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Chapter 2

"What?" –Renson

"Don't you hear that? Shit, stay down" –Juan replied

Juan and Renson crept down beside the Civic and looked below. They saw a huge group of zombies approaching their direction. The sound of their moans grew even louder and the stench of decaying flesh was enough for them to get the shovels that they placed in the car.

"Listen, we don't stand a chance against them, our best bet is that we distract the zombies and then run. I'll take the car and lead them away. I need you to go at the back of the store and get Ron and Pat out of here." –Juan said as he gave Renson the shovels.

"What? No! We can't leave you. We'll find another way!" –Renson replied

"No, there's no other way. I'll be fine, just get out of here. I'll meet you at the condo where you two are staying" –Juan

"Are you sure? I have my 4x4 in the back, we can run over them." –Renson

"There's no time. I have to clear a path so that you can get out of here. Hurry and leave!" –Juan said as he stood up and got in the car.

"We'll go to our place, and get our things. Meet us there. Good luck and thanks Juan." –Renson replied

The zombies saw Juan stood up; they immediately chased after him. Juan didn't move the car until Renson got at the back of the store. The herd of the dead quickly mobbed the side of the car but Juan's persistence allowed him to run over a couple of zombies and get out of there alive. As Juan rode off, the zombies followed him except for those that he ran over. Some of the alarms were set off as Juan bumped into the cars on the road.

"What the hell? What's happening outside?" –Ron said when he heard the sound of his car, unaware that Juan rode off.

Renson burst out of the backdoor and stopped Ron from going at the entrance of the store. "Hurry we have to leave! Juan led the zombies away! Let's go before those things come back here!"

"What? Where did Juan go? We can't leave him there!" –Ron exclaimed

"Juan will meet us at the Condo, hurry my ride is out at the back! Patricia, start the Cruiser!" –Renson said as he threw the keys of the 4x4 to Patricia

The parking lot at the back of the store was no different with any other place; burnt and abandoned cars, blood and dead bodies were scattered everywhere. Little by little, the dead moved in the area. Patricia saw two zombies moving towards Renson's 4x4, she ran quickly towards the vehicle but the zombies saw and chased her. Patricia was about to get in the 4x4 when one of the zombies grabbed her leg. She screamed and kept on kicking the arms of the zombie. The zombies crowded her and began on biting her leg. "No! I don't want to die! Ahh!" –Patricia screamed

Patricia managed to honk the horn of the cruiser but she was soon dragged down to the cemented road by the zombies. Her head bumped at the step of the cruiser disabling her from struggling. The zombies mobbed and clawed their way into Patricia's clothes. Blood covered her body as the zombies dug into her innards. One bit off her breast, another picked clean her thigh and the others ate what they can get their hands on.

Renson and Ron came out the store running, shocked at the sight. "There's nothing we can do" –Ron said to Renson, traumatized at the sight of losing his friend.

The zombies saw and focused their attention at the two who just got out. They approached Renson and Ron, clearly the flesh that the zombies ate weren't enough. Ron grabbed his axe from his backpack and kicked back one of the zombies. He sawed off the head of the other, and began rampaging towards the dead walkers.

Renson quickly snapped out of his traumatized daze and helped out Ron. He smashed his way around the zombies using the shovel that Juan gave him. As they cleared out the group of zombies, they slowly approached the driver side of the 4x4. Sorrow filled the face of Renson as he saw the body of his friend laying on the street.

"I just met her a week earlier; she lost her family just a few days ago when this Hell hole happened." –Renson

"C'mon we'll talk about this later, we have to go" –Ron said while pushing Renson to get in the 4x4. Ron drove them out of the hardware store.

While on the road, the two kept silent, still disturbed about what happened earlier. Renson pointed the way to the condo where he was staying. Along the way, they encountered a couple of zombies on the road, but they were run over by Ron. Tall buildings surrounded the condominium where Renson was staying. The condo is a ten story high building. Broken glass and furniture scattered outside. Ron was unsure about the place, "Is your condo secured?" –Ron

"Well kind of, Patricia and I encounter few zombies here and there but we managed to get past them. When we come back, they're gone."

Ron parked the cruiser beside a tree which was near the fire exit of the condo. "We'll use the fire exit, just in case something happens." –Ron

Ron and Renson got out of the Cruiser and entered the building. Blood stains covered the walls of the stairwell. "When the dead came, everyone panicked and got out. Some zombies got in and attacked those who tried to escape. Patricia and I tried to wait it out in my room, thinking that someone will come save us." -Renson

(On the highway)

Juan managed to lose the herd of zombies chasing after him; he stopped by at the Katipunan Park to rest. The silence of the place calmed Juan. "Damn those sons of bitches." –Juan said as he layed his head on the steering wheel.

As Juan was about to doze off, a zombie came and began pounding on the window. "Shit!" –Juan began to panic, he tried turning on the engine but it didn't start the first time.

All of a sudden, Juan heard a gunshot. In a matter of seconds, the zombie fell on the ground. Apparently the bullet passed through the zombie's skull, "killing" it instantly. "Bull's eye" –a man standing about a few meters away said as he approached Juan

"You okay there son?"

"Yeah I'm good, thanks."-Juan got out of the car

"What's a kid like you doing here in the streets all alone?"

"Well, I got separated from my friends. Got chased by a herd and ended up here."

"Is that so? Well you seem to have a nice ride, I could use the company. The name's Jake."

"I'm Juan, that's a nice rifle you got there."

"Belonged to my dad, only weapon I got."

Their small talk continued for a few minutes until a herd of zombies came. "That's our queue, let's go" –Jake said as he and Juan got in the civic.

"Where?"

"At my place, I own a bar right behind the burnt down McDonald's. But before we go…" –Jake got out of the car, took out a bottle from his backpack

"Never seen a Molotov before" –Juan was in awe

"You have now." –Jake replied as he lit up the Molotov with his lighter and threw it at the zombies that were coming towards them. The Molotov produced a huge fire that burnt most of the zombies.

"Let's go" Jake said as he got in the car

Juan quickly drove away, while the zombies that were chasing after them layed on the ground one by one.

(While all of this was happening, back at the dorm…)

"Ahhh!" –Nathalie

"We have to get out!" –Kevin grabbed Nathalie's hand and ran at the back of the dorm

The zombies broke through the gate of the dorm; their increased number was too much for the gate to withstand as the zombies pushed their way in.