Kellie's Diary: Decay of Innocence (2 page)

Chapter 2

Tue, Jan. 19, 1993

              I still feel weird going back to 3
rd
grade, but it wasn't so bad today.  I got to play kickball with all my friends at recess, and we had a lot of fun!  Kevin Scott is still kind of mean.  He took the ball after I kicked it and ran all over the field and didn't give it back.  I almost won the game for my team, but he ruined it!  I went to get it back and he stuck his
tung
tonge
tongue out at me and ran the other way.  I hate boys!

             
Oh wait!  There were two kids that got sick in class today and had to go home.  I told Mom and she said, “I told you the school lunches are bad for you.”  If lunch made them sick, then I'm happy Mom makes me my own lunches.  Besides, I heard it was tuna salad today.  I hate tuna.  It's stinky and feels weird in my mouth.

             
You're lucky Barbie, you don't have to eat yucky stuff.

Chapter 3

Wed, Jan. 20, 1993

              Hi Barbie!  I just got back from dinner.  Dad ordered pizza!  I had 4 whole pieces to myself!  Mom says I shouldn't eat so much.  I don't know why she said that, my sisters are too little to have pizza so I don't have to share much, but we don't get pizza a lot, and I really wanted some.  I'm really full now and feel really tired.  But I feel good too.

             
Oh, remember The two kids that got sick yesterday?  They still weren't at school today.  I heard a couple of the bigger kids were sick too, and three of the teachers.  I'm afraid that it's the flu!  I don't like flu shots, they're really scary.  They have big needles and they hurt a lot.  I don't want to get sick.  Dad says I'm fine and I don't have any simptims, so he's not worried, but he kept telling me to wash my hands all the time.  He worries about me a lot.  I don't think I'll get sick, I'm just fine.

Chapter 4

Thu, Jan. 21, 1993

              My whole class is getting sick!  Miss Florence said a lot of parents called their kids in sick today.  There was only 10 kids in my class!  One of the bigger kids said that there was only 3 in her class.  This is scary!  This must be a really bad cold people are catching.  I still feel okay.  I don't feel sick, and my family is still good.

             
I'm actually writing to you in school today!  Since we don't have a lot of kids, the lessons go really fast.  Its raining so we couldn't go outside for recess and lunch, so Miss Florence gave us free time until the end of school.

              Miss Florence just coughed.  I don't know why, but I feel scared.  I just want to go home, Barbie.

              Okay, I'm back at home, I just finished dinner.  Dad said on the news they were talking about a flu going around and that tomorrow after school they were taking me to a doctor to make sure I don't get it!  I really don't want that shot, I've got it before and I always feel funny after getting it.  Dad says that its better that I feel a little funny from a shot than really sick from a flu.  I guess he's right but I still don't want to do it.

Chapter 5

Sat, Jan 23 1993

             
I'm sorry Barbie.  I didn't write to you yesterday.  I'm really scared right now.  I just woke up and I'm in the girls bathroom at school by myself.  The door is locked.  I wonder if the monsters are gone yet.  I got to school yesterday morning and found out there were more people sick!  We had a substitute teacher today because Miss Florence got sick too.  His name was Mr. Drew.  There were only 6 people in my class.  No one came back from being sick.

             
It was really bad.  One of the windows in our class broke and a scary looking man climbed in.  Mr. Drew went to go stop him but the crazy man BIT his arm!  It bit him really hard and he had really bad cuts.  We all started screaming!  I think I'm having a bad dream right now.  Maybe I'll wake up.  I'll close my eyes right now and wish really hard to be back at home.  I'll be right back.

             
I'm not dreaming, Barbie.  I'm still here.  The monsters
are
real!  There were a lot that started coming into the school and they went around biting all the teachers and the kids too.  Everyone that got bit fell down after a while, and they were bleeding a whole lot.  And it looked like a couple were still being bit after they fell.  Some of them got back up like they were okay, but they turned into monsters too and started biting other people!

             
I didn't know what to do.  I put you in my backpack and I tried to run away from the school, but the monsters were everywhere, in all the classrooms.  I was really confused and I coudnt find the front door.  One of them tried to grab my hair but I got away.  I'm in the bathroom because all the running made me have to pee, so I came in here.  I kept hearing monsters walking around, and I think one tried to open the bathroom door, so I pushed it closed and locked it.  I heard this scratching and hitting on the door, but then it stopped.  Sometimes they make this weird sound, like the sound people make when theyre sick. 
Uuuhhhhgggg
.  Kind of like that.

             
I got really hungry so I ate my lunch.  It was peanut butter jelly with crackers, celery and a juice box.  I don't remember what time I went to sleep.  My watch says its 9:06 am, so I missed breakfast and dinner last night.  I wonder where Mom and Dad are.  Do you think they came to pick me up?  Are they okay?  What about my sisters?  Theyre a lot smaller so they cant run away like I can.  I hope a monster didnt bite them too.  I need to go home, but I have to remember how, it takes Mom a while to drive me, so it's probably 100 miles to walk!

             
I'm getting really hungry.  I'm not really thirsty, I'm drinking water from the sink, but I'm hungry.  I'm scared to go back out there, what if there are more monsters?  What if they bite me too?  I have to be super careful and super quiet.  Maybe I can go to the cafeteria and find food.  I know Mom said it was bad for me, but I'm hungry.

             
I'll talk to you later, Barbie, I really need to eat.

Chapter 6

Sat, Jan 23 1993

             
Okay, I have food now.  Earlier when I left the bathroom, there were still monsters around, but not as many as before.  They walk really funny and don't go anywhere.  Sometimes I see them walking right into a wall, and they don't even say “ow,” they just keep walking.  I had to be really quiet, and it was good that the door wasn't squeaky.  The boy's bathroom door squeaks a lot.  I thought maybe if I was really quiet the monsters wouldn't see me.

             
I opened the door and there was 4 or something over next to the lunch door.  I saw a lot of people all over the ground, and there was a lot of blood.  It looks like a lot of people were bit really badly.  I was scared, but I picked up a juice can on the ground and threw it the other way, and it made a loud noise.  It worked!  The monsters turned around and walked the other way!  When they went past the bathroom I walked really quiet to the lunch room.

             
I pushed the door open and the lunchlady was in there.  She was okay, but she was hiding behind the food.  I went to say hi to her but she was really scared and talking funny.  I tried to talk to her but she didn't answer me.  I thought maybe she was mad at me.  Or maybe she was sad about the monsters too.  She ran out of the lunch room and started yelling.  The door closed behind her and I didn't see her again after that.  I hope she's okay.

             
I looked around the cafeteria for a while and there was a really bad smell in there.  It was worse than bad eggs and stinky trash.  I almost barfed because it stinked so bad.  I went behind the food counter and I saw a monster on the ground!  It wasnt moving, and it had a big knife in its eyeball.  I didn't see breathing so I think it was dead.  Did the lunch lady do that?  Did it try and bite her?  I dont think its good to kill things, but the monsters were hurting a lot of people, and maybe it tried to hurt her.  This is really scary.

             
I kept looking around the cafeteria and I found some things I could put in my bag:

*a can of pineapples

*4 bags of potato chips

*3 bags of carrots - the small ones

*a bunch of fruit snacks.  I really like them so I just grabbed a lot, I didn't count them.

             
I couldn't fit a whole lot in my bag because of my books.  I thought maybe if I took my books out I can have more food, but I didn't know if Id get in trouble for leaving my books out.  I'll leave a note inside my books so maybe I wont get in trouble when school starts again.  So I took out my books and I put a little more food in.  There wasn't a lot else I could put in there, because all the food was out on the trays, and I can't put that stuff in my backpack, it will be too messy.  Its not fair, today it looks like were were going to have chicken nuggets, and thats one of my favorite foods.  I hope you don't think i'm being a piggy, Barbie.  If I find any of my friends, they'll probably be hungry too, so I can share.

             
You know, I think I can get out of the school.  I hope so.  There's 2 doors that go out to the playground from the cafeteria.  The playground has a big field and there's a fence that goes all the way around it.  Then it goes to the school parking lot.  I looked out the window and there are monsters outside, too!  There aren't too many, I see more on the other side of the fence, so thats going to be a lot harder.  But if I can go to the playground, maybe I can get to the big tree that I always climb up.  Then I can see really far and then think of how to get out of here.  I'll stop and say hi to you when I get to the tree.

Chapter 7

Sun, Jan 24, 1993

             
Well, I'm up in the tree.  I slept a while, but I didnt want to, I was just too tired not to.  Its really early in the morning, I think my watch says 12:24.  I'm not too high up, but the monsters can't get me anymore.  They almost grabbed me when I was running in the field!  I thought maybe if I ran I can make it faster, but there was one in the grass that I didn't see when I was running.  I was so scared but I was too tired to yell, and maybe it was good that I was quiet because there wasn't any more that came after me.

             
The one that tried to get me wasn't moving its legs, it was just kinda crawling  It looked like it had broken legs.  I wonder if they feel hurt?  They dont cry or laugh or talk, so I dont know if they have any feelings.  They look like us, except they walk funny, smell bad, make weird sounds, and dont look like they get hurt even though they have blood all over them and lots of bites.  Oh, and they try to bite me.  Actually, they look like theyre dying.

             
I saw a lot of the school... theres a bunch of kid monsters walking around too.  I think I see one of my class friends.  I guess you really DO turn into a monster if they bite you.  I have to be really careful.

             
I see the other side of the fence.  It looks really bad.  Lots of cars are smashed together and there are lots of people on the ground.  I think theyre dead maybe.  I dont like crying, because the boys make fun of the girls when they cry, but I'm getting really sad and scared right now.  I keep wanting to cry, but then I see the monsters and all I want to do is run away.  Then I dont think about crying anymore.

             
It looks like a car broke the fence.  I think maybe I can run around the cars and stay away from the monsters.

             
First, I want one of the fruit snacks.  My tummy is growling, but I dont want to eat all my food, just in case I see someone else thats hungry.

             
Okay, I'm going to put you back in the bag where youre safe, and I think i'm going to sleep a little more.  When I get up I'll try to go home.  When I get to a safe place, I'll let you know.

              Hi Barbie.  I'm sitting inside a car right now taking a break.  I've been walking and running for a long time.  I found an empty car that had a blanket inside.  I am a little cold so I'm trying to warm up.  I forgot my jacket at school, but Im not going back there, no way.  At least I have my long pants on.

             
This morning had a lot of clouds and I was worried it was going to rain, but it didnt, it was just colder than yesterday.  I had one of the bags of carrots, because I need some vegtables sometimes.  Thats what Mom says anyway.  I havent seen her yet, and I havent seen any of my family yet, or our car, so I don't know where they are!  I'm really scared that monsters got them.

              Oh my gosh that was close!  I saw a monster get really close to the car, so I moved closer under the seat and didn't move.  It walked by and didnt see me.

             
I think I got lucky.  I made it down the long street that goes to my school.  I'm still trying to remember how to get home.  My dad always talks about street names and knowing where you are all the time, so I really need to remember.  A lot of the time he kind of talks forever so I dont always listen, but now I wish I did.

             
I think it might be a couple more street lights I have to pass before I turn.  Now I remember!  There was a Cheesy's right where I turn to go home! I just need to find the Cheesy's!