What Now?

V and Adam have to decide what their going to do after hearing President Hills speech.

 We sat for a long time staring at the now blank TV screen, static once again becoming our only noise. Adam got uo from the couch and walked to the back part of our apartment I assumed to get dressed leaving me time to think about the things we had just heard. I wished it was all a big joke and hoped that the TV would come back on with the caption "Got you America! Jokes on you!!" with a big smiley face. I knew it wasnt going to happen. I couldnt believe I was seriously thinking about people dying, coming back and biting other people! I just couldnt wrap my mind around it. Adam come back into the living room and sat down next to me, I hoped he was having a better time thinking about this.

             "That is some seriously fucked up s**t we just heard. I dont know what to think

              about it.... Really, Zombies? Is that what they are? Maybe those 'people' didnt

              actually Die.... maybe they were, i dont know in some weird state that made

               them appear dead??" He paused a moment turning to face me, his faced pulled tight honey colored eyes glowing with intensity.

             "Zombies?" he finally said. I dont know why he was asking me like I knew. I didnt know what to say so I just stayed quiet. I had no answers to his questions, I had the same questions as him. He reached out and grabbed my hand softly brining it to his lap. While giving my hand a reassuring squeeze he said

             "I dont think the siren this morning was a joke, Im sorry I didnt take you seriously

              at first, but I dont know what the f**k to think now!" He lifted his gaze to meet mine releasing some of the tension he was putting on my hand. He didnt give me time to respond to him. I think he was starting to panic alittle, I couldnt blame him. I was too.

             "He didnt say anything about help or what to do or where to go! What happens

              if there here? He said it could be all over us in 6 months. Thats it? 6 f*****g

              f*****g months?" His voice was getting loud and more intense as he continued to talk. He released my hand moving both of his to cover his face. He let his head drop into his hands and began rubbing his temples as if that would bring about an answer to the problems we now faced.

             "I dont know what were supposed to do. I guess we have to find a way to stay

              safe." He finished by shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head back in forth slowly never stopping the temple rubbing. I still hadnt come up with any clever answers for us. I said the only thing that I could think of at that moment.

             "I dont know whats happening either and Im scared shitless about this too!

              Right now were Ok and were together. Were smart, we will figure something

              out!" I tried to sound enthusiastic but my voice shook and gave my nervousness away. He didnt say anything back, he didnt even look at me, he reached out to the glass coffee table infront of us and grabbed his cell phone. Im not sure who he was planning on calling but he punched in a number and held the phone to his ear. Only a second later to remove it from his ear and hold it out in front of his face. I could hear the "Beep, Beep, Beep" of a busy or disconnect phone line. He tapped the phone on the "End Call" button and hurled the phone across the room. It cracked and fell to the floor in our small dining room. I got up and went to retrieve it but he grabbed my arm before I took my first step.

             "Dont bother. D****t, the TV and the Phone are out!" He said as I sat back down. So we were 0 of 2 in the communication department. How else were going to get any more information. We sat in silence on seperate sides of the couch. I absently rubbed at the spot where he had grabbed my arm, it was sore. I had a million and one thoughts running through my mind when something semi-genious popped up.

             "Our neighbors! Someone else had to have seen the Announcement!" I practically yelled this at him. He looked at me like I had 3 heads then finally said

             "I guess we can see whats up. Its still early though I dont know how many people

              wouldve been up."

Great! I had come up with my first good idea for this morning! We got dressed in reliative silence, hearing that there is a virus possibly causing zombies kind of darkens the mood. We dressed in our heavy winter clothes. We get hit or miss winters in Michigan but this year Mother Nature had put her worst face forward for us. We were lacing up our boots and about to walk out our door when I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards me. I had to step up on to my tip toes to give him a quick kiss and an "I love you". Even though our winter coats were acting as a barrier between us he still roped his hand around my waist splaying his hand out on my back and pulled my into him. I rested my head on his chest and could just barely hear the comforting sounds of his heartbeat through all our clothes. I did Not want to move from this spot. I wished that we could stay like this for longer as he stepped back from me and opened the front door.

 

 At first the blinding light assaulted our vision. I had to squint to even make out the basic shapes of the metal railing that kept us from falling down the 3 flights of stairs.