INFECTED

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CHAPTER 3

" Dad! The back roof is leaking again!". Theo wiped his face as the water leaking through the roof kept smearing his face and his limbs were exhausted from trying to fix the roof. He straightened up with a groan and stretched, his muscles working out the stress. He dropped the hammer and the few items in his hand into the tools box, took it in his arms and walked out of the back room into the other room across the hallway. He heard the door open and assumed that it was probably his dad coming from the river from his early morning fishing.

He dropped the box with a thud on the floor, almost falling beside it from the exhaustion. He has, nowadays, been the weak, tired and frustrated Theo. Always tired and fed up with the regular chores of the house ever since he got suspended from the school for some reason that will surely amuse you. He and his lovely girlfriend, Martha, with her band of friends were at their high peak of enjoyment, rocking through their senior year with pride and joy. The best feeling ever.

She put everything in line for him, well promised to, and he trusted her to go on risks with her and be everything she wanted. On one of their regular clubing routines, they were headed for the most famous club in uptown. . . with everything that they need and so much more. She wanted to go in hot and he knew they couldn't because they are underage and therefore won't be allowed inside the club so he sorted out the matter by borrowing,. .  well stealing one of the lecturer's identity cards to make their way in.

It was a crazy thing. Best fun they ever had even though it didn't last after they were caught and the management got involved in no time. He got ditched. The blame was put on the initiator and the one who stole the ID which was him. A year suspension was slammed into his face in no time and he found himself stripped of the hostel permit and ended up moving back with his cocky dad that has nothing but few investment and some more.

He has taken a liking In his dad's routines even though he gat no choice at that time.

"Dad is that you?" He listened in for his voice after hearing the front door closed and all he heard was a thud bigger and louder. He removed the glove in his hand.

"Come quickly and help me out. . .and bring a bowl of water with dry clothes when you are coming!" His father said. His lips raised in confusion as to why he needed a change of cloths immediately but he went inside to get what he requested for.

"What happened pops? Did you fell into water or something or why are you asking for- ". His statement got caught off abruptly by a throat squeezing gasp that left his mouth when he move swiftly around the corner and he was suddenly facing his dad on the floor, completely wet and entangled with . . . - " who the fuck is that?!"

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"Who the fuck is that?!" Theo retorted at his father, shrieking backward with the bowl of water and the clean clothes in his hands. His eyes glitched and he blinked profusely trying to understand the situation unfolding before him. His father groan at the weight crushing him down and he managed to get his hand from under the body of the girl he found drowned and almost completely bloated in the water.

He also freaked out exactly the way Theo did, terrified and shocked to the bone. He was away on his regular morning hobbies fishing on the river close to their house. The morning was cold and foggy so he was only able to catch few but extremely surprised was he when he heard something hit the side of his boat and looking down to see a floating body beside his boat.

So terrified was he that he fell back into his boat with a scream, scrambling to the far end and breathing heavily from the shock. He gathered his wit and managed to drag the heavy bloated body into his boat before retreating back to the shore.