my first attempt at dialogue

He grasped her hand and pulled her up from the pile of dirt she was laying in.

"Hi, my name is Gabriel." he said with a peculiarly grim smile.

"Thanks for the hand, I'm Sasha." she said through a smile equally as foreboding.

Times had been difficult since the comet hit. Mutant creatures eerily reminiscent of those from movies like Dawn of the Dead had been spotted all over the globe since the 29th of January. The scientists said it would only be a 50/50 chance that the comet would hit the Earth, but apparently the math and perceived consequences had been way off.

"So where did you call home?" he said trying to hold some attempt at a conversation.

"Well, I'm originally I'm from California, but I transferred to school here in Arizona right before the incident."

Gabriel stopped.

"You know... had it not been for the comet I would have been finishing up my last semester at Arizona State." he said gritting his teeth and chuckling with a ferocity that his eyes seemed to light up with a fiery red hue.

Noting his madness she realized her error and attempted to salvage this newfound relationship.

"So.. I bet you're wondering why I was in the dirt there, eh?" she said.

"Now that I think of it, why were you?" he said befuddled

"Well, I was with my boyfriend, but we were attacked.."

"BY WHAT?" Gabriel shouted

"Well... I think it was a pack of..."

"ZOMBIES?!"

"Well... maybe?"

Attempting to calm down, Gabriel sat down to process what he had just heard. He noticed a small red stain on her left jacket sleeve just above her elbow.

"What's the blood on your arm from?" he asked in an almost overly peaceful manner

She thought for a second, then said "I think maybe one of them bit me back there, but I think I'll be alright.. I mean.. its not a big deal.."

"I'm sure you're right..." he said, still calm and collected "we better start moving before they catch up to us."

Nodding her head she agreed, "I'd say lets go back for my boyfriend, but who cares.. we were only dating for a couple weeks."

He appreciated her attempt at humor and pushed her forward to start the journey.
Shortly after they started their trek he started to think.. if they are zombies, then how long does she have? The back of his mind began playing scenes from Shaun of the dead and 28 Days Later on a seeming loop. He knew what he had to do.

"I'm sorry." he said with the same calmness as before

"about what?" she said, turning around to see what the apology was directed towards

Gabriel's hand rested on the leather-bound grip of his newly-sharpened machete and all in one motion he unsheathed the weapon and hacked into her skull like a kid recklessly carving a pumpkin on the night of Halloween. Adrenaline rushed through his veins and his heart beat so fast it felt about to burst. After the deed was done he crouched down and caressed the few strands of hair she had left.

"I'm sorry, but the only thing I hate more than sorority chicks are sorority chicks who've been bitten by zombies."