"Minsan na kaming kumitil ng buhay paano pa kaya sa buhay na patay."
-ILL
Ivory's POV
"Ivory!"
"Ano na naman ba?" Inis kong tanung kay Rexton.
I turned to face him but instead of a boy's face, isang nakakadiring nilalang ang nasa harap ko. My stomach turned upside down nang makita ko ang wasak na tiyan nito na halos mahulog na ang intestine at ang nabubulok niyang sugat sa leeg. I pull myself backwards as I cover my nose and mouth using my hand as I smelled the rotting smell. Ito ba yung infected na sinasabi? More like a zombie in the movies.
Naalarma ako nang magsimulang maglakad ang nakakadiring nilalang or should I say zombie. Mukha siyang baliw na aso na kating-kati mangagat. Gamit yung mamahalin kong bag na nagmula pa sa Spain inihagis ko ito papunta sa kanya ngunit walang effect di man lang natumba.
"Everyone run! Run to the evacuation center, now! Go!" Rexton yelled sa mga kasamang naming kapwa estudyante. Nasa B6 area kami papunta sa evacuation area kaya malas lang at nandito yung mga infected.
"Yung bag ko wait lang!! May pagkain pa dun eh!" I yelled back.
"Let it go, Ivory! It's just food, hurry!"
And without further ado, hinila niya ako at tumakbo kami nang pagkabilis-bilis. Kung nandito lang talaga yung mga baby ko baka di ko sana naiwan yung bag ko may pagkain pa dun eh. Yung chocolate bars ko, huhuhu!
"Ivory! Have you seen those people? They were like a zombie in movies, right?" Rexton asks me as we both run fast.
"Obviously, they were a zombie. Di ako informed na totoo pala ang zombie akala ko sa movie, books at imahinasiyon lang sila. Ho!" Sagot ko kahit hingal na hingal na ako sa pagtakbo. Sino ba naman ang hindi hihingalin kung nakikipagchismis pa habang tumaktakbo. Dakilang chismosa ako eh.
"Teka Rexton, nakita mo ba si Rhegan?" Tanong ko kay Rexton nang makarating sa evacuation center. At dahil ang B6 area ay nasa likod nang evacuation pumasok kami sa exit ng evacuation center at agad na isinara nang lahat ay nakapasok na.
Rexton King Jacobs is an Australian but he can understand Tagalog since his been studying here in the Philippines for years and his my boy bestfriend. Wala, chismis ko lang, bakit ba!?
"I don't know." Sagot nito sa akin.
"Nasan na kaya yung gagang yun?"
"Rex! Ivory!"
Sabay kaming lumingon ni Rexton sa dalawa pa naming kaibigan na unang nakarating sa amin. Halata sa mga mukha nila yung pagkalito sa nangyayari.
"Where have you been, guys?" Dan Oh asked as they walk closer to us.
"We head to the B6 area kung saan may mga freshmen na naliligaw at di alam ang evacuation." Sagot ko sa kanya at napatingin sa likod nila baka sakaling kasama nila si Rhegan. Pero ni anino ng gaga wala. "Kate, Dan Oh, kayo ba nakita niyo si Rhegan?"
"We didn't see her." Kate, a Japanese-chinese girl answered.
"How about the zombies in the B6 area? Have you seen them already?" Tanong ni Rexton.
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