My lodge had 8 foot walls and a 7 foot gate, only resident students were given the keys to get in so we had ample protection, It was deathly quiet inside since most students were at school when this all started. On my way up the stairs back to my room, i remembered that my friend should still be in his room by now, making a detour i knocked on his door, hoping he was still alive.
"knock knock knock, hey Abdul, its Zaheer, you in there?", i waited for about 35 seconds, and it seemed he wasn't home, I could only hope he was alive, wherever he was. On my way back up the stairs i heard a slow "clack", the sound of a door unlocking, and a short 6'0 head peeked out of the door.
We locked eyes for a few seconds before simultaneously breaking into grins, approaching him i gave him a big bro hug, i said: "I've never been happier to see your ugly face you fucker", "hah, so you're still alive?, i thought you'd die, bastard" he retorted back, "Look man this isn't the best place to talk, how about you move up to my room, we can make that place our base for now, Zaheer said, "yeah man for sure, just help me move the important stuff, shit i never thought all those zombie games i played would come in handy like this" Abdul replied.
Back at my place, Abdul had moved his foodstuff, gadgets and weapons(where did he get a fucking Glock??) upstairs and i was surprised at the sheer amount of it all, so i asked jokingly "why does it look like you've been preparing for this for a while Nigga?", he looked at me seriously and said "coz i have",
"what??",
"well lets just say i saw something like it on the dark web, so it motivated me to at least try and prepare myself", for a few moments i wasn't sure how to reply, but i was impressed he was able to think so far ahead and plan so well,
"so where's Kingsley?" i asked, Kingsley was Abduls roommate and a member of our group,
"i called him 3 hours ago, he said he was at Bosso but already on his way back. That wasn't good news as Bosso was a 45 minute drive all the way to here.
"I hope he gets back safe, have you talked to your family?" i asked and he replied,
"yeah man, a few weeks ago i tried telling them what i knew but they didn't really believe me, right now i actually kinda wish i was wrong about this whole thing" with a bitter look on his face,
"its ok man we'll be all right, we just gotta try our hardest to survive" i replied,
"yeah i guess you're right" Then Abdul offered to make dinner which i accepted, after which we both fell asleep....We both had Nightmares that Night...
DAY 2
We were awoken the next day by the screams of people, Unfortunately it seemed that might be our alarms for a while now, waking up i immediately started stretching while making breakfast, we had pasta and eggs.
Contemplating the pros and cons i finally decided to tell Abdul what i knew. "Hey man there's something i think you should know" i started, he replied "go on, i'm all ears", so taking a deep breath i recounted what had happened yesterday and the strengthening feeling i got after killing the two human and dog Eaters,
"So you're telling me...that killing these monsters gives you a physical boost???" he asked incredulously
"Yeah man, the best way to describe it is like my muscles got more compact and more flexible at the same time", hearing me he had an expression of contemplation on his face which slowly morphed into one of excitement,
"if what you're saying is true then humanity can have a way to survive this apocalypse and even fight back, i have to test this as soon as possible", i guess i forgot to mention this but Abdul was a serious busybody, once he got an idea, he couldnt sit still till he'd tried it out
"Ok lets step out, you can carry your Glock but its only as a last result, these things seem to rely heavily on hearing and smell, instead of sight" i reminded him
"yup yup, could you make a spear for me too, i have a knife and a stick you can use?"
"yeah no problem ", and so i started explaining the simple rules i'd created to help survive:
" Firstly, make as little noise as possible, like i said before, those things are sound sensitive.
Secondly, i think they transmit whatever the fuck made them that way via bite, but to be safe don't let them directly injure you.
Thirdly, we've gotta be ready for both Eaters and Humans, both are equally dangerous in these times, don't let your guard down, thats the last rule", finished talking, i noticed Abdul looking at me weirdly, i asked "whatsup man??", he replied "nothing really, you just seem more authoritative than before, laughing i just brushed his words off. So we started preparing to leave, wearing thick bite proof jeans that didnt overly limit mobility, wrapping our forearms in extra cloth for more protection, and wearing boots good for stomping, we were almost ready to depart when we heard a knock on the door.
Looking at each other with vigilant eyes, i nodded, indicating i'd check who it was, slowly i said "Who is that?", and heard 3 extremely surprising replies:
"Its Toyin man!"
"Zaheer its me Mariam"
And a small muffled shout: MMMMPPPHHH!!!!