Lahat ng Kabanata ng Olivia: Loving You in Ruins: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 6

The City of AshfordAlexander drove his car out of the parking lot of the largest mall in Ashford, with a stack of gifts he had bought using his last paycheck after finally quitting the job he had held for years.The handsome man of mixed Asian heritage ran his fingers through his black hair and exhaled slowly. He hadn’t actually intended to resign anytime soon. But his mother had just remarried a few days ago. News that came as a huge shock to him.Ever since his father passed away, Alexander had been his mother’s only family. That was why, even though she now had a new family, his mother kept urging him to move with her.At first, Alexander refused. He didn’t want to leave this city. The place that had witnessed all his life’s struggles, the place where he’d lost his love. It was sad, yes, but that was precisely why he’d stayed here. Perhaps because he was still waiting, still hoping that girl would come back.But after hearing his mother cry on the phone for nearly half an hour, co

Ashford city parking lotsAlan, or whatever he was now, lunged toward Mike. Alexander quickly pulled the young man back, and Argan fired two shots at Alan. Alan’s head was blown to pieces, and his body collapsed, dead for the second time.Fear crept into the hearts of those remaining in the room. A young woman named Sofie screamed loudly and wept.Mike, who had nearly been attacked, curled up in the corner of the room, clutching his head, while Robert tried to calm him down. Sarah and her son Jake, who had been rescued earlier, hugged each other in fear."Listen!" Alexander raised his voice, trying to take control of the situation. "If you’ve been bitten, it seems the infection takes about four hours to fully take hold. We have to check all the wounds right now. Anyone who’s been bitten needs to be isolated."Argan nodded firmly. "I’ll help check. You guys should check each other," Argan said to Sarah and Sofie, who was still sobbing uncontrollably.Sarah nodded in understanding. Fort

"Grrrhhahh"Three zombies emerged from the aisle of instant food shelves. Cans of sardines and instant noodles fell everywhere as the zombies stumbled into the edges of the shelves.One of the zombies was still wearing a convenience store employee uniform. Its nearly detached name tag swayed as it staggered forward."Watch out, man," Alexander whispered as a warning.He kicked over a light shelf filled with rows of tissues, blocking two zombies at once. Argan closed the open backroom door and wedged it shut with a shopping cart.The fight in that cramped space was brutal and fast-paced. Alexander swung his crowbar swiftly and parried a bite with his elbow, then drove it down into the zombie’s jaw, delivering a barrage of blows that shattered the zombie’s skull.Alexander’s body moved on reflex, years of working as a bodyguard and facing various situations had trained him to anticipate the direction of an attack and his opponent’s movements.Thud! Crack!Argan swung his baseball bat to