Our Days Numbered

Heart Beat

Olivia's pov

"SOMEONE HELP ME!! PLEASE!! ANYBODY!!" I scream in desperation. Adrenaline and fear dictating how I move without my consent.

Zombie Ashton uncurled her body with sicken cracks from her frozen bones. Her already damaged face gray, blue, and in the process of decaying. The movements were slow but nonetheless effective as she tries to get a hold of me. I slip and slide on the ice as the children's dead bodies come towards me, I was trapped. My body was already on the verge of shutting from dehydration, starvation, hypothermia, and fear. My brain is still wrapping it's head around Ashton's death.

Weaving my way as best as I could through the threat, I reach the shore and celebrate a small victory while I run.

As I'm running I realize my heart is beating erratically in my chest. It starts getting harder to breath and I'm gasping at this point. Trying with the last of my strength to get away from the trailing zombies, scream. Black dots cover my eyes and I become weak and dizzy. My legs buckle, giving out on me and I plunge to the ground in a black haze.

The last thing I hear is the low growl of walkers getting close.

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Haylee's pov

I stay sitting, curled up with a blanket in my little portion of the bunk bed for what seems like hours. My eyes just look around lazily until I hear Cole moving in the bed above me. He jumps down from the bed quietly as not to disturb anyone else and looks around. We make eye contact but don't say a word.

He crawls in the bunk with me and sits on the opposite side, trying to be gentlemanly as always. My blanket around my shoulders and my hands in my lap, I stare down in shame. My life was crumbling all around me and I'm trying my best to pull it back together. I was the tough one in the beginning, it's hard to stay that way for so long.

"I'm sorry you had to see me break down like that" I whisper to him. I know he was worried about me practically committing suicide like that.

"Sorry I was so weak." I say and feel myself tear up but don't dare let them spill over. After a few beats of silence he replies.

"Stop blaming yourself for that, you out too much pressure on yourself trying to keep everyone alive. Not everyone was meant to survive this" His voice got slightly louder and he quickly shushed himself when Danny rolled over on his bunk.

"I know" I reply solemnly and raise my head up a little bit.

"It's just a stupid waste of energy to be crying about it, I shouldn't do that anymore. Don't worry about me, I'm handling myself." I say and shut myself up in a box. I plaster a fake smile on my face and wipe my eyes, not leaving a trace of a broken me. Looking Cole straight in his eyes like nothing is wrong, he give me a slight frown.

"You're not al-" He gets out before a piercing female shriek fills the air.

"SOMEONE HELP ME!! PLEASE!! ANYBODY!!" The voice yells desperately. We both jump in surprise and Danny shoots up, hitting his head on the ceiling above him. Holding his head with one hand he jumps done from the bunk and goes for the door. We both jump up and help moving the heavy bookcase.

"Whatever was outside this door is long gone now that the girl attracted them all to her, let's see what we can do." I open the door quietly and peek out to see a panicked figure hastily move across the ice. Squinting my eyes and staring I recognize one of the figures as Ashton. Another second later I realize the worst. Her movement is slow and rigid and the zombie weren't attracted to her. I cover my mouth in horror as I see one of my best friend hovel towards the panicked girl.

"I-I-I think th-that's Olivia." I say pointing to the figure running towards another cabin. She runs strong but suddenly we see her start to slow down. She starts struggling, swaying and stumbling until her legs give out and she collapses onto the ground. I gasp in surprise and run outside with Danny following behind me. When we reach her side her eyes are closed and she is taking shaky shallow breaths. Danny picks her up bridal style without a hesitation. I hear Cole offing a few of them with one of the knives to keep ten off our backs. We turn around to run back to the cabin.

We stop in surprise as at least 30 children are surrounding us. Our loud commotion drawing them back to the place they died and respawned. Danny looks at me with a worried glance as we back up against the cabin's exterior.

My hands are shaking and numb, the cold gust of wind sends another shiver down my spine. This is the end. I thought to myself.

"RUN GUYS! I'M A DETRIMENT TO THE GROUP ANYWAYS!" We here Lauren scream over the groans and moans. My brain becomes jumbled as I try to understand what she just meant. I come to a realisation and am horrified.

"LAUREN DON'T!!" I yell in protest but it's too late, she caught the attention of the walkers. She slowly walks in the opposite direction of the cabin, letting the baby ghouls stay right on her tail. She stops suddenly and screams on the top of her lungs. This attracts the ones closing in on us and gives us an opening to run back to the cabin.

"LAUREN!! NO! PLEASE DON'T DIE TOO!" I scream and feel tears dribble down my cheek. She hollers in pain as the walkers rip her to shreds, pulling apart the best friend I have ever had. I'm frozen in place despite the cold, my mind is in a perpetual slow-mo and my senses fail me. Cole picks me up bridal style just as Danny did and starts carrying me back to the cabin. I rest my head on his shoulder and with my eyes in view, watch Lauren's dead body start to reanimate. The door is shut and cuts off my locked on view of Lauren. My mind is hazy and am not in the right mindset.

I sit there wordlessly for the rest of the day, not tearing my eyes off the door until I fall asleep sitting up.

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Plot twist, sorry Lauren :( <3