Day 65

We did a quick once over of the small estate we were on. Open doors mainly. Not many cars. The roads were empty. It was almost like everyone got out until we started smelling properly. It's kind of sad but over this time we have become used to the smell of the dead because that is the smell that Rani give us. The only smell that still makes me sick is the smell of the recently dead, when it feels like the smell is warm. I have only encountered it a few times. That of the first days in passing in Scott's house and the unlucky few around there. That of Day 4. That of the Day 4 leader in ASDA.

The smell was old but it was there. Upon looking we realised something. Most homes reeked of it. We approached one and saw why. Three dead. Another four dead. Another five. Another two. Another three. Five. Two. Four. Four. Three. One. Two. Eventually we couldn't do any more. But I had to. I walked into one house. The person was dead by a hit to the head. They hadn't reanimated. Whoever killed them got them early. Looking at others it was a similar story. It didn't make sense to start. But I looked for just a second. The bodies had been moved. All moved so that they could be seen from the front door.

It was a mistake to be there. Someone had killed these people quite possibly to save their own lives. We may have weapons but that means nothing.

We started to make our way back to the first village. But there he was. A bloodied man with a pipe in his hand. The blood wasn't dried meaning he had to have killed recently. He took a few steps towards us. We raised our weapons and shouted to stop. He didn't. He ran at us and I looked behind at the off chance he was running for something there but that thought was in vain. I turned back and saw him raise his arm. I shot him in the shoulder and we both fell backwards. The kick on the rifle was much larger than I thought and the shot was silent. I didn't realise it had a silencer on it.

I picked myself up and saw he did the same. Sam was shaking by now. I managed to shout 'Why!?' but he never responded. He ran at us again and I shot at his shoulder again. This time I stayed up but I wished I hadn't. His arm seemed to just displace. My shots must have destroyed the bone. I felt sick but his snarling worried me more than anything. He would get up and come for us if we didn't run.

Two choices. First village or further in this one. He was getting up. I grabbed Sam

'Where to? North or South Sam?'

She blinked a second and whispered 'We can't stay here, let's go ba...'

But she was interrupted. Not by him but by the horde approaching. Fear made my body go cold. Their feet upon the ground were almost silent. I realised then the rifle didn't have a silencer on. That I had one in my pack for it but hadn't got round to attaching it. The noise had been shattering compared to the silence we had been enjoying recently. Making us prey to the Rani.

We looked at the man but he just turned in all his bloodlust and charged at the horde with is arm trailing in the air. Whatever his reason for his massacre we will never know as he was swallowed a mere instant later by the tide of flesh approaching.

We rushed into a house and slammed the door. Straight through over the bodies. Slamming the back door we chose another house and did the same. We followed this process for one more house then came to a house we knew was empty including no remains of previous inhabitants. Upon arrival I attempted to arm the alarm, but with no notes I decided I couldn't risk it. We barricaded ourselves as best as possible downstairs before blocking of the stairs with a cupboard. Crashing rang out all over but there was nothing within the house.

We climbed into the loft. Cold and empty. We took things from down below to keep us warm then retreated upwards again. The noise slowly reduced but still hasn't faded completely. The temperature is low but with the insulation we are on we should stay warm enough and assuming we don't inhale fibres tonight we should be fine.

I fitted what weapons I could with silencers. No way I was going to let something like that happen again. At least we proved for certain they are attracted to noise...

I hope you make another day