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The Duo

Kim Bora has had enough of the constant complaining of her friend, Lee Siyeon. The girl has been complaining about her aching feet, the terrible smell that hung in the air, and her rumbling stomach (they've had a shortage of food for days) for over 2 hours now. Though Bora couldn't really blame Siyeon, it was still annoying. Complaining wouldn't get them anywhere.

Just when Siyeon dramatically announced her "death", a small town came into view. Though it looked pretty much raided already, Bora had learned there would always be leftovers somewhere.

Bora seems like she totally has her life together. Which in some ways is true. But right now, she's just trying to remember every the walking dead episode she has watched, and make the best of it. To others, it probably seemed like the girl was a professional zombie slayer.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Let me go!" She repeatedly slapped the eldest arm, in an attempt to free herself from the strong grip. When she let go, Siyeon let out a breath and bent down to tie her shoes.

"How many times do I have to tell you to tie your shoes tightly? What if we suddenly get chased by a bazillion zombies and you stumble over your stupid laces?" Bora worriedly puts off her backpack and bent down to Siyeon's level and gently put the youngest hands away. "You need to be more careful, Siyeon. I don't want you to get hurt." She said while tying her shoes. When she finished, she patted the shoe and got up. Siyeon stayed in a crouching position, playing with the tiny rocks on the asphalt. Bora sighed and pulled her up, not letting her hand go.

A few days back they luckily found a car with little fuel in it, so now that's their main transport. Though it makes a lot of sounds (which meant attracting zombies) it's fast and they have tons of fuel at their base which they found at an abandoned gas station. "We're very very very lucky," Bora had said. "We are the first ones here."

Their base was a small wooden hut under a tree next to a gravel road. It wasn't completely hidden nor was it completely visible. Inside there was enough space for at least 5 people and a maximum of 10. There was an old couch in the middle of the room and a metal shelf in the corner with medical supplies on it. Siyeon had once put a poster she found in a supermarket on the wall. (It said 50% off! We're moving! but it added a bit of colour to their hut at least).

Siyeon's father was a doctor and her mother worked at an elementary school. Due to her father being a doctor, she knows a few basic things like disinfecting a wound or performing CPR and in times like these, it comes in handy. But because her parents had very busy jobs, she didn't see them often and being an only child, it'd get quite lonely at times.

Bora, on the other hand, was the daughter of two loving parents, who spoiled their daughter and son with love all the time. Her brother left home when he got a job in Seoul, where he moved into a small apartment. Bora was 17 at the time and she's only seen her brother once since then.

She and Siyeon already knew each other through school and they weren't more than just classmates. But when the apocalypse happened, they happened to be at the same place at the same time (the local McDonalds) and decided to team up (well, not really decided, it just happened), and add some more people later if possible.

"Look, I'm sorry, okay? I really don't want to lose you too, alright? Now, will you please get up? Pretty please?" Bora pouted. She could see Siyeon freezing for a second before literally jumping up, startling the older girl. "Jesus Christ! What are you do-"

"Come here you old timer! Let's take a break!" The younger girl shouted.

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Kim Yoohyeon was running fast, faster than she had ever run. Her legs were aching, her knees scraped, and her lungs felt like they were about to explode. But she ran and ran and ran. Her vision slowly got blurred and finally, her legs gave out. She let out a loud cry of pain when her already scraped knees touched the asphalt again. The girl was breathing heavily and turned on her back on the asphalt road. Her lungs hurt and she could barely breathe normally. Yoohyeon tried her hardest to maintain a normal breathing but due to the hot weather and the amount of pain she was feeling in her knees and legs, she didn't seem to calm down.