I recycle zombies in the Apocalypse

Face to Face

Without knowledge of what has happened within the night, Mss Kim, Prof, and Jamison were almost reaching the place where Kim’s son was staying. The route they took looks so empty and no one was found passing through the road except some few deadies. Reaching the sister’s place the street was so quiet like a graveyard, cars were abandoned. Immediately Mss Kim rushed to the door of her sister’s house, without knocking, she pushed the door but it was locked from the inside. Prof and Jamison ran after her to grab her to be calm in other not to draw the attention of the deadies. A voice silently whispered from the inside, “who is that?” the voice asked. Kim recognizes the voice as her sister’s voice. “It’s me, Kim,” Kim answered in a low tone. The sister quickly opened the door as they all rushed in and immediately locked the door from the inside. Sighting his son Jackson, they both were so excited and gave each other a warm hug.

The bond of Kim and her son shared can’t be broken not even by the deadies. Then Jackson asked his mom if she was aware of what’s happening. Kim never wanted to fill them in with the gist of how it started simply replied: “We are still trying to figure that out.” Kim’s sister cuts in, “Hey Kim, I have been trying to get hold of you but I can’t.” “Yeah me too” Kim replied. “I can’t get any reception,” Kim added. Filled with amazement Jamison coughed softly, as Kim turns towards him, he gave her a head sign, twisting his head halfway. Not understanding what Jamison was trying to say, “What?” She asked. “Well since you don’t want to introduce me to your beautiful sister let me do the honor myself,” Jamison replied as he approaches Kim’s sister and stretched out his hand for a shake, and said, “Hi I am Jamison, Kim’s colleague.”

Kim’s sister notwithstanding his cute smile and dimple, stretched out her hand as she shakes Jamison she replied, “Nice to meet you, Jamison, I am Kay, Kim’s younger sister.” Prof cuts in jokingly, “well you all know me and I know you all. Let’s get going before more of the deadies starts roaming the streets.” “Deadies!” Jackson exclaimed. “Is it a code name or you just call them that?” Jackson asked sternly. “Son it doesn’t matter, grab your stuff, we are moving now," said Kim. “I guess I am coming with you too because I can’t stay here?” Kay asked. “Sure you are” Jamison replied with a cute smile as he winks at her. With a soft smile, Kay puts her head down as she picks her fingers, “Okay then let me grab my stuff,” Kay said. “I don’t know how to thank you, Prof and Jamison, for doing this with me,” Kim said expresses gratitude. “It’s nothing,” Prof and Jamison replied.

At this time, Jackson has packed his bag and her auntie Kay as the two walks out of the room, Kim helped her son with his bag as Jamison also grabbed Kay’s bag. “We must minimize our noise in other not to attract the deadies” Prof said. “Stay close and don’t be far” he added. As they step out of the house, deadies were moving around, staggering and dragging their body parts around with spitty hiss and groans. Hastily they headed to the car and zoomed off.

At the police station, officer CJ has already appointed men who will go with him to buy food items from any shop. Some of the men were the released prisoners from the holding cell and two from the hospital and one of his junior officers. The remaining officers were instructed secure the station, "Stay on the look out," said officer CJ to the rest of his men. As they were about to drive out, two of the officers helped them to clear the entrance by removing the cars they used to barricade the station.

Driving a few blocks ahead they sighted a post sign of a mini supermarket. They all felt relieved as CJ pulled over the police truck in front of the supermarket and his junior officers from behind parked theirs. They could not see anyone inside as the mini supermarket indicated “open" sign. Walking inside they all headed to the counter but no one was found there. One of the men from the hospital applied the bell on the counter twice but they were no response. They walked around checking if there is any shop attendant.

As they walk in different directions, the place was calm. Officer CJ began to check some of the offices in the mini supermarket as he placed his hand on his side pistol. He moved slowly and opens the door. One door at a time but the offices were empty. He headed to the store close to the manager’s office, as soon as he opened the store, a dead grabbed him by his hand making a spitty hiss. Other deadies that were inside the store heard the door sound as they turned jerking. Officer CJ trying to get rid of the dead could not stand the pressure anymore. Meanwhile, the other deadies are already walking towards him. As he saw some were all wearing the tag name of the mini supermarket he said to himself, “this must be where y’all are attending your customers.” With his other hand, he brought out his pistol and shot the dead holding his hand on the head, as Dr. McQueen Instructed on his radio wave broadcast.

Those who came with him heard the gunshot and started making their way in that direction. Immediately officer CJ shut the door to trap the deadies there. As the rest of the people with him arrived the scene, he asked one of them to look for a chain and padlock. Suddenly the deadies that were trapped inside the store started banging at the door with groans as they gnashed their teeth. As the chain was brought officer CJ chained the door handle to a pole. “Seems like the shop owners and their previous customers have ended up dead,” One of the men from the hospital said. “Everyone, grab what we need, and let’s get the hell out of here,” officer CJ said. One of the released prisoners from the holding cell jokingly asked: “excuse me officer is that not a crime?” They all laughed and headed to the main shop as they parked the items needed. As they were about to drive out CJ got out from the truck and shut the mini supermarket using the chains he got from the back of his truck. “This belongs to us now,” he said and headed back to the truck as they drove back to the station

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Mss Kim and the others are still on their way back to Atlas lab when came across a roadblock by the deployed troops. “Isn’t this the same road we passed?” She asked sternly. “It is,” Jamison replied. Jamison started slowing down the jeep as they were waved down by the soldiers. Reaching the checkpoint, he greeted one of the soldiers who stood next to the driver’s side. “Greetings sir,” Jamison greeted putting up a smile. Without responding to the greetings the soldier asked: “are you aware of the current situation?” “Yes, sir we are,” Jamison replied. “So where are you all coming from?” The soldier asked again. As Jamison wanted to reply this time he started stammering. The soldier places his hand on his side pistol and ordered them to step out of the car.

Prof was the first to get down as he was seated behind Jamison and he tried to talk with the soldier but the soldier signaled his colleagues who responded harshly, pointing their guns at them as they yelled: “On the ground now, on the ground now!” With fear, they laid flat. As the soldiers were handcuffing them to take them in and run a few tests on them to see if they were infected; a man walked out from one of the vans. He stood in front of Jamison who was still on the ground with his hands cuffed. With curiosity, Jamison moved his head up, behold it was Mr. White. “Oh s**t,” Jamison said in disappointment. “Bring him up,” Mr. White ordered one of the soldiers. Mr. White looked at Jamison's eyeball to eyeball. Jamison was no longer comfortable with the look as he tries to put his face down Mr. White punched him so hard on the stomach. Jamison falls to his knees as he tries to speak Mr. White grabbed his hair and said, “Where is my product?”

Prof can’t keep calm no more as he spoke out, “are you asking of your product when the city is already in mayhem? Are you not ashamed that all this s**t is part of your doing?” As Prof wanted to say more, Mr. White in anger yelled, “shut him up!” The soldier next to Prof matched kicked him as he quickly dragged him up, and threatened to bust his brains out if he speaks one more word.

Mr. White asked the soldiers to take others to the test unit and run tests on them. He dragged Jamison inside his van and shut the door of the van. Walking into the test room to where the others were taken, Mr. White asked the soldiers to remove their cuffs. Mr. White said to them as he glares at them all, “Look, I am not the bad guy here. I am trying my best. The governor has entrusted me and my scientist to find a cure. As you all know, I don’t want this to go away just like this. I believe Jamison has told you guys about me and he is a smart ass dude that can help my science team to achieve my plans and not the governor’s plans. Do you see all these soldiers? I have paid them to stand with me and you know what? You too can be rich if you will behave well." Kim cuts in sharply, “and what do you want to achieve with all this?” Mr. White scoffs at her and said: “you will not understand now but soon you will.” “Whichever way, I am going back to my new lab with Jamison, and is either you come with us all I throw you out there to be devoured by those beastly creatures,” Mr. White added. “Sir” one of the scientists cuts in as she gets the attention of Mr. White. “They are all clean,” she said. “Good,” Mr. White replied. “So Ladies and gentlemen, would you rather be devoured or join my team?” From behind Jackson coughs as he said in a tiny voice, “Do we get to carry guns if we join your team?” Mr. White laughs as Kim tapped his son to be quiet. “I don’t know; you get to choose son,” said Mr. White.

Seated at the back of the Van alone, Jamison was already feeling bored. He tried opening the van from behind, but was successful. Looking at the driver’s side he saw the keys in the ignition. “Best day ever!” he exclaimed. Immediately he sat on the driver’s seat with the cuff still on his hands he turned the ignition on and drove towards the testing unit. Some soldiers still at the checkpoint started firing at the van. Hearing the shots Mr. White with a few soldiers rushed out and unfortunately for them, the van was heading to their exact spot. As Jamison was about hitting them with the van Mr. White jumped out of the way as Jamison ran over the soldiers. Mss Kim, Prof, Kay, and Jackson rushed out and Jamison screamed: “get in!” The soldiers who were at the checkpoint could not get a clear shot as they began to rush towards the test unit. The shootings have attracted the deadies from afar. Before the soldiers could reach the van, Jamison accelerated the van and took off.