Unlike the three walls one saw when coming into the room that were filled with planning and valuable information about his life, the wall that lead to the living room was filled with mad writings of regret and hatred towards the world he was trapped within
'I see, he fell into madness. He probably took his own life from the sorrow'
Passing over the mad scribbles I walked into the next room finding a large empty room
the floor was covered in tarp as a small dead and long gone garden covered half the room, on the other side of the room was a large trough of both excrement's, bones and soil all prepared for the plants growth
It was an interesting array of fertilizers that would help him in creating a sustainable food source, at least it was supposed to
On the other side of the doorway was a number of small pots and bags of different plant seeds
Looking around the room there were faded words on the walls just like in the other room, except these seemed as if they were much older, they were completely unreadable
The roof seemed to be a mess as cords were ripped out and the light had been replaced with multiple strips of circular lights
'Did he replace the lights? why?'
I didn't know anything about farming so I wasn't sure why he would remove the light and go through the trouble of replacing them with these
Turning around I continued searching the apartment
I walked into the bedroom to find the bed in the corner while a few large tables where lined up against the walls
Miscellaneous scrap and items were placed next to tools and different items that were all useful in creating something
Sketches and blue prints were pinned against this rooms walls
'Looks like he could create things, was he an engineer or something?'
Grabbing duct tape and scrap I put it into my satchel before I sat down on the bed and relaxed for a little bit
It was exhausting always feeling the rebar moving around
After a few minutes of being off my feet I shimmied across the bed towards the bedside table and opened the large draw
Inside of the draw were a number of different notebooks
Picking up the top one I looked at Its messy and chaotic title that seemed as if the
Diary No. 35
Opening the book the writing was messy and all over the place, due to its chaotic style and aging the words were hard to make out
Flicking through the pages I stopped halfway through the book, the rest of the pages were all left empty. This was his last entry
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5/10/2038
I've become trapped on this floor and the floors above, I have nowhere else to go. I am trapped
What should I do? Where should I go? Why am I still alive?
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
Just. Just let me die
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Why won't you let me DIE!
I've almost run out of food, so I have to escape the building. I won't be able to come back here anymore so I'll need to find a new home
I've collected everything I need and will be using the walkway I constructed to walk over to the roof of the neighboring building before I begin my migration.
Thank you for being with me all this time. Thank you for listening
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'it seems like he had large mood swings near the end of his time here, he wasn't stable enough to successfully make smart decisions'
It was a conclusion I had made after looking at all the important notes, items and maps he had left lying around within the apartment
'I doubt he lived for long afterwards'
After Skimming through the previous entries of the diary I threw it to the side and pulled out the book at the very bottom of the pile and looked at the title
Diary No. 1
It was written in neat and clean characters completely different from his last diary that seemed to be written with an extremely loose grip and crazy letters as if he couldn't properly control his arm
Opening up the book I looked at the first entry before skimming through the most interesting diary passages
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2/1/2031
There have been loud screams echoing throughout the city since the world changed a few days ago
I chose to start writing in case anything happens to me in any way whatsoever
I am Paul, a college student who takes multiple courses ranging from engineering to mechanics due to the economy. Both jobs pay well so I will definitely never be limited on money, that's at least how my life was supposed to go
The apocalypse wasn't too emotionally distraughting as I'm an orphan so I have no one else to worry about, only my own life is important
I have collected everything useful in my apartment and have placed it inside of the living room to see what I could use, at the moment I am contemplating using the aquariums sand to create cement and spreading it across the front door
I am scared by the banging and groaning that comes from the other side of it during the days and nights, I don't feel safe at all
After checking all of my recourses I only have enough food to last a week, I don't know how I'm going to get more
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7/1/2031
I killed more zombies today on my exploration of my floor, when I'm certain everything has been cleared out I will set up barricades on the stairs to prevent them from coming to my floor
So far I have collected the supplies from the neighbors as well as important materials I would need such as wood, soil, potted plants, and other items
The zombies I kill usually get thrown off the railing and into the middle of the first floor but lately Its been attracting a large canine like creature that had dark grey fur and sharp bone like claws piercing through its skin in certain places
Every few weeks there are visible changes to this 'wolf'
It gets bigger, more imposing and is always covered in blood and entrails, its scarier than any zombie I have seen throughout this apocalypse
Because of this I have begun throwing the bodies out the front of the building instead so as to prevent it from entering the building and causing damage.
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12/1/2031
That 'wolf' killed another similar creature today protecting my apartment and Its source of snacks that I inadvertently provide it
This beast was different from the wolf as it resembled a different type of dog like creature
It was fatter and had stretched and droopy skin, It was shorter and didn't have bone talons piercing its body, although it seemed at a clear disadvantage it put up a good fight against the wolf and eventually ended up leaving a deep cuts on the side of its face on the top and bottom lips
It may sound strange but it seemed like its skin had... hardened whenever a deadly scratch from the wolfs claws attacked it
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20/1/2031
I FOUND A FUCKING SWORD!!!
As I was exploring the floor above me I went into the well known bachelor of the apartment, he was pretty well known for pushing forty and never having a girlfriend
Because of our similar situations I created a grave for him in his apartments bedroom to remember him, he was always nice and helped those in need in the apartment when asked
I normally wouldn't build a grave but he was an exception as in his apartment I found a real sword on display, it was a katana and there was even a whetstone so I could sharpen it and continue using it as a real weapon in the future
I can finally stop using this old wooden cricket bat that I had found in my neighbors apartment, now I had a proper weapon that I could use from now on
As I was sharpening the sword the water and electricity began to give out for a few minutes before they returned, it seems like I'll need to start collecting water however I can
Soon they'll probably both disappear and I'll be left with only the things I can collect within the building
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