Oh my apocalypse [YiZhanFF]

Part 8. Search

As Yibo slowly regained consciousness, he pretended to still be asleep when he heard his parents talking quietly. His mother complained that she was worried because Yibo should have been awake by now and asked angrily, "How much sleeping pill did you give our son?"

"Not, much, just one tablet." Replied Yibo's father.

"If you had, he would have been awake by now. Do you know how mad he'll be when he wakes up? Why didn't you invite Yibo's friend into the house? You saw him, didn't you? You even looked back at him when Yibo went into the house with me."

"Have you forgotten what the soldiers said? We're not supposed to trust anyone strange or share our food rations with anyone else because they don't know when they'll come next time."

"You still could have invited him in."

"And then what? Yibo will be fine, they only knew each other for a few days."

"It doesn't matter, does it? Your son has made friends with this other man. And he seems to be important to Yibo."

"That may be so. But neither you nor I know him. And I'll say it again, the soldiers told us not to trust anyone else. Even if Yibo has known him for a few days, he still doesn't know what this guy is really up to." Replied his father.

Yibo was so angry that he opened his eyes, sat down and said, "This guy, as you call him, saved my life. He is a doctor! Without him, I wouldn't be here. Because he picked me up from the street when I collapsed there unconscious. He treated my wound. With his car, we were able to leave the city. And he told us to drive here and see if you were still alive. Yeah, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here. He's not just some guy with bad intentions. He's my savior and a good doctor. And I have to find him."

"Yibo, it's daytime and you can't go out." Said his mother calmly.

"Zhan is out there somewhere. Maybe he doesn't even have a place to hide, maybe he's hurt. Either way, I have to find him. I'm all he has now."

"Then at least wait until nightfall. On the radio they said starting today the soldiers will start collecting the survivors here and taking them away." Said his father.

Yibo was so angry with him that he just nodded and then sat down in the corner and fixed his gaze on the small window in the basement. He even refused the food his mother tried to give him. He was far too upset and far too worried.

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Zhan who was also awake by now, stood in front of the window in the living room and looked out. He had checked the kitchen earlier to see if there might be anything edible, but there wasn't. And he wasn't really expecting it, since this was just a model apartment.

Knowing where the apartment complex is at least gives him the advantage of knowing roughly how he could get back to town. But, without a vehicle, he won't make it. Not in one night, and not if the army continues to attack and flush out the creatures.

Zhan wondered what was the point of attacking these creatures? Wouldn't it be smarter to wait a bit until they flew away? After all, they wouldn't stay in a place where they couldn't find food, would they?

Since the creatures didn't seem to be interested in the building, Zhan was free to move around inside. He used this opportunity to take a closer look at the building. First he ran all the way upstairs, checking every door he could find, but all of them were locked. And likewise on the other floors.

Except for the door to the model apartment, that of the entrance hall and a basement door, all the other doors were locked. Zhan struggled with himself when he found the basement door open. Without any illuminants, he did not want to look around there in that dark basement. At the same time, however, he knew it was better to familiarize himself with his surroundings.