All Chapters of THE X VIRUS: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

It's a sunny day in Galaxy City and the streets looked completely deserted except the papers and magazines been blown up and down the street like it is been controlled by some unseen force. The city look messed up more like a war zone as smoke was rising from sky scrappers in different part of the city. Cars were parked carelessly everywhere with some of them having their doors opened like the owners seems to leave it in a hurry. Some have blood stains on their windshield with scratches on their body. Bodies lay on the floor carelessly and the smell of decay and burnt flesh hit my nose from every angle. You might be wondering who I am. Richard Williams, that's my name. A special Force in the US military with two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. It's been three weeks since the virus broke out, three weeks since I got separated from my wife and daughter. The thought of them brought a sad look on my face, one soon which to that of fright when I heard a loud scream close by. I

It's been two days now since Joe died and we're trying to keep our mind away from what happened but it's not easy, especially for me. I've seen lots of people die in my presence, but never have I witnessed someone die because of me. I tried hard to forget it, but the scene kept playing in my mind like a movie. The house we live in belong to Wayne and I later find out Joe and Wayne are best of friends and also colleagues at work. They both work as mechanics at an Automobile company in the city. They were friends since college days and still remain best of friends even after graduation. The day Joe died, Wayne refused to talk to anyone, he just kept to himself through out the day. We dug a small grave for him at the backyard and also gave him a little farewell sermon with Gary acting as the preacher. Nick cried his eyes out that day and he refuse to come out of his room even for dinner. I learnt he was very close to Joe and he's learning how to operate a gun from him.&

We left the G.M.H (Galaxy Mega Hotel) very early the next day. Mike has our truck loaded with supplies of food and ammunition. He told us we're welcome anytime we come around, said we should tell the guards at the checkpoint that we want to see him.  We hit the highway and Gary was driving at a very high speed. Nancy and Wayne must be worried by now 'cause we didn't tell them we won't be coming back. "I think I'm beginning to like Mike" I told Gary who chuckled" I told you he's someone we can trust" " You're not getting it" i said" I like him doesn't mean I trust him" I replied sharply. " So what do you think?" He asked" About what?" " Are we going back to the hotel or not?" He asked while taking a bend. A few infected were on the highway and they foolishly staggered towards the car but Gary only hit the gas not minding the brainless beings. " I'm not to decide" I replied" Wayne and Nancy will speak for themselve

  Austin woke up very early the next morning and came to sit beside me on the floor. He kept mute for a minute or two.   "Hey!" He said yawning aloud and stretching his body. "Hey" I replied. He kept quite for a while and watch me pieces my gun and assemble it back with keen interest.    It's been three weeks since the virus broke out with half of the population infected with it. Civilization is gradually going into extinction since there's no communication network anymore, the city already shut down it's power system two days after the virus broke out and now, surviving is not an easy task since food and water are now scarce.   "Will she survive it?" Austin's voice jolt me out of my thoughts. "I'm gonn' be honest with you, I've never seen someone survive a scratch from an infected for 2 hours, but her case is different. She survived a bite for 2 days now. It's really weird" I told him.

 I woke up with my head aching badly, my vision was blurry and I couldn't see my environment clearly, but I know I'm in a strange place. I shut my eyes tightly and shook my head to clear my eyes, that was when I felt the sharp pain at the back of my head. I raised my hand to touch my head, that was when I realized i was tied to a chair, what the hell!.I looked at my hands and saw that it was tied down with a belt that was connected to the chair. I looked at my surroundings and realized I was in a strange environment. I tried to break loose from the chair but all my effort was useless as the belt really held me down.The room is a very spacious one with nothing but a single chair which i was tied to, It has an electric bulb right above my head with a table that has different equipment displayed openly on it. What the fuck happened? I thought."Where the fuck am i?" I shouted at the top of my voice, but there's no reply. I tri