Setting: Mumbai city, Lokhandwala, Galaxy Mall
Day: Monday(15th February 2021)
Ranveer: No time to explain! Just come out with everyone and quietly, we are leaving this place.
(Samar listened to Ranveer and told everyone to come out)
(Everybody understood the situation and came out of the store quietly)
(Ranveer looked at the people and said)
Ranveer (softly): Listen everyone! Follow my friend Akshay as quietly as possible!
(Everybody nodded their heads gesturing yes and they started to follow Akshay towards the construction tunnel)
(As everyone started to follow Akshay Ranveer, Sana, Sara, Samaira, Samar and Tania were following the whole group from behind to make sure that no zombie would attack the people from behind)
(Samar and Tania looked towards Ranveer)
Samar: So tell us how you did that?!
Tania: Yeah!
Ranveer: Well there was the stage on the ground floor where a music system was already connected so I just took a phone and connected it to the music system and played a song.
(Samar and Tania got confused and asked)
Tania: Where did you get a phone from?
Ranveer: When Akshay had finally downloaded the software in all the mobiles he was going to enter the electronic appliances store to get more devices but he saw a bunch of zombies trying to enter the store. He saw that you people had locked the door so he came up to the first floor to call me and I got the phone from him.
Samar: But are you alright?! I mean you have just been shot a day ago should you be moving so erratically?
(Ranveer was about to say something but Sara said)
Sara: I know! He should be taking it easy but he just can't relax for a bit!
Ranveer: Of course I can't we have a horde of zombies that will kill and eat us if we don't do anything and you're telling me to relax in a situation like this?!
Sana: We are just saying that sometimes you can let us take care of situations like these!
Samaira: Exactly! You trained us so that we could be useful!
Ranveer: No! I trained you girls so that you could protect yourself and could reach the yacht safely without any danger.
(The girls don't say anything)
Akshay: We are out!
(Akshay checked in every direction cautiously and when he saw that there were no zombies to be seen he signalled everybody to come out)
(Everybody started to come out of the tunnel slowly)
(Akshay told them to be quiet via gestures)
(Ranveer, Samar, Tania, Sana and Sara were about to come out of the tunnel they heard that the zombies had started run behind through the tunnel. In front of them were Tia and her mom, all of them started running at full speed but Tia's mom tripped on a rock and fell on the ground she shouted in pain, she started to bleed and everybody tried to help her even though the zombies had almost caught up to them)
Lady (In pain): Please leave me here and take my daughter with you please!!
(Everybody looked at the young lady)
Tia (Crying): Mom!!
Lady (In pain): Listen, Tia! Go with big brother and his friends okay?!
Tia (Crying): Mom I don't wanna go without you!!
Lady (In pain): Tia!! Just do as I say!! Go with big brother and be with him all the time. You are a good girl, right?
(Tia nodded her head gesturing yes)
Lady: Good! Then go!
(Ranveer looked at the ladies desperate expression and grabbed Tia by her hand and told everyone to leave the lady)
(The zombies caught up to the fallen lady and they started to bite out the ladies flesh. As she was being eaten alive she thought)
Lady (Thinking): I thought it will be more painful than this but I don't feel any pain, maybe it's because I don't have any regrets. Now the only thing I hope is that that boy and his friends keep my daughter safe and give her a future.
(As she thought these words her consciousness slowly started to fade away and her body became silent forever)
(Ranveer, Tia, Sara, Sana, Samaira, Samar and Tania came out of the tunnel)
Ranveer: We need to block the tunnel!
(Akshay looked at the tunnel and said)
Akshay: Let's cave it in!
Ranveer: Do you see a weak spot on the roof? If you do then just shoot at it.
(Akshay looks at the weak spot and then he continuously shoots at it)
(After some shots the tunnel caves in and blocks the tunnel)
(People outside were anxious and started to talk among themselves)
(Tia continues to cry after the loss of her mother)
Ahmed: Where is her mother?
Ranveer: We lost her!
Ahmed (Sad): I see!
(Ahmed looks at the girl)
Ahmed: What are you going to do with her?
(Ranveer looks at Ahmed)
Ahmed: I and the others here plan to go to a safe Base in Navi Mumbai! If you want I can take Tia with me.
Ranveer: There's a safe base in Navi Mumbai? Is it organized by the military?!
Ahmed: No! It's a base organized by some people on their own.
(Ranveer looks at Tia crying)
Ranveer (Thinking): Normally sending her to a base would be the best solution. This way she would be able to stay safe and also be able to grow up but... I don't believe that only a base will be able to feed the population density of Mumbai and it's not even organized by the military which makes me even more reluctant to send her to a base like that. In the end, I am not going to make this decision it's going to be Tia herself.
Ranveer: Let's ask Tia what she wants.
Ahmed: Alright! Let's do that.
(Ranveer and Ahmed walk towards Tia and the others)
(Ranveer looks at Tia crying)
(He calms her down and asks)
Ranveer: Tia I and uncle Ahmed wanted to ask you something.
Tia: What is it, big brother?!
Ahmed: There is a place a bit far away from here where there are many people who live happily there with their families do you want to go to such a place with me?
Ranveer: Or do you wanna go with me? I don't have any sort of safe base for you and neither do we have many people who you could play with. All in all, I can't say that every day will be a nice day for you but I can promise that I will give my all to keep you healthy and safe.
Tia: I will go with big brother.
(Ranveer gets a bit taken aback)
Ahmed: Can you tell me why?
Tia: Mom told me to always be with big brother but that is not the only reason...
(Ranveer, Sana, Sara, Samaira, Tania, Samar, Akshay and Ahmed look towards Tia)
(Tia grabs Ranveer's hand and says)
Tia: I trust big brother the most here!
(Sara, Sana, Samaira, Akshay, Tania, Samar and Ranveer get a bit taken aback by what Tia had said)
Ranveer (Thinking): She trusts me the most?! Is it because I saved her life? When I look at her right now, she has high expectations of me and I don't wanna break them!
(Ranveer pats Tia on her head and smiles towards her)
Ranveer (Smiles): I understand, then I think you plan to go with me!.
(Tia smiles towards Ranveer and says)
Tia: Yes!
Sana (Thinking): He's surprisingly gentle to kids!
Ahmed (Thinking): I never thought that Tia will get so attached to this boy but I think it's for the best this way she will also have someone to look up to and looking at this young man and his friends it seems that he's reliable and strong. I should put my trust in him.
Sara (Thinking): Looking at Ranveer I never thought people will ever trust him but I guess we have also started to trust him so I should not be saying that! That girl really does trust him!
Akshay (Thinking): He really has changed and has become more reliable than before. His strength has started attracting people around him. I am really interested to see what kind of achievements does he achieve in the future.
Samar (Thinking): I eventually thought that Ranveer had gone back to his original self but he has changed a bit. I remember the day when I saw him in his full rage mode!! He was terrifying but now he's looking so calm but he has the strength to protect and fight!
Samaira (Thinking): Ranveer really is an enigma now he's ruthless but he's also kind, he's strict at times but he's also somehow fun-loving I do wonder sometimes about what going on in his head.
Tania: I remember seeing him being beat up when we were in school Ranveer used to never fight back and Samar would always try to save Ranveer at that time I always thought that the reason why Ranveer would be beaten up was just that he was weak but maybe the reason as to why he never fought any of the people that attacked might be something totally different.
To Be Continued...