Adam was surprised by how easily the lieutenant accepted the idea this time around.Layla didn’t even have to try to convince him.When he said "Okay,” even before Layla finished listing out the reasons why he needed all hands on board, Adam raised his brows at him in surprise.He glanced at Adam and continued talking to Layla. “Mr. Smith has mentioned something like that earlier as well. I have decided to give it a trial. On one condition, of course.”“What condition?” Adam asked.“That you only stick to your area of strength, and me or one of my men will supervise your training at all times."Adam was about to protest but Layla quickly said, “Sounds reasonable to me.”Adam grunted but said nothing again."So, what can you do?” Lieutenant Matteo asked.“I can teach them how to shoot and how to fight dirty while trying not to get bit,” Layla said.“And where would we get guns to distribute to them? Assuming they were able to learn such skills within two days, I mean, ”“I am sure you

“Where is it?” Adam asked urgently.“Where is what? Why are you speaking in whispers?” Lisa asked Adam as she gave him a confused look.Adam reigned in his anxiety long enough to pick a chair close to them.He brought it to her and said “Sit”Lisa sank into the chair with a grateful sigh. Then she looked up at him “What has gotten…”“The solution you used. There is more of it, right?’Lisa’s eyes widened and she quickly looked towards the closed door.“What do you mean? Why… why are you suddenly asking about that now?” she asked anxiously.“I have had it on my mind since you woke up. I just want to ensure that you are okay first. Look” Adam crouched in front of her before he continued.“According to what you said, you saw the way the solution eats up the virus when Dr. Blair tested it, right?”Lisa nodded as she tried to follow his reasoning.“And it worked for you when you injected yourself with it, right?”“Obviously” Lisa answered slowly. “It is the reason why I survived the bite”

Adam heard the lieutenant’s door open and close.Anger welled inside him as he walked faster towards the scene.“What was…”Layla yelled as she almost collided with him.“What are you doing?” she snapped at him.“I should ask you that,” Adam answered back as he looked towards the door of the office where she was coming from.As if summoned, the door opened again, and the lieutenant peered out.He frowned a bit when he saw Adam. “What is going on? Any problem?”Layla, who was still catching her breath, glared at Adam and said, “I don’t know. Is there a problem?” she asked Adam.Adam looked from her to the lieutenant, who looked less stuffy in a plain t-shirt as opposed to the uniform he always had on since he got to the facility.Was that the type of man she liked? Adam wondered.“Mr Smith?” The lieutenant’s voice as he stepped out fully invaded Adam’s thoughts.“No,” he responded tersely, and he turned back to go the way he came from.Soon enough, he heard Layla’s footsteps behind him

A week laterLt. Matteo’s back was to the zombie.He was currently dealing with one zombie that had surprised him with its strength.Adam knew he couldn’t shoot the zombie at that range without killing the lieutenant too.So, he dislodged the zombie clinging to him, dove for his sword, and promptly struck hard at the zombie that was about to bite the lieutenant.Its blood splashed on the lieutenant’s back as he finished off the zombie he was dealing with.They were both breathing heavily as the lieutenant raised his head and wiped the black blood from his face.“Oh damn it. Another shirt ruined,” he said with annoyance as he stripped off the soiled shirt.“Better that than dead,” Layla said as she came forward to join them.Lieutenant Matteo chuckled.“Well, come on then,” Layla said as she nodded at the three dead zombies.“Yes, mom,” Adam muttered as he stood up.In no time, they had gathered up the bodies, and the smell of rotten flesh was soon in the air as the bodies burned.Thou

“Like I am batting my head against a wall,” Lisa said with a sigh as she rested her head against him.“I think everyone is beginning to think that I am wasting my time. And I can’t blame them. Everyone is tired, and they hardly had much to eat, yet I am wasting the little energy they have left on something that might be useless.”“It is not useless,” Adam reassured her. “It saved you. It saved mom. Imagine how many more people you can save when you succeed.”“If I succeed,” Lisa said tiredly.“You will succeed,” Adam said with a smile “It is you. You won’t let something as little as a difficulty stop you from achieving something this remarkable. Imagine your name on a plaque with the title “Saviour of the World” on it.Lisa elbowed him gently with a giggle. “Don’t be ridiculous.”“What? I mean it. If you do this, you will save a lot of people. You will be just like a super hero!” he said dramatically.The tiredness on her face lifted as she smiled broadly. “You are silly, but I love y