Is It A Dream Or A Memory

By: Joshie V.
I was alone for as long as I can remember. After the darkness came ¾ of the population just disappeared. No one knew

what was going on and everyone was so scared there was not a sound to be heard: even the dogs didn't make a sound. But

that only lasted a day.


When I woke up the next morning people were on a rampage through the city, taking what they could. During this

rampage people were trampled and died by hits to the head. I ran and hid in an old broken building till the rampage was over.

As I was hiding I heard a scream of horror. So I looked out the window and there were about 20 people dead in the street

because of this scary looking guy. He looked infected by some type of disease. A bunch of big strong guys tried to stop him but

all that he did was bite them and they fell dead. But suddenly all the people that had died got up off the ground and started to

attack people. One by one everyone died and all that I could do was hid in an old broken building.


I stayed in that building for 3 days till I couldn't handle it anymore. I couldn't sleep, eat, or drink; I was so scared. I needed

to get out of there, so I climbed out the window and ran for hours till I hit water. Luckily it was winter so the water was frozen.

As I was crossing the Ice it started to crack. I was so scared that I didn't take another step but the longer I stood there the more

cracks I heard, so I decided that if I didn't want to die so I started to move very slowly. After twenty minutes of moving super

slowly I somehow made it across but it was so dark that I had to create a fire out of what was around me. There was a Stick, a

rope, and an old almost empty lighter. I somehow managed to create the torch and made my way through the darkness.


As I made my way through the darkness I started to see things, thinks that would make you want to stay in that fog. I saw

my family, my friends, and my girlfriend. They were all telling me to stay with them because we would be together and happy. I

tried to ignore it but the sorrow of wanting everyone around me over whelmed me and I decided to stay. I don"t know how log I

was their but by the time I was saved I was an old man as skinny as a twig all that I heard was "Quick Get He Out Of...." and

when I woke up I was just a baby. This is a repeating dream that I have been having.


Was this a memory or just a dream?