Chapter 3

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Pyxis

"Hi!"

"Oh hi yuz...uh,"what the hell is her name again?

"Its Yuvwexyez, but you can call me yez,"she said then smiled. Dang, her name is so hard to remember. Why not her parents just name her Ana or Sally?

"Okay. Ano palang ginagawa mo dito?"

"Oh!Im helping them to prepare some food. I knew some foods other than sweets,"she answered then winked. I nodded then handed her the tray.

Matapos niyang lagyan ng pagkain, inabot niya ito sa akin saka bumulong. "I'm up for an adventure later, wanna join?"

Napaisip ako. I wonder what challenge is she talking about. Sana lang ay hindi kasama ang tungkol sa zombie-thing na nasa labas.

"Sure,"I said then smile

"Oh, and isama mo pala yung hottie na pinsan mo,"Pinsan ko?Si Carter ba ang tinutukoy niya?

"No, he's not my cousin. Magkaibigan kami,"

"Oh, then let him come with us,"why does she sound like she have a thing on Carter. I hate it.

"Okay,"umalis na ako dahil gustong gusto ko nang umirap at di ko kayang gawin iyon sa harapan niya.

Hindi naman na lingid sa akin na maraming nagkakagusto kay Carter. Why not? He's a total catch. I mean, he looks so perfect. Tapos ang bait bait pa.

Kaso yung sayo mismo sinabi?Nakakainis lang.

"Hey,"

Speak of the devil and he'll appear!Kita mo, nasa tabi ko na siya bigla!

"Oh, hey. Bilis mo naman,"sabi ko. Malay ko ba kung nakipagusap pa siya kay Yez.

"I heard your plan,"

"Plan, what?"

"Nasa likod mo lang ako Py so basically I heard everything,"he said. Aw shit, oo nga pala. Sinadya siguro ni Yez na magsabi nun kasi alam niyang nasa likod ko si Carter. Aish, ang tanga ko nakalimutan ko!

"Wow. So?"

"It sounds fun so I'll come. Won't you come?"

And let you and Yez enjoy the "adventure" alone?No. "Of course, I'll go,"sabi ko saka inilapag ang tray sa mesa kung saan nakaupo ang pamilya namin.

"I knew it!"he exclaimed then sit beside me.

"You knew what?"singit ng dad ni Carter.

"I knew that zombie out there is dead,"wow, ang bilis talaga makahanap ng dahilan.

"We picked up the frequency. Nasa underground facility sila,"

"Deploy soldiers to go there,"

"No. There is only one person in there. We can't risk the lives of our soldiers for one person!"

Gusto kong lumingon sa likod pero baka mapansin ako kaya patuloy akong nakikinig. Nasa mahirap na nga kaming sitwasyon dahil nagtitimbang na sila ng buhay.

I just... can't believe it.

Napansin yata ni Carter ang pagiging tulala ko kaya hinawakan niya ang kamay ko saka mahinang pinisil ito. Oo nga pala, katabi ko siya kaya malamang naririnig niya din ang nasa likuran namin.

"That facility is used pre-mortem. Bago pa lumala ang lahat, nag-aaral na sila tungkol dito,"

"So what?We could find out what's happening out there too!I am not going to deploy any of my soldiers!Final!"nahagip ng peripheral vision ko ang isang general na naglalakad paalis mula sa hall kung saan kami nandito ngayon.

Napaisip ako bigla. If Yez want some adventure, I think we would be going outside. So to make our "adventure" worth it,

I would like to save that person.

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