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"Open the door.." It whispered in the bite of the dark.
I slowly stood up, eyes locked on the wooden door. I could barely see from the outside because of the fog that clouded the place.
"Open the door." A man spoke in the whisper of the night. Now, we have a creeper. That's the time when I finally felt a little bit off and more like angry. Angry because we are in these kinds of situations where we can be in grave danger.
That's when I realized that Luhan got awoken from the intrusion.
"What was it?" He calmly asked as he slowly stood up beside me with his rifle pointed at the door.
"I don't know." I walked closer to the door. Carefully picked my pace so as not to make any sound.
"I know you're there." His voice made the hair on the back of my neck straightens.
"So get the fuck out of here if you don't want to get slashed in the throat or wanted to have an open-casket mouth." I spitted. He's getting into my nerves.
Yeah, it's not a rotting dead that we're dealing here but an alive airhead who sneaked here and randomly kill people.
After how many seconds, there had been no sound outside.
"I think we're good," I spoke.
But then honks started booming the place.
People are panicking.
And then I realized the cabin is on fire so I immediately broke the window as an alternative passageway.
I woke Taehyung from his sleep and told them to stay side by side we got out.
The first thing I noticed are the smokes that coming from the rest of the cabins and the people panicking. And there, my eyes caught the blazing fire eating the whole grand house.
Almost everybody is panicking and shouting and the production of water from the well to kill the fire isn't enough.
And it dawned on me.
Chanyeol...
Where the fuck is that guy?
"Hey! Did you saw Chanyeol?" I asked one of those who are trying to extinguish the fire and then he told me that he's still inside the grand cabin.
Fuck.
"Stay right here. Be attentive. Never let each other out of sight, understand?" I commanded and the two nodded.
I saw the walls in the east and the West. They're on fire. It started breaking down into crumbles. The sound of the crackling fire and the smell of burnt would flood the atmosphere.
I saw Kai and Sehun who's ushering the people into the sanctuary to stay calm and group together. And I almost forgot the madman on the loose who murders.
However, I needed to find Chanyeol.
"Suho! Did you see Chanyeol?" I asked. I'm now worried. Although he's a jerk, that jerk saved me.
"I believe that he's still inside but we can't go in because of the huge fire!" He shouted.
And then pretty much everything is on fire and smokes and we are trapped.
Everyone else is gathering their things, ready to live in the almost destroyed sanctuary.
And I'm here, standing like a dumb ass watching things go by.
"Baek! Come on! The bus is going! Luhan and Taehyung are already with Sehun! We got to leave before the rotters lead their way here!" Kai shouted worry and sad eyes are reflected from the crackling fire that is surrounding us.
"We needed to find Chanyeol!" I shot back. Are they really leaving their protector behind? Come on, I know he's a jerk but I believe he doesn't deserve to be abandoned.
"He's gone! The fire at the grand house! Either we leave now or the whole place will fall out and trap us in fire and we all die!" Kai held my arm. I can clearly see the panic and worry in his eyes for the first time.
"I'll follow. Promise me to keep an eye on Luhan and especially Taehyung." I seriously instructed as I pulled my arm away from his touch and run in the direction from where the grand house is located, disappearing into the smokes and flames.
It's like a de' ja vu' for me. The last time I have seen this scenario was when I almost died.
All I can see is fire and smoke. The thick smoke is already filling my lungs and I'm here searching for nothing but-
"Chanyeol!" I shouted a couple of times as I coughed from the smoke.
I just can't lose this person who saved me no matter how fucked up he is with his attitude.
"B-Baek-" I felt someone grabbed my shoulder harshly and the voice is quite familiar.
I turned to look behind me and there was Chanyeol with bruises on his face and mild burns on his arms.
"Chan! What happened? Are you- Fuck, Chanyeol you are bleeding!" I saw how he grabbed his abdomen and there's blood in his brown checkered everywhere. He also has struggled with breathing because of the smoke.
"Some outsiders sneaked inside and tried to kill me. I fought. One got me." He grunted as he winced in pain.
"They fucking came prepared." He gritted as he eased the wound.
"Put down the blade or I'll blow your brain off that pretty face of yours." The voice is deep and cunning. Someone appeared on the smoke with a particulate respirator as I felt the tip of a shotgun touched the side of my head. What the-
I looked at him for the first time, adverting my eyes on the madman who caused this destruction.
"Why did you do this?" I calmly asked even though all I wanted is to separate his ugly face from his body right now. I held Chanyeol on his arm and sets him down slowly on the floor. He's already weak and I'm itching to end this man in front of me right now.
"At first, to take over but as you can see, I failed to do that part as this place came crumbling down easily. However, as long as I kill this brat who exiled me from the sanctuary then it could be enough. Because of him, my wife died." He gritted with a mischievous smile. Damn, and I could hear the walkers groaning not far from us.
We don't have enough time.
"The dead are coming, we should get away from here." I mustered, spotting one on the far end of the gate.
"I don't care! We might as well die all here!" He thrashed.
"Put the weapon down!" He shouted. I suggest that he'd lost his mind now.
"I'll let my weapon down," I spoke as I slowly and carefully pulled my weapon on my back.
He stepped away but the gun is still pointed at me.
If you're gonna kill me, why won't you just pull the fucking trigger already? Why do you still have to order me to put my weapons away? Are you a cop? Gonna turn me into prison? Bitch. I thought. But then I realized, this would be the last thoughts my brain could muster if I formed this into words in front of him.
"I can't see any good reason why a young man like you carry a blade. You know it's dangerous." He chuckled evilly in his comment. Lighting a cigarette in his other hand.
I can't see your intelligence too... But I didn't comment about it.
I hissed silently as I realized that this isn't the right time to be sassy. This place could possibly be my burial ground if I don't control myself.
"They are here, f-fuck." Chanyeol hissed as he tried to stand but I kicked him and tripped him to the ground.
I flinched when he quickly averted the tip of the gun a little bit away from me and pulled the trigger. A zombie fell a couple of meters away from us.
Fuck.
I breathed as I steadied my hands upon the air and walked carefully towards him.
"First of all it's not just a regular blade, it's a samurai blade." Although I don't see a point in backlashing him because samurai blade is clearly a type of blade, I breathed deep and crouched down to set my weapon on the ground.
But then his eyes averted behind me, just then I felt Chanyeol shuffled from behind but then the man is faster and pulled the trigger to shoot him.
He cursed under his breath and loaded the gun once more. This made him a small time to focus on the gun then I used this to act as quickly as possible.
I took the chance to quickly roll over near him and slash my weapon in his thighs, cutting them away from his body. It splashed blood all around and over me.
He shouted in pain but the next second, he already got the blade stuck on his head.
"Second of all, it's sharp so don't mess with it. It's dangerous." I spitted. His eyes showed a shocked expression even after he's already dead.
Now I turned towards Chanyeol who's barely breathing and slightly groaning because of the pain he's feeling.
Though still having mixed emotions towards him, I'm thankful that he dodge the man's shooting.
And walkers are a few meters away from us.
Nice.
After a couple of slashes to get our way through to find his car, I searched Chanyeol's pocket for his car key and plunged it on.
"Hang on," I spoke as I helped him get a good position in the back. I remembered when I was in the shop in the city where I almost died and he told me to hang on.
Debt. Paid.
But then he grunted and shifted at the back as he tried to endure the pain.
"Drive!" He ordered. I had no time to roll my eyes when I started the engine and it roared to life.
The smoke around us covered the place along with the zombies approaching the dead man.
Cursing under my breath, I stepped unto the gas and drove over the fire, the car bumping and jumping over the burning wood logs. Then the car hit the wall with a loud crash. Thankfully the wall is already eaten by fire and already in a crumbly state so the car passed through as I held the steering wheel.
We rushed through the woods, quickly stepping on the stop and creating a loud fucking screech that could probably entertain the walkers again.
I checked behind me and saw Chanyeol sweating too much and trembling in pain.
I felt a little nervous knowing that we're in the middle of the forest and away from the city to find medicine and aid kits but I won't lose any chances of driving there. I don't want anyone I know dying on my watch without doing anything.
The rest got in the vehicles including Taehyung and Luhan a few moments ago but I am trying to be fine here without my guidance just because they have Sehun, Kai, and pretty much everyone with who I already associated myself.
I got their leader, they got my friends.
Now that I've mentioned it. Chanyeol got stabbed by a knife in the side of his abdomen, I bet he dodged it. Hoping that it is not pretty critical but the thing is he's bleeding and he has to get tended as soon as possible.
When we are at the foot of the mountain, I parked near the bushes. I fetched newspaper pages and started taping them on the glass window so that walkers will not see us through the windows. I also grabbed a flashlight in the deck board and searched something, anything in the car that might be helpful to aid Chanyeol's burns and wound in the meantime. And so I luckily found a mini aid kit on the back.
"Can you make it till morning?" I asked, trying not to sound too worried.
"If I died tomorrow then I guess I didn't." He responded as he shut his eyes closed and took off his shirt and used it to cover up his wound.
"You sure it's not a bite?" I asked hesitantly.
He glared at me. He was about to make a response but then he started grunting again and stirring on his seat.
Sighing, I instructed him to lay on the back passenger seat before cleaning the small burns and wounds with alcohol and cotton and wrapped his waist and arms with gauze with amoxicillin.
Well, that's what we only have. And a couple of water-filled bottles and crackers.
"Where are we going?" He asked in haste realizing that he fell asleep for a bit.
I was driving the car slowly. It's hard to see with only the moonshine over us as the source of light in the way since I decided to turn off the car lights to avoid any attention from the dead. And also from the living. Who knows how many creepers are out there.
"Heading to the city," I muttered, focused on the road.
"The only place that could help us with that wound now," I added when he was about to say something disagreeable.
After a moment, I felt his breath getting even as he jumped onto the passenger seat beside me.
"I guess the roles have changed." He sighed, trying to humor me about it. However, my mind is out there thinking where are the others right now so I ignored his remark.
"T-Thanks, Baekhyun." He mumbled as he held and squeezed my hand.
I pulled my hand away from his touch silently.
"Keep quiet and rest," I responded without looking at him, dodging the obstacles on the darkened road.
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