-"Mum, we don't have enough food left. There's no place to get it than going outside.""If BJ and Dustin go, I'm going with them."For the umpteenth time that day, I sighed as I looked Bella in the eye. "Babe, we've said it a thousand times. You can't—""—go with you... but that's really your headache. I'm still going, and you can't stop me," Bella chimed in.BJ whirled around her. "I see no reason why you are being adamant about this. Your father wants you to stay back,"Mrs Agnes pointed to her husband. "You are not saying anything when you can see that your son wants has a death wish... You are not—""I'll keep BJ safe!" I interrupted. My mother's eyes widened at such a heavy and confident claim, but I maintained my stance.It was my best friend. I was sure he would do the same thing if our positions were switched."We are much smarter than those people out there, so we will surely return.""Also, I wouldn't have suggested it if I didn't know how resourceful they can be," BJ's fa

"When will you be leaving?" BJ's mother asked. She still looked worried."Tomorrow morning?"I shook my head."Night seems a better option. The fog will surely act like camouflage, and with the thermal sensory of the drones, Bella and Samson will be able to detect them easily and give us feedback.I have connected all of our devices to one transmitter so we can all listen to each other and communicate through our earphones,"They nodded at my explanation, which made me glad because I hadn't been sure they would understand all my explanations.So, we agreed that we were going to move in that morning. There was a store down Bella's street and another one two streets away.One was a pharmaceutical store, and the other was a superstore where we could also get food supplies.We had decided to visit both since medical supplies were just as important.=====I was in the room, looking to see if I could change my clothes, but unfortunately, since this wasn't my house and Bella's siblings were

I was clad in black clothing, which Bella's father had given to me. He wasn't exactly as big as me, but the clothing still fit. I geared up with my battle QUAX arm as well.I held onto a spear in my left hand and the others without a battle. QUAX arm equipped little flashlights in their free hand. After putting on the bags we were going to pack the supplies in, we took confident strides toward the gate.I immediately got a sense of the deja vu of the others watching us through the CCTV monitors.Once again, I wished another set of people would be safe before we got back.As we stepped out of the house, a chill ran down my spine.It was almost pitch black out, and I could hardly make out the shape of my friend and myself standing next to each other. BJ and Bella's fathers were also right there with us, but I could barely make out their figures as well.We all surveyed our surroundings, but all I could see were the shadows of the night. Above us, I heard the low humming noise of the dro

Unfortunately, their skins were too durable for any real damage to be caused to the monkey unless he attacked like I did earlier, piercing through their mouth. Fortunately, BJ also had a battle QUAX arm.The low sounds of the ammunition rang out as BJ took shots at it before it could slice him.It screeched as it fell.Eventually, we began running forward but our situation was far from being over.All around us, we could hear monkeys screeching as they caused a ruckus.Screams of terror echoed through the night, as people frantically tried to flee from them. The street was in chaos and this time, it wasn't as a result of the human infected."Dustin!" Bella yelled through the comms. "You need to get out of there! The street is overrun by the monkeys!""Give us a clear path!""You are on the second street. Keep on moving until you see a gate which—No no! Fuck no! Samson!"There were screaming and howling noises in the background and I turned around to see a fearful expression on BJ's fa

BJ tried to move a step, but I held him back with a hand. "What do you want to kill it with? Your knife? Or energy charge and blast my mom to smithereens too?"He finally realized that he was without any long-range weapon and his blades were all he could get.They weren't going to be enough. Fortunately, they hadn't seen us and I still had little ammunition remaining.Steadying my breath, I raised my QUAX's arm to aim at my target, making sure the large monkey was in focus.Taking aim, I held my breath as I fired a single shot.Bang! Thrrrihhh~The monkey screeched in pain as the shot went through its neck. It collapsed to the floor with blood trickling out.A baby's fist-size hole could be seen on its neck."Dustin!" Bright shouted as soon as we drew closer. I saw that the two of them were carrying spears and was glad that we got there faster."Where are the others?" I asked as I glanced around the living room.A scream cut off my mother's reply. It came from upstairs and after a sha