18 Family (1/2)

Leo finally returned to the house feeling exhausted.

”Heyyyy...where did you go?” Michael saw Leo came in through the front door while holding a glass of water.

Leo didn't say anything and looked at him then at glass of water on his hand and then back at him.

”Water?”Michael noticed him looking at the water on his hand and offered it.

”Yeah” Leo said as he slumped down on the sofa as he motioned Michael to give to him.

Michael handed him the glass of water and also went back to the kitchen to get one for him before siting on the sofa opposite of Leo.

”Where are the others?” Leo asked as he positioned his body on a sleeping position on the large sofa.

”They are still sleeping and I just got up, probably around 2-3 minutes ago” Michael said while taking a sip of his water.

”I see, I'm also gonna take a nap, wake me up after 3 hours” Leo looked at the wall clock, pointed at 2:30 pm and said to Michael.

”Alright” Michael nodded understandingly and went to lock the door and made sure if everything is lock where no one from the outside can go in before heading to the balcony keeping a lookout out without Leo telling him to.

Almost 3 hours later, Leo was awoken by a noise/commotion going around him.

Leo immediately sat up in alert and sweep at his surroundings with a sharp look. Leo noticed that Joe and the rest are talking with raised but hush voices as they stood in front of the window while looking at something outside.

”What's up?” Leo got up and walked towards them.

”U-uhh, you're awake, sorry if we woke you up” Joe said.

”It's okay, It-” Leo said but was cut off because he heard someone screaming and crying for help.

”You heard it too?” Tom asked.

”Shall we go and take a look and probably help them?” Joe ask Leo carefully.

”Let's, go take up your weapons and head out, I'll go first” Leo said and the four of them immediately ran upstairs while went outside and get a closer look.

Leo opened the gate and behind are the 4 guys already came out of the house and ran towards him.

”Close the gate” Leo instructed as started walking towards where the sound is coming from.

The rest followed after Josh made sure the gate is closed and followed Leo.

After a few moment's later, they reached a clearing just a few meters away from the neighborhood and what they was a family of 3 people, a woman, a little girl crying and a robust man who was frantically protecting the girls behind him from Zombies trying to get them using two baseball bats on both hands.

And they woman noticed a group of armed people and yelled in joy: ”Help us please!”. The man also noticed even before the woman but he was wary of them because they're armed.

Tom and the rest did not move but instead look at Leo. Leo noticed that they are probably waiting for him and thought ” Are they already starting to looked at me like a leader? Then that's good” Leo asked himself smiling.

Leo just nodded and started surveying the surroundings for potential danger other than the Zombies.

Finally getting the consent of Leo, the four of them immediately went to help them.