Oh my apocalypse [YiZhanFF]

Part 9. mutations

When Yibo woke up, it had been almost 3 pm. He turned to Zhan, who was still asleep on his side of the sofa, and asked himself in his mind: Was Zhan this cute from the beginning? Confused at his own thoughts, Yibo shook his head and went into the bathroom.

Tired, Yibo looked at himself in the mirror above the sink. He shook his head vigorously once more as he had the same thought again, wondering if Zhan had been looking this cute all along. And then he felt ashamed.

Whenever Yibo was asked if he was in a relationship, he said that he didn't have time for relationships. But that was not the truth. Because actually he has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Lee for 8 months. He just hadn't told anyone about her before, because he wasn't sure if she might be the one. He was afraid that if he had told someone about her, his parents might have found out about it and immediately started talking about marriage.

But since Yibo was unsure of his future with Lee, he didn't say anything to anyone. He thought Lee was sweet and nice. He also liked spending time with her, but was never sure if it was love.

And he felt ashamed right now, thinking about her only now, for the first time since the attack. He now wondered if she was still alive, where she was right now, and how she was doing. He knew she was going on a trip with some friends from college and was certainly out of town when it was attacked. But since, when she told him where they were going, he was too tired and not really listening, he wouldn't even know where to look for her.

However, he wouldn't even know if he wanted to look for her at all. Not because she meant nothing to him, but because he would much rather be with Zhan and spend his time alone with him. Even if he himself doesn't understand why that is so. Maybe it welded the two of them together, though, what they had experienced so far.

Yibo has never been good at making friends. But with Zhan it seems to be different. True, they argued a lot in the beginning, and Yibo was annoyed by Zhan and his talkative nature. Now, however, he couldn't imagine not seeing Zhan for even one more day and not hearing his chatter.

With these thoughts and a confusingly warm feeling in his heart, Yibo returned to the living room where Zhan was already awake and standing by the window. Before Yibo could say anything, Zhan said, "I think these creatures are moving on. They're eating their way through the whole world piece by piece. That's how it seems to me, anyway. And you know, I have to wonder all the time now what my father was talking about when he spoke of the survivors who were bitten."

"Mhhh, I'd like to know that too. Maybe we should try and see if we can reach your father?"

"No, not yet. Let's eat something first. And then we'll radio him. We also need to make sure we get back to Hai Kuan and Alina."

"You don't have to worry about them, I told the soldiers yesterday that the two of them are hiding there."

"Oh, okay."

"Zhan? Is everything all right with you? You sound so down."

"No, I'm fine. I guess I'm just still a little tired. I'll go and wash myself and then we can have something to eat." Replied Zhan.

Zhan walked into the bathroom without looking at Yibo and with his head down. He sat down on the edge of the bathtub and wondered why he was so sad? When he woke up, he saw that Yibo's wallet had fallen on the floor. He picked it up and out fell a picture of Yibo and his girlfriend. When Zhan saw this, his heart suddenly felt very heavy.

He quickly put the picture back in the wallet and put the wallet on the table. But still, it was as if this picture had burned itself into his retinas. Why did it touch him so much that Yibo had a girlfriend? Did he perhaps feel sorry for Yibo because he might have lost his girlfriend? Or, does he not like that Yibo has a girlfriend?