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Chapter One, I Guess

You never see it coming. The far off sounds of guns. Sometimes, the sound of a spade hitting concrete or the thud of a baseball bat against their soft heads. The screams of everyone you love. Except they're not them anymore. They're something different, something mutant and wrong. They're not quite human.

They walk around, mostly crawl though. Maintaining balance must be a difficult thing in a mental state somewhere between consciousness and unconsciousness. A state in which all you think about is nothing, all you feel is a lust, a craving for flesh, blood, entrails of what once was a stranger, a neighbour, an acquaintance, a friend, a partner, daughter, son, husband, wife. Whatever the social status may be, these creatures only want
one thing.

Something to feast on.

Two years, a friend and three other survivors is what it took us to get to where we are now. Sat around a radio, the first radio we've found since the world really went to shit. It works, but living in such a digital age hasn't taught any of us much about older contraptions, such as the one we're currently tampering with.

A voice. Unfamiliar to any of us. Coming from the radio. A name. A place. A time. We've found our saviour.

Mattbreon

@Mattbreon

My name is Charlotte, my friends call me Matte - long story. I'm 13, I like to draw, write, sing and compose and play music on my piano and my guitars - bass and electric. I'm only a beginner at electric guitar though. I'm a terrible conversationist and I talk with a very slight, but noticeable stammer. I'm terrible at reading long texts, at least ones without pictures. I'm not too good at forming images in my mind without a basis to work off.

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Hey my name is Nikki and I like your story. I'm new to this place and was wondering if its been useful to you?

@kako Oh, yes, Opuss is and has definitely been useful to me. The community is so lovely and will always give you great critiques and advice when you need it. It's definitely always made me feel better about my writing. Oh, and it's nice to meet you! I'm Matte, welcome to Opuss!

Think you very much it's very nice to meet you as well. I was also curious on if its safety post stories on here. I have had problems before with people stealing my work,have you had any similar problems?

@kako No, never. You're not able to copy Opusses, so safety is at its best on this app.

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