Enigma Of The UnDead, Arnav Gupta [best english books to read for beginners .txt] 📗

Introduction

 

I was an ordinary boy in a unordinary situation. I felt dumb, not knowing what to do. I was only 10 years old at that time, I knew nothing and had nothing. i barely had chances of survival. But I still didn`t lose hope and fought for my life and my family. Enjoy the story……….

 

(This is a work of FICTION)

The Storm

 

I was there sitting at the bench when my pages started to fly away. I could see it, it was coming; ‘The Storm’. It was weird and spooky. I collected all my belongings and started to run. It felt like as if the storm were following me. This did not feel right. I quickly turned on my cell. Suddenly, I heard a loud deafening Bam! It was not an ordinary noise, it sounded like a building just collapsed near me. I continued calling for the taxi, but the was not any data. I then thought that the noise was the network tower collapsing.

 

I then ran for like minutes; they felt like days to me. As I reached home, I opened the door, fortunately I had the keys as I did not know what was going to come. I stepped in and called out for my sis. No one answered. I started to get scared.

 

I opened each door in my house. I could not find a single living thing! I was alarmed when the city alarm went on. It was ear-splitting. I was frightened. What could a boy my age really does alone during a disaster like this?

Confusion Escalated

 

I did not lose hope, I knew that I had to find my family. My sis, my pa and my mom could have been in danger. I went out at my will and started to knock at every neighbor’s house thinking that my family got scared and went to someone else`s house. But yes, I was wrong. I neither found my parents nor see a soul. This was getting scarier, the alarm then suddenly went higher, I started to faint.

 

I do not know for how much time I fainted for. but when I woke up, I found myself inside a tent. I was alone. But I heard some whispering outside, it was not clear so I could not understand. I still was able to hear two words: ‘death’ and ‘undead’. I was so sleepy, so I did not care much.

 

I peeped out of a cut on the side of the tent. I was shocked when I saw a huge pit like hole but filled with human bodies! This was a bit disgusting as it did not smell fine. “ouch”, I shouted! I had just got bitten by something I never saw! That woke me up. The guard outside talking heard me, they came in and picked me up. I remember everything because this time I did not faint. They took me to a facility where I saw many others. Some of them were looking weak and some of them were sobbing or crying.

 

What is happening?!

I remember that they injected me, and they looked very scared. The doctors were shouting at the nurses. My leg hurt so much that I could not resist. I thought that I was going to die! But suddenly a person wearing round glasses came to me and inspected me. I was a bit puzzled. He then said, “boy, you will have to rest on this ventilator for about a week.” I said, “WHY!?”, I was so confused and shocked. Now I was a 100% sure that I was dying. No one was telling me anything and I was just thinking where my family was.

 

I started to remember what the two guard were talking about, but suddenly the alarm started to ring again, and this time it was even louder! I did not know why everybody ran and started to shut the door of the facility. The doctors started to look even more scared! Some were chanting and praying.

 

Suddenly, I heard sounds, they were not ordinary sounds. They were screams! Like I have heard in the movies. I heard these screams in horror movies! I could hear gunshots and jeeps drifting down the hill. This place looked like a base or something. It was on top of the hill. It was pouring like it never did. I thought it must be the storm which occurred the day before.

Questions upon Questions

  

This day, my leg did not hurt much. It is better. But I do not why it feels like I do not have a leg. I did not care because doctors knew better. I still did not know where I was or what is happening. I really wanted to know. Why did the storm occur and how did I reach hear? Who took me hear? I thought that it was a movie shooting. But of course, it was not.

 

It was a very sad environment, and no one made a noise. The water was dripping from the top ceiling. It was very cold, and the alarms were off. I thought it was a false alarm the day before. But then I thought about the noises and, and my family. It brought a tear in my eyes. There was a load of red blood on the floor. It smelled like I was in a poultry. Hunger was killing me at that time. I have not eaten since I left my house. But I have a sandwich in my bag! I tried to find my bag; it was not there.

 

I was not able to put the pieces together. My mind had become a bundle of questions!

 

A sandwich in my bag?

 

 

Ok I really need to explain this. I was not happy with my family. My father was alcoholic and violent, and my mother was a party queen. Every night my mother used to go for a party and never took us anywhere. The only person I loved was sis. She took care of me.  She was I a boarding school and had come for a holiday.

 

I left my house. You might be thinking that I should not have. Even I was thinking at that time. I thought that I would be happy and would far away and do a part-time job in a café or something. I was not ready for something like this to happen. I did grab my identity; my passport, birth certificate, my books, my cloths, and other items I could use of my trip.

 

Ok, let's get back to the facility.

 

I was really bored and did not say a word. Suddenly I heard cries, not the scary cries, but human cries. It was a girl! She looked my age, and something had bit her arm. The nurses laid her down on the bed beside me. She looked conscious, but in pain. That is why I did not look or talk to her. She looked as if she was going through the same situation like me. These thoughts made me hungry and sleepy, so I slept.

FOOD!

I slept long, but I do not know how much. I still cannot feel my leg. The first thing did after waking up was to see the girl. I had some hope that she knew what is happening. I could not wait for her to wake up. Suddenly I saw trays, like in airplanes. It smelled like food! I was amazed. We were being served. I was hungry, very hungry. I also heard a yawn. It was the girl; she