Episode 1: The Zombies

“Run now!”

The woman shouted at me as she ran away. I was on my way home and I looked behind me. My eyes widened when I saw people who looked like they were also eating humans. Zombies. People are running away while others are caught by zombies and bitten. I ran in fear and hid in a deserted grocery store.

A man was running towards the direction I was standing. I couldn't move in shock and at that moment he suddenly bit me on the arm.

“AHHHH!!!”

And suddenly mom hit me with a pillow.

"What's that, Maya? You're screaming so early. Come on, get up and take a shower."

I immediately got out of bed, sweating profusely because of my dream. Yes, it was just a dream. A few minutes passed and I went down to the bedroom, already dressed and freshly showered.

"Oh, it's a good thing you're already dressed. Go get a plate and utensils from the kitchen and eat."

Mom said and I headed to the kitchen to get the plates.

By the way, I'm Maya Dimakausad, a 17-year-old, and Lora, my mother, a single mom and kind person who also has a bit of an armalite in her mouth from time to time.

“Mom, I’m leaving!”

I said goodbye to my mom and walked out of the house.

“Your bag, is it there?”

“Yes!”

“Be careful. Be careful crossing the road.”

Mama reminded me. I nodded and left. When I arrived at school, Sib, the guard at our school, immediately greeted me.

“Good morning, Maya! It seems like our postures are different.”

Manong Sib greeted me and ushered me through the gate.

"Good morning to you too, manong."

I also greeted them as I entered the gate. Our school gate is just a few steps away from our school building. There were other students who entered with me. It's been an hour since our teacher came in to teach Mathematics. Our first period in the morning is already stressful. I was feeling a little sleepy so I took a nap for a while, but then someone kicked my leg so I raised my head.

“Don't sleep in class, you lazy bastard”

A scolding from my classmate Dustin.

Dustin Kritiko is the son of a famous artist and the owner of the largest company KritiCo. Dustin is also 17 years old, just a month younger than me. He is smart, especially in math, which is the opposite of me.

“Don't sleep in class, you lazy bast☆rd”

“Don't call me "lazy" and don't kick my foot either”

I answered him with a smile because he was asking me so much. He leaned back in his chair and stared at me.

"Well, if you keep that stubborn attitude of yours maybe I just tell Ms. Majime that you're sleeping in her class and... she will get mad and scold you or... she will report this to your parents"

This was a threat to me and I immediately got scared. I was afraid that my mom would scold me again just because of this.

“Shhh! Okay, okay. I don’t sleep anymore. Happy?”

Annoyed, she just smiled and continued writing for her notes. I had nothing to do but listen to Ms. Majime's math lesson.

"See you at the next meeting, class. Copy this one, this will be your assignment."

"Thank you and good bye, Ms. Majime."

We said goodbye to Ms. Majime and sat back down in our seats for the next subject. After an hour, the bell rang and we left the classroom. I took my wallet from the pocket of my bag and headed to the canteen.

“Dustin, give me a treat there, oh.”

Her female friend joked while the others were busy choosing what to eat.

“A cooler and a biscuit.”

I said to the vendor in the other space of the canteen. Dustin heard my voice so he turned to look at me but I didn't realize he was looking at me.

"Oh, dust! Aren't you going to buy something for your recess?"

One of his friends, Zandro, asked.

“Ah, just one corndog and one lumpian shanghai for Denise.”

Denise is their only female friend whom they call "The princess over the five knights" and she is the one who teases Dustin into treating her to a treat.

“Naks, I'm pretty so Dustin treated me well.”

Suddenly, another friend of theirs, Josh, was taken aback by Denise's words.

“Oh, just take it easy. That's because you're so hungry.”

Zandro joked with him while patting his back while the others just laughed, including Denise, but Dustin's gaze kept wandering around the canteen as if looking for something or perhaps, someone.

When I got my food, I immediately left the canteen and I caught his eyes.

—☆to be continued...

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