Dear readers, I, the author of the story you just got in, hope you all like my story. please excuse my clumsiness as this is my first time writing a novel.

This book is a culmination of all my dreams. We know that dreams never truly end, but I am determined to finish what my subconscious has started.

Point to be noted, this novel is full of fictional characters, it does not indicate any living or dead person.

In the future, if this novel offends you please comment on what things I have to change to please my readers.

Thank you for taking the time to read my work. I hope it brought you joy.

WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING, I SAW MY PARENTS  SCREAMING, I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE, THEY ARE NOT THEMSELVES. I TIED THEM TOGETHER. AND LOCKED THEM IN THE BATHROOM, WHEN I SAW THE NEWS, IT SAID IT WAS A VIRUS ATTACK. THEY NAMED IT 'HEAR ME' WHICH SAID THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD LOSE THEIR HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND VOMIT BLOOD, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THEY ALSO SAID THAT THESE CREATURES ARE SENSITIVE TO NOISE, SO IT MUST BE PIN-DROP SILENCE. IT WAS ONLY ME WHO WAS NOT AFFECTED. I HURRIED BACK TO MY ROOM AND PACKED ALL THE NECESSITIES, FOOD, MONEY [JUST IN CASE], ETC. LOCKED THE HOUSE AND THREW THE KEY AWAY. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE BUT IT SEEMS THERE ARE OTHER SURVIVORS. SOME PEOPLE IN OUR FLATS WAS NOT AFFECTED. ONLY 5 OF US ARE THE SURVIVORS. MYA, MIZH, EDHAN, RUTH AND ME.ALL ALONE IN THE FLATS FILLED WITH UNKNOWN CREATURES. WE ALL RAN TO THE TERRACE[ ONLY PLACE WHERE THE CREATURES CAN'T COME]. WE WERE MAKING FOOD WHEN I HEARD A FAMILIAR VOICE SHOUTING MY NAME"CHOLE, LOOK HERE."IT WAS A BOY RUNNING TOWARDS ME. HIS NAME IS ERICH VORTON. A PERSON WHOM I MET AT MY COUSIN'S WEDDING.HIS ELDER SISTER GOT MARRIED TO MY COUSIN, THAT'S HOW WE BECAME A FAMILY. WE BECAME CLOSE WHEN WE LEARNED THAT WE BOTH HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. FOR A LONG TIME WE WERE ONLY FRIENDS. IT ALL CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE SMALL ACCIDENT, I TRIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIM, AND IT WAS WHEN I SAW THAT HIS EYES WERE THE COLOUR OF THE OCEAN, WIDE AND VAST, UNABLE TO READ WHAT HE WAS THINKING. BUT IT WAS SO EXQUISITE.

BACK TO SQUARE ONE, HE WAS RUNNING TOWARDS ME. WHEN HE REACH ME HE WAS ALL TEARS.

IT TOOK ME  2 HOURS TO CONSOLE HIM. ERICH WAS  ABOUT TO CRY JUST BECAUSE HE HADN'T SEEN ME FOR THREE DAYS AND THOUGHT I WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS. HE SAID HE FEELS RELIEVED ONLY AFTER MAKING SURE I AM FINE. HE ASKED ME WHO WERE THE PEOPLE WITH ME.

I TOLD HIM. "ERICH, THEY ARE MY FRIENDS, THE ONLY SURVIVORS, THIS IS MYA  AND RUTH. THOSE TWO ARE MIZH AND EDHAN."  I ASKED HIM WHETHER HE HAD ANY WOUNDS, ALBEIT HE WAS ALL GOOD [NOT EVEN A  SCRATCH]. THEY ASKED ME WHO HE WAS, I TOLD THEM THAT HE WAS AN IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE. ALL LEFT ME WITH A WEIRD LOOK IN THEIR FACES. ERICH HELPED ME WITH SOME CHORES. AND WE ALL SLEPT AFTER EATING, WE ALL TOOK TURNS TO GUARD. WE CAN'T LET MYA AND MIZHA GUARD AS THEY ARE KIDS, SO IT WAS ONLY ME, ERICH, RUTH AND EDHAN. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GUARD, I TOOK A PEEK OF ERICH. TO ADMIRE HIS  HANDSOMENESS. JUST THEN, ERICH SUDDENLY SPOKE " CHOLE, YOUR GAZE WAS INTENSE, I CAN FEEL IT EVEN WITH MY EYES SHUT." I GOT SUDDEN SHOCK.  WHILE WE WERE CHATTING I HEARD A METAL CREAK.........