145 A Fateful Meeting (1/2)
Day 5 – 12:13 PM – Silver St., Camella Springville North, Molino III, Bacoor City, Cavite
The sun was high up as it was just several minutes past noon but the temperature was not too hot. Strange enough, the number of infected in the area was small. There might be different reasons for this but it worked well to the advantage of everyone here. At this moment, Mark together with Abbygale and Laelaps stood in front of the parents of the boy weakly struggling on his side.
While the husband and wife who seemed to be called Harvey and Monique respectively were arguing, Mark watched them with bewilderment. Not wanting to watch their drama, Mark decided to speak.
”Ahem, can you two continue that later? Not only we're wasting time here but the voices of you two will alert the infected if there were some hiding around.”
Hearing that, the two stopped but the husband continued to look at Mark with caution while the wife had her eyes look at her son before turning to Mark with a bewildered gaze. Strange enough, when the husband was about to speak, the wife stopped him and stepped forward. It seemed that the wife wanted to handle things.
On the other hand, Mark sighed as he watched the careful actions of the others. Was he really that scary? He came here to return their son who surely escaped but why were they so cautious?
Surprisingly, it seemed that the woman saw through his actions.
”You're all waiting for us am I right?”
Monique spoke with confidence though Mark did not know where her confidence was coming from. Still, since she asked, Mark decided to honestly answer.
”We do.”
”Why?”
Harvey interjected with bewilderment. Then, he saw Monique glaring at him making him step back. As Harvey and the others behind were cautious towards the person holding her son, it would not be good to make them speak. What if due to their nervousness, they spoke something unnecessary? They were here to look for her escaped son and not to seek death.
Seemingly reading the actions of the woman, Mark nodded. In this group, she was the most rational even though she was the most worried about her own son.
However, before Monique could speak again, Mark started to step forward making the crowd with the exception of Monique, be on guard.
”Monique, get behind me.”
Harvey spoke once more just to receive another glare from his wife.
”Shut up.”
Monique spoke and then, opposite to what the others did, she started to walk forward.
Soon, Mark and Monique were facing each other.
”Here.”
Mark handed the boy without hesitation under the bewildered gazes of everyone. The mother hurriedly took the weakened boy into her embrace. The boy struggled and even his claws partly dug into the arm of his mother. The mother did not seem to mind the pain. She was just happy to get her son back. She thought that they would lose him forever.
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Monique looked up to Mark and asked.
”Just a hunch. As for why, you can say that I own that boy a little.”
Mark replied. Of course he could not tell her that he could make out the similarities of their mental fluctuation to the boy which allowed him to know that they were the boy's parents. As for owing the boy, it was not wrong. If the boy was not around, the Muscled Infected would surely escape and there would be no one to distract the enemy while they made their way to a good place to snipe the infected.
”Owe?”
Monique stared at him with bewilderment. Her son had already turned like this, an uncontrolled savage monster. How could this man owe his son?
It was then that Mark spoke.
”Are you sure that you're keeping him even with that condition? He might be weak now but once he's taken over by his mutation, he can't be saved anymore. When that happens, all of you will die.”
Hearing that, he pupils of Monique shrunk. Though she did not know if what Mark said was true or not, it was not impossible for that to happen.
Seeing that his wife and the man were properly conversing, Harvey finally relaxed. The man in front of them felt somewhat eerie and dangerous but to think that he was just here to return their missing son. He felt ashamed but he decided to step forward to his wife's side. He then took a handkerchief from his pocket and gently removed the claws that dug into his wife's arm and wiped the blood off from her skin.
After the claws and the blood were taken off, the small scratch marks that were visible started to close up and soon vanished. With the wounds gone, the only thing left was her smooth skin.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Mark did not look surprised. He was not the only person who had regenerative abilities. Odelina's children also had it. The only difference was that his ability to regenerate his wounds was more absurd. As for this woman, her ability should be a bit higher than Odelina's children but way below him.
”You don't seem to be surprised.”
Monique looked at Mark with askance.
”I've seen a lot if you ask me. Well, you should think about what I said first.”
Mark shrugged his shoulders. There was no reason for him to show his hands to strangers.
”I don't know if what you are saying is true but…”
Monique replied as she looked at her struggling son with sadness.
”About one hour or two, that boy will start killing you all.”
Mark said without emotions. He decided to inform them but of course, that resulted to the remorse of the woman intensifying.
”Is what you said true?”
With sadness apparent in his eyes, Harvey asked which Mark nodded to.
At that moment, Monique realized something and she suddenly turned towards Mark.
”Wait. You said that my son can't be saved anymore if he fully mutated. It means that there is a way to save my son, right?!”
Monique almost lunged towards Mark which made him step back. Harvey hurriedly pulled his wife from behind.
”Monique calm down. Calm down!”
Mark looked at Harvey with sympathy. Having a wife like this with intelligence but extremely sharp mood swings, his situation would probably be harder than surviving alone in this apocalypse.