15 Hours Before Current Time

"Stay indoors!!" The TV booms. "The police are doing everything they can to contain the mad-men roaming the streets! I repeat stay indoors!! Ahh!" Everyone watches in horror as the news reporter and camera man fall over, dead. The camera keeps rolling as men holding guns run past, who are being pursued by some police officers.

"What's going on? What's happening?" Asks Izzy quietly.

Nobody responds as a woman runs out of her house towards the news reporter. "Caleb!! Caleb talk to me!" She screams, shaking him. She starts crying, holding his face in her hands.

"Don't worry ma'm. You'll be seeing him soon." Says a man, walking up to her.

"I wha-" She is cut off suddenly by a gunshot. She falls to the ground, just as dead as the so called Caleb.

Kat stands up. Her and Izzy had been over for dinner. "This is crazy. We have to do something before they start breaking into houses. What about my dad? What about Izzy's parents? We have to do something!!"

"We can't do anything!! One step outside and they will shoot us all without second thought!" Argues Dan, holding her shoulders and looking her in the eyes. "And your father is in the Marines. Unless this gets too out of hand, you don't have to worry. Izzy's parents are probably in their cellar."

"We can go into the attic if it will make you happier," Mrs. Lott suggests.

"Yes. That's a great idea." Says Izzy, grabbing Dan and Kat's arms and pulling them towards the attic.

Once in the attic, Mr. Lott turns on the light and everyone starts to look for a place to hide.

Izzy sits behind a old Christmas tree, Kat jumps into a big box with some packing peanuts in it, Dan hides behind a inflatable Halloween ghost, Mrs. Lott hides behind Kat's box, and Mr. Lott grabs a shotgun from a box full of old guns and waits at the door into the attic.

"We have guns!?" Asks Dan. Mr. Lott nods.

"You can take one if you want."

Dan sneaks out of his hiding spot and grabs a rusty pistol. Kat and Izzy stay where they are.

"Okay, everyone stay where they are and stay quiet in case something happens. I don't want to see you guys getting-"

His voice is cut off as the sound of a door being pushed open echo's though the house.

Everyone freezes, waiting as footsteps wander around the house.

Soon the attic is opened, and everyone tenses, Mr. Lott holding his gun close.

Someone starts to climb up towards the attic. "Someone's up there. Ready your guns."

Footseps are heard coming up the ladder. Mr. Lott's hands are trembling as he points his gun at the entrance. Dan and the others retreat father into their hiding places.

(Sorry it was short. I'll try to make it up 😉)