painkiller // namhyeok

4: I GUESS THAT WAS GOODBYE

"I still can't believe that they visited on the day that I couldn't come with you!" Cheongsan rose from his bed in surprise, his blanket and pillow all over the floor. It has been 3 days since Namra and Hyunsu went home from Hyosan High School but Cheongsan still couldn't move on from what happened.

Their team didn't follow their plan after that fateful night because two unexpected things happened; one with the Hyosan students visiting them, and the other one being zombies coming back from the other city.

Youngsoo, Haneul, and Suan were left in their house with Cheongsan that night, while the others fought the zombies. It didn't take them long before they finished them off, but it still bothered them that there were still zombies suddenly appearing in their city.

It was never-ending.

Hence, their original plan was moved to another three-days stay in Hyosan so they could roam around the city to check if there were still zombies in the vicinity. They did it for the people still in the quarantine zone. It was always for their safety.

Namra sighed in exasperation. "I told you a million times already; I told them that I'll be back so they might come back there too."

Cheongsan held his head in frustration. "Stupid colds!"

"Guys, please start packing already. We'll leave in 30 mins. We need to know where these zombies are coming from before they get back in this city again," Junwoo said outside their room then left.

Namra placed a hand on her devastated friend's shoulder. "They'll come back. Or maybe we could visit them. We know where they are, anyway."

He nodded eagerly. "Yes! But let's not tell the adults."

"I could snitch on you two, you know," Gwinam said, looking at them as he held his bag that was almost full with the clothes they took from an abandoned department store a month ago.

"But you wouldn't, would you?" Cheongsan smiled at him, although the look of his eyes was threatening him.

"Yeah," Gwinam replied. "Just don't get caught, okay?"

Cheongsan and Namra grinned. "We'll go there after two months then."

Geumsan was at the edge of Chungnam Province. The only city that it was connected with was Hyosan, so chances of having someone infected were low if no one from the quarantine zone was asymptomatic, and with a weak response to the urge of eating non-zombies.

Hyosan was beside one city, Gyeryong, and one county, Buyeo, which their team has already checked. For this month, they aimed to stay in Seochon county then Boryeong city.

They started traveling around 7 in the morning. Their team has two motorhomes or campervans (courtesy of the zombie owners from the Le Ciel Homes) - one for Yoobin, one for Junwoo. These motorhomes are big, sleek, well-insulated, and with the driver's cab integrated into the rest of the vehicle.

Yoobin's campervan always has Suan, Namra, Cheongsan, and Hyunsu while Junwoo has Haneul, Dr. Kang, Youngsoo, and Gwinam. Dr. Kang never drove their campervans and sat in front, and that's because the highest mortality rate was found in front seat passengers. They need a doctor for injuries with slow healing time such as deep wounds, burns, and broken ribs. They are immortal of some sort, yes, but they still feel pain when they move.

Their campervans were big enough to cater to them, their things, and the food they would bring back to Hyosan after their two-month trip.

Namra sat on the seat across Suan, a small table in between them. Hyunsu was on the bed with his earphones, while Cheongsan was on the passenger seat to keep Yoobin company.