The Zombies

Submitted into Contest #60 in response to: Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.... view prompt

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Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction

 Author‘s note:(This not based on any destruction of the world.  Its just a story so don’t worry. Hehe.)


Summary- This story is based on the start of zombies after the destruction of the world. The four characters you know from my previous story- Jack, Ronnie, Anne and Rose are the main characters. Let’s see how they save their city from the zombies.


A bright sunny day after the demolition of the world. It was demolished in an hours time. Earthquakes all around, floods and stuff. Luckily some people were saved by hopping on to a ship. Jack, Ronnie, Anne and Rose were sitting in their partly demolished home. “Huh, doesn’t look like it’s been a year since we nearly died.”said Rose.

“Yeah, people lost their lives, families, homes isn’t it”said Jack. 

“Guys at least we are fortunate that our parents are safe. Home isn’t demolished as others and we have a backup for food.”added Anne.

 “We are safe, isn’t it so positive to hear.”said Ronnie.


Tring tring, tring tring. The phone rang. Anne picked up the phone. “Hello, who’s there?”

“Rather you should ask who’s alive!”commented Jack from behind. 

“Hey it’s me Russell.”said the one on the call.

“Ohh are you alive!?”said Anne. “I thought you were dead by drowning into the ocean”

“Yeah I drowned. I will tell you the story later. What about joining me to a welcome back party. After 2 days. I have invited all of my classmates, relatives and many people obviously who were alive. We will have a lot of fun”said Russell, but in a voice that would make the spine chill to anyone who heard it


“Yeah we will join you but why are you sounding creepy?”asked Anne. 

“Ugh ugh – Russell cleared his throat – a bit of a cough.”

You coming right,I will write your names in the list”,said Russell.

“Yeah bye Russell.”

“Bye”said Russell and the and cut the phone. 

“We are going to a party after 2 days. Russell’s invited us. But he was sounding rather creepy than the previous times.”said Anne 

“But where’s the party anyway?”asked Ronnie.

“Ohh no! Didn’t ask that”


Anne called Russell back and he said that it was at his home. He was sounding creepy more than ever, as though bitten by a zombie. Two days passed. They were getting ready for the party. Anne had dressed up in her frock. Ronnie and Jack were wearing suits. And Rose was eating bananas. “Don’t you want  to come to the party with us?”asked Jack.

 “Apparently, no. Yeah really, I am not interested to come in that dumbos party.”replied Rose.


“Ohh sorry but you are forced to come in that party. We are 18yrs old. I hope you are aware of that.”said Anne. 

“Ohh thanks that you reminded me that we are already 18. I thought we were just 10.”replied Rose and gave out a cruel chuckle. 

“Ohh my pleasure”said Anne.

“Come on. Dress up quickly. We have to leave.”said Jack.

“How many times should I say that I am not coming!?”

“Okay your wish. Stay put”said Jack and the other three left the room.


Jack, Ronnie and Anne hopped in the car ( they had just bought a new Porsche Cayman) and left soon.

“Why does she always have to act immature?”asked Anne.

 “Who knows? Except her”replied Ronnie

The journey was long so after some time, Jack put on the speakers and they began to shout (just a kinda personification). 

“Ohh shut that song right now! I hate it to the core!”shouted Anne but nobody listened to her. “Shut it right now or I’ll punch and break the speakers!”


“Punch it. Go ahead.”said Ronnie.

“Please can you stop the song. I am begging.”

“Okay okay.”said Jack and he turned off the speakers.

After half an hours journey, they finally reached Russell’s house. The house was gleaming like gold with the lights which were put on it. The backyard was decorated with various kinds of vases and artificial flowers. They walked on to the the backyard where they flung Russell and their other fellow schoolmates. 


“Hi Russell.”said the three together. Russell was rather looking pale and had various scars and scratches all over his hand and face. 

He was wearing a red velvet suit and black jeans below.

“Hello guys. Welcome to this small little party”replied Russell. He was sounding creepy as usual. 

“Why are you looking so pale and what are all those scratches about, huh?”asked Anne.

“I was not keeping well so I’m looking pale. And those scratches, I just met a car accident yesterday.”replied Russell.

“Ohh are you ok now?”asked Anne sadly.

“Ohh pretty well.”replied Russell.


The conversation ended and they started to play games. After the games session, everyone was hungry. They all started to eat the food. The three weren’t feeling hungry at all. Then suddenly something happened. A girl fell on the ground. Her glass and plate shattered on the ground. Everyone went near her to examine her. Russell was looking least cared. The three went to see her too. 


She woke up after five minutes. Her face started to turn pale and she started to get the scars which were on Russell’s body. She started turning purple. Her feet went crooked. After her many others started to fall on their feet went crooked and stuff. Then Russell shouted. We all are zombies. I mixed an ingredient which would make everyone zombies. He said that after he had fallen into the ocean, he had drowned about 2kms down. He said  that he met a zombie king who promised that Russell  would reach his world but as a zombie. His voice was echoing all over the backyard. The army of zombies started to bite people and they were also turning into zombies. The three ran as fast as they could. Their car was also bitten by the zombies. “Vroom vroom” a suv was coming towards them. A man was sitting in it. Then he said “Are you waiting for the zombies to bite you! Hop in!” 

The three went into the car and they drove away from that place. He took them to their house as they had told to take him there to save Rose. 


They went to their home and returned with Rose. They hopped in to the car. He handed them guns. “Ahh I am taking a gun in the hand after the A.C.O.”exclaimed Ronnie.

He drove them to the forest. On the way they saw people getting bitten by a zombies. 


They soon reached a hut. “Here lives a friend of mine. He’s a scientist. He’ll find an antidote for this” said the man. They went to the the hut and met his friend he said that the antidote will be ready by next morning if everyone would help. They all started to prepare the antidote. After sometime, they heard a noise. They saw that the zombies had surrounded the hut. They took out their guns and started to fire. Russell was also killed in this firing. 


Soon ,all  zombies were down. The antidote was also ready by the morning. The thing they had to do was sprinkle some antidote on the people who had become zombies. 

They gathered some more people and started doing their work. People had started recovering. Soon all the zombies were humans again. They thanked the scientist and returned home. 









September 19, 2020 15:39

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Keerththan 😀
02:40 Sep 25, 2020

This is a good story. I really enjoyed reading it. You had already revealed that Russell was a zombie. "bitten by a zombie". Okay creepy story. As Akshat said you may leave it like "the zombies had surrounded the hut" and make a part 2. That would be wonderful. But, you have already ended the story. Time for some suggestions: 1) in an hours time. Hours into hour's 2)“Huh, doesn’t look like it’s been a year since we nearly died.”said Rose. When you are finishing the sentence with said, replied, added, etc you have to give a comma ...

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Hriday Saboo
03:45 Sep 25, 2020

Ok 👍 I will surely follow ur suggestions. Sure!!

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