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Chapter 23: Racing Against Time
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For several seconds, nobody moved.Zeph stared at me as though I'd grown two heads. Emily's mouth hung slightly open, while Mr Daniel looked between my hands and the empty dining table, clearly trying to make sense of what he had just witnessed.I tightened my grip on the bottle of water.“Hi,” I said weakly.Nobody answered.I forced a smile. “Why are you all looking at me like that?”Zeph was the first to find his voice.“Valerie.”I swallowed. “Yes?”“What did I just see?”I glanced at the bottle in my hand. “Water?”His eyes widened. “Don't play games with me!”“I'm not playing games.”“Then explain how you made everything on that table disappear!”I opened my mouth, then closed it. Shit! They actually saw that.“Valerie?” Emily stepped forward, her eyes fixed on my hands. “Where did you put everything that was on that table?”I looked at her helplessly. “Emily, it's… complicated.”“Complicated?” Zeph repeated incredulously. “You made an entire table full of food disappear in fron
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“RESS?”Was this the system's compensation for nearly killing me the other day?If so, I had questions—starting with why it had nearly choked its own host to death.“RESS?”A familiar blue screen materialized before my eyes.[DING!][HELLO, HOST. WELCOME BACK. IT SEEMS YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME.]“Oh, I have several,” I muttered. “But let's start with the important one.”I leaned toward the glowing screen.“Why did you let me almost choke to death inside the storage space?”[HOST SHOULD NEVER REMAIN INSIDE THE SPATIAL PRIVATE STORAGE SPACE FOR MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES AT A TIME.]I stared at the message.“Thirty minutes? Why didn't you tell me that before I went in?”[THE SYSTEM ATTEMPTED TO ISSUE A WARNING. HOWEVER, THE HOST WAS TOO BUSY EXPLORING THE SPATIAL REALM TO PAY ATTENTION.]“Excuse me?”[THE HOST WAS OBSERVED EXAMINING THE SURROUNDINGS, ADMIRING THE SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT, AND EXPRESSING EXCITEMENT OVER THE UNLIMITED STORAGE CAPACITY. THE SYSTEM'S WARNING WAS NOT GIVEN THE NE
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“November 29th,” Zeph finally said.For one stunned second, I couldn't breathe.“What?”“November 29th. Why? What's wrong with that date?”“But… it was just November 14th!”“Yes, that was the day you collapsed. You've been unconscious for fifteen days now, Valerie.”“Oh, God… Fifteen days gone just like that.”My hands began to shake.“Valerie?” Zeph's voice sharpened. Then his expression changed. “Oh, God, you're having another heart attack!” He reached for the ignition. “I'm taking you back to the hospital.”I grabbed his hand before he could reverse.“Zeph, stop!”“You need a doctor!”“I'm not going back there. I don't have time!”He stared at me in disbelief. “You just woke up after fifteen days, and now you're shaking like you're about to collapse again. What do you mean you don't want to go back to the hospital and you don't have time? Is there anything you are not telling me?”“Yes Zeph, a whole lot is going on right now in my life… but I promise, I'll tell you everything. Just
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For a few seconds, everything went black around the edges of my vision.Zeph slammed on the brakes and the car lurched.Pain exploded through my skull, but it barely registered beneath the panic clawing its way up my throat.He sat rigidly, breathing hard. His hands crushed the steering wheel, knuckles whitening. For one terrible second, he didn't look at me at all. Then he turned, his face twisted with anger, fear, and the dawning realization that something was seriously wrong with me."Have you completely lost your mind?"I pressed a trembling hand to my head. "Zeph—""No! Don't Zeph me!" His voice cracked like a whip, but the anger couldn't quite hide the tremor beneath it. "Do you want to get us both killed? What the hell is wrong with you?"His gaze flicked over me, checking my face, my hands, the seat belt I had pulled out.I dropped my gaze.He was right. I'd been reckless. One wrong move could have killed us both.The thought should have frightened me. It did, but dying in a
APOCALYPSE RESET: The Zombie King Is My Ally Chapter 23: Racing Against Time
I didn't know how long I had been asleep.But when I finally opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Mr. Daniel and Emily, sitting beside my hospital bed.“Dad! She's awake.” Emily called her dad who was sitting near the window and he practically ran over to my side.For a moment, I simply stared at them confused.It had been years since I'd last seen Emily. We grew up together and were practically inseparable as children. But after she travelled abroad for her studies and eventually started working there, our friendship gradually faded. Calls became less frequent, and before long, we were practically strangers.Yet, seeing her again didn't fill me with excitement. Not even a little.All I could think about was the time I had lost.How long had I been unconscious? How many precious hours had slipped away while I lay helpless in a hospital bed?The apocalypse was coming, and I had no idea how much time I had left."How long have I been here?" I demanded.Before either of them could a
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One hour later, my phone rang. Emily's name flashed across the screen.I answered immediately. "Hello, sweetheart. How did it go?""Daddy, I'll be coming home tomorrow."I frowned. "Tomorrow? What happened? I thought you had plans to spend your leave in Paris.""I know.""Then why the sudden change of plans?""I think it will be better if I see Valerie in person."Something in her voice made me pause."What did she tell you?""Nothing much.""Emily.""Daddy, please. I'll explain when I get there. Just come and pick me up tomorrow."Before I could press her further, she ended the call.I stared at the phone, increasingly troubled.Emily had been looking forward to spending her leave in paris. She had spent weeks talking about the places she wanted to visit, the things she wanted to do, and how much she needed the break… Her job as a computer scientist/data analyst has been very demanding.Now, after one conversation with Valerie, she was abandoning those plans.Was her concern for her
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