Chapter 18

I couldn't believe what had just happened. I looked at the side of my uncle's body, I felt my breathing was shaking, a boy approached me showing me his hand. He was tall, a little dark and had a beard cut with a mustache.

- You okay? - He asked me in English.

I just got up and pushed him to run, grabbed the AK47, the backpack and walked away.

- Hey you! Wait! - He exclaimed.

I went so far that I came to a desolate place, it seemed that there was war over there since some walls were destroyed. I leaned behind one of those walls and began to squeeze my head with a loud scream. I already lost everything, absolutely everything.

I threw the AK47 to the ground and slid my back against the wall until I sat on the surface. I hit my elbow hard against the wall, I was very angry.

- Damn it, damn it ... - I whispered to myself. - I lost him, I lost him... - I sobbed.

I removed the gun and aimed it at the left side of my head. I breathed deeply and triggered, the sound was heard as an echo, it had no bullets.

- What else? - I asked myself.

Then I reloaded the gun and pointed it at my head again.

- Fuck life. - I shot.

The bullet didn't reach my head, it went to another direction, someone had pushed the gun from my hand and took me by the neck. Impotence took possession of me.

I fought to get rid of that person. With force I threw it to the ground and I stayed on top of it, I grabbed its gun to aim it quickly, it was that boy.

- Motherfucker! - I exclaimed and shot the ground near his ear.

- Ahh! - He gave a deep scream.

I got up and dropped the gun on his chest. I walked away, grabbed my gun and the AK47 and prepared to continue my frustrated way.

- Stop! - Said the boy standing up. - What was that?

- You killed my uncle. - I said with anger drying the blood that covered my face.

- I killed him cause of you, I just tried to protect you, I had no choice. - He spoke sorry.

- Dammit. - I mumbled, dried my tears and sighed. - Who are you? What are you doing on this island?

- I'm Mazen, I'm here on this island just spending my vacations. - He answered.

- Okay, on an island where people are manipulated by a parasite. Good place for vacations.

- Yeah, I love parasite and helping clear people out of death. Just like you. That's how I spend my vacation

- What? You know nothing about me. - I said and Mazen looked at the AK47 that I had in my hand then I sighed. - My name's Laura, I was also spending my vacation, but not on this island, I was in a rural town in Spain.

- And what brought you over here, Laura?

- Long story. - I answered. - How about you?

- Well, I was in the Egyptian army as a volunteer, so I always carry this gun with me, and the real reason I'm here is just vacations, but I didn't know there was a military basement here.

- Oh, this really isn't a military basement. - I corrected.

- How'd you said? - He interrogated confused.

- Well, as I told you before, they're manipulated by a parasite, that's why my uncle attacked me, they put the parasite inside him and the egg hatched becoming him one of them. - I explained.

- Woow, well. I'm really sorry for your uncle. - He apologized.

- Whatever. - I said trying to forget what happened.

- What do you plan to do? Are you alone now? - He questioned.

- No, well, now. - I replied.

- What do you mean?

- I was with two men

- Can I join you? - He asked.

- Mmmm ... - At first I hesitated. - Okay, but first we have to find the blonde. - I affirmed.

- What's the blonde?

- Oh, an american agent. His name is Leon.

- Aha, okay. So let's go and find this fucking man

- Ha. - I mumbled and I looked at him strangely, he saw me smiling and I sighed. - Okay, do you have bullets?

- Aha, kinda. - He answered and I gave him some cartridges while I recharged the AK47. - Thanks ... Leon, we're on our way - Mazen said.

So I decided that he would accompany me, he was a very talkative and humorous boy, but I didn't feel like laughing.

- If you were in Spain, how did you get here? Are you a kind of agent? - He questioned curious.

- No, I'm just an exchange student ... - I hesitated a bit but then I decided to tell him the whole story trusting him, after all I'm still alive thanks to him.

Talking and talking we had come to a place that had an architecture similar to Salazar Castle, it was surrounded by infected people who protected the area, I suppose that there must be Ashley for that reason so much security.

- What do we do? - Mazen asked.

- We have to enter there. - I answered. - Have you seen the teenage mutant ninja turtle's movie?

- Live like a ninja in the shadows. - Mazen smiled.

Then we entered the site taking alternative routes and crossing between them without being seen.

We hid among the pillars so as not to be discovered, until we crossed to a room and heard a thick voice, I stopped.

- What happens? - Questioned the Egyptian.

- Here. - I pointed and he approached.

Curiously we noticed that they were Osmund Saddler and a muscular man in military clothes and a scar on his face.

- What they're talking about? - Mazen asked.

- If you keep silent, we can hear them. - I said.

We entered silently to hear what they were talking about.

- It seems that Salazar is having difficulty taming the American pig and his colleagues. Salazar had his chance. Krauser go get the girl! Oh and, dispose of this swine while you're at it. - Ordered Saddler who was sitting on a throne while that Krauser was on his knees.

- Consider it done. - The military said standing up.

The Egyptian and I looked at each other worriedly.

- Great. This is getting better. - Mazen muttered.

- Let's move now. - I ordered and so we left the room.

We continued and saw Leon and Luis walking.

- Guys! - I exclaimed and Leon turned so fast pointing his gun at us, making Mazen react in the same way. - Woow, woow, stop. It's just me - I said to reassure them and both lowered their respective weapons.

- You okay? - Asked the worried agent approaching me and I nodded. - Who is he? Where is your uncle?

- It's Mazen and ... he ... he killed my uncle. - I said downcast.

Leon reacted aggressively against him and I stopped him.

- No, no, calm down man, my uncle had the parasite on his body. - I sighed. - It was too late and he became one of them, he tried to kill me, but Mazen just did the right thing to save me.

I looked at Kennedy carefully, he sighed nervously.

- Okay. - Leon mused calming down. - Sorry. - He moved his head from side to side, I saw sadness in his factions.

I couldn't contain myself, I ducked my head and cried a few tears.

- Easy, together we'll get out of this mess. - The north american rested his arm on my left shoulder.

I dried my tears, took a breath and sighed. Then I looked at him and he gave me a half smile, I nodded much better.

- Let's go get Ashley and get out of here. - I said decisively.

- Well said. - Leon nodded.

We prepared to continue walking but a figure appeared and attacked us.