Chapter- 3

IRIS

E-9813'S P.O.V.

I was currently straining my ears, in an attempt to know if there are people, or zombies inside, I could hear some vague drunk like footsteps, telling me there is one zombie, right next to door, so I waited, until he was a away from door, so its hazy sight can't catch me, and then I can create a distraction in the corner, with stone, that I had picked.

After Kyle had left me at the supposed back door of a mall, for which I felt thankful, he had slipped a water bottle in my bag, and told me that in any case, I shouldn't get scratched or bitten by one, because then, I might die, or turn into one of them, and honestly dying was a better option.

Jasmine, as usual had sneered at me, and Rhea had whimpered when she was separated from me, and honestly, it broke my heart, to hear her whimper in her sleep, I had felt it on deeper level.

I quickly shook my head of these thoughts, as I heard the receding foot steps and stealthily opened the door, with my blades angled in my hand, as if I have done it my entire life, and stealthily entered and closed the door behind me as I watched a man looking in his early 30's with sheathed eyes and blood stricken face rush towards the door, due to the momentary sunlight he must have caught, making me free, but I quickly, with one hand threw the rock towards the corner, making the zombie, rush towards the place where the sound came, I noticed his one hand fell from its joint, making me kneel next to the hand, as I noticed, that his hand, immediately started decomposing after getting away from his body, as if acid had been thrown on it, making me frown, but I quickly moved forward, I took in with wide eyes, numerous bodies strewn across the floor, and I could hear some with faint heart beats, telling me that few were in the process of becoming zombie.

So I quickly rushed off towards the stairs, and started climbing them, while avoiding the body parts, I felt weird yet calm, and it was confusing, as I silently climbed of the floor, I heard a scream, making me freeze in my steps, as I watched the zombie, downstairs, rush above, super fast, and then the sound of gun shots filled the area, I calmly, put the duffel bag hanging on my right shoulder on the ground, and took out my sniper, and started rushing towards the voice.

What I saw made my eyes wide, there was a zombie, and a brunette girl, and they were having a tug of war against a bundle of clothes, but when the cries of a baby filled my ears, I knew that the bundle was a child, I saw a blondie boy, shooting the zombies, to keep them away, I quickly aimed my sniper and aimed it at the zombies neck, but it just merely turned to me and hissed, but it gave the girl enough time to take the baby away, as the zombies started turning towards me, suddenly an Idea struck me and I took out the dagger from my side pocket and watched the boy and girl look at me with wide eyes, full of shock and guilt, but I just gave them an awkward smile and a nod, encouraging them to leave, and they too sprinted out of the window, I then put my sniper down, and twirled, to get the right momentum in my hand, in a closed of space and threw my three blades at three zombies on my left, effectively beheading me, then I took my dagger out of my pocket in a haste and did a half twirl and beheaded the zombie to my right, then I took up my sniper, oddly feeling sad that my blades got ruined, and then kept shooting on their neck, until they got beheaded, they all were still moving their arms and legs, but after a few moments, I watched them decompose, in the same way, I had seen downstairs, as their skin turned blackish green and their skin got wrinkled, a contrast against the normal dead bodies. I sighed then cringed and took all my blades, cringing when I had to overturn the smelly decomposed bodies, that started to disintegrate at my touch, and I sulked at my bloody blades, then I looked around and grinned at the site of toilet cleaners and ran and took one and took out the water bottle in my bag, trying not to ruin it too and then took some toilet cleaner in my hand and rubbed them on my blades and then washed them thoroughly with the water in my bottle, I then proceeded to then take out the black clothe in my bag and wiped my blades clean, and grinned, feeling oddly happy with the clean blades, then tucked them back in my gloves and then used the wet clothe to wipe my slightly bloody sniper and then I washed the clothe too, and threw it inside my bag, keeping it away from my cloak, not wanting the cloak to get wet.

After dealing with my weapons, I kept the toilet cleaner in my bag too and a moping cloth hanging for sale, and added it in my duffel too, I then moved forward and came across soaps and sanitizers, so I took a big bottle of sanitizer, and a soap, in case I have water for bathing and then I ran upstairs, I quickly took a basket, and then filled my basket with canned fruits and vegies, and then I took some instant noodles and soup powders, I was passing by the water section, when I felt a command to drink water and I quickly downed half a bottle of water and took two with me, then I rushed forward, but doritos caught my eyes and I quickly added two in my bag, feeling satisfied, I decided to hunt for a blanket, so I went downstairs, and a black t-shirt caught my eyes, so I quickly got rid of my t-shirt and changed it into the new one, than I took one more and added it to my bag and also added a black jeans, in case it got damaged, the duffel bag was now heavy on my shoulder as I ran downstairs, in the parking lot, stealthily, and it took a second for my eyes to adjust and I could see every thing as clear as morning, it was like, I had blue flash lights on, I gasped when my eyes saw my reflection, my eyes were glowing blue, I couldn't believe what I saw, but suddenly the sound of drunken footsteps reached my eardrums making me free as I quickly went towards the office and saw numerous car keys I hurriedly examined each one of them, and my eyes landed on one with Ford engraved on it, I lighted it and saw a jeep give out a beep and flash lights, in the second lane but I saw two zombies, rushing towards the car, so I quickly made a random car beep as I watched them run towards that car, and I rushed towards the black jeep.

I hastily threw my duffel bag in the passenger seat, and started the car, but suddenly a bike caught my eye, and I had an urge to fuck the car and go for the bike, but car was much better and safer, so I closed the door softy and it was drowned in the voice of the zombies growling and hissing as I started the car, and rushed out of the parking lot, I was on my way when a scream on the right of the parking lot's exit outside, diverted my attention, and I frowned when I saw that the zombies were somehow able to crack the window of the blonde guy's and the brunette girl's car, and she was screaming, I don't know what they were still doing here, but I couldn't use my sniper right now, it will bring a lot of attention from zombies around, so I did what I thought was right'

I hit the horn of my car and diverted the zombies attention to my car as I watched them sprint towards my car, I gave them a sign to leave that way and they nodded teary eyes and rushed out, I too took off in a high speed and diverted their attention to me by screeching my tires, so that they don't get tailed and drove in a fast speed, but I knew what Kyle said, they are gonna tail me bad now, so I stopped my car next to another car, which looked abandoned, then I took hold of a stick and then felt around its tiers, and grinned in relief as I found a pair of spare keys, I quickly opened the car door, and slid inside, then I started the car, and slid out and angled the stick in such a way that the horn would keep blaring without me being there, then I jogged towards my car, as I saw some more people with sheathed eyes and bloody face with a missing limb or two sprint towards the car, I slid inside my car and stealthily shut the door, and started it, the sound of ignition was drowned in the blaring as I drove at full speed.

After a while I looked back and sighed in relief as I realised that no one was following me, I don't know what came over me but I knew exactly how to start a car without keys,

I chuckled at the wild thought of me being a thief crossed my mind, but then sobered when I realised what I just did could be done only by a thief, I sighed and kept driving mindlessly, but a petrol pump came in view, making me stop my car and fill my tank, I looked around and saw their were a few bottles kept their for sale too, so I took two and placed them in my backseat for emergency purposes, once done I slid back in the car, and stealthily closed my door and started driving again, I sighed and zoned out on it, as I realised how much messy it was.

I was in a middle of a apocalypse, with an amnesia and I don't remember a single thing, but somehow, I can fight like a pro, I chuckled at that, but I frowned as I realised that someone had kept me with them in the middle of an apocalypse for a week, I mentally face palmed myself as I realised that I should have taken a laptop from the mall, and maybe a port, but when a car with a broken window next to a very bland structure, with now windows came in view, I frowned.

It was as if my body had a mind off its own I stopped the car right next to the other one, then slid out of my car stealthily, I then walked towards the door, while eyeing my sorroundings, my instinct told me to bend down and I bended my head and a small hole between the bricks came in view, and somehow I knew it had the key.

I stuck a finger inside and it actually had a key, I took hold of it and opened the door, as soon as I opened it and my eyes widened as I saw a mix of what could be a lab and software company came in view,

One side of the room was full of tables containing at least five computers, and the other side, which wasn't illuminated contained an untouched laboratory, in the middle was a mattress on which a one year old was laying down, next to a shocked blondie from the mall, and a content looking brunette, it was as if she knew I would come.

"Red, where have you bee-

But I quickly cut her off.

"Is that my name? Red?"

Making them both frown and look at each other in confusion as they stood up and started walking towards me.

"Rosalyn? What are you talking about, it's us Matt and Cadence."

He said making me frown, but I apologetically continued.

"I am so sorry, uhh but I cant remember anything."

I said while eyeing the brown haired child.

"Who is that?"

I asked and saw them as there mouths fell open in horror and shock,

"YOU DONT REMEMBER IRIS?!"

They both asked together in horror making me shake my head in a no.