The next morning, my whole body ached; but I had to force myself to get up.

We NEEDED medicine!

I forced my aching body down the stairs, and searched through the couch cushions for the car keys. I grabbed them and took Ro's car, out only transportation. I left her a text, telling her I'm using the car and I'll be back soon.

I drove down the street and waited for my turn at a stoplight.

Once I arrived, I locked the car and hurried on inside. No one but me was around, of course the cashier was there.

I searched the shelves for colds and flus. I found myself coughing as I looked around. I turned and looked at the lady at the counter, she looked at me with wide eyes.

What?

I walked up to her and asked if there were any common cold remedies. But she didn't answer me, she only stood there, frozen. Afraid.

For what? Why was she scared?

Suddenly, someone from behind me was coughing and hacking. I whipped around, and a man was on his hands and knees coughing until he threw up. I raced over to him.

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"Oh my God! Are you okay, sir?"

The man looked up and hissed as he lunged at me. He slammed me down on the hardwood floor. He was clutching my face, trying to pull me closer to him. He opened and shut his mouth like he wanted to bite me.

I panicked, pushing him off me. I cried for help, but the lady just stood there.

Way to be a good employee. I think to myself.

The maniac that tried to bite my face was coming at me again, but this time I dodged, him missing me by an inch. I found myself going to the shelves and pulled the board out, the bottles dropped to the floor and glass jars broke. With the board in my hand, I was ready to swing as the crazed man attempted to lunge at me again. I swung the board on his face, knocking him to the ground. As I turned to the lady again to bark at her, she wasn't there anymore...this time, she was going out the front door. I followed her and ran outside. She turns around and locks the door.

I turn to her and was about to start yelling at her for not helping me, but she backed away as if I was too a maniac, and ran away from me.

What the fuck was going on?

Realizing I didn't grab the medicine, I growled as I decided to go back home.

There's GOT to be a pharmacy nearby.

And what was up with that guy?

Did he have rabies or something? And why was that lady scared of me? She was acting like I was going to attack her and eat her face too!

Something weird is going on in this city. First, it was the news warning of the end of the human population, second it's the sirens, and now there's a crazy fucker locked up in a pharmacy.

There's a part of me that's starting to wonder if the news was right this time.

If this is the end of the world, what's happening? And how did it begin? How will it end?

I needed to do some digging.