Ethan looked back behind him and saw the figure moving and getting closer. He immediately drew out his bow as the two men looked at him. He shot an invisible arrow to his disbelief, and it hit the zombie. The creature snarled on the floor as the men watched. "I am here to look for my sister and friend too. Who the hell are you guys?" Ethan asked, trying to come back to his senses. "I am here to find my wife." The man said it again, but with a soft voice this time around. "I am sure they must have been taken by someone or something," Ethan replied. The men looked at themselves, releasing Clara and Johnny. "What are you not telling us? If you know something, then you need to spill it. We don't know what is going on at the moment. One minute later, we were out to get some food supply as we could get back to this." The other men said it again."The zombies are now getting wise, I think." Ethan paused as he looked at the zombie he shot. He got back up to his feet. "That is impossible." Et

Ethan looked towards the door and back at Clara and Johnny, who were scared out of their wits. "You both need to be ready for anything that comes through that door." He said, rolling up his long sleeve. Johnny brought out the pistol in his pocket and checked to see how many rounds he was having. "Do you have anything to defend yourself with?" Ethan looked back to see Clara, who was still shaken by everything that was happening. The loud bang continued, but Ethan wasn't fazed. He was a soldier, and he had seen the worst. He walked to Clara and shook her violently. "If what comes through that door meets you cowering like this, you are dead. Do you want to see your sister again?" He asked, staring at her blue face. Clara nodded, and her hands were a little slippery from the sweat her palms were secreting. "Okay, good. Then you need to fight. That is the only way we are going to get out of here alive. Am I clear on that?" He shouted at Johnny. "And you, make that count." He pointed at

Johnny looked at Clara and back at Ben. "I think he is bitten." He finally said that, looking at Ethan. "I will be fine. Just get me inside." Ethan said, slowly feeling his whole body on fire. Ben looked at Johnny and said, "WWhy the fuck are you staring at me, dude?""You heard the man; he just said we should get him inside the mall." Johnny said again, repeating what Ethan said. Clara stood watch as she looked towards the main street. Everywhere looks deserted. Ethan pushed the door open, and the rays of the sunlight burned his retina. "Fuck you both!" he muttered as he managed to walk inside. Clara followed behind, making sure the door was carefully locked. "Grab whatever you will need. We leave in five." Ethan commanded "What do you mean we leave in five? I don't think you are in any position to tell us what to do. It is only a matter of time before we put a bullet in your skull." Ben said it nonchalantly. Johnny didn't say anything; he immediately grabbed a trolley and moved

"Rachel, don't sleep. We need to leave here. We both know the only reason Derek is keeping us alive is to make your brother come here and rescue you. We need to find a way out ourselves." Mark spoke slowly, his eyes darting around the room. Their number was dwindling by the day, with the zombie soldiers coming day and night for their meals. "What do we do? There is literally nothing wrong we can do from here." Rachel replied, getting tired. They haven't been well fed in days, and it was zapping them off energy. Some of the captives were lying tired on the ground, and they didn't have the strength to fend off the zombie soldiers when they came for them. "We both know Derek liked you when he was still human, and I am sure some part of him still feels the same." Mark said, slowly looking at her face. " What? What are you really asking of me?" Rachel asked, not getting Mark's point. "What I meant was that maybe you could get close enough to kill him. We could escape if Detek is dead."

Ethan's eyes glowed as he saw a map and a beeping red dot right in front of him. He drove faster each time he saw flashes of what had been done to Mark and Rachel."Do you think I will ever love you? Take a look at yourself, and you will see that you are nothing but a flesh-eating monster." Rachel shouted at Derek, who was seated across the table, eating. Derek dropped the bone he was holding and looked at Rachel. "Bring her closer." He beckoned to one of the men who was closer to her."DDo you know I haven't killed you yet?" He flashed his eyes, looking at Mark, who was shivering, seeing the skulls of many known faces. Some of them were rotting, while others snarled at his face. They had some of their body parts cut off. Mostly eaten as Mark looked at the meat Derek was eating. "I don't need to know a reason why you haven't killed me. You should know how much I loathe you by now." Rachel barked "Do I need to make myself clearer than this?" Derek looked at the soldiers, and they imm