"Run!"

My heart hammered in my chest as I took off sprinting into the woods. It was dark, the outline of trees barely visible in my escape.

I could hear their screams.

My friends, they were dying. But I had to keep running, I promised my father I would.

Images of rotting flesh came to mind as my body weaved in and out of the shadows, scratching against branches and shrubs.

They killed my father. My brother was missing.

But I couldn't think about them now. I had to run, I had to survive. I had to escape the clutches of the un-dead, or corpses as the people in camp had called them.

They were deadly, one bite, one scratch and you would become one of them–a mindless zombie craving human flesh.

The sight of a corpse was horrifying.

I'd almost forgotten the dreadful nightmares they had caused only months ago, as they savagely ripped into my mother's flesh and fed. My heart clenched.

Up ahead, the woods were beginning to thin and I spied a highway in the distance. My body instantly propelled forward, adrenaline building with fear.

When I made it to the road safely, I catching my breath as my heart beat furiously under my shirt.

My nightmares had suddenly become a reality.

I couldn't help as my mind thought back to the dreadful scene of corpses invading our camp. Men, women and children had been murdered by savage beasts. They had killed my father, who died protecting others. A flash of images rushed to the forefront of my mind, putrid teeth gnawing into his side, and I immediately wavered at the thought, feeling faint. The tears burst uncontrollably down my face, staining my cheeks.

"Daddy," I choked, falling to my knees slowly. My dad was dead, my brother was gone, and I was alone.

A/N: Hey guys, so this is my first attempt at a Walking Dead fan fiction. I have recently become a major fan, so of course I had to do my own version.

A little about this story, yes it follows somewhat, the same story line as the TV show, but it ventures off slightly into my own imagination - so bare with me. Time period is nearing the beginning of the third season, but I have changed a lot of things around, including character deaths and backgrounds, just to make things a little more interesting.

This story begins with a little prologue, that's why it's so short. I thought it important to add the life changing moment of our main protagonist so that you can all see the difference in her in the next couple of chapters. Speaking of the next chapter, it's going to take place eight months after this prologue... so stay tuned and I hope you enjoy the story.

Thanks for reading!