Love in the Land of Zombies...
In the land of zombies, four survivors trek across the southern landscape in hopes of finding refuge from the raging infected...
It was her birthday and she never felt more alone when she turned on her computer and waited patiently for Steam to start. Left 4 Dead became a way to disconnect from the depressing reality and the lack of companionship. Gummy sat at her computer and thought back on her day. Not impressive but decent enough. She loved her family, since they were there for her in difficult times but there was one thing she wanted, to be held by the loving embrace of her soul mate. It was then she made a silent wish to herself and to any wandering spirits that might overhear her.
"I wish, this birthday, something I don't normally wish for, but I wish to find a pure love." She sighed and bowed her head in silence. After sitting for a few moments she got up to fill a glass of wine and returned to start a game. As the familiar logo of Valve appeared she sipped her wine and thought, What a way to spend a birthday.
What other way did she know though? She was never one to go to clubs and party. She was introverted and some would say she was shy. However the world viewed her, she did know that she hated it.
The game started and she found herself immersed on the rooftops reaching for her first weapon of defense. It was hard to decide on the best weapon...she was still new to the game only having put minimal hours into it. Some other players joined her and one in particular was amusing as he became the ruggedly handsome Nick. Maybe this won't be so bad after all.
They rushed down the stairway into the hallway of a hotel. There were a few doors open and a spew of zombies came tumbling out towards them. Nick jumped up and down randomly with a med kit in hand and started batting at the zombies with it. Suddenly, Gummy gasped as one special infected launched itself at her. She failed to get out of the way in time and was then being pounded into the wall. Nick came running to her rescue with a baseball bat and swung hard giggling. Giggling? Who is this guy?
The survivors continued on there journey throughout the Left 4 Dead 2 world. The light was a contrast to the original Left 4 Dead, but it was always still surprising when the special infected would grab you from the middle of nowhere. Nick was constantly picking up incapacitated survivors and he refused to leave anyone behind even if it meant sacrificing his own life. He was good humored about it too.
After the night finished, it was early the next morning. Gummy contemplated on adding this Nick character to her friends list. She thought about how good of a player he was. It was refreshing not be yelled at by people who took the game too seriously. Suddenly, inside her mind she said, screw it! And clicked the add friend button and went to bed.
When she awoke, her curiosity led her back to her computer and to her surprise, he accepted!
To be continued...
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