Carly and her older sister Susan trudged though the tall grass, the hot summers day beat down on the two girls. Carly was 16 with sun kissed skin and brown eyes, she had slightly messy blonde hair that was in a short bob. She wore denim shorts that stopped above her knees with a lavender colored t-shirt and a slightly oversized denim jacket. White socks with purple worn sneakers on her feet.
Susan was 19 and had tanned skin and the same blonde hair, but hers was long and tied in a braid over her shoulder and her eyes were hazel. She was wearing a white v-neck shirt under a brown leather jacket. The older girl also wore tan jeans with white running shoes.
Carly had a red backpack around her shoulders and had a pocket knife in her...well pocket. Susan had a brown bag over her shoulder, she carried a hunting rifle and a semi automatic pistol.
The apocalypse happened almost a year ago, and in that time the walking dead had turned the world into a waking nightmare: people eaten alive, people killing each other for supplies and mass suicides. The world went to hell. Carly and Susan's father had passed away 5 years ago and their mother was in the military, she'd been called to help stop the infection and that was the last time the girl's have seen her since. So after a few days of hiding, they decided to set out to find their mother. Two weeks later and they were on the outskirts of the city, making their way to McKennly military base.
Once they cleared the tall grass, the two girls found themselves in the middle of a decently sized town,
"By the looks of it, the towns clear. Be careful and stay close" Susan cautioned and they went to investigate the town. As they walked down the deserted and worn down sidewalk, the sound of a loud engine bursted through the air. After hearing this Susan grabbed her younger sister and pushed through into a small department store.
The two were ducked under a display counter until the sound of the car faded enough that they could be Sure it was gone. But the relief was short lived as Susan and Carly came face to face with a stranger pointing a menacing shotgun at them, instinctively the older blonde positioned herself in front of her sibling.
"What are you little girlys' doing here? Any of you bit?!" The man said.
Carly felt fear take hold of her,
"N-no mister!" She spoke fearfully,
"Shhh-" Susan intervened and put her arm in front of Carly, pushing the girl even more behind her.
The man gave a heavy sigh and lowered his gun,
"All clear! Just a couple of girls, probably 'pissing-their-pants' scared from that car." The man announced to the darkness.
Carly was starting to feel anger ignite inside her at his phrasing, she wasn't scared! Or at least she wouldn't admit to it. Carly was very much a tomboy and didn't take too kindly this man's tone. Three others appeared out if the shadows: a man and and two women.
That's when Carly got a good look at all of them:
The first(the guy with the shotgun) was tall with dark skin, he wore what looked like black combat gear.
"The names James" he introduced and motioned to a woman wearing similar gear as him.
The woman had black hair that was in a spiky bob, pale skin, green eyes.
"This is Louis, my partner" he said.
"Those two are: Mike, my friend and Jen, his girlfriend." He stated.