Wasteland

Wasteland
By:Jacob

So far the world has gone to crap. I fear I might be the only one left. This war has ripped the world to shreds. U.S.A, Russia, China, And Korea are all apart of this devastating war. All that’s left of planet earth is a nuclear wasteland.  I guess all the blame could be put on China for this war although we took part in it. The first explosion was on new york.

I was there working at my job as usual dealing with a picky customer when suddenly i was blinded by a big flash of light. I went and looked outside the window with everyone else scrambling to see. I never thought the day would come where I see a mushroom cloud right where the empire state building was. I couldn’t imagine the horror of what it was like down there. I ran to the phone to call 911 but the lines were busy i guess that was a stupid idea after all there were many other people probably calling.

I figured I could go home and check on my family to see if their alright. I ran out the shop still in my taco bell uniform but that didn’t matter to me right now. I heard the others screaming at me to not go but I just ignored them the most important thing on my mind was my family right now.I got in my car and drove home ignoring the speed limit I was pretty sure most of the cops were at the explosion site so i didn't worry about it much. I tried calling home but the phone lines were so busy they were overloaded and i couldn’t get anywhere so i just kept driving.

 As i arrived there i ran up to the door and banged on it as hard as i could. My little brother was standing there i was glad he was OK. My sister and my dad were in the living room look at the television. A newscast of the destruction at the empire state buildings ruins was broadcasting on every channel. It was terrifying i never thought any thing like this could happen i hoped this was the end of it but i was wrong.
Then it came again another bright flash of light but this time more than one i thought today could be the end for me as the flashes were ending the television camera crew pointed the camera at the remains of the statue of liberty i was horrified.

 Then the last explosion came and i could feel the force of it because this time it was near our house i was pushed back and heard my family screaming then everything went dark and i thought is this the end?

 I woke up wounded and in extreme pain my whole body felt like it was hit by a plane. I looked around and saw the green gases floating in the air i looked around and took some tissues to keep me from breathing in the gases. I couldn’t find anyone i hoped they had gotten out safely. I went and changed out and washed up i had a fairly large cut on my back and my forehead with bruises and scars everywhere else. I walked outside to find that everything was ruined the houses the cars there were many people lying on the ground dead and i was horrified.

 I decided to go to the police station to see if there was anyone who could help. I found my old electric scooter in the garage and decided if i wanted to get anywhere this was my best mode of transportation.

 I took a bat just in case there was anything that wasn’t supposed to be there. I headed out to the police station i noticed somethings shadow crawling around i didn’t wait to see what it was so i sped up and kept moving. I still felt its presence closing in on me i stopped got up and looked around for whatever might of been troubling my mind i thought that it could’ve just been a squirrel but with the devastation that went down i don’t know what it could be i thought i might be in trouble if i don’t get moving but i lingered. I stopped suddenly and couldn’t move it felt like something was taking over my mind. I noticed my eyes were shut tightly by some force other than my own. With every ounce of strength i had i opened them and what was staring at me was more disgusting than anything i’ve ever witnessed in my life. It was a woman with rotting flesh she had four arms and her skin was a distinctive green. I felt like i was going to be sick but i still could not move it was as if she was looking into my soul and i couldn’t do any thing about it.

 Then all at once it felt like ten things were going on at once. I could to release me from her icy cold stare and i could move again i flailed in all directions when  i was let go so it looked something like me having a seizure luckily no one was around to see it. I felt extreme pain as one of her massive claws tore open a large gash on my leg it went deep enough for me to see the bone. I remembered the bat i had laying on the ground a little ways away from me i put everything i had into trying to grab the bat as she grabbed my wrist. I then heard a loud crack and looked up to see a hefty man holding a blunt object. He took one look at me and he could tell i was afraid. “Thanks” i said
“You alright kid?” He asked me even though i could see he already knew i wasn’t

“Are there others with you?”  “A tough little girl and an old man who can pack a punch”
“Can you tell me what’s going on”
“Later right now we need to get back to our camp before more rippers show up”
I didn’t understand what he meant by rippers but i didn’t disobey and he helped carry me back to this so called “Camp”. I could tell i was pretty badly wounded and in need of medical treatment. I had a gash on my leg that was finger deep. As we reached back to camp there was a little girl with hair as black as the night sky. I guess it was all the ash from the explosions but maybe she was just born that way.

 In the corner watching an old TV that looked liked it was from the 90s.  He had guns strapped around him and a belt of grenades wrapped over his shoulder ending at his waist. I asked them their names the guy who saved me told me to call him stone. It definitely fit him though, The little girl said her name was Regina even though she was so much younger than me i could tell if she wanted to she could snap my neck in an instant so i stayed away from her. Finally the senior citizen told me to call him Brew. He drank a lot and he couldn’t even remember his own name.

 I wondered how long the world had been like this so i asked. To my shock i found out the world had been like this for much longer than i imagined in fact it was apparently 6 months how i had managed to stay alive in that house so long i had no clue but something or someone must have been there keeping me alive after the blast. It was beginning to get dark and they beginning boarding everything up they told me at night the mutants come out more and the fighting begins and if we want to survive we better stay close to camp at night. The noises became worse, and got louder and after a short while i heard gunfire and explosions along with a mixture of screams. It was like a horrifying symphony. I couldn’t believe what this world had come to. I just hoped it would all come to an end soon or else i might just lose my mind.