Chapter 77 - Petrol Bunk

All three of them slowly entered the shop. There was no one inside. Mark looked around, holding the gun in his hand. As he looked around he found spare tires, different types of engine oils, and repair kits for fixing things up. He thought to keep some spare tires when he would leave this place tomorrow. 

David and Suzie were right behind as he slowly searched for the door for the house behind. Suzie suddenly tugged Mark's shirt and whispered, "There." pointing towards one of the corners of the room behind the cash counter. 

Mark looked and found it was a door. He nodded and slowly went towards the counter. There were no zombies behind it. He quickly went to the door and found it was locked. He then smashed the lock with the gun and opened the door. 

On the other side was a very small hallway, and in the end, it took a right. He slowly went inside and after David passed through the door, he closed it. When he came to the end, Mark stopped as he heard groaning from the other side. 

He looked back and mouthed to David. David nodded and Mark peeked inside. He saw the living room of the house. The living room had the television, a couch on one side, and a dining table on the other. He could also see the kitchen which was next to the dining table. 

He saw two zombies, and they were probably the couple living in the house. The male one was inside the kitchen while the female zombie was near the couch. He could only shoot the female one from his position and had to move further into the living room to comfortably shoot the male one. 

He took aim and headshot the female zombie. Before that zombie fell he ran into the living room and took aim for the male one. The male zombie noticed Mark and started running towards him. It was a bitter. Mark hurriedly shot, but the magazine was empty. The zombie was already near him and pounced on him. 

Mark instinctively ducked, and he heard a gunshot. The zombie's head was hit, and it fell to the side. He looked up and saw David holding his gun, pointing it at him. He sighed in relief and said, "You really came in clutch there. I didn't notice the number of bullets I used."

David also exhaled in relief when he noticed his shot hit the zombie. He was scared it would hit Mark instead. He went up to Mark and gave his hand and said, "Well, that's why it's good to have someone watching your back." and pulled him up. 

Mark didn't reply and looked around. He saw a room and went towards it. He saw two beds inside. The room was very simple. He found the bathroom at the corner and checked the water. The water was still running, so he came out and said, "Well, the water is still running. We can have a bath before we eat." 

David nodded and said, "Let Suzie go first. I will go back to the jeep and get our bags." and went out. 

Mark looked at Suzie and said, "Suzie, go take a bath. David will bring your clothes." Suzie nodded and went inside the room. Once she got in, she started removing her clothes. 

Mark exhaled and quickly said, "You can remove them once you go inside the bathroom. Wait a minute, I will see if there are any towels." and started searching the drawers in the room. Suzie stopped removing her clothes and waited as he asked her to. 

After finding 3 towels, he handed her one and said, "Now, go inside the bathroom. Once David comes with your bag, I will keep the clothes on the bed. Come out of the room once you're done with changing." while exiting the room. 

Once he closed the door he exhaled and looked at the two dead zombie bodies. He looked at the small yard they had. He opened the door and threw out the bodies into the yard before closing it back in. He saw David come in with three bags in his hand. Mark took one bag and went inside the room. 

He heard Suzie bathing and took a deep breath as he felt the urge to peek in. Even though he wanted to die and was a bit cold, he was still a young adult. He quickly kept the clothes on the bed and came out of the room. 

David noticed Mark come out and said, "The jeep has no fuel. We should fill it before we head off tomorrow." Mark nodded and went into the kitchen. 

He searched the refrigerator and found some vegetables and other useful stuff to cook up something healthy. Using the available ingredients and the small knowledge he had on cooking, he cooked curry and rice. 

While he was cooking, Suzie completed her bath and came out of the room. David went in and Suzie sat on the dining table looking at him with dead eyes. By the time David came out, he was already done and kept the plates on the table. He then went for a bath and they ate after he came out. 

By the time they were done, the sun had already set, and they had to take out the torchlight they found in the shop. Mark decided they should rest early and David slept on the couch outside while Mark and Suzie took a bed each. Mark couldn't sleep. He looked at Suzie and found her sleeping. She didn't look comfortable and had her eyebrows knitted and was clutching her bedsheet. 

He sat on the edge of his bed and patted her. After she calmed down, he looked out of the window and saw the mood. As he was seeing the moon he suddenly remembered what happened during lunch. 

He could hear the growling of the zombies from afar and the others couldn't hear them. It was clearly beyond the human hearing range.