Chapter 1 - Horrors and Nightmares

None of us slept. None of us ate. None of us drank. All we did was sit on the top floor of this apartment building and look onto the street below. We had nothing better to do. In a world like this no one does anything. Everyone was now all like those things. The blood stains, the tattered clothes, the faded eyes.

LA was falling apart. From our view, we saw fires and blood and wrecked cars scattered about. We were in an apartment building on E Katella Ave. It was a nice three-story with very modern designs. My friend Bill Barron picked it out for us.

So every since we've been on the top floor. Right now I'm on the balcony, watching a group of them in the distance. You can always recognize them. There are too many signs. And thanks to them, it's just me, Bill, Dave Fargo, and Luke Patterson. We've been searching for other survivors ever since the outbreak. Ah, yes.

The outbreak was 3 days ago, on May 8, 2009. A bunch of those things came from everywhere up north. They attacked us and turned us like zombies. Hmm. I think I'll keep calling them zombies. It's more streamlined.

"Hey, Sam! Get us some water, will ya?"

That's the voice of my friend Luke. We used to play a lot of poker in our younger years, and back then Dave wasn't much of a friend at all. Bill has been my best friend for 17 years.

"Hold on, Luke. I'll get you something in a second."

I walked over to the tap. Miraculously, the water was still running. I filled a small glass of that beautiful, clear water and handed it to my friend. He was in a mess of blankets and almost passed out. True, it was very early in the morning. My watch said 4:36 AM at the time. I guess I should have been sleeping. But, it was my rotation for guard duty. In a few hours Dave will get the shift. Lucky him.

I found something yesterday in one of the apartments. It's a small notebook, and every since then I've been keeping a log of the events. So, I'll see you in a few hours!