hidden survivors

When the zombie outbreak began, Emily heard about biting attacks at Pinnacle Hospital on the B‑City subway. Alerted by her neighbour to an impending city‑wide lockdown the next day, she asked for leave, booked flights and bought emergency supplies at a premium. She also told her parents to stock necessities and reinforce their house. She barely boarded the final airport shuttle and flew to Q‑City to join her parents, then secured their home. Evolving zombies roamed downstairs, led by a smart alpha. The family scraped by on stored supplies and home‑grown plants. After violent armed intruders raided the community, Emily fetched her drone at great risk. She marked an SOS with her nosebleed blood and dispatched the drone for help. Rescued by troops, she learned Q‑City’s zombies had been cleared out, and her family set off for the government shelter.