The zombie outbreak began, and my new husband Julian died right before my eyes, killed while trying to protect me. I fled in panic, taking desperate refuge in a desolate, abandoned construction site. But the very next day, my parents called out of the blue. My mother Sarah had been hospitalized with a heart condition, and they insisted I come care for her. I immediately told them about the zombie outbreak, urging them to find a safe place to hide. Instead, my parents lashed out, yelling at me. “What kind of zombie nonsense are you talking about? Have you been watching too many horror movies? Come up with a better excuse!” I knew something was off. I wanted to go to the hospital where my parents were, just to check. But I hadn’t gone far before I was spotted by zombies on the street, and I was bitten to death! When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the moment my parents had just called. I carefully asked. “Mom, Dad, are you safe? Is everything okay where you are?” My parents swore it was. “What could possibly go wrong at a hospital? Just hurry up and get here!”
Covered in blood, huddled in that cold, abandoned building, I froze for a moment at their words. Their tone on the phone grew more anxious. “Your mom and I only have you, our one daughter. You can’t just abandon us when something happens to the family!” “Oh, and bring some cash. We’re still three thousand short for your mom’s hospital bills.” I looked out the window at the shuffling zombies, my fingers trembling as I gripped my phone. What was going on? My parents and I lived in the same city. How could there be a zombie outbreak here, and they were acting like nothing was happening? Besides, they said they were at the hospital, and hospitals should be ground zero for a zombie apocalypse, the first places to get completely overrun! I glanced at the zombies lurking below and forced myself to speak. “Mom, Dad, it’s not safe outside!” “There are zombies everywhere here, Julian was even bitten to death by them!” “Are you sure there’s absolutely nothing wrong on your end?!” There was a two-second silence on the other end, then my dad, David, roared. “Audrey, what nonsense are you spewing?!” “I think you just don’t want to deal with your mother, so you’re making up these ridiculous stories!” My mom’s weak sobs reached my ears too. “My dear, your mother is barely holding on. How can you be so heartless?!” Tears welled up in my eyes. “Mom, I’m really not lying to you!” “There are truly zombies outside, blood everywhere!” “Please, find a safe place to hide!” But my dad only grew angrier. “Still trying to argue? Your mom is in the hospital with a heart attack, and instead of rushing over, you’re making up such a crazy excuse!” “I’m telling you, if you don’t come now, we’ll disown you, you ungrateful wretch!” I stared blankly at my phone screen, my mind a chaotic mess. Was I going crazy? But the zombies downstairs were clearly right there! I opened a news app on my phone, only to find the headlines were all about celebrity gossip, everything seemed peaceful and normal. There wasn’t a single report about a zombie crisis. All the social media platforms were tranquil, no one mentioned zombies. It was as if I was the only one who saw this disaster. My dad delivered his final ultimatum on the phone, “Your mother and I slaved away, scrimping and saving to put you through college. Now your wings are strong, and you’re just going to abandon us, huh?!” “I’m laying it out for you now. If you don’t take care of us, your old parents, we’ll have nothing to live for. Your mom and I will just go home and end it all, so we don’t have to be a burden to you!”
I had no choice but to try and calm them down, begging them not to do anything foolish. “Mom, Dad, wait for me. I’ll figure out a way to get there right away.” “Please, don’t be impulsive, I’m really not lying to you…” Just as I finally managed to stabilize them, the family SnapChat group exploded. A swarm of relatives started taking jabs at me. My aunt, Martha, was the first to lash out. “I heard Audrey won’t even pay for her mother’s hospital bills?” “That child has always been selfish; she’s even worse now that she’s grown up!” My uncle, Robert, quickly chimed in. “And her parents treated her like gold! Now that she’s successful, she abandons them.” “That ungrateful wretch, she has no conscience!” My cousin, Tiffany, said sarcastically. “She’s married a rich husband now; why would she care about anyone else’s life?” Other family members took turns, absolutely ripping me apart with their criticism. I trembled with rage, looking at all these accusations. To prove my innocence, I suggested a video call, trying to point the camera at the zombies downstairs for them to see. Just then, a few zombies were tearing at a corpse below. The gory scene made my stomach churn. But the relatives on the other end of the screen burst out laughing. “Audrey, do you think we’re toddlers?” “Isn’t that just some horror movie from the internet?” “You think we’ll believe you if you play a movie clip?” “To save a few thousand bucks on medical bills, she’s pulling such a pathetic stunt to fool us.” “Do you take us for idiots?” Tears were streaming down my face. “This isn’t a movie! It’s real!” “There really are zombies outside!” But no one believed me. Robert sneered. “Alright, stop the act. Just get to the hospital and pay the bill.” “Your mother’s having a heart attack right now, and you’re wasting time making up lies?” Furious, I poked the camera out the window, aiming it at the street. “Look closely! These are real zombies!” The streets were littered with shambling monsters, cars were parked haphazardly, some still smoking. The ground was covered in blood and dismembered body parts. But my Robert angrily lectured me about being inconsiderate. “Enough! You’re going to make your mother die of anger!” “What are you messing around with now?” “Get to the hospital immediately, or you’ll be waiting to claim your mother’s body!” With that, he hung up the video call. I slumped to the ground in despair. Why did no one believe me? Was I truly going crazy? I posted these scenes online through every channel I could. Facebook, Ins, TikTok – everywhere I could post, I did. But soon, a colleague from work messaged me. “Audrey, your prank is pretty funny.” “But is it really appropriate to post stuff like this during work hours?” My boss also called me. “Audrey, you’ve been absent for two days. Were you watching horror movies?” “Someone even tried to vouch for you, saying you were overworked and suddenly fell ill, without time to request leave. But now, it seems we were wrong.” “The company has decided to terminate your employment. Pack your things and get out!”
I explained that a zombie apocalypse had broken out and I was trapped in an abandoned building, but my boss absolutely refused to believe me. He even called me insane. After my boss hung up, I still wasn’t ready to give up. I called my best friend, Chloe, asking if she’d seen any zombies on the streets. My friend, however, said it was a beautiful day and everything was perfectly normal outside. “Audrey, have you been under too much stress lately?” “Do you want me to go with you to see a therapist?” “What you’re saying is really scary…” I hung up the phone, feeling helpless. Chloe was my best friend; she wouldn’t lie to me. But I was truly being hunted and bitten by zombies! What’s more, I had personally witnessed Julian being bitten to death by zombies, and his splashed blood was still clinging to me. All of this told me that the zombie crisis was real! But everyone else insisted everything was normal, that the world was peaceful. Why was this happening? My phone rang again. It was my mom. “My dear, your mother is begging you, please come to the hospital.” My mom’s voice was terrifyingly weak. “My heart hurts so badly right now, and the doctor says I need surgery immediately.” “But we don’t have enough money, so the hospital won’t do it.” “Darling, your mom is counting on you, you can’t abandon me!” My mom started crying as she spoke. Hearing her sobs, my own tears couldn’t be stopped. “Mom, I really haven’t lied to you.” “It’s really dangerous here!” But my mom only cried harder. “My dear, do you hate your mother?” “Are you blaming me for being too strict with you before?” “Mom knows she was wrong; I won’t push you anymore.” “Just have pity on your mother, and come see her one last time at the hospital.” I bit my lip, trembling all over. My mother’s words pierced my heart like knives. I started to wonder if I was truly having a breakdown. Maybe I was sick? Maybe there were no zombies outside at all? Maybe Julian was still alive, and I was just hallucinating? I pinched myself hard. It hurt. I looked out the window again. The zombies were still there. They were real. But why was I the only one who could see them? To find out the truth, I decided to risk my life and go to the hospital. If I was sick, at least I could get treated. If not, I wanted to die knowing why. I took a deep breath and said into the phone. “Mom, wait for me. I’m coming right away.” Hearing this, my mom’s sobs gradually quieted. “Good. Your mom will wait for you.” Before I left, I gathered some tarps and wrapped them around myself for protection, making myself as safe as possible. I also found an iron pipe to use as a weapon. In normal people’s eyes, my attire at this point would definitely make me look like a lunatic who had escaped from a mental institution. But I firmly believed I wasn’t crazy!
I slowly emerged from the abandoned building. The air was thick with the smell of blood. With every step, I carefully scanned my surroundings. Zombies had acute hearing, and any sound could attract them. I cautiously navigated through the streets and alleys, using my memories from the previous life to avoid many dangers. But as I approached the city center, the number of zombies grew, making avoidance nearly impossible. Just as I was about to be cornered by zombies in a small alley, a manhole cover suddenly lifted. I encountered another survivor. At that moment, several zombies lunged at me, clawing and snarling. He quickly pulled me into the sewer, saving me from certain death. The manhole cover closed above my head. I heard the grating sound of zombies scratching above. I leaned against the damp wall, gasping for breath. The man looked at me, puzzled. “Are you crazy? Running towards the city center alone?” “That’s where most of the zombies are!” He looked to be in his thirties, wearing dirty work clothes. I looked at him, a wave of relief washing over me! My mind was fine; the world I was in truly was experiencing a zombie crisis! At least one other person saw the same thing I did. “You see the zombies too, don’t you?” I grabbed his arm, agitated. He was startled by my reaction. “What kind of question is that? Those monsters are everywhere outside, who wouldn’t see them?” I was almost in tears. “But I called my parents, my friends, and they all said everything was normal outside!” “They said there were no zombies, that I was lying!” The man frowned. “Where are your family members?” “At the city hospital.” “My mother is hospitalized with a heart condition; I have to get there.” I wanted to show him the messages from my parents, but my phone had run out of battery. The man was silent for a moment, then shook his head. “Hospitals were the first places the zombies broke out, there’s no one alive there anymore!” “I advise you not to go and die for nothing.” But I couldn’t give up. “I have to go.” “My mother is still waiting for me.” The man looked at me, his eyes full of confusion. “Didn’t you hear what I said? There are no living people in the hospital!” “Your mother is either dead or she’s turned into one of those monsters!” “You can’t save her if you go!” I only smiled bitterly, then bid him a firm farewell, resolved to reach the hospital and uncover the truth. Using the sewers, I made my way toward the hospital with surprising ease. But just as I climbed out and rushed for the main entrance, a horde of zombies in patient gowns erupted from the once quiet building. The stench flooded my senses as they surged toward me. I faltered, torn between retreating into the sewer or facing the same gruesome end as in my last life. But then, I suddenly noticed the dried bloodstains on their bodies. My mind seized the truth in a flash of cold clarity. I finally knew why my city had fallen!
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