“Wow, that’s insane. So you’re not even from here, yet you just got thrown into this whole mess.” Christopher said in bewilderment.Franklin was handling this way better than he would have ever imagined. This wasn’t even his country, yet here he was. He was roughing it out much better than he who had lived there his entire life.“Well, I came here to get a better life for myself. I can not really say that is what has happened so far, but wherever I find myself I should at least try to do the best I can. If not for anything, to say thank you to the man that saved my life.” Franklin said with a cheerful smile.His ability to see the good in most situations was something that Christopher admired in the short time that they had spent together.“What about you Chris? How did you end up in this part of town when everybody had evacuated. I’ll be honest, I never imagined I would see another human for a while.” He asked as he opened a can of food for himself.“Well it who’d be understandable t
Xander was in a bind, the cabin they had struggled so much to get to was right in front of them but instead of relief, he felt tension. The people there numbered about ten or so, it wouldn’t be wise to confront them head-on.Furthermore, he did not want to approach them either. After what he had experienced with Mark and Adrian, he did not want to give anybody the benefit of the doubt. He could still remember the look on his face when he tried to choke the life out of him. He had gotten wiser in the last twenty-four hours believe it or not.He concluded that the best he could do was simply try to get enough cans of food before the others entered into the cabin. Funnily enough, they seemeddisagreeing. An older man with patches of grey hair seemed to be telling them not to forcefully enter, while a slightly younger man, probably middle-aged was raging for them to break the door down.This however was not a time for him to gawk and stare. It was a time for him to act! “Hailey, stay here
Nine years had just passed by in the blink of an eye and Christopher was now fourteen years old. He had grown up in the orphanage and had adjusted to life well there, better than he could have possibly imagined in all honesty.He never thought that he would find more peace in an orphanage than his parents own home. It took a while for the boys to get used to him but eventually they began to bond and connect with one another.The orphanage has also began to receive more donations from secret donor, the man did not want any attention. He was only doing it from the goodness of his heart.Everything was going well until that fateful day when they all went to the zoo.“Chris i do not think i have ever been this excited to go to the zoo.” One of the other orphanage kids, Solomon said excitedly.Chris just laughed, he loved to see the joy on his siblings faces whenever they were were experiencing something new.“Mother has been planning this for a long time and it kept getting delayed becaus
Philip sat on a piece of broken concrete, his expression unreadable.Andrew wanted to approach him, but the moment he tried to get close, a sense of oppression descended on him making him know that getting close to Philip at the moment was not a good idea.‘I hesitated.’ He thought with his hands clamped together.‘Again, I hesitated. I could have easily killed Kaiser and none of this would have happened. But I hesitated.’ His agitation rose and he put his hand through his hair.“Goddamnit!” He shouted and smacked the floor next to him causing it to crack.‘God knows what they are doing to her right now.’ He covered his face with his hands.At this moment, Andrew finally managed to steel himself and approach Philip.“Philip, I know how you’re feeling right now, but we can’t waste any more time. We need to go and get her.” Andrew said in a soft voice.“… I know.” Philip said before standing up and taking a breath, his eyes closed.“And this time, when we meet them. I won’t hold back.”
“Do not even Think about stopping until I say so!” Andrew barked at the troops who were visibly tired while running laps.Their bodies seemed to ache and their chests heaved with each breath they took in. Andrew watched their progress with a whistle around his neck and arms folded across his chest.Ever since he became Captain, he had completely turned around the training regime of the force. They were now more effective and able to handle more difficult situations, thanks to Andrew’s guidance.He continued to watch over their progress when he heard the sound of a vehicle drive onto the training ground. He turned around and saw one of Greysons aides alight from the vehicle and walk up to him.“Captain Andrew, I have been instructed to take you to Mr Greyson immediately. He said there is something you must need to know.” She said.Andrew looked at the troops who were running behind him, of course they prayed internally that he would leave so that they could get a chance to rest after
Philip looked at the battered, severed head in front of him and his mind went blank, he was unable to process all the information he just received."You see, I sent out an order. It was to capture you and kill anyone who you deemed as an ally or companion. Since you went out of your way to help those rats, I naturally had to enforce my order." Kaiser snickered seeing Philip's expression."Don't feel bad. We would have killed them regardless. Still, I can't help but marvel at how much you care about those pests." Kaiser shook his head."You told Xavier that they were innocent. Would you spare a rat if it hadn't done anything? And besides, even if you spare it, it will eventually take advantage of you. These pests may look up to you now. But sooner or later, they'll begin to fear you, and then they'll try to either kill you or control you." Despite saying all this, Philip didn't hear him. Or rather, his brain didn't register his words.He just kept looking at Ford's head in a daze.It h
"This is the place?" Philip asked the soldier who also acted as his driver as they pulled up in front of a house."Yes, your companions were kept here. If you need anything then use this." The soldier said while handing him a walkie-talkie.Philip thanked him and got out of the jeep.The moment he got out, Andrew and the others came out of the building and went over to him."What happened?" Andrew asked, not really worried, just curious."Well, it's nothing bad. I'll tell you inside." Philip said and the group went in.The interior was pretty basic and there was no electricity. But it was a lot more comfortable than their previous lodgings so they had to desire to complain.Philip sat down on the couch and let out a breath feeling relaxed. For the first time in a very long while, he actually felt safe enough for his nerves to not always be on edge."So…?" Andrew said and everyone. looked at him."Well, they took me to meet their leader," Philip said."And?" Dina asked."From what I sa
"Life can be annoying honestly," Andrew said as he looked through the window at the harsh downpour of the rain.When the group thought that they could move for a few more hours until sunset, it suddenly began to rain heavily. Enough to force them to seek shelter.Hence, they quickly found a gas station and decided to hunker down there. On the bright side though, there were some old comics they could use to entertain the kids. And a toilet, so they didn't have to ease themselves in the open as they had been doing since."With how hard the rain is falling, we might be leaving here by noon tomorrow. Just our luck." Andrew lamented. But who could blame him? They were trying so hard to cut their travel time and arrive at the settlement, and yet they just kept facing setback after setback."Fretting over it won't change anything. It's unfortunate but that's just how it is. The only thing we can do now is take it the best we can and keep moving." Philip said, however, Andrew raised a brow.W