text: [Themes: horror, zombie, post-apocalyptic]
  
  You were in your house, sleeping. Suddenly an explosion rocked the house and jerks you awake.
  
  "What the...?" You mumble, walking towards the windows. What you see made your jaw drop straight onto the ground.
  
  Outside, the world has gone to hell. Burning vehicles littered the street - the explosion came from a tanker. People were running around screaming, and someone were shooting each other. Except the ones that are getting shot at were mainly zombies.
  
  Wait, zombies?! You remembered seeing it on TV, but you just dismissed it as some sort of joke. Nevertheless you had the heart to go out and buy food, water, even a 9mm pistol and some ammo. Now they would come in handy.
  
  But first things first. Do you barricade yourself inside your house and wait it out, since you have the food and weapons, or pack some stuff and run?
  
  [Author's Note: As the title says, Zombie Apocalypse. You guys might already be bored with the amount of zombie games here, but don't worry, this game would a piece of cake as long as you use your brain and common sense (not all the time). Random deaths are included, so if you choose something and BAM, you're dead... Don't complain. Try again. Good/Bad Endings, with different choices you can make: are you just a survivor, trying to live in a world that has gone to hell, or become a looter/bandit and rob everyone in your way? Your choice. One more thing. I wrote this story to try my hand, and it would be kinda short, not long like some pro writers', and random deaths are present. So, I would really appreciate some feedback on story elements, grammar and so on. Also, as I said, this is an experimental piece so don't think "man this sucks." With your help and criticism, I can get better!]
  
  > Home Defence
  You finally decided to sit it put and see if you can get through this. But being the lazy you, all you did is locked the doors and windows on the first floor, collected all of your supplies and put them on the second floor, and blocked the stairs with some furnitures. You drifted off to sleep, wondering what tomorrow will bring.
  
  > Day 2
  You wake up to a sunny morning.
  
  "Mmm, I should go outside and do something on such a lovely morning." You thought, but seeing the bodies on the road reminded you of the Apocalypse going on.
  
  "Damn." You turned on the news to get more information.
  
  "- and now the government have declared a country-wide Zombie Emergency Warning." The reporter said, looking urgent. "The military is sent out with instructions to shoot anyone suspicious. So if you need help, approach slowly and do not be aggrresive. Repeat, this is a country-wide emergency. Everyone is adviced to stay home and barricade themselves, and there will be convoys to rescue as many people as they can."
  
  Man, this looks tough. And now you have some options: stay here and pray thhat the convoy will actually come here, or try and recruit some people to form some sort of a group and hold out in a house until you can be rescued. So what?
  
  > Preparation
  Now that you have your ideal bag, it's time to put stuff in. What should you take?
  
  > Food and Water balanced
  Why would you want to open your bag when your hungry/thirsty, only to find something you don't actually need? Balanced is always a good option. But one downside is that you won't have much of both.
  
  > check on the car
  You remember that the car is refueled a couple days ago, and you find some cash in the glove department, along with a bottle of water. You take both with you and...
  
  > Go see your friends
  You quietly sneaked out the back door, climbed over the fence and knocked on the door.
  
  "Hello? It's me, guys. I'm not... One of them." You explained, and pushed the glass sliding door open...
  
  ...and you are greeted with the barrel of a Mossberg 500, the bad end facing you. The person holding it lowered the gun when he saw its you.
  
  "Hey, what's up man? We're worried." Jason, the one with the shotgun, said to you. He motioned for you other two friends to come closer, and you can see them now: Bob and David, each one carrying a gun.
  
  "Yeah, you see, with the Apocalypse going on, I thought it might be best for us to..."
  
  > band together and hold inside a house
  "I think we have plenty of food and ammo to hold on until the Military comes, if they even bother." You say, "And i kind of barricaded my house already, so... Yeah."
  
  "Good thinking man." David spoke up, "Alright guys, let's get some stuff and ditch."
  
  Fifteen minutes later you're inside your house, and after storing everything upstairs you proceed to further barricade yourselves. Half and hour later, the door and the windows are locked and have some planks and pieces of furnitures nailed to them.
  
  "Aight." Bob said. "What now?"
  
  > play the waiting game...
  "Oh crap!" You smack yourself on the forehead.
  
  "What's wrong?" Bob asked, while sitting on the couch and playing GTA. Multiplayer is still online but no one is playing (duh).
  
  "My girlfriend!" You cried, "Im really stupid. I should go get her."
  
  "That's a five minute drive. Could go bad." Jason said.
  
  "Still..." Your voice trailed off, giving away you uncertainty.
  
  > go for her, man!
  "I have to go." You stood up. " I'm responsible for her. In a way."
  
  "Hear, hear. Now go forth, brave warrior... And shoot some zombies for us, will ya?" Jason yelled as you prepared to go into the garage.
  
  "You got it." You said, closing the door.
  
  > get in the car
  You open the garage door with a remote, and saw zombies already limping towards you direction. You manned the wheel, and the car sped from the garage, flattening several zombies.
  
  You drove down the street, made a few turns, and stopped in front of you girlfriend's house. Fortunately there seems to be no zombies nearby, but you still need to hurry.
  
  To you relief, you saw that the door and windows are closed tight, and no one can get in or out from the front door.
  
  Now what?
  
  > sneak around the back
  Right before the zombie bit you, you cursed at yourself for being so careless while checking corners. Now, you will have to accept your fate - and possibly your girlfriend's.