The Story

Star’s PoV

It was a cold winter’s evening. Sheets of snow covered the footpaths of Manchester. I was in my apartment, looking down on all the people walking on the snow. They were like little

ants. I feel like a night on the town. I grab some clothes and make my way to the shower. I pull down the blinds and turn on the shower. Letting it heat up. I strip down; bare-naked. I step into the shower and let myself get used to the warmth of the water. I wash my body

then step out. That’s enough showering for today.

I get dressed into some jeans and a V-neck and step out to level 15’s lobby. I walk over to the lift and press the down button. I wait. I wait. I wait. I eventually decide that the lift it not

coming up so I decide to take the stairs. As soon as I reach the 14th level, hear the ding to gesture the lift at my level. “Fucking hey” I mutter as I run back up the stairs, back to the lift. “Keep it open!” I yell to anyone in the lift. “Door’s closing, please stand clear” announces the

robotic voice. “Fuck” I swear under my breath

I go back to the stair case and continue walking down. 14th floor, 12th floor, 11th floor, 10th

floor. I continue walking until I reach the ground level. There is a man waiting in the lobby. He looks pissed. I shouldn’t get involved. I keep walking towards the big glass exit. “Don’t”

someone says. I look back to see the man staring at me. “W-why?” I stutter. I was never good with words under pressure. “Just look” he says. I cup my hands around my eyes and stare out through the door, feeling the cold frost touch my hands and propelling onto my

face.

The streets are empty of human life. They were packed before. “What is it? Where is everyone?” I say as I turn my head back to face him. “It’s the zombie apocalypse” he says

back. I feel my heart drop down to my stomach. My back slides down the frosty door and I curl up into a ball on the floor. “Oh my gosh” I whisper as I start breathing heavily. I try to fan myself down with my hands, but I just feel myself getting hotter and hotter. I suddenly

pass out under the pressure.

I wake up in the lobby of the 15th floor. “Was it a dream?” I say. I look up to see the guy who was in ground floor. “Hey. Are you ok? You had some sort of panic attack or a seizure or

something.” He says, I never noticed how handsome he was. His beautiful eyes, his messy hair, he reminds me of myself actually. “Yeah. I’m fine. I guess” I reply. He helps me up off the floor. MAJESTIC HANDS. “I’m Aleks, with a ‘KS’ not an ‘X’” he says putting his hand out

for me to shake. “Star, just Star” I say shaking his hand. O MAH GASH YOU TOUCHED LE MAJESTIC HANDZZZ. “Well how do we get out of this?” I say shrugging slightly. “Well we

either fight out way through or we can just stay up here forever.” He says looking through the blinds of one of the windows. “There really is no point in leaving, all the stores would’ve

been rampaged and it’s a death trap out there.” He follows up.

Aleks PoV

I see her hyperventilating out of the corner of my eye. I walk over to comfort her but she passes out on the cold tiled floor. I lift her up bridle style and walk up the stairs. I reach the 15th level and rest her on the floor while I open up my room. I look back at her to make sure she is alright. I go to pick her up and take her into my bed. She wakes up. “Was it a dream? I

hear her say. “Hey. Are you ok? You had some sort of panic attack or a seizure or something.” I say. “Yeah. I’m fine. I guess” she replies. She looks so cute. No, Aleks you can’t think like that, you don’t know this girl. I help her up off the floor. “I’m Aleks, with a ‘KS’ not an ‘X’” I say as I stick my hand out for her to shake. “Star, just Star” she says as she shakes my hand. She’s so cold. “Well how do we get out of this?” She says. “Well we either fight

out way through or we can just stay up here forever.” I say looking through the blinds of one of the windows and then smirking at her. “There really is no point in leaving, all the stores

would’ve been rampaged and it’s a death trap out there.” I follow up.

“Can you walk alright?” I say as I walk to my room, “Yeah” she replies. She takes one step forward and collapses onto the floor. “You must still be in shock and your brain isn’t

functioning properly, maybe?” I say running over to her as I pick her up, bridle style, again. I run into my room and lay her on my bed. I look at my hands and notice there is blood on

them. I look at her legs and notice a deep cut with a shard of glass stuck in it. “Oh my god.” I say, I get weak when I am around blood. “How long has this been here” I say as I grab onto the corner of the glass. She’s staring at me. “This might hurt.” I say. I grab a towel off the end of my bed and hold it just underneath the cut. I grab the shard again and pull it out. I

can hear her trying to hold back her screams. “I’m so sorry” I say as I hold the towel on her cut. The blood was seeping through the towel.

“Can you hold this for a second?” I say to her. She nods slightly and lifts her hands up to hold it. I run into the kitchen and grab a first aid kit that is in the cupboard. I run back and

grab a cream that won’t let the cut get infected. I put some on the tip of my finger and spread it across the cut. I hear her groaning at the pain, trying not to scream. I grab a

bandage and wrap the cut up. “Wait here” I say as I walk back into my kitchen and wash my hands. I grab a kitchen cloth and wet it. I take it back to Star. “Here. Wash your hands.” I say

handing her the cloth. Her hands are shaking as she grabs the cloth off me. “Thanks” she whispers. “You should stay here for a bit. Do you want to go find somewhere else

tomorrow?” I say

“S-sure” she stutters back. I should probably make some conversation with her to calm her down. “So, Star, how old are you?” I say as I sit back down on the bed, next to her. “19” she says. “I’m 21, in September.” I chuckle. She smiles back, slightly. “I’ll go make us some food”

I say, she must be hungry. She nods. As I’m about to walk out I hear her speak again. “Aleks?” she says. “Yes?” I reply, whatever she needs, I will give it to her. “C-can we t-t-team

up?” she stutters. “Of course” I say as I walk out into the kitchen. She’s so cute.

Star’s PoV

He’s so sweet. I get the feeling he likes me back. The way he looks at me and the way he cares for me. Star, you don’t know if he is a rapist or something. Or if he treats every girl he meets like this. I wouldn’t care if he’s a rapist; it’s not rape if you enjoy it. He walks back in

with bacon and egg rolls. He hands me a plate “Thanks” I say. “I’ll leave you to rest” he says as he walks out into the lounge room.

He is a good cook, surprisingly. I put the plate on the bedside table and rest on the bed. I wake up to someone sitting on the bed next to me, its Aleks. “What time is it?” I say rubbing

my eyes. “About… 3 am” he replies looking at his watch.