and had managed to infect more people as he had staggered toward the concert that was in Central Park. That had been his target; the loudest source of noise he could find in the city. He by now did not know why he was drawn to the noise, just that he knew he could find food there. As he staggered along and people tried to help him he had bitten them, and they would fall down dying, then get up again and follow him. By the time the pack had gotten to Central Park; the group was already two thousand strong. The people at the concert had no chance as they were enjoying the music too much, and did not notice the disturbance at the back of the crowd until it was way too late to do anything to stop it. The orgy of feasting by the crowd as they became infected was the tipping point. Morning came, revealing a grisly scene of mangled bodies; half consumed corpses; and stumbling shambling infected. The speakers hummed with the feedback as microphones were scattered across the stage, and the band Megadeath ceased to be human. They were now indeed Mega dead. New York City was born, the city of infected.
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Simon woke up with a start, sweat beading from his face, he thrashed as he felt something constricting him, not allowing him to escape from the passage? He looked around him with a start and was confused for a second then realised he had been dreaming about a passage and Judith being one of the infected. He shuddered as he remembered the dream now, and shook his head in revulsion. He finally managed to get the sleeping bag loosened around his body. He climbed out slowly and scanned the shop for the other people. Huddled around the coffee machine they were brewing a coffee for themselves as they were busy waking up. Everybody looked over at him as he stretched his aching muscles from the nights restless sleep. He stood, then made his way over to the group, and reached out a hand for the proffered coffee. Sipping slowly he savoured the blend, the bitterness that bit into his taste buds, making his senses come alive. Sighing, he thoroughly savoured the hit of caffeine that flooded his bloodstream, and he greedily enjoyed the coffee. He looked at everybody after he had finished his coffee and sighed deeply. Walking over toward the girls were sitting next to each other, he pushed his way in between the girls and kissed each in turn. First he kissed Ella on her cheek, winked at her and then he turned and kissed Judith full on the lips. Judith’s eyes widened as she felt the passion in his kiss, and then opened her mouth and felt his tongue slip inside. Her nipples hardened as she felt her excitement grow instantly. Simon enjoyed the feeling of her silky smooth tongue as she teased him with her tongue as well, and he felt his passion rising. He broke from her then, and he straightened up so he could look down at her, and his face broke into a smile. He nodded and she took his hand, holding it and squeezing gently. She felt something grow for him and she blushed slightly, and started to giggle. Ella looked at the two of them, and smiled, knowing that there was something happening between Simon and Judith. She touched Simon’s arm, and she smiled as she looked at Judith and snickered. Sticking her tongue out at Judith she then pretended to kiss a shadow person. Her arms held out like she was pulling someone in for a kiss, really getting her face contorted like she was actually kissing and her tongue was moving around.
Everybody stood around gaping at Ella as she was lost in the moment of the ‘kiss’. She finally stopped, and looked at everyone, and said to them, “What?” that was when everyone burst out laughing uproariously at the antics of the three of them. Judith snorted at Ella exasperatedly, and smiled at Simon shaking her head. Simon got up, stretched again and walked toward the bathroom. He needed to relieve himself now after that coffee he had just drunk. He walked over and stepped over the sleeping bags that were still
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