Chapter 35 - What was that? - Thats impossible - Day 4 (1/2)
Day 4
I saw four people at the corner of the catwalk talking with each other as I approach them. Allan is still holding the gun I gave him and he seems to want to stay up all night. He's with Zardon, Derek and Jo, they each have a cup of coffee in their hands to warm themselves. A mosquito coil is beside them to ward off a few mosquitoes flying around. They waved at me when they saw me and I gave a small salute.
”Mornin' Boss, can't sleep?” Jo said.
”Yeah staying up all night yesterday messed with the pattern, How's the watch going?” I said.
”A few were at the gate earlier and Allan tried to shoot them from here, after he missed three times, we decided to go out to kill them up close. I grabbed a crowbar from your workshop and I slid it in the holes.” Derek said.
”Ahaha... new gun, new gun. Still getting used to the sights.” Allan defended himself.
”Really? With the laser sight? Hahaha!” my uncle can't control his laughter.
I looked at the bodies in the street then I immediately turned my head at a certain direction. I feel the hairs on the back of my head raise as I stare at the darkness. I grabbed my gun from Allan and looked at its scope, I even turned the illuminator on and I still found nothing.
”What was that?” I said to myself.
”Sky?” Allan inquired as all of them looked at me.
”I felt something looking at me.” I said.
”What? You sure kid?” my uncle said.
The four guys had a look of worry in their faces.
I nodded as I touch the hairs on the back of my neck. I looked at our houses and all the lights are turned off. We made an agreement beforehand to only use small lamps covered by a cloth or flashlights pointed on the ground when it starts to get dark, we wouldn't want random people coming at night.
”It might be nothing.” Allan said.
”Maybe.” I answered.
”But I definitely felt something.” I said to myself.
I stayed with them all morning and I even switched the drum magazine for a normal one when I made a quick trip to the house. When It reached 3:00 AM, the people guarding switched but not all at once. The system is that the next in the list to take watch needs to set an alarm 10 minutes before his turn. The one that has finished their watch are to wait up to 5 minutes before one person comes to the next person's room to look for the relief, but the other two needs to stay put until the next one came out. So far, no one has disobeyed the rules and everything is going smoothly.
The outlier today is Allan since he stayed up all night because he keeps on wanting to hold a gun. I finally convinced him to take a rest as I was there now and he reluctantly parted with my gun. Like clockwork, the next three came out. It was Jenny, Chris and Arnel. My uncle and the others switched places and they waved me goodbye. They are stretching their backs as they went to their rooms. The three with me now are still yawning aside from Jenny.
I handed Jenny the M70 since she knows to use some guns since she had training before she became a guard but I still instructed her how to operate it. She left her shotgun in Oscar's care since a shotgun is an improper choice because of the noise that it makes. The other two are also listening to us so I included them in the small lecture. They each took their turns and I let them fiddle with it as I continued to look in the direction where I felt a presence.
”Hey sir, I'd like to properly thank you for taking us. Honestly speaking, I really thought that you would leave us at the supermarket when I learned that you only came for Allan. Turns out that you are a really good guy.” Chris said to me.
”Please, stop calling me sir, it weirds me out. You're like Rin when we first met. Either call me Sky or Boss, like the other guys do. Also, you're welcome. First time waking this early?” I said.
He gave a smile and he said, ”Okay Sky, it feels weird on my side though. It's been a while since I've woken up this early, I used to jog every morning before going to school.” Chris said.
”Really? Just for cardio or something else?” I said.
”I used to do boxing as a hobby, I did it for a year but I stopped when Charlotte got worried. She once saw me go home with a broken nose; she took care of me that time but she pleaded that I stop doing it.” he said.
”You could've continued jogging though, people need the strength of their bodies now more than ever.” I said.
”Right, that's true, but what's your story sir? I mean Sky?” he said.
”What do you want to know? I have a lot to tell.” I said.
”How did you get that scar on your eyebrow?” he asks.
I touched that eyebrow instinctively and I said, ”How about this, let's have a light spar and if you land me a clean hit, I'll tell you? I'll just dodge and parry.”
”Here we go...” Arnel said as he smiles while Jenny gave a confused look at that remark.