3 The Phone Call (1/2)

Nathan tried calling Amir 5 fives but not a single call went through.

'I guess he's busy from treating all the patients,' he thought.

He put down his phone.

Nathan was currently at his room with an emergency light and the windows shut tight. He was preparing his ”magazine armor”, an idea he got from the movie World War Z.

After preparing the magazine armor, he picked up the sword that the white silhouette left him and went out of his room with his smartphone on his hand acting as his flashlight.

”This…”

He started contemplating.

'Do I really need to head out? It's dark outside. Even if I use my skill, with my phone as a flashlight, I would still be attracting zombies. I didn't think this through properly.'

He looked at his watch. It was 12:15 am.

It was only a few minutes since the explosion. However, he could still hear people screaming down the street.

Suddenly, there was someone knocking at the front door.

Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!

”Amir! Are you there?! It's me! Please open the door! I'm afraid! Please help!”

It was a female's voice.

”Fuck!” Nathan cursed under his breath.

'Who is this woman?! Doesn't she know that being loud is no different from attracting those monsters?!'

He slowly approached the front door with the sword on his right hand. He totally forgot to use his invisibility skill or about its existence.

The woman continued knocking, ”Amir, are you there?! It's me, Ashleigh! Please help!”

'Ashleigh?'

The name sounded familiar. He remembered his cousin mentioning about a woman named Ashleigh. However, Amir was a playboy who had many women so it's not Nathan's fault if he can't remember all the women that his cousin dated. That would be weird and creepy if he did!

'Who cares? I just have to wait. I'm not obligated to help her or anything. She'll definitely give up and leave soon, seeing that no one is answering the door.'

”Amir… Please open if you're there… I don't have anywhere else to go…”

Behind the door, he could hear her starting to sob which made him felt a little bad. However, he doesn't owe this woman anything. For all he knows, she could be infected by the zombie virus.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

Ring... Ring… Ring…

”Amir?! Are you there?! Please open! Please!” Ashleigh called out behind the door and started knocking.

Nathan's face darkened.

When he looked at the screen of his phone, it was his Amir calling.