Oh my apocalypse [YiZhanFF]

Part 7. Apart

Yibo and Zhan had been on the road for about 10 minutes when Zhan cleared his throat and said, "You Yibo, I wanted to know your opinion about something."

"Yeah sure, what's it about?" Yibo replied tensely.

"I've been thinking again about our plan to go to the city and organize a school bus, reinforce it, and then transport survivors in it. I don't think we're going to be able to do that on our own."

"Yes, I also think it will be hard. But what should we do instead?"

"Well, there's a military base a bit outside of town and they usually have armored buses. We could get a bus from there. Also equipment we need, including really useful night vision equipment. One-man packs, weapons, medicines. We would find all of that there. So we wouldn't have to drive across town for all that."

"That sounds good. But why do I hear a but out of it?"

"No buts. Really, no. I just want to know from you, should we consider this option? We'd get everything from the military base, drive to town and check the school to see if there are any survivors, and then go to the dam."

"Mmm, we should do it that way."

"And I have another idea."

"Which is?"

"We could go to your parents' house and see if maybe they survived."

"What?"

"Well, I think there's about a 50% chance they survived. And I think it would be important for you to have some certainty about what happened to your parents."

"So you're saying you want to go to my parents' house now?"

"Yes. First to your parents' house, then to the military base."

"Zhan I..."

"You just have to tell me the address Yibo."

"Would you really do that for me? We might not make it in one night then."

"Yibo, I'd be happy to do it for you. I know that I can't hope that my parents survived because I saw the destroyed house. But what about your parents, we don't know. And I think the uncertainty would be much worse for you at some point."

"Yes."

"What yes?"

"Yes, let's head to my parents' house." Replied Yibo calmly, even though he was suddenly all tense inside. He also immediately gave Zhan his parents' address and Zhan changed directions.

The closer they got to the street where Yibo's parents' house is located, the more nervous and tense Yibo became. Would he really be willing to see his parents' house destroyed? Could he really not be able to handle the uncertainty at some point?

As they got closer to the house, Yibo couldn't see any damage to it. As soon as Zhan stopped the car, Yibo jumped out and ran to his parents' house. He knocked on the door and called for his parents.

The moment Zhan stepped to his side, the door opened and a woman in her early 50s stared at Yibo with wide eyes. "Mom." Yibo said tearfully and took his mother into his arms. Mother and son held each other crying. Just a moment later, Yibo's father also appeared at the door, also immediately bursting into tears.

Not wanting to disturb this moment, Zhan stayed in the background. He was happy for Yibo, but also a little sad that he could not see his parents again. Even though his father was always tough and aloof, Zhan knew that underneath his rough hard shell he had a soft heart and loved Zhan.

Zhan was so lost in his own thoughts that he hadn't even noticed the three of them go into the house. When he noticed, the front door was closed. Smiling, Zhan shook his head and walked back to the car. He had briefly thought about knocking so he could get into the house as well, but then he thought it might be rude and decided to wait in the car for Yibo.