Since we were driving on the unused road, the infected were few. I think it was because most people were caught unaware that’s why the effect was that much. The number of people that were infected was too many. I just prayed that my husband and kid were doing okay wherever they were. It was so hard to think our family was surviving in different routes with no clue where the others were.

 The worst part is not knowing whether they were alive or not.

The phone disconnection was the worst thing ever.

We were back to square one. The age where there is no communication.

I didn’t know where my husband was and if he was looking for us. He may be a busy man, but he loved us to the core. He would do anything to find us. Now, that’s where the problem is. How will he find us? Suppose I found my son; where would we start looking for Richie? It was hard. Way too hard. Those were some of the worries that were on my mind.

The car stopped abruptly. Out of instinct, I stood up fast and looked around. One thing that came to my mind is we had been attacked.

I looked over and what I saw was scary. There was no amount of words or emotions that could describe what I felt. Hundreds of infected were coming ahead of us. We didn’t see that coming.

“Why are there so many of them?” I asked curiously

“I don’t know,” replied the elderly lady, comfortable

She tried turning the car over again, but it stopped working. The vehicle could not start. The kids were panicking and crying. The experience they had the previous day was traumatizing

“Calm down, kids. We are going to make it. We are here with you. We are not going to leave. I will protect you.” I said as I tried to assure them of their safety.

“What are we going to do?”

“The only thing is to run for it.”

“They are too many. They will catch up. Jump out. Let’s go towards the grass and try to go round them to the other end. There is no other way,” said the elderly lady.

I jumped from the pickup and helped the kids down together with the teacher on duty. Her name was Monica Karemi.

She helped hold two kids while I held the other two. The elderly couple was behind us for protection. They had the guns, and also Monica had one, but she had to hold the kids.

I can’t say I was not scared at all. My heart was beating too fast. My mind was blowing with thoughts and fear. I didn’t know for how long we were going to run or for how long we had to live.

With all the undead a few meters from us, it was getting worse. Way too bad

“Guys. Hurry up. They are catching up. They sensed us. Oooh, my God. They are splitting,” Said teacher Monica as she led the kids ahead, running. On the tall grasses.

Though the grass was tall, they were not enough to hide us. The only ones that were not seen were the kids. It was also not the best place to pass by. The grass was dry, producing too much noise as we pass which attracted their attention.

“Stop.” Said the elderly lady after a while.

“We can’t continue these ways, look.”

With that, we all looked where she pointed, and my heart broke.

The infected had surrounded us. I looked at the kids and felt their fear. One kid, Dan, was calling for his mummy. I tried to hush him, but he could not stop crying. I consoled him the best way I knew how but I was scared as well. I didn’t know whether ill survive it or not. It was only the second day, but the infected were so many.

I was getting doubts about getting my son and husband alive.

Up ahead was a house at the field. The place being a bit outside the city, there fields around. Though it was not well barricaded, it was our only safest haven. We only need to get inside.

Being surrounded was not funny. I could not show the kids how scared I was. I had to give them hope and show I was there for them. We all were.

“There is a house ahead. I don’t know if we could reach it before we are completely surrounded.”

“Let’s head that way. Place the kids at the center. Let’s make a circle,” said Mr. Kibali.

“Sure. Kids come here. Stay together. No matter what happens, don’t runoff. We won’t let anything happen to you.” I said, getting them together.

We proceeded in an encirclement towards the house.

“Watch out. One is coming from your right Monica.”

“I can’t do this. I have never hit anybody before. Let alone killing one.”

“Hurry up. He is coming faster. If you don’t kill him, it will kill you. It’s either you or him.”

“Nomo”

With that, she hit him on the head. The kids shouted in panic and started running off the encirclement.

“Kids come closer to me. Nothing is going to happen to you. Don’t run off.” Before I could finish up. Dan had run off shouting. It attracted the attention of the other infected and followed him.

The other three were holding my clothes, shouting. I had no way of getting Dan.  Tens of them were running after him. He was scared shitless.

“Mummy. Mummy. Help me. Help me”. He tried to turn around, but they were catching up.

“Teacher Monica, hold the kids and help them get to the house. I’ll go help, Dan. I promised to protect him.”

“No. It’s late. You won’t make it.”

“Do you expect me to leave him to die, and I could help. Take care of the other kids.”

I rushed after him with all my might. He was just a scared kid. His first reaction was to run.

 I stabled the first one on the left down. It was hard when I first did it but not anymore. It was hard to kill someone else, but when your safety is at risk, then it comes naturally. Surviving.

I killed the third, fourth and fifth when two others came at me. I was surrounded by the three. Killing one is always easy, but not when they come three at the same time. I was overpowered. One of them bit my leg. I was scared shitless.

“Get off me,” I shouted at them, but it was like I was attracting more of them to me.

“I said, get… of …me, “I said one word at a time as I pierced one of them on the head. The other one was holding on to my leg, and I fell down. They pounced at me.

“I am not going to die here without seeing my son. No way.”

I pierced the one holding my shoulders on the head.  I then kicked the one holding my leg off of me. It was like he was possessed. He didn’t go or leave me. He kept coming at me. I tried standing up, but the two bodies that fell on me were heavy to throw them.

The infected came at me again, and this time, I was sure I was dead. I didn’t have the strength to push them off me and fight the other one simultaneously. I held the rod tight and waited to pierce him. He fell on one of the infected ones on top of me and almost bit my arm.

The next thing I knew was blood had splashed my face

I looked over to see the elderly man, Mr. Kibali holding a silencer gun.

He then helps pull me up

“Thank you, sir.”

“It’s nothing. We have to get that kid. He will attract more of them with his shouting.”

‘Wow, you killed all of them in seconds.”

“I used to be in the army. I know one or two things about fighting in crowds. And this seems like a crowd. “

I laughed at the joke and followed behind him. He may be old but not slow.

He was swift and strong. I followed and helped in clearing the undead.

They did not die if not pierced through the head.

We killed our way to him.

“Dan, get down” I really regretted not having a gun. It was much faster to use than a rod.

I pierced one of the infected from behind and pushed him down. I held the boy and hugged him. He was scared that he peed on himself. With my assurance, the boy calmed down a bit.

The others were almost at the house. The elderly lady fought her way to the house.

 From where we stood, we could not pass through the ones coming towards us. They were too many.