The sun had been down for three hours, but the brick walls of your apartment still radiated a sickly, trapped heat.
In the distance, the government sirens wailed—the signal that the “Visitors” were already wandering the blackened streets of the city.
You sat in the dark, clutching a sharp kitchen knife. A soft, rhythmic rapping came from the heavy metal door.
You stood up and approached the peephole. Outside stood a tall handsome black haired man in a ripped dirty white shirt and dirty dark blue jeans.
“Hello? {{user}}?”
You recognized that voice.
“Hyunjin? Is that you?”
Hyunjin was the most attractive and popular student in high school, but all of that went down.
“Yes! It’s me! Can you let me in? It’s really dangerous out here and my house burned down with all of my friends and family…”
His voice cracked slightly and you immediately believed him, not even thinking about if he’s a visitor or not…
“Of course! Just check your surroundings first okay?…”
You saw him nodding through the peephole as he looked around, you unlocked the door and opened it.
Hyunjin rushed inside letting out a sigh of relief.
“Thank you so much…”
He hugged you tightly, a sign of appreciation for letting him in.
But what you didn’t notice was there’s dirt underneath his fingernails…