Chapter 9 Santi; Run

The hot sun was already overhead. The two of us finally stopped at a supermarket after Rianita managed to knock out an undead. She also helped me push the counter to block the entrance so the undead couldn't get through.

"Don't turn on the lights!" I exclaimed when Rianita was about to turn on the light switch. "That could invite them."

The girl nodded awkwardly, and then she approached the canned food shelf.

"Almost expired," she said with a chuckle. "Are you sure about all this, San?"

I turned my head as I took two sardines into my bag.

"Why? Are you afraid of death?"

Rianita nodded.

"At times like this, don't complain too much, Ta. Complaining will only make you suffer more. Accept what is available until we make it to the green zone."

The girl frowned for a moment. "Did you hear something?"

I froze when I heard the sound of someone banging on the supermarket door. We quickly hid while pulling knives.

"Yu, The door couldn't open." a man's voice came from the outside door.

"Fuck! We'll die!"

I approached the door and peeked over the counter that was holding it. Two men with curly hair in black t-shirts and the same height. Behind them were three undead chasing them.

"Ta! Ta!" I called out to Rianita. The girl approached me, and suddenly, her mouth opened wide.

The two twin men were seen fighting with their bare hands. Beat each other up with undead who will never feel pain. One of them kicked the undead flying and helped the other man. They look united but look overwhelmed.

"Don't!" exclaimed Rianita, who prevented me from pulling the cashier's desk. "They're as good as dead, San."

"And you want to see them eaten alive?"

I let go of Rianita's hand, which was touching my right arm. With all my might, I moved the gray-painted table away from the door and then went out of the supermarket while taking an arrow and shooting it right at one of the living corpses, which was about to pounce on the twin men. They turned around, looking surprised, and then I threw my knife at the man on the left. He swiftly caught it and plunged the blade into the corpse's neck.

Black blood poured out profusely, but the corpses were still able to attack him.

"Stab the head!" I exclaimed as I shot an arrow at the other undead.

The knife, which was still stuck in the living corpse's neck, was pulled out and thrust again right into the corpse's right eye, which had a hole in it. Instantly, the corpse collapsed.

The two twin men immediately threw themselves on the asphalt road, gasping for breath. Their bodies were sweaty, with several abrasions on their knees and elbows. Their clothes also looked very dirty.

"Thank you," said one of the twins.

I smiled and then gave them drinks from my bag. They took turns drinking it. Share. They both got up at the same time, groaning in pain.

"That blood invited them?" I asked, looking at the wound.

"I don't know. We were injured because the car hit a tree at the end of the road," said one of them. The sound is a little bassy. "Nyu, are you okay?"

The man called 'Nyu' shook his head. "I'm Banyu." He introduced himself to me.

"You're fucking bastard, Dude!" said Banyu's twin. "Don't tease her!"

Banyu chuckled, but for a moment, he groaned.

"I'm Bayu. Do you have red medicine?"

I nodded. "Come on, come in."

Rianita was already standing in front of the supermarket, staring intently at the two twin men behind me. She looked at me as if to indicate that he didn't like two men coming. Even when Bayu smiled, Rianita responded curtly.

"You two will give me trouble," she said as he entered the supermarket.

"Fuck you!" replied Banyu irritably.

I turned towards them. "Ignore it. She was the same as you guys when I found her."

"But, I'm different, San," said Rianita in a slightly high tone when she heard my words.

A few seconds later, the four of us heard a growling sound from inside the supermarket. I glanced sharply at Rianita, who always spoke in a high tone as she pleased.

An undead came out of the self-service warehouse. I don't know whether this is the effect of Rianita's voice or whether it is the effect of the twins' injuries.

"Should we run again?" Bayu whispered in a resigned tone.