the day the world went away;
Sierra’s eyes lit up as the engine roared to life. She scrambled over the car and into the passenger seat, shoving the broom, which was now her favourite thing in the entire world next to the car, in between the seats and slamming the door shut behind her.
As soon as they were on the road, Sierra gave a sigh of relief and sunk down into her car seat. Her heart was still thudding, making it difficult to breathe even for an experienced runner like herself. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, trying to comprehend what had just happened. After a short moment her eyes snapped open again. There wasn’t time for that; they weren’t completely safe yet. Somehow Sierra knew that the boarding school wasn’t going to be the only place where the undead struck, even if the road they were currently driving down was pretty clear.
A thought suddenly occurred to Sierra and she pushed herself up from the seat. ”Put your seatbelt on,” she muttered, clicking her own into place. She paused, then continued, “You ever see the beginning of that film Zombieland? You don’t want to end up like that lady at the kid’s party.” She tried to smile, but found it hard and could only manage something small. Really, this was nothing like Zombieland.
A moment of silence passed. “Do you even have any idea where we’re…” Sierra began to ask, before her eyes rested on a figure stood in the middle of the road.
The way it walked… It was definitely still alive. As they drove closer, Sierra could make out it was a young woman, who was limping ever so slightly. Sierra really hoped it wasn’t because of a zombie bite. As the pair drove closer, the woman’s head perked up, and she began waving frantically. Sierra furrowed her brow. Something didn’t feel right.
"Don’t slow down."
Addison's breath started to even out as she sped down the road, hands gripping the steering wheel until her knuckles turned white. Even though her feet were throbbing and her calves felt like they were on fire, her shoulders relaxed and she had stopped shaking for the most part. She knew that she shouldn't let herself think they were completely safe; the boarding school couldn't have been the only place to have a zombie breakout. But Addison didn't want to push away the relief and slight comfort she felt after being so scared and anxious.
"That movie was so gross," she said, making a disgusted face as she used one hand to tug her seatbelt on, "I couldn't eat for, like, the whole day after I saw it." Shaking her head, Addison tried not to think about all the guts and blood she had seen not even an hour ago. She had never been one to stomach excessive amounts of gore and she had thought Zombieland was bad enough, but it didn't even compare to seeing, or smelling, it in real life.
Pressing her lips together, Addison glanced at the gas gauge. There was enough gas to barely make it to the next town over, but that was pushing it, and Addison had no idea where a gas station was located in the other town. Still, the hope in her chest refused to break and even if they didn't make it, there weren't any zombies around. At least, not any zombies that she could see.
Addison watched as the lady that Sierra saw waved at them, trying to get them to slow down. Even though Sierra had ordered her to keep going, she felt herself slowing easing her foot off the gas, moving towards the breaks instead. "We have to help her," she said, the guilt rising in her throat. She hadn't helped any of her friends when the zombies had attacked, but she could help now.
