DEATH PENALTY

Chapter 1 - I am no more alone

I was sitting on the roof of a run-down house in a small town. I watched as a group of four teenage boys began to roam the abandoned town, raiding houses for supplies. They haven't spotted me yet. The boys were most probably 17-18 years old.

Its been a year since the zombie apocalypse has started, and clearly the boys were prepared. They all were dressed in apocalyptic gear, weapons strapped to their bodies, and they're keeping a close eye on the houses

in the town.

"Hey !!!" I shouted .

All four of the boys stood still once they heard me call out, before quickly turning and looking up to find me on the rooftop. They all seem to tense up once they lay eyes upon me, and they immediately raised their weapons.

"who the hell are you?!" the oldest one called back. His voice was cold, untrusting to say the least.

"I m here for 5 days now...Can I join you guys too ? I m a girl as you can see and yesss I will be soon 17 !Thr-ee more days to go!!!" I said while chuckling around as if I just met my crush .

The boys eyes widen in surprise when they found out I was a girl. They lowered their weapons slightly, but they still seemed untrusting.

"you're on your own? no one else you were travelling with?" the oldest one asked.

"My family went missing or maybe they just left this burden to die .Wait aren't you happy that a beautiful young girl survived ? " I said .

The boys eyes softened slightly when they heard me say my family was missing, but one of the younger ones spoke up first.

"and you survived on your own for 5 days?" he asked, seeming sceptical.

"Yes !!! I was hidden in the boys washroom.By the way , it was too dirty .Don't you guys flush after carrying out your excretion process?" I said in a playful manner .

The boys shared a look with each other, seeming to be weighing up their options. The oldest one, who seemingly seems to be the leader of the group, glanced between his friends, before finally looking back up at me. "...come down here. slowly."

"I am afraid ...There are zombies down there... They will kill me ...Also my skirt got torn from the back side ...I am embarrassed" I cried .

The boys went silent for a moment as I spoke, before the oldest one lets out a quiet sigh. "there's no zombies around here, otherwise we would have spotted them. and don't worry, we're not gonna judge you for your skirt being torn. hell, half of ours aren't in the best condition either."

"This boy is cold ,handsome, seems to be the leader and aishhh what the hell am I thinking ?" I asked to myself .