" The contagious virus called, Ravez-0 has been unleashed again by a random person who doesn't even had any degree on biology or virology ",
The vivid news said.
" They said the virus contains multiple quirks of other known viruses and combined to the late Ravex-0 ",
Peoples running around, panicking. Some are getting infected by the virus, aggressively attacking innocent civilians, it was bloody, nightmare for peoples, organs scattered around, blood and even crying sound that echoing in the town.
" We highly suggest to stay at your home, filled it with food and water, and wait for the government's action ",
The vivid news turn static, all the channels has been disconnected to all television around the world.
I was about to turn around, when a mysterious black figure jump on me and attempt to bite me.
...
" AAARGH!! GET OFF ME! ",
I get up, looking at the computer infront of my bed. I don't know what kind of dream is that, but it felt like it was real.
" Fuck, i should stop watching zombie movies...or whatever horror genre ",
I said while rubbing my face.
I'm Keith Nash Calteza, a nineteen years old young man who's living in the town of Puti. I'm supposed to be in college this year but with some financial problems, i end up working for my family.
I don't want this, i want to be in college but i have no choice, people don't have any choice. If the god plan you to be in this situation, then you have no choiced to pick whenever path you want to go, it will still end up on you in the situation god plan for you.
My anxiety and depression over the year keep pn growing, causing me to become an introvert person. I never go out with my friends even tho they asking me to come, i never celebrating anything with my family too. I was alone, alone in my apartment near my workplace.
" Nash, can you teach this new comer about your part? He'll be the one who switch with you ",
Ever since my first contract in my job turn well, the next stage become hard for me. My leader start putting me in every part in our workplace, turning me into a replacement for every area.
I have friends in work, but i'm not always with them or going out with them too. Its not because i'm too lazy to go out, its just...i can't go with them.
Everytime that my work ended, i'm always heading home and sit in my living room, watching horror and sci-fi movies. Especially zombie apocalypse genre, it become my hobby and my favorite genre in all movies. Just imagine the world turn into apocalyptic, deads wandering in the streets, no law and rules to follow, your free and no one will stop you on doing some things you want too.
That's the world i dream to, but of course that's impossible there's no way a zombie apocalypse will happen in the real worl—
" Oh my god!! That old lady fell in the ground! ",
I look behind, seeing an old woman collapsing in the ground, trembling.
' Should i help her? But...if i...peoples will...no...',
I look back, walking away from the scene. I let those nearby peoples to take care of the old woman, even tho i want to help too.
It become hard for me to socialize with other peoples, maybe because of my anxiety and depression inside my head. I'm tired and i just want to go home, no other things to do just sit and watch some movies i already watch hundred times.
I got home as usual, i put my bad in the chair head towards the kitchen to get some snacks to eat. I pick some junkfoods from my cabinet, make juice to drink later and head back in my bed in the living room.
" What should i watch today? ",
I pick up three different zombie movies. The Walking Corpses, Dead in the Train, Campus Dead. Honestly, i already watch all of this multiple times and i know how the story will go.
As i open the television, a news appears telling about a contagious virus that has been unleashed this day and yesterday.
" The contagious virus called, Ravez-0 has been unleashed again by a random person who doesn't even had any degree on biology or virology ",
The news said, while i'm trying to open the CD box.
" They said the virus contains multiple quirks of other known viruses and combined to the late Ravex-0 ",
Suddenly, i felt the news was familiar for me. I look at it and the anchor was also familiar to me. Its kinda vivid in my mind but i really remember the news from somewhere.
" Peoples are now running around, panicking! Informants said that peoples who positive in the disease was aggressively attacking innocent civilians! ",
I watch the television, seeing the peoples attacking each other. I even saw the old woman who collapse in the ground earlier.
' Fuck! Did i just....no...it can't be, i shouldn't foresee the future! Its impossible! ',
" We highly suggest to stay at your home, filled it with food and water, and wait for the government's action ",
The news anchor said.
My eyes grew wider, seeing the commotion happening in the television. My sweats drops in the floor, with a quick action i stood up and go out to my apartment.
I look down the corridor, seeing the whole highway in chaos. Peoples with blood is aggressively running around, attacking peoples. Cries and scream covers the street, blood and organs are scattered in the road, dead bodies laying in the road and others are rising like zombies.
' Fuck! It's really happening! The world i want to be, the world where i'm free...it was—',
Suddenly, the landlord was standing on the other side of the corridor, full of bloods, white eyes and growling out of hunger. I slowly step back, watching my landlord slowly stepping forward.
=====Did you know?=====
-the first thing you must do in a zombie apocalypse is do not run first when you encounter a standing zombie.
-Usually in some zombie movies, those dead creatures is standing infront of the protagonist or side characters and just staring at them. And what do characters doing in the situation? Of course run away, and that triggered zombies to chase them down!
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' She's just standing there not moving, only watching me if i don't move, will she attack me? ',
I stood there having a eyes to eyes contest with my zombified landlord. She's not moving anymore where i stop, i thought that zombies wouldn't chase me if i don't move...honestly, i'm not just watching those movies for entertainment, i'm observing it carefully.
When i'm currently having a staring contest with my landlord, a tenant who just arrives in the third floor suddenly run towards me, bumping me on his way.
" The fuck you standing there!? You bitch! ",
He said and run forward, but before he can stop the landlord that standing infront of us is now rushing towards my fellow tenant.
" Idiot!! Infront of you! ",
The tenant look infront, and got jumped by the landlord biting his neck, blood splurt out, his scream was echoing. I watch him getting eaten by our landlord, i took the opportunity to run back inside of my apartment, locking the door inside.
I carried my refrigerator towards the door to block it, preventing the zombies to enter inside of my apartment. It was scary and terrifying, i felt disgusted when i remember how brutal the death infront of me.
" Fuck...i'm regretting my wishes...i shouldn't asking for impossible ",
I stood up, drinking a glass of water. I realizes that there's no way to survive this if i don't plan, i took my notebook and sit on my table, planning for my survival in this apocalyptic world.
" What should i do first? ",
I thought of counting my food resources in my cabinet, i also check if i have enough water for a month. I try to find any useful item inside of my apartment to help me defend my place from zombies, i found nothing but only a wooden stick that i took from outside last night.
" Its gonna be the worst...i'm pretty sure ",
I remember that i brought some random books from a garage sale infront of our apartment building. I took out the box, pick up some books to read luckily all of them was useful for survival.
" Oh yeah...i remember that the family living in the front house was actually a book addicts, lucky for me ",
I said, reading all the books i have.
Then, i took the wooden stick i got and my knifes in the kitchen. I smash the knife's handle using a hammer, i create an exact hole with the same size of the blade. I insert the blade's tail in the hole, putting so much super glue on it, then tied it with clothes and wires from my neighbor. After that, i created a man-made spear, i also put clothes in the handle so that my hands won't scratches by the wood.
I found out that i have limited supplies of food and water resources inside of my house, i don't know what to do. I never thought i will go out this early, i look in my window to see what's happening. The whole street behind our apartment building was already overrun by zombies.
" I guess this is still enough for a week, i'll just go out when my food runs out. ",
That's the worst and stupidest decision i ever made in this kind of situation.
A week had passed, all my food and water resources ran out. I'm hungry and don't know what to do, i'm still scared to fight outside i'm worry that i might die if i go out the apartment.
That's when i remember that i have a family to go back too, i immediately stand up took my weapon and stand infront of the door.
' What's wrong?Why i feel scares right now? ',
I said, sweating.
' I know i'm strong enough to fight them, i have weapons, why would i feel scared right now!? ',
I clench my spear, biting my lower lips.
" They're waiting for me...i should go ",
I open my door, my eyes gaze outside seeing a zombie standing infront of me. The zombie scream on me, launching an attack luckily i pull the door back, but the zombie's head was stuck and i can't close it completely.
" Fuck! Fuck you! ",
I forcedly pull my door, but the zombie is struggling trying to get inside. The feeling of fear and anxiety is overwhelming mind, i don't want to die not in this place not without my family.
I breath calmly and concentrate my mind. I think of a plan on how to get rid of the zombie infront of me, i stop holding in the door and back away, creating enough distance between me and the zombie.
The zombie crashes inside, slowly standing. The sound of cracking bones, the zombie's growling and the flesh snapping out. He stare towards me with full of hunger, the zombie rush towards me and attempt to strike me with his hand.
" Come, i might not know how to defend myself...but i watch so many movies before! ",
I grip tightly to my spear, and launch a powerful thrust on the zombie's chest. It goes through creating a bloody hole on it, but the zombie doesn't die yet. The zombie was heavy enough to push me back towards my window, i struggling to push him back, but its no use. Whatever i push, he also push i'm in a tight and dangerous situation.
" Fuck fuck fuck!! ",
The zombie keep on pushing, waving its arm like a wiggling worm. My eyes is now full of fear...fear on dying inside my lonely apartment.
[ To be continue...]