[1] Apocalypse: Third Rebirth

Chapter 156: You Need To Live

I put the cap on my pen with a satisfying snap and vanished it into my space. Picking up the paper in front of me, I reread everything that I just wrote down:

How to Survive the Apocalypse: Version 2.0

#1. Let them all die. You can't save everyone so don't even bother.

#2. Build a good fence. Good fences make good neighbors, especially when your neighbors are zombies.

#3. Build communication towers. It is always important to be able to call home. Mom is a worrywart.

#4. Take over the surrounding area. Don't need anyone living rent-free.

#5. Gather every last supply in the city. If there are any questions or concerns refer to step one.

#6. Install and maintain solar panels because 'lights, lights baby'.

#7. Have a designated area for supplies. Have one (1) person in charge. Remind them that only death awaits them if they fuck up. Seriously, I'll sic Liu Wei on them.

#8. Start designated teams.

#9. Did I mention supplies? We definitely need more supplies.

#10. Wipe out every last zombie in City J.

#11. Rename City J to Elysian City.

Satisfied with my list, I then took out a blue marker to start making notes under each one. The more details I could come up with now, the easier it would be tomorrow when I made everyone submit to my will... I mean, when I asked everyone to help out. Yeah... that sounded better.

Completely lost in my thoughts, I was startled when a knock sounded at my door. Glaring at the offending line now on my paper, I sighed and crumpled the whole thing up, and started again from the top. When the second set of knocks came and another blue line in places that it should not be, I remember why I had to rewrite this page of notes in the first place.

"Yeah?" I yelled at the door as I crumpled up the second page of paper. Oh well, at least I wasn't as far as I was with the first one.

"Dinner is ready," yelled Chen Zi Han, not opening the door. Looking around the room, I was glad that he hadn't stepped inside his room. Cringing at the mess, I once again completely forgot about the man at the door. Rushing around to pick up all the crumpled balls of discarded paper, I snapped when I heard another set of knocks at the door.

"What do you want?!" I yelled as some paper balls fell out of my overfilled arms and back onto the ground. "Dinner is ready," said Chen Zi Han again, this time with a hint of a smile in his voice. "Right! Dinner!" I squealed as I dropped all of the paper back onto the floor, no longer bothering to clean it up. I mean, I was absolutely phenomenal in the kitchen if I do say so myself, but it was also amazing to have a man be willing to cook for you. The fact that he is almost as good of a cook as I was, was just a bonus.

And yes, I said almost. I was still in charge of my kitchen. He had parental rights to it every so often when I was not in the mood to cook. Unfortunately, I was not in the mood more and more, but it happens, no point in beating myself up over it.

Rushing to the door I flung it open. "What's for dinner?" I asked, my eyes wide. Seeing his smiling face, a part of me absolutely melted. I knew that everything was fine when he smiled at me like that.

"Steaks, potatoes, carrots, and a Caesar salad. Chocolate cake for dessert if you want to share," he said as he took my hand in his and brought me to the dining room table where the rest of the boys were. Sitting down at the head of the table, I started spooning sour cream onto my baked potato. That reminded me, I would have to make some more sour cream. Well, add that to the list of things to do, I guess.