Bima, siswa SMK Satria Utama jurusan otomotif, selalu dicap sama seperti kebanyakan anak SMK lainnya-bandel, malas, dan hanya bisa pegang obeng. Tapi dia berbeda. Setiap malam, meski lelah sepulang bekerja di bengkel, ia tetap belajar, berusaha memahami pelajaran yang bahkan gurunya sendiri tidak yakin bisa mereka kuasai.
Suatu pagi, dalam perjalanan ke sekolah, Bima bertemu dengan seorang siswi SMA Cendekia Utama bernama Vana. Motornya mogok di tengah jalan, dan tanpa berpikir panjang, Bima membantunya. Namun, pertemuan itu tidak berakhir manis. Vana, yang berasal dari keluarga berkecukupan, awalnya memandang rendah Bima-hanya seorang anak SMK yang menurutnya jauh dari kata pintar dan berambisi.
Namun, seiring waktu, Vana mulai melihat sesuatu yang berbeda dari Bima. Kegigihannya, kerja kerasnya, dan mimpinya yang besar untuk menjadi sarjana pertama di keluarganya. Mereka berasal dari dua dunia yang berbeda, tapi mereka memiliki tujuan yang sama.
Di tengah cibiran guru dan stereotip yang melekat pada dirinya, Bima ingin membuktikan bahwa tidak semua anak SMK hanya bisa bermain bengkel. Ia lebih dari itu.
"Aku akan buktikan kalau aku lebih dari sekadar anak bengkel. Aku bukan Cuma anak SMK yang dicap bandel."
Apakah mimpinya bisa terwujud? Ataukah realita akan memaksanya menyerah?
In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined.
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As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live.
But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else.
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Excerpt:
I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.
Glowing eyes were not normal.
Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.
What was I then? For that, I had no answer
[[Word count: 495,000]]
Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given.
Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.