[Unedited Chapter]"Yeah," I admitted softly. "But I'm also worried my decision will gravely affect others, and I might not be able to fix it."He smiled. "No need to worry about that, let's worry about where we are going.""True... now that I think of it, look at the map," I called Emma's attention to the map."Hmm," He stared at his watch in response."I'm guessing the routes that appear red signify that a high number of infected are cooped up there... the ones that appear yellow must have a lower number in comparison to the red, and the normal-looking routes should barely have any," I pointed out."That makes sense. I'd been wondering since, but the officers never explained that. However, this must have been documented by the military, right?" Emma inquired."Definitely, or they're monitoring it with satellites," I responded."The former is most likely true, and since that's the case, we can only count on the information in the meantime, not in a long run," Emma stated."Hmm, are y
[Unedited Chapter]As much as the smell of death was everywhere, I didn't want to leave until I looked around. I could still remember the clothes Hannah wore on that day, and that was the reference I used in searching while hoping she wasn't amongst the corpses.A few of the dead still had clothes on, but most were reduced to nothing but bones and scraps of fabric.Cautiously, I looked at them for any signs of life. As I turned to look inside the tilted truck for something or someone that could give me a sign.I suddenly felt something tugging at my right leg. I swiftly reacted by swerving sideways with my gun pointed out."Timmy! Get away!" Emma shouted as he pointed his gun in that direction.I was faster than him as I instantly pulled the trigger, blowing a hole in the infected head.Bang!It had been crawling out the broken windshield of the truck and happened to have broken limbs, which made it easier to kill."Come on man, we've seen enough," Emma said as he came closer."Let's
"Well... you see… you have to promise to take us all out of here if we agree to let you come in and look for that person," The man answered once more.Emma shook his head in disappointment upon hearing that.If we agreed to the man's demands and Hannah wasn't there, we were going to have burdens to carry."Tim," Emma whispered as he walked to him. "Think well o. What if she isn't there?""But what if she's there?" I retorted."We didn't come all this way to turn back now. Let's just check,"He gave me a look. "See, just hold on. Let me take care of this,"He moved closer to the entrance and questioned, "Just tell us if there is someone named Hannah,"There was no answer.Emma was tempted to yell out her name, but then there was the risk of attracting the infected, so he held it in.He asked once more and was met with the same answer as before."You can only be let in if you agree to help all of us,"I honestly wasn't sure Hannah was there. I knew my girlfriend. If she was, she would h
"Well... you see… you have to promise to take us all out of here if we agree to let you come in and look for that person," The man answered once more.Emma shook his head in disappointment upon hearing that.If we agreed to the man's demands and Hannah wasn't there, we were going to have burdens to carry."Tim," Emma whispered as he walked to him. "Think well o. What if she isn't there?""But what if she's there?" I retorted."We didn't come all this way to turn back now. Let's just check,"He gave me a look. "See, just hold on. Let me take care of this,"He moved closer to the entrance and questioned, "Just tell us if there is someone named Hannah,"There was no answer.Emma was tempted to yell out her name, but then there was the risk of attracting the infected, so he held it in.He asked once more and was met with the same answer as before."You can only be let in if you agree to help all of us,"I honestly wasn't sure Hannah was there. I knew my girlfriend. If she was, she would ha
"They're here!" "Kiiiaaarrrghhhh!" "Arrrrhghhhhh!" "Runnn arrghhhh!" Loud shrieks and cries reverberated across the vicinity on the 178th floor of a skyscraper. "Will this spell the end of the human race?" My life flashed before my eyes as I subconsciously muttered. Armageddon seemed to be taking place at the moment as everyone in the vicinity ran helter-skelter. The entire city was in a hellish state of panic as people ran to take shelter from the surface that seemed to have been infested by dangerous and bloodthirsty creatures. 'I haven't lived a very fulfilling life...' I stood there amid the chaos with an expression of disbelief plastered across my face while pondering how all this came to be in the first place. Krrrycchhyyy~ "Kuchooiirrbhjnj," The sounds of flesh ripping and incoherent mumblings were getting louder by the second while my eyes were glued to the direction everyone was fleeing from. "Dustin!" Pah! The yell of a familiar voice accompanied by a slap pul
"What is that?" a co-worker asked, her voice laced with curiosity.I looked at BJ, who was also staring at me as if I knew the answer."Beats me," I replied with a shrug. I was sure it was only a co-worker who must have fallen or perhaps had coffee plastered over her documents. "It's probably no—"Another scream stopped me. This time, it came from the direction of the elevator. A few minutes went, but no one appeared in view."Can't anyone check what is going on?" another person asked.BJ opened his mouth, and I immediately knew what he had planned to say. He was going to ask why the said individual couldn't do it, and then, they would argue.I had no time for that. If I could manage to do my work without gossiping or arguing around me, I would be thankful."Come on, let's see what's happening," I said, as I rose from my chair and pulled Emma away.The others also looked perplexed as to what was going on, but as soon as we went out of view, the chatter in the workspace continued. Some
The others had been holding their ground, determined to keep the infected from getting through the barricade while I tried to get one of the doors open."Is there anyone who has another keycard?" I shouted above the din."Take my own! It's in my right pocket!"The voice came from the man in front of me who was joining the others to hold the forte.I recognized him as the man who usually came to visit Mr Badmus on breaks. They mostly gossiped, but at that moment, I didn't care. I just wanted to live.Quickly, I grabbed the keycard from his pocket and ran towards the last door. With a prayer on my lips, I hoped the door would open. With determination, I slid the keycard into the door's slot, and the red light turned green. With a relieved sigh, I turned to the rest."The door is open. Let's get in!"Instantly, we all rushed inside, but unfortunately, not everyone made it.The barricade came toppling down the instant everyone let go of it to turn around, and loads of infected crawled thei
I immediately asked my mother to get me through to Bella. My girlfriend of three years.Bella was the boldest and prettiest person I've ever met in my lifetime.Her long dark hair, her light skin tone, her gorgeous face and full lips, her graceful figure... they were all to die for.I was truly blessed to have such a gorgeous girlfriend, but her personality was a bit different from normal.She was scary, and no one dared mess with her when we were in university. I had gotten bullied as a freshman one time by a bunch of seniors after winning a quiz against them.She came into the scene and whooped all of their asses with a hill shoe she had been wearing at the time. All of them had bruises and injuries all over by the time she was done.Usually, such a thing would lead to rustication, but Bella's family had some influence, so she wasn't even reprimanded in the slightest.Since then we became friends... rather, it was more accurate to say she followed me everywhere and everyone else kep