Chapter 2: The night of Survival

Continuation of "Survive the Night"

A collection of fine colors wrapped in an elegant design as wings, which beats as a wonderful tune, over a garden full of beautiful flowers, trying to gather sweetness of nature, giving heavenly pleasure and tranquil, is always a sight to behold for those who enjoy little things of nature.

She, standing there minding her own business, was one of those moments. The way she held the umbrella, tidy her hair up, adjust her skirt, catching up breath, beautiful pair of eyes, the perfect smile, everything about her is beautiful.

At first no one would notice if something is wrong.

But then, the perfect smile started to disappear following a ferocious laugh, those kind eyes turning blood red, her breathing increasing every second, her skirt torn, hair plucked...

What the hell?!!!

Those fiery eyes looked at me. It felt like my heart was weighing a hundred ton finding it difficult to breath every second. My vision diverted fell on the earth. I was panic stricken. I can't move.

I need air.

I need some oxygen.

Please ... Haa... Haa... Haaa.... Breath. Breath...

Haa...

As my eyes start to find its way back at the girl. She was right before me. Grabbed my neck, lifting me off the ground and....

Bit my neck.

I woke up.

Charlotte: Wake up Jen!.

Me: Charlie!!

Panting

After that terrifying dream, I started recollecting the incidents.

Charlie and I buried our parents and escaped in our dad's car.

We decided to go to National reserve park so that we could hide from the bloody infected psychopaths.

Charlie was driving and she literally killed a dozen of those sick psychos. After we entered the highway, the road was free for some reason and I have slept at some point.

It's 12 AM now.

The night of survival begins.

Me: Charlie! Where are we?

Charlotte: Redville

Me: Are you going in to town?

Charlie: Yes

Me: Why?!

Charlie: Supplies. Food , medicine , guns and ammunition.

I didn't want to get back to civilization. But we don't have a choice.

We stopped the car at someplace quiet and waited briefly to check for any movement.

It was quiet and all we can hear was our own breaths.

Whispering:

Charlie... I think it's clear.

Yeah let's go.

Creaakkkkchak.

The sound of our car doors startled us.

We carefully studied the surrounding, confirmed our presence was not noticed and slowly started pacing down the main Street.

As we turned the first corner, we saw someone, at the other end of the street, which was a cross section.

There was something in the middle of the cross roads. It was a huge pile of something.

Is that dead bodies?

The silhouette moved and picked up a can and poured it on the pile of bodies. It started singing.

We couldn't hear it clearly but that definitely was singing. We crouched and started moving towards the silhouette.

Whispering:

Here take this!

Charlie handed me a gun.

You take the shot whenever I say so. Clear?!

Yes.

Do not hesitate.

I was scared but determined.

As we moved closer, we found it was a man and he lit the pile of bodies. In that raging fire, we heard him clearly singing,

'Everynight in my dreams I see you, I feel you.'

Is he singing from Titanic? Really?!

I was intrigued by his actions. But Charlie was not. It felt like she wants to kill him as soon as she gets the chance.

"Oh! come on you lot! How long you are going to make me wait.?!"

We were shocked. Is he calling to us. ?! How did he know that we were here. There is no way he could have found us. Never.

He started calling again.

"I'll count to ten. If you don't come out. Things will turn ugly."

We were ready to fight. But there was a sudden roar which came from one of the cross roads.

As if enraged by his words or actions, a couple angry infected Z's came out of nowhere.

I can see their faces all bloody and fierce. They were definitely angered by him. Can they really understand him? Why are they hesitating to attack him.

He continued to taunt them by shouting and screaming. One of them came out of the shadow with its mouth leading the whole body as if its mouth has a consciousness rather it's brain, trying to gnaw the flesh off his bones.

As it took a step forward, it fell on the ground motionless.

What!! What is happening?

Charlie whispered, "A sniper !"

My eyes bulged admiring the wit and guts of the person standing in the front and the sniper nothing less. What a team!

Seeing the infected fall like a fly, the other one couldn't control its rage and run towards the man to bit him apart, piece by piece.

A shot to the head from the hidden sniper couldn't stop it. Another one to the leg. Another to the chest. Nothing could stop it's fury.

It was closer to him and one more jump will cover the distance between its mouth and his neck.

As if a slow motion shot in a film, I saw the guy move a little to the left and magically an axe appeared in hands, he raised both his arms up in the air. I could feel the weight of the axe. As he turned more, the infected’s path of motion landed its head, right where it needs to be, below the butcher's knife and the butcher himself.

Thud!!

A swift swing of axe, cut off the infected's head clean from its body.

Charlie: Jen!

Me: hmm?

Charlie: Time to move.

As we moved away,

"So you are just going to watch and leave. Not interested to join the party. Is it?"

He was loud and suddenly a dozen guys jumped out of every nook and corner of the buildings around.

A thirteen men surrounded us and I didn't like the gaze of anyone of them except the guy in front.

"A kid and a teen.!? You survived this blood feasting bull dungs? Amazing !!! So… who are you and where are you headed?"

My eyes were almost full and one more word will break the surface tension of the tears to rain it down my cheeks. Fortunately, Charlie was there.

Charlie: "What's so hard about it?! Can I not survive?, While a bunch of stupid looking pipsqueaks can."

I was shocked !!! And so are they !!!

The voice in my head screamed "Charlie you idiot!!, you are going to get us killed."

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

All 13 of them were laughing. I was getting ready to be the next one to be butchered.

"We have a fighter here lads!!!. I like you kids. Like to join us. Oh, by the way I'm Kurt. Kurt Willis"

Charlie: "I'm Charlotte and this is Jenny. No we are not interested to join your party."

Kurt: "Alright! Mind if I ask you where you kids headed?"

Charlie: "That's none of your business. We are here for supplies."

Kurt: "Do you think I would let you take, OUR supplies from OUR OWN town?"

Charlie: "No. I dont"

Kurt: "Then what are you planning?."

Charlie: "To kill all 13 of you"

Personally I don't like it one bit where this conversation is going.

The voice in my head pleaded "Charlie...please don't make them mad. Pleaseee."

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

Kurt: "I like you girlie HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! Come on, let's go back to our camp it ain't safe out here. We'll talk later"

Charlie looked at them, all of them and finally agreed and we followed them back to their camp.

Upon reaching the camp, we came to know that most of them were either military or marine and did their service. They were tactical experts and immediately formed a group and temporary safe hideout.

Kurt: "We were informed a bit late, even so this is not a kind of thing we can hide from exactly. We are not sure if this is airborne or spreads through the Z's. Straight out of a Zombie movie if you ask me. I still can't believe what we're going through. We did what we had to do, to survive. We heard that it might be airborne and some of us are naturally immune to the airborne, however if it's a bite, it is much more stronger and bitten is changed within 3-5 minutes. The Z's are getting more and more angry the more we kill their kind and we used it to our advantage. I'm not sure where you are headed but I'm sure it will be much worse. Out here on the country side, we are not much of a population, we killed more than half the people. I would strongly advise you to stay until things settle down, but it's your choice"

Charlie: "We are planning to go the National reserve park. A place with less humans"

Kurt: "You still have got quite a road ahead of you. It is a good place to survive but without supplies how long do you think you can hold."

Charlie: "We can take care of ourselves. We have been there before"

Kurt: I won't say anymore. I like you kids. You remind me of my son, Jim.

(I can sense a slight pain in his voice).

What do you need?

Charlie: Food, Guns, Medicine.

Kurt: Ok. We'll go early in the morning. Get some rest.

Kurt looked at me and smiled and left.

Charlie touched my head and ran her fingers through my hair.

Charlie: Take some rest.

It felt like my mother was watching over me even though she wasn't herself when she died, she was still my mother.

"Mom. Please watch over me.! I hope I can make it to tomorrow"