Chapter 5: Surrounded

   Blue was a former cop working in the police department, and so being always punctual, he woke up before me and prepared breakfast. I woke up shortly after he was through with his cooking and got dressed up. We ate a nice delicious meal of fried eggs, peanut butter and chocolate tea. We finish our meal and then packed as many as things as possible. We had only four pistols and my Uzi, and so we planned to branch the nearest gun store as soon as possible. Putting everything in the car, Blue went back to the house. I was a little bit surprised at this, and so I followed him, only to see him praying. A Christian, I thought, maybe his God will see us through. And as if he read my thoughts, he ended his prayer with an Amen and then stood up, only to see me looking at him.
     " Alright friend", said Blue," Sorry for that. Just needed His guidance and protection over us".
     " Whatever you say Blue", I replied," Let's go then shall we?".
     " Yes friend, let move on".
     We got in the car and wore our seatbelts. I turned on the engines, and drove out of Blue's house. We hit the roads and drove as fast as possible to the gun store Blue knew. I was surprised to hear no metallic laughs or see no mindless folks walking aimlessly about. The virus must have affected them to a point where I myself couldn't explain. Dad had told me that the serum could boost artificial intelligence in any human being, and also they may evolve into something bad, if not treated. I suppose that what he said was true, and therefore I had to be careful if I didn't want to die.
     However, I did see some dead bodies in the open, most of their body parts gone. Blue saw this and almost vomited. He looked away and wondered what the hell could result to this outbreak.  Maybe that's what happens when someone pursues a dream which may later be used to threaten lives. Something bad must have happened, something fishy is going on, and something awful was waiting for me out there.
     We finally found the gun shop, and I pulled over beside it. I quickly brought out my gun and secured the premises while Blue proceeded towards the doors. I followed closely behind, making sure not to let my guard down while we entered the store. We were in, and I locked the doors. Immediately we were busy looting the store, finding many shotguns, grenades, uzies, pistols and the likes. Blue stopped and looked at a photo.
     " This is Garfield's store", Blue said.
     " Who's Garfield?", I asked.
     " He's the owner of this store", Blue replied," And he's the one who I suspected sold an Ak-47". He looked at a door down the hall and said," Maybe that's where he's keeping them".
     " I'll check it out".
     With my Uzi, I proceeded towards the door. I walked towards it cautiously, as there was a trail of blood. I stood before the door, and opened it, making little noises. I turned on the lights, and stood there amazed, surprised at what I was seeing.
     Guns filled the room left and right. It was as if I was in Gunville, looking at the precious weapons waiting for the rightful user to claim them. I went to one of the crates and looked at its name. Sub-machine gun. Hmm, I thought. I would have opened it when a drop of blood spilled on the crate. I froze as I heard the heavy breathing of something big behind me. Immediately I drove to the ground as the creature tried to attack me. It was a fat mindless being hungry for my blood. I sprayed bullets on its chest until I ran out of them. The creature struggled to maintain its position. Seeing this, I ran like a cheetah out of there and called blue. The fat bastard was faster than I thought, despite the fact that it was fat, speed wasn't denied from it. I cried out Blue's name, and saw the latter with a shotgun. Instincts told me to drive to the floor, and automatically, Blue killed the bastard with just one headshot.
     I breathed for air and stood up straight. Looking back at the headless being, I have to say that God really was with us. At least now I know that I didn't make any mistake when I saved Blue.
     " Thanks", I said to Blue," I wondered what would have happened if you didn't saved me".
     " What are friends for?", Blue replied," You saved me and so I too had to save you".
     " True. That means we're even right?".
     " Yes friend".
     I looked around the whole building and sighed. Well maybe I should head back and collect the goodies that were waiting for me. I thanked Blue again and went back to the room. There was no more creatures there, and so I decided to take the nice sub-machine gun when I heard my name called repeatedly.
     " Joe! Joe!! Joe!!! Get back here immediately!".
     Annoyed that I had to forsake the glorious weapons in the room, I ran back to Blue, only to see the reason why he called me back.
     Mindless folks was coming towards the store, with their blood stained teeths and wildlooking claws. It was either we bar the doors and trap ourselves inside or face the waves of countless creatures with our new weapons.

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