Talk at the Terrace!

The night soon came, and I moved out of the room as I asked Caroline to sleep a bit more and White as well, since he had been staying awake for quite some time. I also helped George a bit.

I also took a bath before changing my clothes cause I felt like I needed to do that before moving towards the top floor.

For now, I just wanted to take a break and take a look at how things are going on around the area.

Moving up, I slowly found out that people were silently sleeping in their respective rooms, with some of them talking with each other about how things are getting worse and worse.

Ignoring them, I slowly moved up and reached the terrace where I found an elderly couple looking at the night view.

Under the half moon night, I kept walking towards the railing beside the elderly couple who, after looking at me, chuckled a little and turned silent for a few seconds.

"The devil comes to take a view of the night?" the lady asked as she smiled at me and I kept my silence, observing the view in front of me. It was really creepy with all the lights turned off. I could faintly hear a few gunshots at a distance, too.

'Perhaps someone was fighting for their life again?'

"Hey, devil kid. Can you guess what we were talking about right now?" The man asked me with a slight stretch and I turned at them a bit confused before asking,"how to kill me?"

"Pfft… hahaha… that was a good one," that man laughed as he looked at me before wiping out his tears and speaking,"well, unfortunately you are wrong on this one. We were wondering about why we should continue to live in this place?"

A bit confused, I turned to them as I asked,"what do you mean by that, sir?"

"Ai! A nice devil, I see. I like it. I like it. Well, as for your answer, young, respectful devil, we were thinking of going to the afterlife. What do you think about it?" he spoke, making me look at him with a worried yet scared face. I was confused to why would they be thinking about something so stupid.

"I see that you really care about people's lives, eh? I guess you are really a nice devil. I am glad… I am glad… So, listen, kid. For the first thing, we are getting too old, our chances of surviving get less as time passes, so in the end we are nothing but a burden no matter where we go, right?" He spoke and I could not refute it… I wanted to tell them reasons to live, but the lady continued,

"We just lost our kids to the monsters… our only grandkid is in a primary school a short distance from here, but when we checked it from this place yesterday, that place was infested with zombies and more and more zombies were entering there. So… even though we want to be hopeful, I don't think we can take anymore of those dreadful thoughts."

I turned silent with my mouth still a bit open…

"Even though he might survive, how much do you think a kid can survive? If not the zombies, the people might get to him, you know?" spoke that man with a sigh and a painful expression formed on his face.

"So… rather than turning into a monster that killed our family, we just wanted to die as humans. Don't you think that is a fine choice?" he spoke with a sad smile and I just kept looking at him, wondering what I should speak.

"Why don't you… why don't you hope a little more? Live a little more?" I spoke as I looked at them and the man smiled as tears started coming out of his eyes as he asked,

"Kid. Didn't you just hear what I said? Why exactly do you want us to live? To suffer more? To see more people dying every day before, either we are betrayed by one of our own or perhaps succumb to the monsters and then become one of them?"

I took a deep breath before speaking, "Help me then… help create a place where one can live freely without fear of the zombies… In return… I will look for your grandson. If he had turned into a zombie, I would kill him and tell you. If he is alive, I will bring him back to you."

They just kept looking at me for a few moments before that man spoke,"don't you think that's a pipe dream? How can you be so sure that you can create such a heavenly place in this hell?"

"I won't create a heavenly place…. But I will make this place a hell for the monsters… after all, aren't I the devil?" I spoke with a cheeky smile and that man looked at me for a few moments before a small smile formed on his face.

"A hell for the monsters, huh? Sounds nice for some reason… but what exactly do you want from these old bones, kid? What can you possibly expect them to do?" he asked

I pondered about it for a few moments before speaking,"I think there are many things you can do. How about I teach you a few things which I have learned from my college days?"

A smile formed on my face as I observed them and they, too, looked at me with a slightly curious expression.

"Can I join you as well? I don't want to be a burden to other people… and I don't want to die as well…" spoke a weak young voice from a distance and I found a kid standing in front of us.

"Sure. Why not?" I spoke with a slight smile… Perhaps talking with them properly was all it needed to earn their trust. Though, I need to speak with my actions as well.