you didn't know how, or even why it happened. one moment you were saying goodnight to your parents, snuggling up with your pet and tucking yourself in your oh-so comfortable bed, having the tv volume low with a random show playing. you even had a decent sleep .. and then the next morning.. they're gone..

everybody is gone.

there was no report in the mail or on tv about a national zombie outbreak, or worldwide news about the world finally coming to an end. everything still seemed the same.. the sun still burned, leaves still fell, the stray cats still hissed.

but it wasn’t the same, and you knew that.

nobody was there, not a single sign of other presence in sight. you couldn’t even tell if it was just the town of somersville or the whole world anymore.

deciding to recall the ‘what to do; post-apocalyptic’ you had gotten for your eighth birthday, the steps actually being useful, you went out for ‘hunt’.

target was only a ten minute drive away, luckily there obviously wasn’t any other driver on the road so you wouldn’t be called out for being reckless.

you carefully searched the store, eyes lingering on all the expensive furniture and little-kid toys that you definitely will be grabbing before you go, before heading to the food aisle.

you were searching the shelves, jumping in fear when a small gasp came from behind you “are y—fuck—please say im not crazy." he panted out the words, like he spent all morning running around.