Raizon: The Following (Updates Friday's)

Plans | 4

CH 4

PRESENT

We waited around for what felt like hours, and nothing was happening. The number of zeds outside fluctuated from more to less to more again. The majority were uninterested in the building but there was an odd few that would bang and push against the building, wanting in. This was unusual behaviour coming from zeds who seemed to swarm anything one zed found. What was stranger was that these zeds knew we were in here at all.

The group was deathly silent, no one outside would know right off the bat that we were in here, and we hadn't been noticed on the balcony. So why did these few around the building know? There weren't any zeds trying to get in the other buildings around them, just this one. So they had to know.

This didn't prove to be the only oddity, though. I was still thinking about my sleep. A whole day? And the dream. The hours that we waited given me a lot of time to think about my dream now. It was fuzzy in memory, fairly hard to make out. I had been too busy thinking about the situation when I woke up that I hadn't stopped to think about my dream. It'd all but left me by now. Though two things about it stuck out a bit. The wave of white hair and some sort of black lizard... Dream's were odd.

I figured it didn't mean much if I couldn't remember it and moved on.

"You hungry? You haven't eaten in over a day, M," Gen said, holding out a piece of bread.

"I'm... actually not that hungry," I said a bit confused as the realization dawned on me. 

Gen's brows rose. "You gotta eat," she said, forcing the bread into my hands.

"I suppose you're right," I agreed, ripping off a piece of the bread and eating it.

"You're starting to concern me honestly. You really need to see a doctor..."

"Probably, but I'll be fine for now," I assured her.

"What about your ribs?"

"They ache, but it's not that bad..."

"Your shoulder?"

"The same," I sighed. "I'm fine, really. What about you? How are you holding up? Sean isn't your brother but haven't you known him for a long time?"

Gen smiled sadly. "Ten years," she shook her head, eyes misty. "It was really quick. I- I don't think he suffered so... That's all I can ask for at least. Luckily he won't be one of those... monsters,"

I wanted to ask if it would be so bad if he did turn into a zed, but that was a subject that had gotten me slapped a few times. The general opinion was that it was an unholy thing, an evil thing. No one wanted to become a mindless zed. I, for some reason, couldn't share the same sentiment. While I didn't want to be one because I would rather stay living if I were dead was a different story. I didn't think I'd care if I was already dead. Of course, this was coming from someone who couldn't become one, so I was one to talk.

"Ten years is a long time..." Was the only thing I could find in myself to say.

"Yeah..."

Tiff walked down the stairs and into the room, looking between us with worried eyes. "You guys... you should come see this..."

Gen and I shared a look of confusion before following Tiff up the stairs. We walked up to the window and looked down at the street. That's when I saw it. Likely the biggest runner I had ever seen. It was currently climbing a building a block away like it was a playground latter.

"Fucking massive, isn't it?" Klien said from beside us.

"Gen's pistol couldn't kill that thing even if I had the best shot in the world," I breathed.