reality.
Outside the house was a lot of bloodied people staggering around the street. Some were the same neighbors they saw laying on the ground dead the night before. Some were digesting the entrails of some corpses that were still lying around. The group saw something like this in a horror flick they all watched at the movies together a week prior, but nobody expected to see this kind of brutality in real life.
While Jake kept watch at the door, Cassandra turned on the television set and turned it to the local news station, hoping that some light would shine upon this new-found reality. The reporters were repeating what was said the day before in the car radio. However, they added this:
"Reports are now coming in that people who were pronounced dead approximately five hours ago were re-animated early this morning and in the same cannibalistic state as many are still in today. There are also 911 calls of many that had minor injuries feeling sick and becoming highly aggressive. The local police and the military are getting involved with evacuating civilians. Planes have already evacuated and many of the roads have been blocked off to contain the area. There are cruise ships being used as evacuation vessels for civilians at Chesapeake Bay, Willoughby Bay, Elizabeth River, James River, and the Atlantic Ocean."
“Now the military is getting involved,” Jake reiterated. “That’s not good. With what’s going on, I don’t blame ‘em.”
"We're about a couple miles away from Chesapeake Bay," Selena replied. “People are probably gonna be fighting each other to get on those ships."
"I worked on cruise lines over the summer,” Dylan added. “They're big enough to fit a few hundred people on them. The fact that there are five ships means that we could have a chance."
"All the more reason we need to hurry,” Jake stated. “Like Selena said, the closest ship is on Chesapeake. Worst case scenario is that some will be left behind. I say we pack up some supplies and a weapon or two and head there."
Everyone started packing up some canned food, bottled water, clothing, and other necessities. Jake loaded his sidearm and holstered it as a precaution.
"Crap!" Jake shouted.
"What is it?" Cassandra asked.
"The car's gone! So is the motorcycle!"
Everyone looked out the window and saw the driveway where Jake's car and Cassandra’s Harley used to be. There were no other vehicles in sight.
"If we're going to get to that ship, we're gonna need to hurry by foot," Jake decided. "You guys are gonna need to follow my lead and do not look back. Don’t stop for anything. Understood?"
The rest agreed and they hurried out the the comfort of the house, with Jake leading the way. His pistol was loaded and his K-Bar was tightly gripped.
The group continued to sneak past hungry cannibals. They hid behind shrubbery and buildings as they swiftly passed from street to street. While running through an alleyway, one cannibal snuck up behind them and started attacking