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Chapter 6: Plan.
KATANA.
The woman on top of me was like a maniac. She was trying hard to bite my neck but I was also giving my all to fight back. And although her eyes scare the hell out of me, I tried my best to get her off of me.
"KATANA!" I heard Jeran's voice, pero hindi ko maigalaw ang ulo ko para tingnan siya dahil sa ginang na nasa ibabaw ko.
"Help me!” sigaw ko habang umiiyak at pilit na inilalayo ang mukha ng babae sa akin. "Jeran!"
The woman was really eager to hurt me, but as her head hung lower down my neck, a long pipe hit her head and she flew away like a bird that was hit by a stone in an instant.
Imbis na tumayo ako kaagad, napatitig lang ako sa maitim na langit habang umiiyak. Kung hindi pa ako hinila ng dalawang pares ng kamay, hindi ako makakatayo kaagad.
"Katana! Katana!" Jeran called out as he tapped my cheeks nonstop. Pero imbis na pansinin siya ay napaiyak lang ako ng napaiyak.
The woma
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KATANA.11 PM nang makarating kami sa bahay.Bago kami tuluyang bumaba ng van, siniguro muna naming walang mga zombie ang nasa paligid ng bahay bago kami pumasok sa loob. Dahan-dahan lang din ang bawat galaw namin sa takot na baka hindi na si Nana Neli ang maabutan namin doon.Ynah was offended by that, of course, pero wala siyang magawa. It's better safe than sorry, after all.Thankfully, si Nana Neli pa rin naman ang naabutan namin sa bahay. Nag-panic pa siya ng makita ang mga itsura namin dahil wala pa pala siyang alam sa nangyayari sa labas. Nahirapan din kaming magpaliwanag sa kanya dahil iniisip niyang nababaliw na kami."Nana, totoo po ang sinasabi namin!" Kuya blurted out with a frown, face-palming himself. "Sa tingin niyo po ba gagawa kami ng ganoo
The Runners Chapter 11: Wounded.
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