22 : New Shelter
* Fuck, I need to be prepared. Someone's approaching and they could be an enemy. *
Then I reached for my gun and aimed at the door.
" Here, just a few twists and we can run. "
Sandra said.
" Go, just make it quick! "
I said.
I can see the shadow getting bigger and bigger.
" Bingo! Let's go! "
Sandra said and opened the door.
" You go first, you're carrying Felix. "
She said.
Then I went outside but saw a lot of infecteds.
* Oh no, this is dangerous. What should we do... *
Before she can go outside, Azul saw her.
* Fucking hell, he's here. Sandra needs to be careful. *
" What's the matter? Aren't you guys not enjoying the party? "
Azul said.
* Either we die getting eaten by infecteds or we die being shot by this bitch. *
" Chris, take care of Felix. "
She whispered.
" What..what do you mean? "
I asked her.
" I'll go buy you some time. Be careful, there's a lot of infecteds. "
She added.
" No what the hell? I will not leave you here alone! "
I pulled her but she's resisting.
" Go, I'll be right behind you. "
She said.
" Don't die. Felix and I will be waiting you on the other side. "
Then I went running.
" You can't escape Chris! "
Azul screamed.
" I'm your opponent. "
Sandra said.
" You're not that hard to kill. "
He laughed and holstered the gun.
" Oh, so you want to do fist fight huh? "
Sandra said.
" Of course. You're too easy that I won't need to waste bullets. "
He said and rushed towards her.
Sandra slid down and kicked his nuts.
Then she punched his ribs and after he kneeled, she hopped on his neck.
" What..what the fuck are you... "
Azul shouted.
" I'm the one that will kill you. "
She whispered.
" What's up Sandra? "
Someone said.
" Huh? "
Sandra said.
The person pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger.
Sandra fell into the floor.
" Damn it...! "
She pressed hard into her wound and stood up.
She walked outside the door and locked the door.
* Sandra's taking too long. I hope she's alright, Felix will be upset when something bad happens on her. *
I was overthinking and didn't noticed the infecteds in front of me.
" Chris! Look in front of you! "
Someone shouted.
Gladly, I could manage to stop myself and I stabbed the infected.
" Sandra...? Oh thank god you're alive! "
She helped me carrying Felix while walking.
" You're...wounded? "
I saw her bleeding.
" Let's stop in that garage for a second. "
I announced.
* Her wound is too deep plus she's losing a lot of blood. *
I checked the place if there's a first aid kit but there's no any stuffs that could clean or patch her wound.
" Sorry, there's no first aid kit here. But this piece of clothe will do...I guess. "
I handed it to her.
She used a bottled water to clean it and cover with the clothe.
" This will do. Thank you Chris... "
She said and we heard someone sneezed.
* Huh?! *
I pulled my gun and aimed at the piece of wood.
" Show yourself! I am not afraid to pull this trigger. "
I shouted.
Then we saw an old man stood behind the wooden plank.
" Do not...please... "
He begged.
" I am sorry.. what's your name mister? "
I asked.
" It's Torman. I can lead you to our house, my daughter's a doctor. "
He said.
* We're lucky that he's here. *
Then we waited until morning and proceeded to their house.
* I hope that Helen and the others are fine. *
" We're here.. "
Torman said.
" Thank you for your kindness. "
I said and went inside.
I saw a woman and a baby.
" Hello. My name's Chris, this man is Felix and the girl's Sandra. "
I introduced.
Then Felix woke up.
" Huh...? Where...where am I? "
He asked.
" You're already safe now Felix. "
Sandra said.
" Oh..thank god you guys are too.. "
He said.
" We'll be moving out again and come back to our base. "
I said to them.
" Oh you've got people huh? "
Torman asked.
" Yes, but we've been betrayed and the others, I'm worried about them. "
I said.
" I understand you. But you're- all of you are unarmed. "
Torman said.
* He's right. We've got nothing. *
" Can we stay here for a bit? "
I asked him.
" Yes, sure. We'll provide everything until you guys are ready. "
He said.
" Thank you very much Torman. "
I said.
" Oh, this is my daughter Pola, and her son is Smith Jr. "
He introduced.
" Hello Pola. "
I greeted her.
Torman went upstairs and we waited.
" Dad said that one of you guys are wounded.... right? "
She asked.
" Oh yes, Sandra show it to her. "
I said.
Then they both went to a room.
Felix went beside me.
" I'm sorry for not being cautious enough. "
He said.
" It's alright. I'm the one who should be guilty about this. If I didn't come and train with Shino, maybe this won't happen at all. "
I said.
" Azul... I won't forgive that bastard... "
Felix said.
Then Torman went downstairs with a bag.
" Well, maybe this will be a help. "
He said.
" What do you mean? "
Felix asked.
He opened the bag and he grabbed a rolled paper.
" This is a map. Not a regular one. "
He said.
I looked at it and saw a complicated map.
* He's not lying. This is sure not an ordinary one. *
He pointed at the left side of the upper map.
" You see that? There's a group of armored people with a lot of stuffs, they're not always outside. But they're feared by most of the other groups. "
He explained.
" How'd you know that? "
I asked him.
" Well...my son, he's one of them. He...sacrificed his own life by stealing this important files and handed it to me. "
Then he pulled something inside the bag.
* What is that...? *
" This is the top secret of that group, if you hand it back to them, they might help you to get your base back. "
He said.
" Hmm, and how will that work? "
Felix asked.
" Well, you guys will act like you sneaked up in this house and stole this. "
He said.
* Why's this old man helping us? *
" Old man, why are you helping us? "
I asked.
" Well, you're just like my son. He thinks just like you. I can see him once again in you. "
He said.
" Oh... don't worry gramps, all of you will come back and live in our base. "
I said.
Then the door opened.
" Hell if you would survive. "
Pola said.
" Huh? What do you mean? "
Felix asked.
" The only path to the way there is dangerous. There's a lot of infecteds and maybe a lot of runners. "
She answered.
" Runners... what? "
I asked.
" It's an infected creature. Not a human but animals. "
She explained.
* Then this will be a dangerous mission after all huh? *