unbound - a film I am working on! - ✍︎ ∙ Post ur Writing

(Milo sitting in front of the TV in the living room, Eli sitting on the floor by Milo’s legs)
“Breaking news, a new virus has been found in humans. It is spreading around rapidly. Scientists and doctors are trying to figure out what the virus is and what caused it. No one knows how it started. Stay inside, avoid being around other people.” The news reporter said. Eli looks at Milo and smirks, “guess we can’t be around each other.” Milo smiles and playfully pushes him. “Shut up,” Milo starts, "I'm sure it’s not a big deal, viruses spread all the time and there's always a cure.” he reasons. Milo says, sitting down on the couch. Eli gets up and goes to his room. He comes back with two controllers and a computer. “Well, if we are quarantined, we might as well make it fun!” he exclaims, tossing one of the controllers and the laptop to Milo. “Why the laptop? I have an xbox.” Milo asks, confused. Eli shakes his head, “I got it so you can work on your music.” Eli giggles. Milo facepalms, “no, i will not let you hear my music.” Eli crosses his arms, giving Milo attitude. Milo sits up, moving the laptop to a table. Eli sits down right next to Milo. They start playing the game on xbox, eventually falling asleep there.
A couple days later…
“Milooo…” Eli calls, stretching out his words, “I'm bored.” Milo sits up from his bed. “Wanna go out to eat? Or go shopping around?” He asks, facing Eli. Eli nods. They both get up and head to the car. Milo starts driving, but he notices that there are no cars on the road. “Weird,” Milo starts. Eli looks at him and tilts his head, waiting for Milo to speak. “Theres no one on the road. That’s odd.” Milo mumbles. “You know what that means,” Eli starts, laughing, “step on it.” Milo looks at him and smiles. He faces forward and starts speeding down the road, blasting music.
They stop at a few restaurants and stores, but everything is closed. “Someone’s taking this virus way too seriously.” Eli mumbles. Milo chuckles and looks around, trying to find anyone so he can ask what is going on. Milo sees someone and eagerly goes up to them. “Hello, excuse me, i was wondering-” Milo is cut off by the person jumping at them, knocking him down on the floor. Eli rushes over and pulls the person off of him. The person’s skin was pale and cold, almost blueish. Their skin looked old and ragged, and their eyes had a white coat over them. Eli looks disgusted, throwing the person to the side and picking Milo up. Milo gets up and rushes to the car, immediately driving away when Eli gets in the car. Milo speeds home, both boys freaking out. “What the fuck. What the fuck. What the fuck was that?!” Milo says in a panic. Eli goes quiet, confused and shaken up. The boys run into the house, Milo locks the door. Eli looks at Milo, trying to read his emotions. Milo was shaking and dissociating, trying to process what just happened. Eli pulls him into a hug. “I don’t know what that was but… let's just try to relax. It was probably like, some homeless guy, or something…” Eli trails off, not really believing what he said. Milo nods, “yeah. Maybe.”
A few hours later, the two boys seemed better. They were smiling and joking around with each other. “I know I don't tell you this much, but I really do appreciate you. Thank you for being there for me, especially when I make stupid decisions.” Milo says gently to Eli. Eli stares at Milo with a confused face. “I’m only here because you feed me,” Eli laughs. “Im kidding.” Eli stops laughing, his emotions slowly turning anxious. “I don’t know how to show that I appreciate you telling me that, but even though I can’t show it, please know that I do care about you. I just… have a hard time.” Eli explains, avoiding eye contact. Milo pulls him into a hug. “I know. I’ve known you for years, Eli. I understand, I know you care.” Eli looks at Milo and smiles.
Suddenly, there are sounds coming from outside the house. The boys quiet down, trying to figure out what the sound is. They hear groaning outside, but not just from one person, from many. They jump out of bed and hurry to the living room window. When they see the living-dead people trying to get in, Milo backs away immediately. “Eli, go get a bag and pack only the useful things that we need. I’m gonna do the same.” Milo says in a hushed voice. As the boys spoke, the creatures outside got more aggressive. The two quickly packed a bag and hurried to the basement. At that moment, the front door gave in from the weight of the zombies. Milo starts looking around the basement. He finds a crowbar, and he uses it to open the window in the basement that connects to the outside. He lifts Eli and gets him out first, then he pulls himself up and crawls through. Eli and Milo start running. “Keep up. We are going to Alexis’s house. She’s the closest house to us.” Milo rushes, Eli nods and keeps up with Milo.
As soon as Milo and Eli step on Alexis’s doorstep, the door immediately swings open. The two boys are rushed in. Milo frantically tries to explain to Alexis what just happened, but Alexis shushes him and drags the two down to the basement. The walls were lined with sound proof materials, and there were piles of canned food and water jugs. “They react more when there is sound,” Alexis states while barricading the basement door. “What are they? What is happening? What-” Alexis cuts Milo off, saying, "they're people. Well, they were people. They got infected by that virus going around.” Milo stares at her in disbelief. “What?” He stammers, starting to crash from the adrenaline. Milo takes a deep breath. Eli goes to the water and drinks from a jug. Milo looks at Alexis, then looks around. “Where’s your mom?” Alexis clams up, “she…” Alexis starts. “She’s dead. She… got bit by one of those things. She was getting torn apart. She told me to run, so I did. That’s why I know some things about these zombies.” Milo looks at her, tears starting to form in both of their eyes. “She was a nice lady, she gave Eli and me a place to stay when we got kicked out. That's how we met you.” Milo murmurs, looking down. Alexis nods, and walks away from Milo. “Anyways,” Alexis changes the subject, “Let’s rest up. It’s dark now, so we should get some rest.” Milo sighs and goes to Eli, laying down next to him. Eli puts his hand on Milo’s hair to comfort him. All of them fall asleep that night, but they wake up the next morning to a blood-curdling scream from outside.