The day before the outbreak.

"Sam?" I grabbed his shoulder stopping him in the hallway. He turned around. "Oh hey" he looked away.

I pulled him to the side"Is everything okay between us. Like I don't want it to be awkward."

He finally made eye contact "Yeah. We're good. I think we just got a little carried away last night."

"So your not attracted to me?" I look into his eyes.

"We'll, I mean no, your attractive and your pretty, but like, I'm not into you like that." Sam stuttered.

"Good." I smiled, hugging him tightly. "I love you" I pulled away.

"I love you too, but I gotta get to class." He chuckled.

"Yeah sorry. See you tomorrow." I scratched the back of my head.

"Bye." He winked in a joking way I laughed as he walked away. I didn't realize but I was still smiling. I snapped myself out of it and went to class.

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I walked into the restroom setting my bag down. I go into a stall using the bathroom. I wipe and flush the toilet. I open the stall and wash my hands. As I'm drying my hands I hear sobbing from a stall. I look around. Checking for feet under to doors.

The biggest stall. I knock on it gently. "You okay I'm there?"

No answer.

"Hello?"

My foot was grabbed as a inhuman noise came from the once sobbing girl. I yelped as I pulled my foot away. In fear I grabbed my bag running out the bathroom. I walked the halls keeping my head down.

That girl wasn't hurt. That girl, was not human.

I quickly walk out the school. I had to get to Maya. What if she's hurt. It happening, it's here.

I panicked and grabbed a bike leaned against a tree. I got on it and went down the path to Mayas school.

I stopped throwing the bike to the ground. I walked closer to Mayas school.

"Kayla!" She eeks as she ran to me. I bend down hugging her tight. "Thank god" I whispered as I held her.

"Let's get home." I held her hand. "Anything happen at school. With people? Anything weird?" I ask.

"No, but I drew you something." She stops and pulls out a small picture of her and me in a flower filed.

"Awe. Thank you bug." I take it out her hand. She puts her bag back on her back. I pick her up, carrying her on my side.

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I walk in the house. Setting Maya down. I bent down. "How about you go find somewhere to hang this in my room." I pay her back as she runs down stairs.

"Cheryl." I walk into the kitchen but she wasn't there. I walk to her room knocking.

No answer so I walked in. I water running from the bathroom. "Cheryl" I walked into seeing Ben and Cheryl cleaning a cut.

"Oh my god what happened." I looked at bens arm. It was rather infected looking.

"Just a work incident hun." He smiled. "I'll be okay." He nods.

"Cheryl, we need to talk." I give her a look. She nods standing up, we walk out the bathroom cracking the door.

"It's happening. This virus, the outbreak. It's here. We need to leave." I give her the look of worry.

"No it's not here. We are fine. Don't speak of this again." She points in my face. "Now go get cleaned up while I help Ben."

I sigh. "Kayla." I felt Maya grab my leg as I walked put Cheryl's room.

"Yes bugs?" I asked. "Cartoons?" She asked. I nodded and walked to the living room she sat on the couch with her water bottle.

I turned on the tv, the news.

'The outbreak, as we know started in Seattle had now made its way across the United States. As for kanas, we're next. First discovery of a inhuman man was seen by the east of Wichita, soo-'

I turned the channel to cartoons. I kissed Mayas forehead. I'm going to get a shower, I'll be back.

I walk downstairs setting my stuff in the room. I smiled at the drawing that was hung above my bed. I walk to the bathroom taking off my clothes and stepping into the shower.

I wash my hair with shampoo letting the warm water wash it out. Filling my hair with conditioner and rinsing it out. I shave my body, running the razor against my legs as they smoothed out.

I rinse of the soap. Stepping out the shower. Wrapping a towel around my body. I walk back into my room putting on some pajama shorts, along with a big shirt.

I dry my hair with my towel. Scrunching it up, letting my hair curl a bit. "Kayla!" Cheryl Called put my name. I look in my mirror seeing my mascara on my face. I wipe it off. Closing my bedroom door behind me.