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w

h

, causing the corpse to fall to the floor. Before I had time to lock the body in the room, he pulled one of my legs, making my body drop, and the knife slipped from my grasp. I tried to free myself

rmal, but not my stomach. Food that should have reached the small intestine was forced to fall out on the floor, looking at the hands th

undead outside this house can no longer be heard; maybe they got another bait, I don't know. I tried to roll to my left side and grabbed the rusty second-floor railing to

the kitchen. I paused momentarily to strain my ears; it wasn't a growl but something like wood scraping. I crept towards the kitchen, which

de, it would be impossible for anyone to survive the living corpses that had been living in this house. Or it would be impossible for a human to survive as long

ened to see a girl slumped in them. I stepped back momentarily to ensure he wasn't un

" her voice was s

inner voice screamed to enc

is time," I muttered, then knelt to

seen water for a long time. I gave her the second bottle, but she still drank qui

in here?" she a

outside really helped me," I answered. "O

meet my

est the girl's question, and th

s de

he's

killed him," I said, maki

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Rianita looked fresher after eating several packets of bread I stocked. Now, the girl looked at me with her face still in shock after seeing her

alf-whisper. She was still afraid that loud

waying candle flame. "I'd rather this be

hear her sobbing, but no tears came out. If it's like

ur house?" I asked,

people kidnapped Dad and Mom; my brother told me to h

sat next to her. As a fellow woman of the same age, I know how Rianita feels. But time cannot

ard of the green

cheeks, which were not wet. "This zon

here; your parents could be there whe

ere beaten and kicked like animals," she said with teary eyes. "Besides, not all residents can be evacuated,

undead cannot determine which human blood type to survive, but

hy

ews emerged during a factory lea

of those protesters, of

confusing; I heard that the government is carrying o

ld they

n't know, but what is clear is that w

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nsive branded sneakers. The room I searched yesterday turned out to be his room. I even had to apologise for tak

. Rianita agreed that we had to survive until we reached the green zone safely. The girl carried two knives arou

tuff?" I asked, so amazed by

id, chuckling and tying her straight hair up h

ess with a cracked screen. The silver object was

d," I said, making Rianita turn ar

ce w

ad, not knowi

n Raya Pondok Gede with rows of houses that had the same fate as Rianita's. Cars, motorbikes, and other facilities appear scattered as if they are no longer valuable. This city has become a com

und of a group of people before we turned onto Pengairan Street. I pulled Rianita's body to hide

meone in a bass tone. It's possible that the person's position was not far fro

one can survive in the present. Why are they looking for more people anyw

the people Rianita meant? What kind of experiment are they conducting? Why is

. Let's cross this area, Jang," o

bus while holding my breath. I vaguely felt like I knew that car, but I couldn't remem

with scratches,

ared; Rianita and I got up from our previo

er and mother, San," she said softly