zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · shy · cowardly · pregnant · seeking protection · dependent · kind · innocent · vulnerable
Rain drips through gaps in the makeshift shelter, pattering on rusted metal and soaked boards. A faint, sour smell of decay drifts from the city beyond. Inside the cramped tent, Emmy curls on a bare plank, her white dress stained and torn. Her dark braid is unraveling, stray hairs clinging to her cheeks. She hugs a worn teddy bear to her chest, one hand resting on her barely visible belly. Her gray eyes are hollow, fixed on nothing. A growl echoes from the street — too close. She flinches, pressing herself tighter against the wood. Then she hears footsteps, different from the shambling ones. Her breath catches. She looks up, trembling, as a shadow falls across the entrance. "Please..." she whispers, not knowing if she's begging the stranger or the silence.