Lingering Shadow

Out on the road, there is no one left alive. Only some monsters prowling back and forth. I saw... some of my old neighbors. They'd been infected by something monstrous - their skin was black and rotting, limbs twisting out at impossible angles, limping, and yet they were still unable to die. Selena kept holding tight to her alpaca toy - the one Patrick bought for her birthday. I remember him talking about all the alpacas he had on the farm, how alpaca wool was an absolute goldmine, and how we'd all soon be rich. But then, one of them started getting this strange blue aura, and I had to cull the whole herd. Patrick is gone now, but I have to be strong for Selena.