Nagsimula akong humakbang patungo sa kaniya. Walang nagsasalita sa amin, pero sapat nang malaman sa kaniyang mga mata ang gulat no'ng pinigilan ko siya sa ginagawa niyang paghila.Nag-aalinlangan niyang binitawan ang cabinet kaya lumayo na muli ako sa pwesto niya. "Dad's wrong. We shouldn't hide, Vino," huminto ako sa pagsasalita nang makarating ako sa tapat ng pinto, "we'll die in here if we stay."Umapila lamang siya nang tuluyan ko ng pinihit ang door knob. Mas lalong luminaw ang tunog ng kanilang mga iyak at putok ng mga baril sa baba.'Nahihibang ka na ba talaga? Paano tayo tatakas?' ayon ang mga huli niyang tanong bago ko nilsan ang pinagtataguan naming opisina. Lakad-takbo ang nangyari sa akin habang papunta sa fire exit ng gusaling ito.

Sterilized tweezers, needles, thread, gauze pads, and bandages are what Vino needs right now. There happens to be a place nearby where all of those supplies are available. I'm talking about Weston's, an all-around drug store owned by Shae's father.We may reach it within ten minutes. I just need bigger thighs, longer legs, and a lot of stamina to reach it faster because I can't anymore! How foolish can I be to think that I could carry him in a fireman's style?It's only been two minutes! With Vino and my backpack slinging on my back, all I can think about is crashing in bed."Zom ... bie," he warned.I shifted my whole body. Although it was dark, I could see Vino was right. There's a creep a few feet away from us. I

Darkness — a hollow blank space that has nothing much to offer. Just like an emptiness that keeps further and further as the universe keeps expanding forever. They say the never-ending darkness gives terror in our lives, but with just one light all of it will be gone and I was right! At the end of darkness, there would always be lighting waiting for us to discover. A blinding white light as if it’s smiling at you, ready to swallow you. Spiralling shivers travel across my body. What am I even doing here? Am I dead? Did I become one of them?I look up at the light and witness how it turns fiery. The familiar smell of burned flesh lingers in the void. The hot atmosphere makes me sweat and lose my breath too, convincing myself that I am really dead and I’m finally in my hellish afterlife.But a voice echoes, telling me to wake up. Not long after that, I regained consciousness. There I find myself in the midst of leaping flames that burn like a tempe