26 : Faith

{ Christopher's POV }

2 Hours Earlier.

" Dang I'm too tired! "

Greg shouted.

" There's no time to waste. We'll leave you here if you will be lazy. "

I said to him.

We can't see clearly through the road because the fog's too thick.

" Be cautious. There might be infecteds or runners waiting for us. "

Felix announced.

* I've got 11 rounds left. This might be dangerous for us. *

Then Greg went towards me.

" Hm? What is it? "

I asked him.

" I need to pee. Please wait me here. "

Greg said and he went at the side.

I sat down for a second and checked my bag.

* Good, the important thing is still here. I must protect it at all cost. *

Then Greg went back and we continued walking.

I looked at the map and then a car showed up.

They didn't stopped at our location and they kept heading forward.

" Dammit! That car- if we can steal it later, we'll be there faster and we won't be exhausted walking forever. "

Felix said.

* Yes, he's right. We could probably attack those people inside and steal it. *

I decided.

" We need to move faster, we'll attack them if they would come back here. For the sake of our base and for our friends in there. "

I announced to them.

They both smiled and walked faster.

* They look happy after I said that huh? *

After a while, we still cannot see the car going back in our location.

" They won't come back. "

Felix said.

" But I thought they wou- "

Greg looked at us but he didn't saw that he tripped on a string.

" Idiot look out! "

I shouted and pushed him.

" Chris! You are bleeding! "

Felix said.

I looked at my legs and an arrow pierced through it.

* This fucking hurts... *

I tried to remove it but it doubles the pain.

Then Felix pulled me at the side.

" What the hell are you..doing?! "

I asked him.

" We will rest here. You can't move forward. "

Felix answered.

" No- There's no time to waste here! I'd rather die doing something. "

I said and stood up.

* I can't walk like this... *

" Where's Greg? "

I asked Felix.

" Uh oh...shit where the hell did he go... "

Felix said and looked for him.

Then I saw someone showed up at the forest.

I reached for my shotgun and aimed at it.

" Show yourself. "

I announced.

" I am so sorry....I wanted to give you this.. "

Greg showed up and handed me a wooden stick.

" I'll patch you up and use that so we can move forward.. "

Greg added and opened his bag.

He kneeled down and cleaned it with an alcohol.

* Shit! This hurts.. *

" Pull it! "

I said to him.

He didn't heard it so I did it myself. I slowly touched it and pulled it out.

" Dammit it hurts! "

I shouted but I don't want to faint so I endured it.

Greg finished cleaning my wound and applied some bandages in it.

" There you go... "

He whispered and stood up.

I tried to walk but I can't so I used the thing that he gave me.

* This really helps. *

" Felix... he's still looking for you. "

I said to Greg.

We went forward and saw something getting nearer to us.

The light is blinding us so we couldn't see it.

* Is this the car?! Shit they'll kill me! *

" Dummy! Get inside. "

Felix shouted.

" Huh? Felix...? How did you- "

Greg asked him.

" Just get inside and I'll explain everything. "

He announced.

Greg helped me to get in the car.

" Thanks for helping me, but be cautious with everything. I won't be there forever beside you you might get killed because of you. "

I said to him and he went inside too.

I looked inside the car and saw a radio below us.

" Bingo! "

I said and turned it on.

« Where the hell are you guys?! Boss is waiting for you all! »

I smiled and replied,

" Yes, we'll be coming back for another week. Please prepare everything because we saw a bunch of infecteds and runners heading towards the base! We got stucked here because they're too many... "

I turned off the radio.

* They probably believed it. Idiots. *

" So this is from our base too huh? "

Felix said.

" Oh I didn't know that. We'll surprise them when we come back. "

I said and hid the radio in my bag.

" We've been traveling for an hour and a half now, and the gas is running out. "

Felix announced to us and I checked everywhere.

* Yep, no extra gas here. *

" Look! There's probably supplies inside that car! "

Greg said and pointed at the other car.

We stopped.

" I'll check it. Wait for me. "

Felix said and he grabbed the pistol.

He slowly approached the car but we can't see clearly because the fog is too thick.

I opened the window and saw him knocking in the car's door.

* What the hell is he doing...? *

Then a runner showed up.

I kicked its face but nothing happened.

" Greg help! "

I said but he's not replying.

I kept kicking its face.

It almost bit me but Greg smashed its head with his bat.

" Whew....thank god.... "

I whispered.

" What the hell happened? "

Felix asked.

I looked at him and saw someone behind him.

" Look behind you! "

Greg shouted and he laughed.

" What? You kidding? "

The boy replied.

" Shi- Shino?! "

I asked.

" Of course. It's me. "

He replied.

* I didn't recognized him at first. He's clearly different than before. *

They both went inside.

Greg went near me and whispered,

" Who is he? Your cousin? Brother? "

I laughed.

" No, no of course not. He's my friend. Shino, meet Greg. He's coming back with us. "

I introduced Greg to him.

" What happened to your look? "

I asked him.

" Well, a lot happened recently... Roberto just..he just died.. "

Shino said.

We suddenly became silent.

" What- How the hell?! "

I asked him.

" It's my fault...I pushed Azul's cousin because he talked dirty about you..and I couldn't keep my cool. "

Shino explained.

" But how the hell did you end up here? "

Felix asked him.

" This is my punishment... "

He said silently.

" Don't worry Shino, I'm not mad at you. Don't worry, we'll avenge Roberto's death. "

I said and tapped his back.

" You're safe now. Don't worry. "

Felix said.

" I knew you're still alive...my faith is too strong that you guys aren't dead yet. "

Shino whispered.

A few hours later and the car suddenly stopped.

" What happened? "

Greg asked.

* Shit, the gas is empty. *

Then we saw a bunch of infecteds walking towards us.

" I can smell gas... "

Felix said.

* So do I..where is it coming from?! *

Greg pointed at Shino.

" What do you mean? "

Shino asked him.

" Look behind you, a small bag is attached to you. "

Greg said.

" Huh? I didn't even felt it.... How...? "

Shino said.

I grabbed his bag and opened it.

* Thank god...this is a blessing. *

I went outside and refilled it with gas.

" Shit! Runners! "

Felix shouted and I threw my bag inside and closed the door.

" GO! I'LL HIDE! YOU GUYS GO FORWARD! "

I shouted and ran back to the place where we went.

A few hours of walking.

* I'll be safe here...I suppose. *

I sat beside the road to rest.

Then a person in a motorcycle stopped in front of me and grabbed me.

" What the hell are you-?! "

I said but the person pulled me and handed me a helmet.

I equipped it and hopped in then the motorcycle started moving.

* Shit! This is too fast! *

I hugged the person so I won't fall and kept moving forward.