Zombies

28: Being alone

The big, luxurious room felt stifling. The atmosphere was heavy, making the silence feel suffocating the throat. One word, as if it was capable of making a thousand cuts. The six people sitting on the sofa, each of them did not dare to open their voices. Five different pairs of eyes stared at the figure that had just arrived in their family, noticing the turbulent emotions on the face that was already as white as paper.

"When the first day the virus spread, we had an evacuation," Wijaya finally opened his voice. As the head of the family, his voice was heavy and authoritative. Making a pair of hazel focus on looking at the old man. "We sent a team to directly search for you in your old house, but we found no one but a letter with a message."

Bima immediately reached into the pocket. Without saying anything, he handed Nanda a piece of paper. Somewhat trembling, the icy fingers received a beige sheet of paper. The paper folded into four pieces, making the process when Nanda opened the sheet, feel sluggish and long. Just when a few lines of words were read, only a little relief could he receive.

Papa first picked up Mama, so Mama went with Papa.

Don't worry, okay?

Mama and Papa are safe, we will go to the Base where Papa lives.

This is the handwriting of the Goddess. However, this information does not dampen anxiety that seems to claw the heart. Nanda took a deep breath, tried to breathe well, then gently folded back the paper that was in hand.

"Then ... Then what about Ganesha?" This is what Nanda first asked. Not about her parents, but about her husband. Where is Ganesha. What happened to her husband. This family attitude is too convoluted, making the heart beat faster and uncomfortable. It seems to reinforce his bad feeling.

"We didn't find any news of you, just a message on the paper as a hint that you're not with them" this time, Bimo opened his voice. Explains replacing his father. "Therefore, after the team returns, we form a new team to search for your whereabouts and Ganesha goes into one of the teams to look for you."

Nanda frozen. Hearts hear it. Oh, he knew Ganesha would definitely step into the team to look for him, but Nanda would never have expected his chest to hurt this much. Something as if gripping the heart, preventing him from just breathing or enjoying a little calmness.

"We're looking for you in a split way. But a few days looking for you, we suddenly received a signal of help from Ganesha's team. We rushed to the location but .. we only saw zombies and the corpses of the soldiers."

Nanda's entire body immediately felt limp. Mind empty. All of Bimo's words were as if they didn't sound at all to him. What the mouth says, feels only as meaningless words. It was like everything was just a lie ...

"What about the body?" Nanda. His tone was very calm, his face expressionless. A pair of hazels looked at his father, then alternately looked at the faces of Bimo, Sinta, Rizal and Arina.

Vijaya's eyebrows were adrift, but still answered. "We didn't find it."

Nanda breathed a sigh of relief. "Meanwhile, there is still the possibility of Ganesha alive," a small smile flared up, a pair of hazel staring at the woman sitting next to him. Arina's eyes turned red, she looked like she was going to cry. "Mom, don't put on an expression like that. Ganesha is fine .. I'm sure my husband is okay," he comforted.

"Mrs ... ."

"Tell Nanda," Sinta interrupted. He smiled at Nanda and looked full of confidence. "I'm not that weak, he must be all right. Just relax, Nda. since he said, we also sent a team to nyari tuh boy."

Nanda chuckled at hearing that. "Okay, brother, thanks."

Rizal sighed, then smiled. "You take it easy Nda, hand it all over to us. Ganesha we will definitely meet. Well, your job is quite here, so a good wife and wait for her husband to come home."

Nanda grinned at hearing it, but for a moment, he lowered his head. Look at his dirty clothes. The woman's eyebrows knit. "That ... is there a new dress for Nanda?" tanyanya pouting. "Nanda feels like a badass."

"Aah?" as if realizing something, Arina stared at the appearance of her daughter-in-law. "Of course there is! We've prepared the room, will you go straight there?"

Nanda enthusiastically stood up. "Where?"

"On the second floor," Arina stood up. "Want Mom to accompany you? Mother-"

"Aish, Nanda wants to take a bath," Nanda pouted. "Badan Nanda is already a gatel."

"There's a second floor, straight down the hall, at the end of the hall there's a door. Well, that's your room with Ganesha," replied Sinta.

Nanda grin. "Thanks Brother!" he turned and ran up the stairs.

Arina looked anxiously at Nanda. "Oh, Nanda, you-"

"Mom" Bima interrupted. A pair of irises looked at his mother seriously. "Let Nanda alone" he said firmly, then glanced towards the stairs where the tiny back slowly began to drift away. "You need to take things slowly."

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'We immediately rushed to the location but when we got there .. we only saw the zombies and the corpses of the soldiers.'

"Ac ... ."

Ganesha went to save him.

Nanda gripped tightly at the pillow in his hand. His mouth bit the padded pillow firmly as unbearable pain gnawed at the chest.

Her husband goes to save her, risking his life to find her. While he was casually enjoying all things. It was as if she went looking for someone else without considering whether her husband would be anxious. It was as if she was going to enjoy a delicious chef-made meal when her husband suffered from looking for her. While she arrogantly watched others die one by one, her husband desperately tried to defend his own life ...

Ganesha ...

Ganesha ...

"Ugghhh .. uuugghhh ... ."

Biting the pillow firmly in his mouth, Nanda curled up into a ball. His chest rumbled like a storm. Pain ... pain is so ...

Ganesha ...

A strong wind blew along with a whirling water curtain filled the room. Everything flew, shattered and turned into rubble like a sudden storm. The roar of the wind, along with the sound of shattered objects crashing into the wall, deafened the ears. However, in the midst of all the chaos, the figure of the woman who was on the mattress did not stop biting the pillow that was in the embrace. Desperately crying, venting the unbearable pain that clogs the chest.

Ganesha ...

Ganesha ...

"Aaaahhhh .. aaaaahhhh ... ."

Ganeshaku ... Ganeshaku ... I'm sorry ...

His heart hurts. It felt like a dull knife slicing through the heart, stinging, throbbing painfully. But Nanda was very desperate .. This feeling of pain could not be thrown away. Makes her breath become heavier and more congested. He clutched his chest, trying to maintain a bit of consciousness from the feeling of despair that choked his throat.

Ganesha ...

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"Bus ... Erica said, Nanda's an ability user. She will not be lemes just because not eating lunch is not the same as eating malem," Sinta patiently tried to persuade her mother. "Siska has tried to take Nanda breakfast, but there has been no reaction in the room. I'm calm, I assure you Nanda is not in her room."

"Why what?" Arina glares. "He's a man, not a machine! If you don't want to help me, I'm telling the waiter to unload the door!"

"Oh Ma'am," Sinta dizzy not a bitch. The bob-haired woman was non-stop following her mother's footsteps. "Yes, ma'am, who said the power user was the machine? Physical User strength is good, can hold the laper more than two days - proof Sinta just can not eat for 4 days but until now is still fine right?"

"Yes, you don't eat because you're on a mission. But Nanda? He is sad! We have to dig him-"

"Yes, yes, we have to kill Nanda, but not now, ma'am."

"Continue when? Wait for Nanda to be a skeleton? You don't see your brother-in-law's body's like a plywood?!"

Sinta grimacing. Oh, he really has to be patient with his raging mother. However, he could understand Arina's anxiety. After all, Nanda was an expressive person. Normally, that figure would be extremely cheerful in front of them. But this time, when for the first time Nanda locked himself in the room ... It is not strange that everyone will feel anxious. They are not used to the sad Nanda. Usually the person would laugh sillyly, saying shameful and spoiled words lightly. Not shutting yourself up in the room as if the whole world had been hostile to him.

"OK, okay, Mom, let Sinta just persuade," Sinta sighed heavily. Turn around and face the door. It instantly forms a layer of wood. "So, you're awake yet? Breakfast is! Lots of your favorite foods down below!"

Silent. No one responded after a few minutes of waiting. Reluctantly, Sinta again knocked under the sharp gaze of his mother.

"Oy Nda, you have cold food," Sinta still knocked. His voice is somewhat enlarged. "Aren't these doors open? Or do I want to break it?" threaten her. Oh, with a voice this big, there's no way Nanda can't hear. However, after waiting for a while, there was no reaction at all. This made Sinta's eyebrows adrift.

"Just break down Sin," Arina proposes. Anxious because there is no reaction. The order made Sinta pout. Although his mouth was rough, he still appreciated the privacy of his sister-in-law. Not to mention, he understood Nanda's feelings. Who is not sad to find that her husband is most likely dead? Not even a corpse? Sinta is indeed saddened by the loss of news of her biological sister, but it has happened for several months, she and her family have started to accept the situation and not as dark as before because there are still their entertaining partners.

But Nanda is different. She was Ganesha's wife, a partner of her sister. The feeling of losing your soulmate is not a good thing. Even Sinta was sure, if it was he who experienced it, if Rizal suddenly disappeared on the battlefield, with his hard attitude, Sinta was sure he would advance to the battlefield, he said, looking for her husband to the point of blood loss.

"Yes, I'm moving aside"

Chequek.

The door suddenly opened. Two pairs of reflex eyes instantly turned their heads, staring at the figure that came out of the doorway excitedly. But when they saw it, they froze stiffly.

The figure of the woman was extremely pale, with puffy and flushed eyes, as well as chapped pale lips. His face was expressionless, blank as if it had lost a soul. A thin body that looks to be broken at any time, covered by a black jacket and black jeans. Both his expression and his clothes, he looked gloomy and aloof. It was very different from the expressive and bright Nanda they were used to.

"Honey, let's eat downstairs," Arina did not waste the chance. He went straight up to Nanda, gently embracing her shoulder. "Under many of your favorite foods, you can eat as much. Now, Nanda must be hungry, right? You haven't eaten at all since yesterday."

Nanda simply stared into her mother-in-law's face for a few seconds, before finally nodding. At least he did not make a sound. Arina was not pushy either. He takes Nanda through the hallway, to the first floor where the dining room still provides breakfast for his son-in-law.

Sinta sighed. He was just about to close the door of his in-laws room, but a moment later, it froze stiffly.

The room, which was large and tended to be luxurious, was carefully prepared and arranged in such a way, suddenly changed as if it had been destroyed.

The terrible sight made Sinta not close the door. He stared at the horror of the whole room. All the furniture was said, neatly cut as if it was split by a very sharp knife. The window broke, even the wall also showed some scratches. No one survived the destruction. A king-size large mattress was also shattered, cut into pieces with many flying feathers.

What kind of disaster is this?!

Sinta still remembers Erica saying, Nanda is the owner of the ability of water. Oh, at the base, the ability of water can make water balls, become an important part of the water source because their abilities tend to be weak, not able to compete against zombies. What he sees now ...

God, how strong is Nanda's water ability?

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The large room, with a long table full of food was silent. Only the sound of a spoon hitting the plate was heard. Nanda did not say anything, he just chose the bean porridge as breakfast and ate slowly.

Arina, who was still quite anxious about Nanda's fear of not finishing her meal, watched her daughter-in-law eat a bowl of peanut porridge. He offered the other, but was refused with a headband. The pale hand only grabbed the bean porridge, eating it slowly and quietly.

Nanda's calm nature made Arina feel more anxious. It was like a peaceful atmosphere before the storm. Therefore, he tried to get Nanda to speak, but his daughter-in-law did not say anything. Still eating and turning deaf.

Granny ...

The sound of floor and chair friction sounded loud. It made Arina and Nanda both raise their heads and look at the newcomer. Erica, who had somehow just returned from nowhere, joined the table. A pair of eyes looked at Nanda whom he had not seen from yesterday. He was a bit surprised to see his nephew who looked very gloomy, but chose to keep quiet and not comment on his appearance.

"She, you want to help the kids practice first?" ask Erica to the point.

Nanda blinked, then shook his head. He lowered his head, eating back the porridge as if Erica had never existed. The reaction made Erica's eyebrows knit. He looked at Arina, but the one who was stared at just smiled apologizing to her. Oh, really, Erica and Arina never knew, that when the figure of the Tantenya appeared, Nanda's heart felt stifling.

Suddenly, he remembered that his uncle should be alive.

In his previous life, when Nanda was saved by Ganesha for nearly being raped, Ganesha taught him to shoot. At that moment, he met his Uncle and Tantenya. Therefore, during the few days of living in Base 2, he stayed with them before finally meeting with the King's group and chose to follow them because he wanted to find his parents.

But in this life, his uncle became a zombie. Isn't ... isn't his Uncle an Army? His rank is quite high. But why did his Uncle turn into a zombie? Was it because his Uncle became one of the team members assigned to look for him? He and his Tantenya are in the same area, there is a possibility that his Uncle's main goal is to join the search group because he wants to look for him and also his Tantenya.

Therefore ... therefore .. because he is most likely to join the team Ganesha and team Ganesha attacked by a group of Zombies ...

His uncle also turned into a zombie.

Unknowingly, slender hands trembled. The spoon that was about to take the porridge, now does not get lifted. His heart was pounding, tightness was not playing when he realized the effects of the other butterflies he was causing. However, that face was still so calm, expressionless and as if it did not reflect the slightest bit of emotion.

"Eh? Is it full?" Arina looked at the shocked daughter-in-law who stopped eating. Nanda didn't say anything. He put down the spoon and got up. Walking absentmindedly leaving the dining table without caring for Arina's anxious call.

Erica looked at her confused nephew, but still turned her head towards Arina and smiled soothingly. "Let me follow him" he said, then stood up and immediately caught up with Nanda who was walking out of the mansion.

Erica knows that Nanda and Ganesha have been dating since High School. Their relationship went very smoothly as if it was created without waves. For years of dating, they never broke up or were heard to have a fight. It was really surprising to Erica that they could be together with different personalities. But more surprising to him, that different personalities actually turned out to be so harmonious when the two together.

Therefore, when he realized that Nanda was only alone, that he was separated from Ganesha but still displayed a side so free and calm, he had a moment of confusion and wonder. Does Nanda have no feelings for Ganesha? They are usually sticky, shouldn't there be panic when suddenly separated? Especially in an environment like this?

But when he saw Nanda's anxiety and panic as they were about to get closer to Base 1, Erica knew that as it turned out, Nanda had been holding back. His niece well hid her feelings, kept smiling and behaving like the Nanda she knew. But now ...

Staring at the person walking in front of her, Erica found that straight and straight back was now so silent. Silent and fragile. Walking staggered forward as if not knowing the direction and purpose. Just knowing that it was possible, he still had to live just to feel the feeling of waiting inside the uncertainties of the future.