We came back to the others who seemed surprised at the sight of dead dogs littered around and us coming towards them. Frank, the one who was roundly abused by Musa in the plane, ran towards us and said to Musa.
     " It was a miracle sir! These doggies are something else. They were just too much, attacking us from all sides. We thought our time had come, we thought our maker was using them to call us to his kingdom. But all of a sudden they fell down and died".
     " They were already dead Frank, we just made sure they stayed dead", replied Musa.
     " We?", asked Frank, who looked at the both of us in confusion.
     " Yes Frank, we".
     Musa suddenly stopped and faced the remaining men who paid close attention to what he was about to say.
     " You can see for yourselves that what we are up against is bigger than our heads. These dogs were infected by a zombie who literally controls them to do its devilish deeds. I am sorry for the men we have lost, but now is not the time to mourn their deaths when we are already surrounded 'by' dead men. We found their leader and taught him a quick lesson about messing with humans. For now on every animal is your enemy. Yes, every bird, dog, cat, lizard, frog and more, must be killed without hesitation or else they will turn on you and eat you. We'll be leaving this God damn place after ten minutes, find some food and secure a place to stay. Any questions?".
     No one asked any questions, they obeyed ord.ers instead. While they went about doing one or two things, Musa faced me and said," I know you are angry about Tom's death, but I will advice that you deal with it and keep your mouth shut. I saved you because I still need your ass against these creatures, and if you can't fix it, you'll be seeing me as your terminator".
     With that left Musa, feeling like a king who had reprimanded his stubborn servant. I said nothing at all, neither did I look back at him as he left. All the while I wondered what would really happen if Musa and I were kept in a room, all alone, just to give each other the beating of our lives.
     " Are you okay?", asked Blue as he walked towards me.
     " I'm fine Blue. Thanks for your concern", I replied.
     " Why are you guys fighting?".
     " I don't know Blue. He's just probably angry because of something I unintentionally did to him".
     " He must have really loved his mother".
     " Yeah, I can see that".
     Then Erik came and said to me," What's wrong with you idiot? I saved you from his hands once but you prefer getting yourself into trouble huh?".
     " Oh just leave me Erik. You have sided with him as usual".
     " Listen Joe, I don't have time to start pleading for your life to be spared. Stay out of trouble and I'll make sure you are perfectly safe".
     " I already have someone watching my back Erik. Maybe you should be watching Musa's".
     Erik's eyes looked simultaneously at me and Blue," I've already spoken Joe, you do your job by keeping quiet, minding your own business, and obeying simple instructions".
     With that, Erik left us and went his way, probably to meet his boss and start begging him to have mercy on me. I wasn't afraid of that tyrant, and if fate wanted us to fight, then I'll be glad to have it, because I knew that Musa himself would.
     " Are you guys friends?", asked Blue.
     " We were Blue, all because of that tyrant", I replied.
     " I just don't understand. Why fight when we have a bigger issue on ground. Why can't enemies just put aside their differences and work together for the greater good, and why can't friends forever remain as friends".
     I looked at him, puzzled again by his own words.
     " What?", asked Blue," Anything wrong with what I said?".
     I smiled and said," What you said coincides with what Tom said to me in the plane".
     " Really?".
     " Yeah, most of it though".
     " Wow, that's nice. We've already spent about eight minutes Joe, I think we better get our things ready quick before we delay them".
     " You are right, lets be quick about it then".
     We left together and attended to our supplies as the others were already to leave. But ten minutes is ten  minutes to Musa, and even though he too was ready to leave, he waited for the time to elapse. The men used the opportunity to start their chats among themselves. Some were unhappy at how today had played itself, others quickly gave a short account on how their loved ones got infected. All the chats still pointed accusing figures at me, blaming me for all the troubles they were experiencing. They had their rights to be angry, after all, the battle against depression is one of the strongest battles man has faced.
     Ten minutes was over, and Musa called us all. He didn't waited for us to assemble. Immediately he proceeded towards the entrance of the building. We followed behind him, with no one saying a word. We removed the rocks that blocked the entrance, and we saw the deserted streets of Mexico City, waiting to be explored.

THE END

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