Till Death [ Jeongmo | Sachaeng ]

Chapter 2

Word count: 3200+

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Three sleepless nights have passed, slower than the two best friends could ever imagine. Jeongyeon was laying on the couch staring at the ceiling blankly when Chaeyoung came out of the bedroom wearing a UFO military pants with boots and a green t-shirt "luckily the owner wasn't tall" she chuckled looking at herself.

Jeongyeon sat down and sighed. She wore a random tracksuit from his closet. It was probably for his girlfriend or sister. They needed to wear comfortable outfits as they know a lot of running is waiting for them.

Chaeyoung walked to her nervous friend. Even though Jeongyeon's aura was strong, she knew her best friend more than anyone. She kneels in front of her and smiles "what's wrong?"

Jeongyeon frowned and looked away "what do you think is happening outside? Who survived? Who not? Our families and friends?" she sighed "will we be able to meet someone we know?"

"We can't know but I know we will survive; we have each other's back. If you die, I die" she smiled before standing up "ok so we prepared the two outdoor backpacks" Chayeoung sighed looking at the two bags on the floor "we are so lucky that the owner of this apartment was a hiker and a camper" she commented as the two used all the ropes, knives and equipment he had.

"See? I always tell you to help the poor so God can gift you later" Jeongyeon said while putting a water bottle in her yellow bag.

"Yeah, that's why I always feed you" Chaeyoung jokes, earning a glare from the older. "Anyway, let's go" she added putting the bag on her back "together?"

"Together"

The two fist-bumped and walked to the main door. Chaeyoung gripped her baseball bat as soon as Jeongyeon opened the door "No one's outside" she whispered as the two stepped out.

They made disgusted faces as soon as the smell of dead bodies hit them. Chaeyoung covered her nose with her arm, she looked at Jeongyeon with a puzzled expression, but they know they must get used to this.

They slowly walked down the stairs and headed to the building's main gate. They yelped when they saw a few zombies walking in front of the gate. They stared at them through the gate's glass. These zombies were normal humans like them a few days ago. They had families and work but right now they can't recognize anything.

Jeongyeon waited for them to pass by the building before she opened the gate, she gripped her hatchet and slowly walked on the sidewalk. Her gaze was focused on the road. Cars randomly parked in the middle of the street with opened doors. Some shops are closed some are not. Chaeyoung nudged her friend and pointed at a girl laying on the ground.

The girl was dead. A big part of her neck was bit it was probably a meal for one of these zombies. It pained the two that the woman was probably 8 months pregnant. Chaeyoung stared at her for a few seconds before Jeongyeon patted her "let's go" she mouthed.

The twos destination was their houses. It wasn't far but with them walking cautiously and slowly they knew it will take them a few days to arrive.

Jeongyeon wiped the sweat from her forehead, they had been walking for five minutes without catching any zombie's attention that is till' Chaeyoung trips by a dead body's leg laying on the floor.

They both held their breaths scared out of their wits, when her bat contacted the concrete sidewalk, causing a loud echo to run in the quiet area. Knowing their 'being stealthy' plan is ruined Chaeyoung got up in a hurry and looked around, all the zombies looked towards the origin of the sound "run" she yelled a bit at her friend who compiled. The two swore that nothing had their heartbeat this fast. Being chased by dozens of zombies was the last thing they imagined. They prayed that someone could show up and helped them but the two were alone in this zombie city.