I moved, and he proceeded to step towards the wide-open tailgate with a weapon in his grasp. "Wait for me!" the bathrobed man shouted as he ran toward us with fear in his eyes."He's coming."Bang!"Please, wait for him!" One of the women screamed as she hit the wall of the truck so the driver could hear her.Sofia was fast enough to retort. "The infected will kill us if we do so!""But—""Don't stop!" My sister was not as sympathetic as I was, and I couldn't blame her.After what we went through last night, no one would want to be placed in that situation again.The truck didn't stop. Behind the screaming man, the soldier kept on shooting at the infected that kept drawing closer to them.Bang! Bang! Bang!It was like watching a movie while seated in the front row. For the first time since this whole saga began, I was not a participant but a spectator."Run faster!""I saw some monkeys!""Please stop for him!""Is he your husband? Don't stop!"Bang! Bang! Bang!Along with the scream

At the time, we were excited. It had been our first time visiting the city, but as it was on official business, we couldn't call it a vacation.Each city was alike in having high-grade technology, but there was something unique about each one. In Iky City the streets had been lined with luxurious cars, and the citizens walked around in the finest clothes.The city had been a hub of wealth, glamour, and power.Some hours after the meeting, we had gone around for some sightseeing. There were luxurious stores and trendy cafés everywhere.The city was a home for the rich and famous. We were lucky to meet dignitaries and even took some pictures. The city had been a beacon of success and ambition but as our truck drove through, we met a different atmosphere.Everything had changed...The roads had dents, some buildings had cracks, and holes and a couple of them had been completely burnt down. The streets were deserted.Just like our city, the bodies of the infected lay scattered on the grou

"Let's keep pushing... You can save lives in the future to make up for the ones you took," I muttered with a comforting gaze."You were and are still bad at giving motivational speeches," BJ nearly spat out his food after hearing my pep talk.I shrugged. "I try my best."We shared a small laugh, which reminded me of those days when we were carefree and young.We, of course, were still young, but we seemed to have aged a couple of years these past few weeks.I wanted to share the information I heard about the categorisation of the infected with him, but the truck wasn't a private space, and I didn't want anyone to hear our convos.Not having anything else to do, I laid my head back and drifted off to sleep, lulled by the other's voices.=====Bang!A shot woke me up immediately."What the hell is that?" I asked after the alarming wake.The others were awoken by the loud noise as well. I noticed the military officer beside me talking into his walkie-talkie."Darius! What's the situatio

[Unedited Chapter]*****Five days...Five days of having the same nightmare replayed each night. I thought it was all over since we were now safe in the stronghold but it only seemed to get worse.Each night, I woke up with perspiration on my body as though I'd been running a marathon.But it was only a nightmare. One that always began with the mutated infected human appearing and crushing the truck that was behind us.Then the infected would get blasted to pieces after the missile hit...This would have been a befitting end for the dream but then I'd find myself standing in the middle of the road where the other truck had been flattened...calling out a single name..."Hannah!"At this moment I would jolt awake with my whole body drenched in sweat as I breathed in and out profusely.The crushed truck disturbed my mental state to the point where I was having nightmares about it every night.I badly wanted to know who the occupants were.What made it worse was that the soldiers were a

[Unedited Chapter]I felt this had been easy for him to say since he was a military personnel. I already viewed people who killed others as heartless...The thing is... I am not you, Darius.To make him get off my back, I nodded and moved away.Now, I was trying to convince Emma about it, but my friend was stubborn."Tim, I understand you," He began."It's just the same with my family. Two nights ago, my mother woke up wishing to hold David in her hands. She wanted my father to return to get him, and if I could at that moment, I would have. Maybe Darius is right—""Emma, Hannah is still alive," I countered. "You can't write her off like she's already confirmed dead—"He shook his head. "I didn't mean that. I'm just saying that..." He looked lost for words and then continued after a few seconds..."She might still be alive, safe in a stronghold. I know the horror we faced on our way is still haunting you, but we are safe now and shouldn't do anything to change that. I'm sure she feels