Day 12

Day 1
So they flashed a torch and I was hesitant. But I was hungry, thirsty and terrified.
I climbed down looking around and walked through the gate to the house, expecting them to open the door and usher me in, instead they opened the upper window and dropped a bag. The second one that I carry today. In it lay a torch, some batteries, some food, water bottles (which is the reason I only drink bottled water now: the chance of infection in the water supply from the Rani running through rivers and lakes is so high, how can we expect normal waste cleanage, even evaporation to work?), a walkie talkie and a note.

The note, which I keep on me now, read.
I'm sorry that I cannot let you in but I'm scared just like you, I can't let you in just yet, I'm just not sure. I've put some stuff in here so you don't starve. And if you feel brave enough to talk on the walkie, I'm on the other end, keep to the frequency it's already on. My names Scott by the way.

I turned the walkie talkie on and looked up "My name's Peter", his quiet reply crackled over "Hi"

Day 12
I decided against approaching her just yet. I promised to follow another day and end it regardless. If she hadn't run into anyone by then she should be alone...
I followed her for a while crossing back and forth. Quite annoyingly she was taking me further from where I wanted to go, but I couldn't just leave her here until I knew.
It happened so fast in the end. I had just climbed to a roof after losing her for a second, I really didn't know how she did it, how can you avoid someone while going so slow...
But a group attacked her. Her reflexes were stupid fast but not enough. I thought to myself "hell if I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die trying to save a damsel" I dropped my bag and took I guess the driver? and jumped down (only first floor this time) and took wild swings to the Rani. After a few failed attempts a sickening thud followed so sharply a sudden stop of the club made me realise I had hit my target. It's head was horribly caved in and it grasped at me as it fell dead (again... I thought)
By now she had seen me, and the Rani had realised they had 3 treats.
Another tip. Rani WILL feast upon their dead dead. The more you kill the more targets you make for them to eat.
All I managed was "Roof" pointing vaguely to where I had been. She obviously knew where I pointed as she broke out and made for it.
I was completely cut off from it. I abandoned getting the club. Someone could get it later when the Rani had stripped this one clean.
I ran for the corner shop to the other side of me. I decided at the last second to go inside was a death waiting to happen, so I took the opportunity to leap at the overhanging store sign and pulled myself up, and onto the lower roof. Isolated now from my bag and her I thought I was screwed. But I looked up and saw her pick up my stuff and hold it towards me and shrug. 'Thank god' I thought. Her best time to bail was now, taking all or any of my stuff and she didn't

She's saying now that it didn't occur to her and next time she'll just leave. For those who thought we wouldn't meet up after, sorry to ruin the suspense, but she wasn't backing down over that comment.

After a while the Rani had cleared their fallen comrade and now all that was left were two meals, one out of reach and the other on a ledge. Thank goodness I was safe... ha yeah right. I had spent too long trying to figure out what to do then suddenly I heard a lot of noise in front of me. The girl had climbed back down and was waving and screaming at them. Almost instantly all the Rani lost interest in me and ran for her, she made it back to the roof, obviously now tired from climbing freely up a wall, albeit slightly damaged.
I took the chance to climb down and run down the street to another low roof. This one ajoined a taller building, which then terraced down to where she was. Wasn't exactly fun to rely on gutters to stop me from falling, but needs must. After what felt like hours I made it to the edge, and another crappy jump for me to make to ensure I wasn't eaten or put out of commission from injury.
All details aside I made it just, as the girl pulled all she could to stop me falling back into the crowd of Rani. We fell, luckily  she backwards and me forwards. As we lay next to each other I managed a "thanks", she replied "we're even, and I'm Sam". I just laughed, somehow I had managed to find someone that was willing to help me as much as I helped them.

We eventually managed to get to the next roof and slowly lose the Rani. I explained my reasons and she nodded, explaining hers.

An introduction (as she looks over my shoulder in an appartment room) Sam, 17, College student, sleeping in on the weekend to what would become Day 1, was watching about a 20something getting attacked the day before on the news before the news came. Her parents were home on holiday, and they took to a car and tried to get away. That failed, they retreated and in the end the neighbours all came into one house, moving to different houses in the street every few days. Worked well until on Day10 out of nowhere hundreds of Rani (which she also thinks is better than the Z word though she may just be being nice, makes them things not monsters from films) got them while in the street. They scattered, she lost everyone, and ended up sleeping in a car terrified then got out and wandered past the building I was in part the way through the day. As to the reflexes, thank karate from age 5, she is apparently not really that good, but 'good enough'.
She herself refused to write here frowning at me quite intensely when I suggested it

We did however spent hours talking. Including talking about a worrying fact I overlooked: can spiders and flies get infected? Would they carry it, or just die? I must admit I haven't seen any flies since this began...  It makes time pass so much quicker, especially with a self-proclaimed editor over my shoulder the entire time... Though it doesn't mean I have to listen.

No further news,

I hope you make another day (so does she apparently)