Despair - 양정원 (zombie apocalypse au)

Chapter 16

Yang Jungwon

It was taking so long for Heeseung and Haneul to be done talking, it wasn't like I didn't want them to talk, I was just over thinking about what happened earlier.

" it kinda sounds like you're a zombie yourself. " I said, laughing to myself.
But... Haneul's smile faded...

As if she was scared or nervous...?

Did I say something wrong?...

Or did I say something true?

I was also nervous to what will be the truth.

Another thing in my mind was, how is she so.. Clean? She was out all alone with flesh eating monsters chasing her and everything, but when I saw her again... She looks like she just slept through everything.. Fresh hair... New clothes... Something definitely happened when she was gone...

But I don't know if it was something good..

Or bad.

" everyone! Gather up! " my thoughts were cut off when Heeseung yelled to get everyone's attention. Everyone started to gather around in the middle.

" We have to do something to get ourselves out of here, there is a lot of things we can use to make a SOS sign, we can make it big so someone can find us easily. " Heeseung said, everyone agreed and we started to walk to the sides and got stuffs, gathering it in the middle.

While carrying some stuffs, I glanced to Haneul from across the room, and she was also carrying some stuffs, and gathering them in the middle.

What?... It can't be.

I felt my heart stop, my breath hitched and my brain started going crazy filled with thoughts that I didn't want to be true.

" Jungwon?... Jung.. Won? " I shook my thoughts off when someone tapped my shoulder. " H-Huh? " I turned around and saw Sunoo, " Hm? Do you need help with something? " I asked, trying to hide the fact that I was anxious.

" you okay? You paused for a minute, you looked like a robot. " Sunoo giggled, I faked a laugh and just told him I was okay.
I looked back to Haneul and to my shock, she was already staring at me, I was caught off guard, and I just flashed a small smile and walked away to hide any suspicion.

Haneul... She's hiding something and I know it.

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Lee Haneul

I haven't been feeling good lately, I wanted to lay down and rest but I can't, I have to work and work for my group, I can't just be a burden to them, and no I won't be a burden to them, not this time.

I felt my head spinning like crazy but I had to pull through, I was looking around everyone, just taking quick glances, then all of a sudden, my eyes stopped and focused on him.

He suddenly laid his eyes on me and flashed me a smile, before I could return it, he looked away and walked away.

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Everyone gathered in a corner, hoping for a helicopter to find us, all of us were hoping, even some of us knew there was no more hope but continued on going. It was almost dark and we heard some helicopters far away but nothing around us.

Did they already think we all died?......

That this school is a dead grave?....

What if they think there's no more survivors so they just... leave us?..

" Hey.... You okay? " My thoughts stopped when Jiwon sat next to me.

" Me? Of course, why wouldn't I? " I smiled,
" You went quiet randomly, and since you got here, no offense but you seem like a completely different person. " She said.

" we're not that close, I know that we just met, but since the world's going shits right now, I assume that we should take care of each other. " She added, I smiled more.

" sure, I agree on that, so even if the world's going shits right now, let's promise to have each others back, promise? " I held out my pinky, she nodded and held out her pinky too.

" I'm in. " a voice suddenly appeared behind us, we looked back and saw Hyewon.

" Don't get me wrong, I wasn't eavesdropping, it's just that your voices was heard from pretty much everyone. " She said, both me and Jiwon looked around and saw everyone watching us. " everyone in? " Jiwon asked.

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All of us were gathered around a fire that we put up since it was starting to get cold.

" let's promise each other, we have each others backs and no leaving each other. " Heeseung said, everyone slowly nodded and looked at each other.

" let's keep the promise as much as possible, I know it's naive and stupid making this a promise because the world's going balistic, but let's keep it. "

" let's promise..... No trolls left behind. " I joked and glanced at Jungwon and he laughed, the others laughed and it was the time I wished that everything will be okay.

" We- " Sunoo stopped talking when a helicopter was flying at the schools direction.
" Look! Shit! Let's call it! " Jake suddenly shouted. All of us stood up and shouted for the helicopter.

" HEY! COME HERE! WE'RE HERE! " Everyone shouted, even I joined.
I was filled with hope, but then I stopped shouting and my smile dropped when Jiwon shouted something.

" PLEASE HELP! NONE OF US ARE INFECTED! WE'RE HUMANS! HELP! " she shouted. I backed up.

Am I human?....

Am I infected?....

I backed away from the group, I was nervous, and scared that they might knew I was bitten.

" THEY'RE HERE! THEY HEARD US! WE'RE SAFE! WE'RE FREE! " they shouted. As the helicopter comes closer, my head was in pain, the whirring of the helicopter was so loud that it was about to make my head blow off.

I fell to the ground, holding my ears shut, trying to the make the sound lower.
" Haneul? Haneul?! Are you okay? " Heeseung immediately ran beside me and patted my back, when Jungwon saw us, he immediately ran to us.

" Hyung, what happened? Is she ok? You okay? " He said, worried.
" She suddenly fell, I don't know what's going on. " Heeseung replied. While me just sitting there still pressing my hands on my ears.

" Here. " Jungwon handed me two cloths and signalled that I should use it as earplugs.
I nodded and put them on, even though the whirring was still loud, it was less so I felt a bit better.

" YAY! WE'RE ALIVE! THANK YOU! "
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