"my dad! I can't reach him." Elliot busted into tears.
"the creatures are all over America... I'm sorry... I cannot say he's still alive. Let's hope for the best." Felizy said and opened her laptop for the latest news.
The heading of the news says 'The only airport survivor in Australia.' Felizy clicked on the headline for more information.
'the pilot and four others landed safely at Australia International Airport while other passengers turned and some died. The pilot left a message on his Twitter this morning saying that he was trapped somewhere in Sydney and if there is anyone like him, trapped and trying to survive, they must make sure that there is no noise and also make sure that they have some food to it. While on the run or when you hear that there is chaos nearby, get as much ready-to-eat food as possible, avoid nylons because of the sound they will make, make sure your doors are well closed and turn off lights. Their sense of smell is also great, so avoid food that has an aroma and that's all he has to tell the world for now....'
Malia scrolled up and read more. Her phone rang and she went to pick it up on the other table. She checked who the caller was and it was Alex.
"Alex?" she whispered to herself in surprise.
"Felizy! How are you? "
"Alex you are alive! "
Hearing that, Elliot jumped up in surprise and went to stand beside Felizy.
"Talk to Elliot first," Felizy said and gave the phone to Elliot.
"Dad!" Elliot sobbed.
"Elly!! How are you?"
"I'm not fine... Where are you?... are you safe?.... are you scared... what's going on? ... Can you breathe?... are... " she was interrupted by Felizy.
"let me have the phone, I will give it back." Elliot gave it to her
"Alex! Where are you?"
"I'm trapped on my hotel roof with a North Korean soldier we did not understand each other's language," he said in a frustrated tone.
"roof? " Felizy asked in surprise.
"The whole grand hotel is filled with those creatures. Immediately we got here, this man made sure I got him a lot of food and I was even shocked that he could eat that much... He had stored it all on the roof... Even made two camps there. When the whole thing started, he dragged me to the roof, locked the door and I was shocked to see another hotel up here. Just as if he knew that this would happen. We communicate through drawings though."
"That's great! Make sure there is no noise, no aromatic food and no fire set up or something. They are highly sensitive. Have you reached out to the white house?"
"the last person I called there, I heard his cry when he was attacked."
"wow! The president is dead too?"
"I guess no one remains there. There is a connection because we are on the roof. I guess we have luck."
"Lower your voice if you don't want them to crash that building. Thank God you only communicate through drawings. You can send messages instead of calls."
"thank you Felizy, tell Elliot that I will communicate with her on Discord and what about the doomsday vault?"
"They are still there and I hope to take Elliot there soon."
"thank you and other talks will be through messages."
"Alright! Stay safe."
Felizy ended the call and Elliot looked at her angrily.
"what? " Felizy asked.
"you did not allow me to talk to him and I'm mad at you... You know how worried I am" Elliot said angrily.
"don't be mad at me... The long talk will put him in danger....he will chat with you on Discord. Check your phone. "
"I'm sorry! " she said and quickly went to pick up her phone.
China does not allow guests from nearby countries but only people from Africa are allowed to come freely. In Shanghai, a black American man came with his truck and hid his family under camp beds and some other luggage.
The police checked him and seeing that he was black, they allowed him to pass. They did not even bother to search his truck because Africans were free to go in and out of China.
"Mary! You can remove those things from your head and the children's" the man said and a white woman removed the clothes from the three white children's heads.
"Thank you, Dave! I love you," she said and hugged the smallest child.
"how is she?" Dave asked.
"she is fine, the veins are still there but I'm sure Xiao Sheng will fix it. "
Dave looked at the girl and sighed. "I just worried... You know." he pulled over and looked at Mary in the eyes. "here we are. " he said and they all got down from the truck.
They entered a neatly arranged room with different Chinese decorations. Xiao Sheng, a long grey-haired man sat on the floor in a meditating position. Dave, Mary and the children entered the room.
"Mary?" he said without looking back to see them.
" 我就知道. 你不必回头...我想念你 (I knew it. You don't have to look back... I miss you..)" She hugged Xiao Sheng from behind and he stood up to face her.
" Dave 很高兴见到你 (it's good to see you. )"
Dave looked at Mary and she smiled.
"he said he's happy to see you." Mary interpreted.
"oh! Me too Uncle." Dave said and smiled but Xiao Sheng looked all lost.
"他也很高兴见到你... (he's also happy to see you... )" Mary told Xiao Sheng. " 反正...叔叔! 有一个大问题... (anyway.... Uncle! There is a big problem....)" She moved to one side so that Xiao Sheng could see the little girl standing. She looked pale with green veins all over her body.
" 这是什么?...她看起来死了! (what is this?.... She looks dead!)" Xiao Sheng said without taking his eyes off the girl.
"她被咬了...但她没有像其他人一样转身. 我们希望您能帮助我们...这就是我们在这里的原因叔叔! 我不想让她死.(she was bitten...But she did not turn like others. We hope you will help us... That is why we are here uncle! I don't want her to die.)"
Xiao Sheng looked at Mary for some time before he called some young men to take the girl to his healing room.
"我将尽我所能确保她活下来,请留在你的房间里...我们不希望有任何打扰. 告诉那里的那位女士带你参观你的房间.(I will do everything in my power to make sure she survives and please stay in your room... We don't want any interruption. Tell the lady in there to show you your room.)"
" 谢谢.(thank you.)" Mary said and Dave led the way with the children.
While the monks were praying, the girl became very sensitive to the sound coming from Xiao Sheng's mini drum. All of a sudden, she jumped on him and started biting hard. Xiao Sheng screamed due to the pain but could not overpower the girl. Others struggled to carry the girl away from Xiao Sheng and after successfully taking her away, Xiao Sheng stood up with pale skin, maggots on his body and other symptoms. The boys didn't know what it was and they refused to run. Xiao Sheng jumped on those holding the girl and bit one of them, others saw him turning and they started screaming and trying to run away from those biting which included the girl and Xiao Sheng.
The door busted open and the remaining monks ran outside the temple. The people on the way were bitten while they caught up with some of the monks too.
Mary was talking to Dave when she heard some noise coming from a distance.
"did you hear that?" she asked Dave.
"what? "
"Noise. "
"I can't hear that. Maybe you are just scared. She will be fine." Dave reassured Mary and he heard a scream.
"did you hear that?" Mary asked.
"Clearly," Dave said and another scream followed. It was clearer. "get the girls. We are living.
"What about Camilla and Xiao She... " She was interrupted by the sudden bang on the door and Xiao Sheng led the way with a few others.
"Fuck!" Dave screamed. "take the girls out while I distract them."
"you should come with us." Mary insisted.
"Do as I say," Dave screamed and ran towards the edge of the room. The creatures followed Dave and the entrance was free which made it easy for Mary and the children to run out of the room.
Immediately they got to the passage, they were trapped between creatures from both left and right. Mary guarded her children with her arms and the creatures jumped on them.
"relax! The people at Doomsday promised my siblings that the government would be responsible for my safety...