DAY 2

I woke up with a bad headache and the noise of someone struggling. The images of the previous day flashed before me in seconds. Soon, I was alert and saw Racheal from the corner of my eye, struggling to tie up Theo to a pillar with cable wires. Theo was salivating in a very nasty way. It made me puke. The sight was very upsetting. His wound, which was an over boil hours ago, was now the size of a small coconut. It kept pulsing like a weird heartbeat or something and was looking like it would burst open in a matter of minutes. "What the bloody hell, Racheal" l said. "Hey kid, shut the fuck up. I'm trying to keep your jack ass and mine, alive" she said as she kept tightening the knots of the cable. "You're hurting Theo" I said. "He's no longer Theo, man. He's being infected." She replied. "The guy..... the scientist on tv said it." She added. "What do you mean" I asked. She pointed to the black screen of a box tv. I turned it on and the morning news was streaming. The newscaster was interviewing a lead scientist. As a scientist, he kept saying nerdy stuff but then he said something that got to me. "The disease..... no, this is no disease. It is a self evolving virus. A name is yet to be accredited to it by HOGPC, but I call it Zonby Cyanosis or Zombie Virus. I and my team have performed many tests and experiments with victims over the past 48 hrs and have theorized that it only takes 12 hrs to complete the infection." He took a deep and heavy breath. "The virus gets into the body from blood contacts with an infected and saliva from the infected. Once any of these conditions occur....well,.... I'm sorry you can't be saved. The saliva contact takes 3 hrs to complete but bite wounds take 12 hrs. The site of the wound begins as a very itchy and agonizing problem. In three hours, your pupils dilate and your veins bulge and become black. It swells and stops bleeding. The pain fades and nausea creeps in....." 

I took a minute to look at where Theo had laid down for the night. I think he spilled his gut on the floor. "In six hours, the itching stops and you feel disoriented. The virus begins to fight your brain cells to take control. It will be three fucking hours of insomnia and general disorientation till the virus takes control and it certainly will." "In nine hours, the virus cuts off all oxygen supply. The victim is dead at this stage. The virus begins to kill surviving cells and make clones of itself. Then, in twelve hours, a walking dead is awakened. The virus take control of all cells and tissues. The infected usually respond to sound, light and smell. Due to all the chaos that occured in the past hours, the eyes is rendered useless but the virus sees through.... echo location and it is very precise and keen. We may be experiencing the most dangerous apex predators ever to exist." "Uncontrollable salivating and unending hunger for flesh is a key feature of these creatures. Animals are not exempted from the menu. They'll eat anything with flesh." The doctor said. "So, what is the cure for all these?" The newscaster asked. " Well.... at the moment, there is none." He said readjusting his glasses. "What..... None!. Then, why the fuck are you a God damn scientist. I've got a wife and three girls. My mother's old and in the hospital..." The newscaster yelled.

"There is only one solution.... You have to understand that my crew are working hard for the antidote. Currently, the only solution is to BURN the infected to ashes." The scientist said and I quickly plugged out the plug from the socket. BURNING..... that word rang in my ears a hundred times." How could we?" " Theo was a very close friend of Racheal". They were childhood friends and were most times mistaken as for a couple. I looked around and saw Racheal sobbing silently. I looked at the ticking clock. " 9:00 AM ". It must be 12 hrs after the bite. Theo's wound broke at the side and dark blood spilled from it. The smell of the blood aroused Theo's hunger as he struggled to reach to Racheal. She wasn't even bothered. Theo was wild and his bloodshot eyes stared deep into our souls. 

I went towards Racheal and almost immediately, she gave me a heart melting hug and cried on my shoulder. This was a tragic moment but also the first time a woman's tits other than my mum's pressed against my chest. It was glorious. She soon had enough in few seconds and went into the kitchen. I tried to act " manly " and normal but I couldn't help giving hidden half smiles to myself. She was three years older than me but I didn't mind. If there was a chance to make her mine, I'd take it. We got food and from the looks of everything in there, we would soon run out of supplies in less than a week. We rationed the food the best we could. We took turns using the shower and toilet. I thought of my mum and dad and elder brother. Racheal acted tough but deep down, I knew she was as scared and clueless as a toddler.... We both were.