Living Dead's

Chapter 7 - Ning Meng

"Hi what's your name?"

The sunlight illuminated the figure of the girl under the tree. Feifei looked up, narrowing his eyes to look at the figure above him. Due to the sunlight, her curly hair became light brown in color. His eyes were brown like almonds. As she smiled, she showed one dimple on the left.

Very pretty, Feifei thought.

"My name is Shen Feifei." Feifei replied timidly.

"Your name is good. My name is Ning Meng." Once again, the little girl smiled by showing her dimples.

Ning Meng watched Shen Feifei from top to bottom. From the beginning of school he had already noticed this classmate of his.

His straight hair was very black and smooth. Her eyes were shaped like peach blossoms with a light brown color. When you see his eyes once, you won't be able to see them again. His skin was very white, but not pale white but white shining like pearls. It contrasts with his black hair.

However, this classmate was very quiet. He will not take the initiative to start a conversation before being invited to speak. So Ning Meng ventured to greet him first.

"You're so pretty." Ning Meng praised him.

Feifei's face flushed red, with embarrassment he replied, "Ti-no. You're more beautiful."

"I'm pretty too." Ning Meng laughed and confidently Ning Meng returned the favor.

From his exchange Ning Meng guessed that Shen Feifei was only a shy person. So from that day on, they started chatting together often.

They chatted about what ice cream tasted better, the dramas that aired on television, and the Disney cartoons. I don't know when they started to be friends. Every one of them has a birthday, then they will take turns sending gifts to each other.

"Has your father not picked you up yet?" Ning Meng asked after she still saw Feifei standing in front of the gate even after she finished the picket.

"Not yet, maybe he's busy."

Ning Meng glanced at her mother's car that was already waiting for her. Then, he walked up to her, seeing her exchanging a few words with her mother before returning at Feifei's side.

"You're not coming home?" Feifei asked confusedly.

Ning Meng simply smiled, "Waiting for you."

Feifei shook his head, trying to resist, "No need. Your mother has come, you go home first."

"Eye. I'll be waiting with you. You knew? My mother said beautiful children like us are prone to kidnapping. So I'll keep you company until your father comes.  Okay?"

The blowing wind carried a trace of the laughter of the girl before him...

***

Those memories swarmed into Feifei's head like a movie. Replayed over and over again, reminding him, stabbing him, stabbing him so viciously.

Feifei fell to his knees, even Shen Yuan was too late to hold him back.

"Meng Meng-!" Feifei clutched his head. Crying hysterically right next to his friend's already cooling body.

Shen Yuan quickly carried Feifei into his arms. His little body was very shaky. He cried roaring while pulling his shirt like holding on to the last savior. Feifei cried, shouted, and flailed like he wanted to exhaust all his tears.

He could understand how his daughter felt. Seeing his beloved friend die right in front of him with a very sad situation must make his heart break.  Moreover, a few hours earlier they were still studying in the same class, and chatting together. But now his best friend has become a cold corpse, even without a whole body.

Shen Yuan closed her eyes, hugging Feifei tightly. The sight as he headed back here again appeared in his head. The bodies of countless children with bodies torn apart and internal organs coming out, were like the hell of the world.

Shen Yuan was worried that the sound of Feifei crying would invite many zombies towards them. So he had to think of a way to make Feifei stop crying.

"Feifei listen to me." Shen Yuan clasped Feifei's shoulder, trying to attract his attention. However Feifei was still crying, refusing to listen.

"Flamei!" Shen Yuan raised his voice. His efforts succeeded, Feifei reacted with that shout. Yet he still did not stop as he pleased, his gaze blank.

After getting his attention, Shen Yuan continued softly, "Listen to father. We have to get out of this place. This place is not safe. If we don't leave, we'll be attacked by those zombies, and we'll both die. Do you understand?"

After a while, Shen Yuan saw Feifei finally nodding small, almost invisible.

"All right."

Shen Yuan approached Ning Meng's body. He closed both of Ning Meng's eyes using his palms and gently cleaned his pale face from the bloodstains. Shen Yuan also meticulously styled her now tangled hair into a neat orderly order. Then he took off the jacket that Feifei was wearing and used it to cover Ning Mengs lower body. Now he looks like he's sleeping well.

Shen Yuan took the bracelet worn by Ning Meng and handed it to Feifei.

"Save this. Now we can't give her a proper funeral. One day, when we find a beautiful place we bury this bracelet instead of Ning Meng."

Feifei was still crying. His eyes were blood red. But he still received the bracelet. Feifei did not care if the bracelet was dirty from blood, and he immediately wore it on his own hands.

Feifei knows this bracelet. This is her favorite bracelet. Bracelets with many stars. He said he bought it while visiting his grandmother's house. She still remembered Ning Mengs joyous expression when she told him that day.

Feifei knelt beside Ning Meng's body, then bowed over it. Her shadow covered Ning Mengs pale face. Feifei approached his ear, gently whispering.

"Meng Meng, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I let go of your hand. You are my best friend. Even when asking for cheat can be very annoying. I don't have a brother, but I often imagine that I have one that might be like you. I love you, Meng Meng." Feifei was choked by his own cries. "I, I took your favorite bracelet. Please don't be mad at me."

Feifei didn't know his plea was because he took his bracelet or because he let Ning Meng go alone so he lost his life. Or maybe because of both.

Feifei then lowered his head to kiss the cheek where the dimple was. "Good bye."

"Let's go."

After letting her say goodbye to Ning Meng, Shen Yuan pulled Feifei's hand out of the bathroom.

After exiting Feifei could not stop himself from looking back once more. If he could, he wanted to talk longer with Ning Meng. But they don't have enough time.

Goodbye my friend, brother, sister.

I will never forget you.

The time we spent together I will always remember.

Someday, we'll meet again.

Goodbye, Meng Meng.