Chapter 2
Anchorage QZ, 1300, 3 August 2032
We finally arrive after 3 hours long drive. "Man I'm ready to wash myself and have a lunch what are they serving today anyway?"said Rod. "If I'm not mistaken it's fried chicken" said Robbert. "Well why don't you lads go get some rest I have to report this to the colonel and maybe go to the cafeteria after that" said Captain.
I decided to go straight for my bedroom to go and clean myself.
I entered my room and turn on the light. I quickly get undressed and head straight for the shower.
I'm thinking what to do, I still have patrol at 4.30 p.m, I should go get myself some if I'm not wrong Robbert said they are serving chicken which is quite rare these day with food shortages we been having due to increased population inside the QZ. I hope the new farm they build can help to somewhat alleviate some of the pressure from our ration, the council been quite vocal in expressing their dissproval about us controlling the flow of ration around the QZ. Well then again they did say an army can't march with an empty stomach.
When I enter the cafeteria it seems to be somewhat pack which is suprising since high command been increasing patrol due to the rumors of Fireflies in Anchorage.
I decided to take whatever they served and sit in the corner where there a very few people.
"James!" a girl shout at my direction. Marie my childhood friend and she seems to still wearing that blue scarf that I gave for her 16th birthday.
"Hey Marie how are you? Hope your dad hasn't been to harsh on you". "Well you know how he is sometime he's just protective of like any parent would"she replied.
"Yeah well I can imagine, anyway why is there so much people here aren't most of them suppose to go on a patrol and look out for Fireflies or something?". There have been more frequent sighting of Fireflies these days since their retreating to the west and because there aren't many QZ left out here in the east coast.
"Didn't you hear they decided to give us some rest I don't know why and my father refused to tell me the reason for it."she said pouting. "Anyway how your mission go any problem?"she asked worrying. "Nah just the usual blowing up places with heavy concentration of the infected, and oh look at the time my patrol shift about to come up got to go!"I quickly get up from my seat and headed to counter and place my plate on the basket.
"Hey before you go I was thinking since your birthday is coming up why don't we celebrate like old times?"she asked. I no longer celebrate my birthday since the death of my mother three years ago.
"I'll be quite busy that day so maybe some other time yeah" I said to her.
"Oh okay then, be safe on your patrol"she said in low tone.
I know she mean well but I still couldn't move on. It's just not the without mom and I'm all alone now I been going outside more frequently to keep myself busy.
"Are you private James sir?" a young boy asked me, he seems to be no older than 18 years old.
"Yeah, are you my partner for the patrol?"I asked the boy.
"Yes sir, I'm private Mack I have been assigned with you for this month patrol schedule."
"Well if you're ready let's go".
As we walk through the 15th Avenue street it seems to began raining.
"It's begginning to rain we should head back QZ before the rain start to get heavier."I said to the boy.
"Sure, don't want to get stuck in one of this worn down building there could be still some infected inside"he replied.
As we are walking back to the QZ suddenly we hear a loud footsteps coming from the corner of the street. I told Mack to get his rifle ready and to go get into cover.
When I peek into the street infront of us. I was shocked because there are atleast around 20 infected.
"Shit there seems to be around two dozen of them and there is no way for us to get away without being seen by them"."What should we do then sir?" he asked me waiting for an order. "Listen, I will throw a grenade that should take some of them out and you start firing at them you understand?"."Yes sir" he replied.
I take out my grenade and start counting.
"1,2,3!"
I pull the pin and throw it near the crowd of infected. The grenade explode taking six of the infected with it.
Mack start firing his m4a1 at the remaining infected.
I start firing my m4a1 too. I shoot one infected on the leg causing it fall down crawling and shot another three infected on the head with my rifle.
The boy was able to shoot another five infected on the head and two infected on the leg.
I shot three more infected on the head and the rest was killed by Mack.
We finish the infecteds crawling on the ground and quickly making our way back to the QZ, the rain must have lure out the infected from the building.
After arriving back to the QZ both says our goodbye. I go to make my report and after that I headed for my bedroom.
I got undressed and go to the bathroom to wash myself. I changed into my civilian clothes and decided to go to bed early.
To be countinued