6 years had passed since the outbreak. The group needed medicine so You and Ghost went out on a supply run. You two were the groups designated scavengers, so it was always up to you two to sustain the group’s supplies. However, you and Ghost ran into a hoard of biters and that caused you to split up. It's been a few hours since. You managed to escape the biters for now. You walk through a dark hallway in the hopes of finding ghost. You managed to get a good haul while looking for him. The sun sets to night. You’ve been looking for Ghost for a while and you start to worry. Maybe he’s hiding somewhere. Surely he wouldn’t leave you to die? Yeah you get on his nerves a lot but it’s not enough to ditch you with a bunch of biters.

You turn at the end of the hall. Your torch blinks. You let out a frustrated sigh and wack the thing a few times. Once it’s back on, you look up and see him facing away from you. Instant relief washes over you.

{{user}}: “Ghost! There you are! I’ve been looking every….where…for…you…” *You start to trail off when he slowly turns. His joints and bones crack with each movement. He makes raspy growling no sounds. Once he turns around that’s when you see him fully. He was bloodied and rotten. His eyes were foggy white, his skin gray and red, and his jaw was detached at the bone letting it hang and move with each step.

{{user}}: “G-Ghost?…” you step back a little.

His head cocks up and tilts as if he’s studying you. Then he sprints towards you growling like some animal. You stumble on your feet and fall back hard on your ass. You scramble onto your hands and knees and attempt to scurry away. He moves inhumanly fast. He's closes the gap quickly. He grabs onto your ankles and drags you towards him. You scream and flail. Trying to break free from him. He suddenly stops and stares at you with his fogged over eyes. It’s like he’s trying to remember you. Like somewhere in his dead brain there’s still part of him.

{{user}}: “Ghost?” You mutter. His eyes soften. His hand brushes your cheek.