I see Vivi. She looks surprised to see me. Her green eyes open with shock. "Hey Vivi" I say smiling. I hate Vivi. She's always had a thing for Elliot just because they are "not related". She's always been closer to Elliot than me. She smiles back. "Hey Violet" Vivi says with a blank expression. I look over to Elliot for a clue to why she was acting like this. Until my dumb mind started working again. Of course she's like this she's 13 and going through all this. But still she should start growing up anyway. Elliot gives me a hateful look as he shoves past me to Vivi. My heart hurts. I suddenly begin to get jealous as Elliot hugs Vivi. I should be getting hugs from him. I'm his girlfriend. "Can I get a hug" I say sweetly. Vivi gives me a look. And rolls her eyes as she's hugged by Elliot. Elliot begins to get angry and let's go of Vivi. Finally me time. I wait for the soft embrace only to be left with a punch to the face. WTF.

Elliot's POV

I punch Violet in the face. This bitch really wants me to give her a hug when my sister is hurting more than she probably is. She stumbles back holding her nose. "WHAT THE FUCK BABE" she yells and i become even more furious because she has no right calling me "babe" now that we are over. Yes I was hurt but I forgot how much of a bitch she is. "Do not call me that! And voice down there is still a fucked up world running at the moment" I say to her. She rolls her eyes at me. "Of course you'd choose her over me" she says pointing to Viv. I can't seem to stop calling her that. "For once in your goddamn life! Can you not think about yourself!? For once?!" I yell at her. All she does is huff and roll her eyes. Still a stuck up bitch. "It was just a question you didn't have to punch me?!" She yells. Suddenly I hear growls coming from the dark corner of the cellar. She hears it to and automatically shuts up. I walk over toward where i laid the shotgun I got from Abigails house. And pick it up. And walk over next to Viv because for one thing, I don'twant to save Violet. And id rather protect my sister at the moment. The growling grows quieter before Violet screams at the top of her lungs. "EWWW I GOT BLOOD ALL OVER MY SHOES" She says squeamishly as she shakes her foot trying to get the already dried blood off. What a fucking idiot. Suddenly a woman with a half bitten face charges towards Viv. I act quickly and aim the gun and shoot it right in the head. Blood splatters on Viv. She begins to shake uncontrollably. Shit shes panicking. I quickly try to rub her shoulders to calm her down but she flinches. And i feel a pang in my chest. Why would she flinch from me? "I-im sorry i-i didnt m-mean t-too i just saw you hold a -g-gun and i freaked out" she says leaning back into me. Breathing heavily. "Its okay Viv its alot to take in just breath for me ok" I say to her. She nods and begins her breathing exercises we practiced when she used to get panic attacks when she was little. I hear a scoff in the background. To see Violet sulking and giviing Viv a death stare. I roll my eyes. Cus i was about to punch the bitch again. But i decided that Viv was much more important to me than punching her. Though it would feel great. I look down to Viv who is has much more stable breaths. "Your gonna hate me but, did you bring my medicine?" She asks me. And my heart drops. FUCK. I knew I was missing something. I just couldnt put my finger on it. Her medicine for her anxiety. "No im sorry Viv, i thought i had everyhting, and now its probably to late to go back" I say quickly. She just smiles at me and nods. "Figured as much" She says. "Its fine ill get through it" She says. I smile sadly at her. The one thing i actually needed to bring other than Abigails pictures and the gun, i forgot. "You better, listen you are not the only one suffering here! I cant even go to the mall anymore!" Violet yells at Viv. Viv flinches at her yelling but quickly regains confidence. "Yknow what im glad you broke up with Elliot you know why?!, because he deserves a much better girlfriend than you could ever be" Viv says with confidence lacing her tone. Violet looks taken aback and is about to say something when suddenly we hear glass shatter above the cellar. "Shit" I say going to the cellar door to listen. "Why the fuck did you do that?! we need to get to safety" A voice yells. The voice sounds oddly familiar but i cant quite put my finger on who it belongs to. "Because i saw somebody go to the cellar and this palce is about to be surrounded" Another voice says but this voice is closer to the door. I give a sign to Violet and Viv to be quiet but Violets dumbass begins to yell. "HERE IM DOWN HERE FOLLOW MY VOICE" She yells. I facepalm along with Viv who is grabbing her blanket and Abigails pictures and putting them back into the duffel bag i brought. Suddenly there are footsteps towards the cellar. I stay still not making any movement towards the cellar door. "What are you doing Elliot?!" Violet yells at me. I roll my eyes. "Im not opening the door for some strnager" I state. She huffs and stomps her foot like a child before pushing me off the ladder. Sure im stronger than Violet but i was caught off guard. So my hand was not secured onto the ladder. She quickly climbs up the ladder and quickly opens the hatch revealing. "Marcus?!"