When I woke up, I felt out of sorts, like something awful happened today or will happen. Even Butch seemed sluggish, as well as Lucy. The generator was still on so I took a quick shower, then Lucy did. She came out, hair a mess and still sluggish.  "You ever have one of those days, that even when you take a shower in freezing cold water, you still don't feel awake?" She asked. I nodded my head, turning on my phone I checked to see if anything was working, nothing was. In the pit of my stomach that feeling got stronger and stronger, through the window, I saw one of the tenants in the hotel beside me. They appeared to be struggling with something, I walked out on the balcony, the window broke and he and another person fell down, the second person somehow survived the three-story fall, they shambled away. The first man, he didn't stand up.

"Lu, can you come here?" I asked.

"Lu? Since when did I agree to tha-."  She stopped dead in her tracks, staring outside at the grotesque scene.  "Dean, this is not real right?" She said. "Tell me this isn't real."

"I......its real." I replied, dumbfounded by what I had just seen. 

"...Dean. C-can you h-h-hold m-me?" She whimpered. Without looking away from the scene I wrapped one arm around her protectively, I noticed my coat was on her. 

"Lucy, I want you to warn all the people here, but on no account are you allowed to leave here, or open the door for anybody, clear?" She nodded her head, her eyes now had a distant and faraway look, Butch followed her, leaving me alone, I decided to barricade and lock the windows, I waited for Lucy to come back, so I could lock the door. Her eyes still had that look, including Butch's, she sat down, and I sat beside her. Even Butch couldn't free her from her spell. "Lucy? Lu, can you hear me?" I asked softly, she didn't respond, I shook her gently. No response again.  I was worried about this, it was like she was locked in her own world. 

"DEAN!!!" She screamed, her scream was really high pitched. She flung her arms around and me started crying on my shoulder, I patted her back and Butch licked her. I still wasn't used to comforting a crying girl, at all, Lucy continued crying on me, even as the landlord was knocking and yelling at us to go to a meeting on the roof.

"C'mon Lucy, lets go and see what their talking about ok?" I said.

"O-okay." She whispered. I helped her up and held her hand as we walked up the stairs, the elevator wasn't working. When we got there, people were at the edges and watching the scene that was unfolding below them. People were being mauled by the...zombies, Lucy saw it and turned quickly, clinging to me, I hugged back and patted her back. She told me that maybe she should tell them, I told her no.

"I know it seems cruel, but if they found out, they'll be quite angry at us. In the middle of an apocalypse, riots are the last things we need." I whispered. She shakily nodded her head, then everyone started thinking about the plans we'd make. Establishing defenses, sentries, training and foraging, and making bridges to connect the rooves of other buildings, it wasn't very safe down on the streets.  After our crude attempt at planning, we were dismissed back into our rooms.  This was it, I never thought it'd happen in my life time, the freaking apocalypse,  but maybe, just maybe, I could stop it from spreading further into the country. "Lucy, do you think we could stop it? I really hope we can. I know if you help us we can, if you help us I promise I won't let them hurt you again." I whispered. I guess I wasn't aware of how much time had passed, she had fallen asleep with her head on my shoulder. I had my arm wrapped around her shoulders and was starting to fall asleep to, we were going to have a busy day tomorrow.