Day 1
I am just an independent game developer, i live in an apartment on the top floor, and that was all mine, yeah i did strike it with my games, it was 9 and i was working on my computer when i heard a loud cry and noises from bellow.
As always the neighbours are arguing, it is a married couple, i wonder when they'll finally get a divorce to give me some peace of mind.
So, like every time they argue, i put my headset on, put some music, and continue to work on my next update.
Then an hour later my computer crash, black out.
I kick the wall and get bounced back with my gaming chair
"Fuck! To think it's brand new!"
I take off my head set, the neighbours stopped, there is no sound from below.
I get up and go to the kitchen to grab a glass of iced tea before resuming my work.
I open the fridge but strangely, the lights are off.
-"Oh so it was a power cut, i am relieved my computer has no problem, i need to call the concierge."
I grab my phone, which is always in silence as i like to be in peace, i don't want my phone to control the flow of my life with notification and i see them, sixty missed calls, a hundred messages from my family, and some from my best friend, that i met in kindergarten:
-Caleb:
Today:
8:00:
-Alex dont go outside
-I see zombie there IS fucking zombie
-i locked myself into my office
-I saw them, and they bit Abby the girl i told you about
-I hear her behind the door, the growling the slow steps, i can hear the scream of agony of the entire floor
9:00 :
-Arg the smell its unbearable its the smell of rotten flesh its so disgusting
-Are you dead?
-Am i becoming mad ?
-Maybe i hallucinated
-yes it mustn't have been true after all zombie cant exist sorry for having bothered you i am going to go out now
-I'll call you
I frown and unknowingly let go of my phone who fall, hit the floor and rebound on the floor. I snap back to reality as the phone clatters to the floor and i run to my terrace and then i hear something running, the closer i get the louder, i can hear scream, i clumsily, panicked strike open the glass door and here i see the state of the city from the 14th floor.
I am paralyzed, i can't think straight.
I see fires here and there. Smoke rising everywhere
I hear cry, i see multiple disgusting black masses organically Moving in the intricate
street like a swarm of bug.
I see cars everywhere stuck surely because of accidents that followed the panic Of the outbreak.
With my mouth gaping i take a few steps back, stumble, and fall on my but.
-"whaa..whaat happened, what's happening? Is this real?"
I gasp
-"Mom! Dad!"
I run back inside and get on my knees to pick up my phone but the screen is broken with only a white screen remaining.
I slam the phone on the ground, the screen flickering for a moment before it dies completely. I want to scream, but my throat tightens, choking the sound before it can escape.
My mind feel like much, in a moment of enlightenment, i try to calm down, as i know by every book i read that panic is my worst enemy and what will kill me.
Proof is, hadn't i panicked, i would still have a phone and could have called my parent, what an idiot.
I breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out.
I meditate for a minute to calm my mind.
I think really fast, my mind work in full force.
Is this happening only here or is this happening everywhere? Is it Worldwide?
I don't know
But i think it will come, the army of zombies grow exponentially in every book or series, its logic.
Today is the end of the world.
My heart rate quicken at the thought, cold sweat on my forehead.
Some tears in the corners of my eyes.
Why and how was the electricity turned off?
My parent, Caleb, i need to save them!
No no don't be stupid i can't save them, i don't even have what it takes, first i need to survive. Only then can i even think about them, they are out of reach... For now.
I think about my friend
He is most likely dead...
-"This idiot.."
I wipe my tears with my arm and get up.
I slowly walk to the door, and check the lock and the peephole.
On this floor there is only my apartment thus there is only an elevator and a staircase door in the hall.
I can't see much, but the dim emergency lightning confirm that there is no one.
I let out a sigh of relief.
I am not physically strong i wouldn't say i am in bad shape either, i maintain myself but i don't have a lot of muscular mass.
My strong point has always been my brain so now i need to think.
Thankfully i have some knowledge, i have read and played zombie survival game a lot and watched all of "The Roaming Unalive".
Do i go down to explore? Of course not, i need to prepare myself, there will be zombies and i don't have enough knowledge about their behaviour.
In fiction, the zombies apocalypse always have their own rules, does all dead people wake up or only the bitten? How long does they take to transform, do they all walk or some runners are possible...
I let out a small laugh
"ha ha"
I start to cry and smile bitterly
"Thinking has always been a way to keep myself collected, i am so cold" sniff
I recollect myself quickly.
Then what do i do now?
I need to check the state of my base, my apartment.
I still have tap water but no hot water, thank god we are in July.
I will gather everything useful in the living room
I gather my food to count.
I have Five cans of food. Four cup noodles.
I'll keep this for now and empty the fridge. Some fruit, meat, 6 bottles of water, and so on. I think i Can last more than a week with all of this.
I put them on the kitchen counter.
Thinking about it i should eat, i eat just an apple for now.
Now i will gather everything that could be useful around the house for my survival.
In the kitchen, i get a knife with a sharpener, a birthday candle and a lighter.
In the bathroom, i have medics and necessity.
In my workspace, there is some (loads of) book that will chase boredom away.
I pause and look at my computer for a moment.
I sigh.
Will i ever use a computer again?
I already miss it
I shake my head. No! I need to keep calm and not have useless thoughts!
In this room, there is just a soda on the desk and my library so not much to help in my survival, i still pick up all my post-apocalyptic books for research purposes in case i find some useful tip, it might help.
Lastly, my bedroom i don't have anything noteworthy here, i open my dressing, there is just cloth here but i pick up a screwdriver and dismantle the hanger's iron bar, it's approximately the length of a short sword I'd say.
So let's make a check-up, i got food for more than a week without starving, water most likely a big amount but not unlimited so I'll be quick in the shower, i have a knife with a blade of a hand-length,
An iron bar to fight and some post-apocalyptic books.
I searched pretty thoroughly so i don't think i missed anything.
It's 15:00 i get out on the terrace.
There are a lot of places... Hmm...!
-"Maybe i can make a fire to cook the raw meat and cup noodles?"
The terrace is extensive and concrete built so a fire wouldn't spread.
I get some of my wooden chairs from the living room and break them down into sticks for a campfire. I won't light it just now.
19:00
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For the rest of the day, i observed the outside world to try and gather information about zombies and it was dreadful i saw so many people dying that i vomited more than i would want to admit because of the gruesome way these things just tear apart every inch of flesh of people's body ...uhh.
It seems the zombie can't run. That's a relief, it could have been much harder.
I saw someone putting a crowbar into the head of a zombie and succeed in killing him.
Another good news is that they can be killed and their weakness is the head, as expected.
If what i heard from my friend is true then a bit and you are infected but i don't know the time it takes to get infected.
I have so many questions swirling in my brain but no answer on the horizon.
I gather the remains of my chairs and use the lighter to start a fire.
I put my pan on it and clumsily cook some meat.
Then until the sun had set i read some research material.
Thus, on my first day in this zombie world, this new reality is starting looking at the awfully beautiful sunset.