“Damn!” Avery whistled. “It's a bloody sight here, mate. But the coast is clear.” The mere mention of a bloody sight already sent a wave of goosebumps across Danny. Although, he knew he shouldn't be like this after all, it was the apocalypse.Bodies would indeed be found everywhere and blood would inevitably flow too. Although, he wondered why the people should be against one another when there was a more pressing opponent.This was the time to be united and not waging war against one another.As he stepped forward, following behind Avery, he gulped at what was before him. The once violence bustling street now lay silent, covered in a macabre display of blood and lifeless bodies.The hooligan brothers and the girls they had encountered earlier had met a grim fate. Each one of them had shot themselves to death, leaving behind a haunting scene of tragedy. The stench of death filled the air, causing Danny's stomach to churn. He fought the urge to retch as he took in the sight before h
Deciding not to accord Mae any regard or attention of his, Danny faced Avery.“Remember the chair we tied Blake to?” Avery nodded. “Yes, what about it?”“Mae can tie the bed sheet on it and lower it down. Then, we drop the things on it and it would be left to her stamina to get the items on the chair back up.” Danny supplied.Avery tilted his head with eyes observing the distance from the window to below the ground.The building was two-storeyed so, it shouldn't be much of a headache.Finally, Avery spoke out. “Might work but I'm not betting on it.”“It's the only option we have unless you can think of a better one.” Danny found himself snapping.The corner of Avery’s eyes turned to him and then, “Easy, mate. I'm also hungry.”What the?This wasn't about food though, Danny thought to himself. He was only frustrated by all the drama and tension.In about forty seconds, Avery yelled out the instructions to Mae and soon, she emerged with the chair and bed sheet.It was rare to find he
The dimly lit room felt suffocating even as Danny slept, a stark contrast to the chaotic world outside and the flesh-eating monsters lurking in the corners somewhere.The thick walls were supposed to provide some semblance of safety but now that they were almost broken down, Danny wasn't sure anymore.Even as he slept now, his unconsciousness carried still the fear and violence that he’d just witnessed outside.The bodies of those gun-down men and ladies still flashed across the depths of his mind. He would never get used to seeing dead bodies lying around and also the sight from the day before— it was so many things happening at once.Even as Danny slept, he found that he was somehow half awake and aware of the atmosphere that was tense and the frustration that hung in the air like a heavy cloud.Mae's sharp voice cut through the silence, breaking Danny and Avery from their restless slumber. Danny groggily rubbed his eyes, trying to make sense of the urgency in Mae's tone. "Why is s
With determination, he and Avery gathered the materials they had stowed away earlier: cardboard, a spray painter, and lamp stands and in a whim, they got to work.The room felt cramped as they worked with the cardboard and spray painters first.They laid the cardboard in three places and resorted to writing a S in th first, an O in the second and another S in the third one.The spray painter hissed softly as Danny pressed the nozzle, leaving bold red letters on the cardboard. Despite his weariness, he focused on creating a clear and visible SOS sign. Sweat trickled down his face, mixing with the dust on his skin.Avery was there giving instructions and directions on how to make it bold and visible.“A little bit more paint here, mate.” Avery would chirp his instruction and Danny would take heed.Together, they were bringing the sign to life and it wasn't as hard as Danny thought it’d be.As a matter of fact, he was enjoying it. It was like playing with a toy.As the sign took shape,
The room fell silent after, each person lost in their own pool of thoughts. Danny was sitting on the bed with Belina’s head on his lap while she dozed off.Little noises from outside were still erupting, signifying that people were done being afraid after the gunshots and were stepping out once again.The day continued to fall darker and darker yet, there were no helicopters.No help— no rescue team in sight.Danny’s hope and probably the others too continued to dwindle with every minute, second, and hour that passed.He began to wonder what would become of them had Avery not considered the possibility that help might not come as they supposed and had they not come with enough food that would last them for the next day.He was also glad that the man was smart enough to let them come back with the best sharp objects that they could make do with as weapons to protect themselves.The silence between them was so deafening that one would think the time had halted. Danny’s heart pounded lou
Regardless of how pissed she was at him, Mae couldn't have her way with lashing back because of the increased pitch of the zombies outside.None of them wanted to be made into a feast by the flesh-eating demons who had been starved all day.They would definitely be more aggressive now that they’ve had almost the whole day off.The room fell into an eerie silence with Mae shooting him a deadly glare but he had to ignore her and return his attention back on the TV set as the broadcaster's voice continued to echo from the flickering screen. The faint glow cast an unsettling light on their worried faces, and the growls of the hungry zombies outside only added to the tension in the air."The rescue operations will commence in the most affected areas once everyone in the less affected regions has been saved as aforementioned,” the broadcaster informed once again.The fact that she was emphasizing on that made Danny shiver the more. It meant it was no joke and they would be left to survive
But then again, that wasn't the case because why did he inhabit a foreign body then?Yet, the identical streets and name were too substantial to be brushed offAnyway, that wasn't the case now. What mattered was that they were in one of the ground zeros hence, they wouldn't only become one of the last to the rescued. It also meant that they had more zombies to deal with.It meant they were fucked, really fucked. He felt a wave of hopelessness engulfing him as he sat, staring blankly at the screen.Avery, in exhaustion, let out a heavy breath, and Mae...Well, Mae began to sob, believing that they were doomed and help wouldn't be coming. "We're screwed! We're going to die here!" Mae cried in between sobs.Mae was crying, and Danny began to fall into a trance himself. He had not the slightest clue that bitches cry too.If Mae could cry then, it wasn't certain that they would make it through the night.The zombies were already responding to her sobs from outside. It was as if the knocks o
Danny began to get homesick as he sat alone in the darkness with the noises from the zombies as a background sound.In the midst of the unforgiving thrill in the atmosphere, he wondered why he needed to be here at all.How he had to seek refuge inside a makeshift room within a desolate clubhouse. Why he should be in a dark room where the only sound that permeated the silence was the occasional groaning of the undead lurking beyond the barricaded doors?He was supposed to be home. With his family in his perfect world where he was just an invisible high school boy.As he sat alone in the darkness, Danny's heart contained to ache with homesickness, his thoughts drifting back to a time when he wasn't in a world was overrun by hordes of the undead. In the corners of his mind, vivid memories of his past life came rushing back like a torrential wave.He closed his eyes and could almost feel the tender embrace of his mother, her soothing touch comforting him like a warm blanket. The aroma