Day 16
Emil remained unconscious for many hours. Judyta did what she could to save him, but he lost so much blood that he fell into a coma. In addition, blood was needed for transfusions to keep him alive. Since Judyta had been a nurse before the apocalypse, she had spare equipment taken from work at home. No one knew when he would wake up or if he would wake up at all. The whole family was terribly afraid of Emil's death, the loss of two family members within a month would have killed them mentally. Unfortunately for them, no one had the same blood type as Emil so they had two choices, either wait for a miracle or accept the inevitable. They all felt unimaginable anger toward Klara and Igor for what they had done. Since Emil was wounded, there was no sign of them. During this time, they reinforced the barricades and made sure that not even a mouse slipped inside. Nevertheless, they hoped that the two had left, but until they had confirmation, they remained vigilant. There was not a moment when Kaja was not at Emil's side. She sat patiently on the floor, keeping her head on the bed, and waited. She waited for her older brother to finally wake up. There were times when Kaja refused to eat, explaining her lack of appetite. Mikołaj and Anna often even forced her to eat which rarely had the desired effect. Hours passed, Emil's condition fluctuated between critical and stable, but without 0Rh-type blood, a happy ending could be forgotten. He did not wake up, nor did he look forward to it. Dawid often passed Emil's room, seeing Kaja inside made him sad. He decided that this was the time for action. If he can't help, he will at least take revenge on those who wronged a member of his family. However, he needed equipment to do so. Axes and knives were not enough to defeat firearms, he knew. Especially since, subtracting Emil, only he and Mikołaj can use these tools.
The target was a plane wreck. The luggage of the dead passengers could hide many more or less useful things. It was much safer than two weeks ago when the corpses were literally a horde. They wouldn't have been able to count them all, but the number shot up to over 500 zombies. That's a lot. The horde then went on all night hooting and moaning until finally in the morning it was so quiet that the householders felt uncomfortable for some time. Dawid ran into Mikołaj in the hallway as he was getting ready to leave.
"Are you going somewhere?" Emil's father asked, carrying more improvised bandages to his son's room.
"To the wreck. I doubt it will be looted."
"Should I go with you?" He was ready to help.
"What about the girls?" He had concerns about leaving people alone.
Isabella emerged from around the corner, listening to their conversation.
"We'll manage, don't exaggerate. I'll watch over Emil, because of me he went there." She interjected, feeling a sense of guilt.
"We couldn't have predicted that they would go crazy. We have learned a lesson. We shouldn't trust people." Mikołaj replied.
Dawid was already ready to leave when Kaja finally emerged from Emil's room after many hours.
"I want to go." Barely making contact she said to the three adults.
"It could be dangerous." Dawid wanted to push Kaja away from the idea. "Your brother doesn't need anything? Ask Aunt Judyta."
"Do not treat me like a child!" with a half-shout, she replied firmly. Everyone looked at her in silence with meaningful eyes. Red with embarrassment, she looked away. "I want to help..."
"You'd better stay at home, Kaja-"
"Will you promise not to walk away from me?" Dawid interrupted Mikołaj, staring at young Kaja.
The girl determined without hesitation replied in the affirmative. The cousin immediately reassured the family, saying he would keep the young girl safe. Mikołaj reluctantly agreed to let Kaja go with him and he himself decided to stay at home in case something should happen. Leaving the house, Kaja was excited. She hadn't been outside since the first day of the epidemic, constantly sitting at home was killing her mentally. Of course she was afraid, who wouldn't be, but a little adrenaline spurred her to action. Dawid opened the gate, where sheets and other such items were put on to block the view of the street. There were only a few scattered zombies roaming the street, not a problem for Dawid. The problem arose when Kaja, who had never been in contact with fighting, well, unless you count MMA fights or boxing on TV, had to be protected additionally.
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I. Better Stay Alive. Civilization Ends
Action''We have experienced so much. We have lost so much. But we are alive. We are alive because we help each other. We don't have to like each other, many of us have had fights in the past, but that doesn't matter anymore. If we don't work together, we...
