We all wryly smiled while looking at Tyler. He was so frightened by my attitude earlier that he even drained the gasoline because of the speed. Other than that, we are so entertained by Spencer’s stupidity that we didn’t even notice that we already crossed Jethlah.
And now, we are in the middle of Izrahiah. Tahimik ang paligid, at bagsak na ulit sa higaan si Spencer dahil sa pagod. Samantalang, nasa kalagitnaan kami nang pag-uusap tungkol sa mga kukuhanin na supplies.
Hindi ko rin mapigilan ang mapangiwi nang lubos dahil napapaisip ako kung saan kami kukuha ng ibang supplies, katulad na lamang ng gasolina at iba pang bala para sa mga baril lalo na’t nasa gitna kami ng isang theme park.
“We need to get a blueprint of this place,” Parker announced. Ang mga mata ko ay dumapo kay Cara dahil alam kong paborito nila itong pasyalan ni Alex noon. Sigurado akong saulo niya ito.
“I know this place,” Cara stated.
A sly smile appeared across my face, “Accompany her, Parker,” I ordered. Inabot ko naman ang cellphone ko sa kanya upang magamit sa pagkuha ng litrato in case na hindi papel ang makuha nila.
“Why?” Parker asked.
“Anong why?”
“Tsk. Nevermind,”
Nagtatakha ko siyang sinundan ng mata nang tumayo sila ni Cara, at parehas kumuha ng mga armas na gagamitin nila sa paglabas. Sumunod sa kanila si Tyler sa nag-iisang entrance at exit namin sa RV upang siya ang magsara nito.
I heard Chi humming out of nowhere, making me curiously looked at her.
“Problema mo?” I asked.
Instead of answering me, she just teasingly smiled and poked my pointed nose, “You stupid, dense woman,” she beamed.
Balak ko sana muli magsalita ngunit dumating bigla si Tyler habang may dalang isang notebook. At dahil may pagkasatsismosa ako’y sinilip ko iyon, nagulat pa ako nang nilapit niya sa ‘kin ‘yon dahilan para mahiya ako.
“No, it’s okay... It is just a bunch of theories,” Tyler said while looking at me.
“About the apocalypse?” I asked.
He nodded. Sandaling nakuha ni Chi ang atensyon ko nang tumayo siya at tumungo sa kusina, “The tower...” I whispered.
“I have a theory about it, too. The apocalypse started after the explosion of the tallest tower— At first, I thought the infection started by a bite of an infected to an uninfected by it never make sense...”
My mind was actually curious about it, too. Kung nag-umpisa ang virus sa simpleng kagat, si Ms. Esguerra ay hindi dapat naging isang Bozo lalo na’t tatlong tao lamang kaming nasa may rooftop noon.
My eyes widened when Tyler pointed my nose. It might be connected to the awful and robust smell during that time. But again, it doesn’t make sense. Pare-parehas kaming nakaamoy ng bagay na iyon, and how come we aren’t infected by it?
Tyler softly laughed while looking at me, “Sobrang judgmental ko ba kung sasabihin kong nagugulat ako na nag-iisip ka ngayon?” He bluntly asked.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, you are a cheerleader. Puro paganda, walang utak,”
I rolled my eyes, “People should stop judging others when they don’t even know about a single thing about them,”
“Yeah, I’m sorry,” Tyler softly said. Napapailing kong inagaw sa kanya ang notebook. He offered me his pen, and I began to think of the other possibilities, “Nasaan ka nang mangyari ang apocalypse?” I asked.
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Science FictionPUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PPH After an unexpected apocalypse, Amira and her friends found themselves trapped inside the border of Luzon, in which the virus was spreading rapidly. And in order to keep living, they needed to reach the capital of Luzon, an...
