Chapter 43: 43
We headed back to the compound before the broadcast.
It started for a few minutes when we got back but it’s just a few reports on reclaiming more territory but there was no news about the research even if Oscar told that he told them about the sprinting zombie I caught on video.
The broadcast was much shorter today and the other videos are starting to get shorter as well.
Oscar gave a look and I just looked back solemnly.
It still hasn’t sink in with everyone fully. It’s only a matter of ti though and all we can do is keep the morale and order up. I don’t want a scene like Bert in the supermarket happening here. Though there are a few people here that is adapting in the right direction.
We turned the TV off and it’s free ti this point on.
My uncle continued on working on the shack and they are placing the wood that’s still usable in the side of the wall.
I went up my room and I placed the extra guns back and I replaced the 10 rounds that I fired from my gun earlier. I contemplated for a mont and then I installed a few more attachnts on the Glock. I added a suppressor, a red dot sight and a tactical flashlight at the bottom of the gun at the rail.
“Good thing we were far from the fence, it would have attracted a few if we practiced inside the compound. Besides this is a bad place to practice with.” I said to myself.
I heard a knock on the door and when I opened it, it was Aya holding a notebook.
“Sky! You know multiplication, right? Can you help ?” she asked.
“I can help you solve it but I won’t just give you the answer.” I said.
“B-but it’s hard! The lady who ca here gave an assignnt for us. They’re making us multiply 6758 by 891! That’s too many for my hands!” she said while adjusting her glasses.
She left the door open and Zeus also ca to sit on the bed.
“So, what are you finding hard on that problem then?” I asked.
“It’s too many to count!” she said.
“Well if you look at it a different way, it could get easier.” I explained.
“You say that it’s a very big number, right? Why don’t we do what we could first? Instead of multiplying them all at once, why don’t we multiply 6758 by 1 first?” I guided her.
“Then it’s easy! It’s still 6758!” she answered.
“Then, multiply 6758 by 9 next.” I said.
“Why 9? Can’t we do it with 2 first?” she asked.
“Just try to do it that way, you’ll see later.” I said.
She counted in her head for a while and she wrote the answer on her paper in order, ‘60822’. She looked at to check if it’s right first then I nodded.
“So, what’s next?” she asked.
I then told her to do it with the number 8 and her eyes showed realization. She imdiately went on her own and she stacked the numbers before atop each other while she makes a small indent after each one. She now added the numbers and she wrote her final answer, ‘6,021,378’.
I smiled at her and then I ruffled her hair and I said, “Good! Now you get what I ant right? If it still overwhelms you, solve what you can first yeah?”
She nodded and she pulled sothing from her pocket. It’s a small zip bag that contains a few handfuls of Trailmix, she poured so of it on my hands as she smiled.
“What’s this, a quest reward?” I said to myself.
“Thanks! I’ll teach the others too!” she said. Then she imdiately headed down.
Zeus looks at and then the food on my hand and I imdiately ate the handful.
*whine*
“This has chocolates in it Zeus, you’ll die if I gave these to you.” I said.
He gave a sideways glance and he just rubs his head on my body. I played with him for a bit as I was scratching his belly while we’re laying down in the bed. I hugged him lightly and he just enjoys the position that were in. He was mostly with Olivia since I was busy the past few days and I haven’t had much ti to play with him. I didn’t notice that I slept for a few monts while hugging Zeus. I woke up and I still saw him sleeping beside .
I suddenly picked up on a few people giggling outside my room. I walked outside and Zeus followed while he gives a yawn. I saw the three huddled up and looking at Olivia’s borrowed cara.
“That’s the cutest photo I’ve seen all my life!”
“Right?!”
“This makes a bit mad though, I’ve been with Zeus all this ti and I don’t have a picture like this!”
Olivia saw walk up to them then she faced the cara screen on my direction. I saw a picture of sleeping while hugging Zeus. I made a smile then I ruffled her head.
“Why do you always like to ruin everyone’s hair so much?!” she hissed when her hair got ruffled.
“That’s a good shot. Rember to bring that cara later at my room so I could copy it.” I said.
“Okay, though I have saved a backup for all of them in Kaley’s laptop.” she said.
I gave an approving look then they followed below after we took a picture in the stairs. Zeus was in the middle of the photo while I was in the side holding the cara in front of us while the rest are huddled together.
When we went outside, I heard a call from the catwalk, “Sky! Soone’s here! He said he knows you from highschool!” Allan shouted.
Kaley looked at and we both headed to the catwalk briskly.
We looked at the silhouette and we didn’t even need him to remove his helt to know who he is.
“Rap!”
“Raphael!”
We both called.
“What’s up Sky? Wait, Kaley?!” he was surprised.
We opened the fences for him and he let himself in with another passenger in his pickup truck. It’s a Raptor with bullbars installed in the front.
“Shit, man everything was crazy. We had to wait for things to die down before we head out. You look aweso in that get up, is that gun real?! That looks sick!” he exclaid while giving both of us a hug.
“Let’s go inside first man, you’re the first one to get here by yourself who I sent emails to. I’ll introduce you to everyone. Who’s with you though?” I said.
“You’d be surprised, rember when I got into an accident and the nurse that I told you about that took care of ? Well, we were living together now before everything started… her na’s Carol by the way” He said. He trailed for a while and I felt that he has more to say.
“Why are you wearing a helt though?” Kaley asked.
“We had to ram a few of those things on the way here, with my accident from before, I subconsciously wore it on the way here.” He explained.
I chuckled and then we went inside. I introduced him to everyone and my uncle who is in charge of ho improvents.
“Hey, unc. Rap here’s an engineer, he could definitely help you in a few things here.” I introduced him.
“That would be great! I have a lot of ideas and I’m not really sure if it works or not.” he said.
They shook hands and I asked Rin to show them to their rooms to rest for a bit. They brought a few of their bags and I helped them with so of their gear. They’ve started on unpacking their clothes so we left them there for a bit.
“Who are they boss?” Rin said.
“Oh, he’s my friend from highschool. That woman is his partner.” I said to Rin.
She nodded and we headed back down.
“So, how are they doing so far?” Kaley asked when we reached them on the pool area.
“I haven’t asked yet. But I feel sothing is wrong.” I said.
“I was so surprised that he ca here, wait a minute, who among our batch did you send emails to go here though? Did you even think of ?” she asked a very important question while her expression is turning sour.
Rin slowly backed away as she heard Kaley.
“Before I answer, do you want to give you an honest one or…” I trailed off but then she cuts .
“I’d rather you be honest with .” She looked at straight in the eye.
“Let’s talk in private. My room.” I said.
She followed and I locked the door. She sat down on the opposite end of the bed and she looked at .
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