/Present Time/

It is year 20**, it's been 7 years since the man made virus infected almost half of the worlds population. As I am currently on patrol duty, I heard the loud speakers announced that we are being under attack by (enemy organization). Well, that's to be expected, since our organization has a vast amount of supplies, so we're naturally constantly under attack.

As I made my way to my position, the south exit was breached, it turns out that it was just a distraction so that they could launch a sneak attack. The supply warehouse is located south, so it was quite obvious what they're goal is, but too bad, what they didn't know was that the south is the most heavily guarded area in the organization. Well it's obvious why it's heavily guarded, we can't afford to have our supply be stolen by our enemies, supplies is the most important thing to survive in this cruel and chaos of a world after the virus spread, well, even before the virus was created, having supplies is the most essential thing to own to survive.

Not long after, the situation was under control, but we still lost a lot of ammunitions and personnel. Who would have known that that was not the end, it was still the beginning.

Suddenly, from a distance a bomb exploded, then another, and another, until it looked like Hell. There was fire everywhere, there were a lot of people dying. My comrades and I escape from the explosions while carrying those who were injured but still alive. We almost made it to the exit, until suddenly - BANG!

I watched my comrades die in the explosion while they all told me to run. Without no other choice left I run far away from the base with full with tears and sadness.

It's been a week since I escaped, I survived off of the supplies I managed to get when escaping. I occasionally met zombies on the way, but that didn't stop me from looking for places I can get supplies and to seek refuge, but it was as if fate was playing a cruel prank on me, I walked for days and days but I still didn't see a even a shadow of a house, much less a person.

It's been days since I ran out of food to eat, I've weaken so much to the point that I can't even take a step forward due to the intense hunger. After I can't take it anymore, I sat next to a tree. As I feel myself starting to lose consciousness, I started reminiscing about the memories of my comrades. I don't know why but, I suddenly wished to go back to the past before all of this happened, where everything was peaceful, not getting worried about getting attacked by a zombie.

I slowly opened my eyes which felt like I've been sleeping for a long time, remembering that I was outside with no one guarding me from the zombies, I jolted up only to be met by a blinding light which almost made me go blind. I look around my surroundings in case a zombie might pop out, but as I scan the area, I was shocked to find myself in a place I was familiar of - my bedroom. Thinking this was a dream I pinched myself, but that only proved that this was not a dream, this was reality. I was back in the past. Just like a wished for.

After processing such shocking information, I got out of my bed and ran through the hallway making my mom shout,

"Hey! Don't run in the hallway! You May bump into something and break it or-" before she finished talking I cut her off by hugging her crying while shouting mom. My mom was shocked by my sudden action, but she still comforted me and asked me what was wrong, I said "No it's nothing, I just had a nightmare" she patted my head while saying that it's going to be fine and that it was just a nightmare.

"Pfft-" I heard my older sister laughing while holding her stomach because of the pain from laughing too much beside her door, as I saw my sister's face I couldn't help crying, remembering the painful memories of how she died because she protected me from a zombie, she stopped laughing and said sorry and asked why I was crying, I told her what I told mom, which was obviously a lie because, I knew for a fact that all of this memories were true, it was not simply just a nightmare.

After I calmed down, we went to the dinning table to eat breakfast which mom prepared, tasting mom's cooking after a long time made me tear up, "oh how I miss the taste of her food" I thought my self, while savoring the taste of the food. I suddenly remembered that I don't know what's today's date is, I asked my sister for she has a phone beside her, and I didn't own one, she said that it was mm/dd/20**, I abruptly stood up and dropped the utensil that I was holding to the floor, my mom and sister were both startled so I picked up the utensil and sat back down, my mom asked me what was wrong with a worried expression on her face, I said nothing was wrong and that I just remembered something.

No, that was a lie, because in one and a half years later, there will be a wide spread panic because of the virus spreading to every corner of the world. After seeing symptoms that you've been infected by the virus you will be immediately sent to the hospital, and a week after the symptoms appear you will slowly and be in constant pain until you lose your mind, that's when you become a zombie. Though the doctors and scientists have almost completed the cure, all the people who created and know how to make the cure was mysteriously killed by someone unknown.

Thinking about the future, I immediately went to my room after eating and devised a plan to get me strong within the time that I have left. After taking an all-nighter to make myself a plan to get stronger, I still need money to buy the necessary equipment, like canned foods that will last for a long time, guns, ammunitions, knives and everything needed to defend yourself.

The first thing that I have to do is make myself stronger, the current me right now is too weak to even protect myself, let alone protecting my mom and sister.

The first day of training was tough due to my small stamina, but as the days grew by, I started adapting to the pain and it made everything easier by a small amount. The training that I'm doing right now is nothing compared to how I trained in my past life. Even though I have to endure the pain and aching in my whole body, I have to do this in order to have the ability to protect myself and my family.

After facing hellish training, 3 months flew by in the blink of an eye, and I'm almost near the past me in strength. And during the 3 months that I trained, I acquired most of the things I needed in order to survive, and met some good friends along the way.

[One year later]

The current me already long surpassed the old me in terms of strength, and the knowledge that I gained in my previous life that will become the most important weapon that I have.

Last month, I acquired a house that has a water source nearby, and the electricity is powered by the Suns solar energy, it's a fairly big house with 2 floors, in the 1st floor we have the living room, the kitchen and the 1 guest bedroom, the bathroom, and the entrance to the basement where we use it as a training room.

And on the 2nd floor, it has 1 master bedroom with a bathroom for mom, 6 rooms for me, my sister, and my friends.

My mom asked me how and why I acquired this house, I told her that I saved a person who was almost shot by a robber and as thanks, he gave me this house. Though I didn't tell them that that person is my friend now, we soon became friends after training for a while because he wants to be stronger so that he can protect himself from dangers that are lurking in the darkness.

After settling in and getting used to the new lifestyle, me and my friends decided that we should train my mom and sister self defense just in case we're not there to protect them, when I told my mom and sister about our proposal, they happily agreed to cooperate with us, excited even.

At first mom and my sister had a hard time, but after a while they got hang of it. " They may have a talent for this" I thought as I watch mom and my sister train alongside my friends.

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