Chapter 23 - Allan - Suicide Mission? (1/2)

Everyone discussed with each other as the broadcast started to repeat a few times before it was replaced by the news.

”Everyone is on free time now, good work today. We'll have our meeting after dinner.” I said.

Everyone headed outside the house to do other things, some of them set up the dartboard and the ring.

I walked to Derek's family and started to talk to them.

”How are you guys holding up? Do you need anything else?” I said.

”We're good, we're still processing what happened earlier. The work really helped us take our mind off it. It's really weird leaving our home like it was nothing, but we feel safer here with more people.” Derek said.

”That's good to hear. We'll talk more later at the meeting.” I said.

”Hey Sky, Thanks.” He said as he motions for a handshake. I gave a firm grip and we went our own way.

I went to my room and checked my email. Some of my friends still managed to reply though most of them haven't changed their minds at staying at their own place or the DDR camps. Some people who said to move to the mountains have never replied, they could probably be off the grid.

I was about to close the laptop but I clicked on my Spam folder to check on other filtered messages. I found out that I have a message from a social media app yesterday. I immediately opened my account on that site and I saw a message from one of my friends in college, Allan.

”Hey Sky, remember me? You have a place at the Valenzuela area, right? I received your emails and I was on my way to your place. But I got held up near the People's Park, a mob is starting a riot outside and they are breaking everything. I ran inside a Deli with a few others but one of them is bitten…”

Before I finished reading the message, I tried to call him through the app.

*ring* *ring* *click*

”Hey Sky! Holy Shit! I thought you Didn't receive my message! F.u.c.k! You were right! Holy shit!” Allan exclaimed.

”Shut up and start telling me where you are exactly! Keep your voice down.” I said.

”Umm ah- were at the South Supermarket-”

”We?” I said.

”Other people who came inside.” He whispered.

”You said that one them is bitten?” I said.

”Yeah, the rest of us tried to ki-”

The call disconnected.

I thought it was just loading at first then I was shown a little T-Rex that said that I have no Internet. I pondered for a while and I gave a long sigh. A few moments and I heard a knock on the door. It was Olivia holding her phone.

”Sky, umm, is the Internet out?” she asked.

”Yeah, I'm surprised that it lasted this long, I'm sorry. Excuse me, I have to do something.” I said.