Chapter 156 - The Night Before

After a lot of ranting, Mark took deep breaths and moved to the front seat. Slapping himself on the cheeks, he drove the sleepiness away and turned the engine on. Looking around for a moment, he drove out of the area. He had no more energy or mental strength to try the crazy idea he had planned for the light ball, which cured Suzie's bite.

He drove home and stopped the car in front of the building. Getting down, he went to the first floor and knocked on the door. He was exhausted and wanted to sleep some more. Tomorrow was a big day, and even though he had a simple plan set up, he still wanted to think about any other variables possible. 

The door opened, and it was Kevin. Kevin immediately noticed the mood around Mark and knew something was wrong. He knew Mark since they were in their diapers and treated each other as brothers. So he knew Mark was facing problems. 

He didn't say much as there others in the living room and decided to speak when they are alone, before sleep. 

"You're finally here. We were wondering how long you are going to take and whether we should go out and inform the military tomorrow morning if you don't arrive." Said David when Mark got in. 

"Yeah, things took a little longer than expected, so it's late. Nothing to worry about, though. You guys continue talking. I'll get refreshed." And walked into the hallway to get to the room. Kevin didn't follow him and simply went back to his place. 

Mark went into the room and immediately took off his shirt. He walked in front of the huge mirror by the wardrobe. He didn't check his physical changes to the body ever since he got the power or the primary power up like a slight increase in strength and senses during their trip to Loshin about 2 weeks back. 

Now, standing in front of the mirror, he could notice a few changes. The first thing was his height. He increased by at least 2 inches. His muscles became a bit more refined. There weren't any scars on his skin, and the rest was similar. 

Turning around, he walked into the washroom and took a nice bath. As the water fell on his head from the showerhead, he exhaled in relief before getting into the bathtub. Looking at the ceiling, he replayed all the things which occurred earlier that day. He didn't have a headache anymore after that nice sleep in the Jeep. He sighed and relaxed a little longer before getting up and moving out. 

Getting into some comfortable clothes, he sat on the bed, spreading his feet and hands on the back of his head. Staying calm for a few more minutes, he moved towards his wallet and took out a picture. A picture of three. Two women and one man. It was him and the two people he loved the most, his mom and sister. 

His mom was sitting on a chair in front while his sister sat on the chair's armrest and he was behind both of them with a wide smile on his face. He couldn't remember the last time he smiled like that. Caressing the photo, he remembered the times he spent with both of them and smiled a bit. 

He planned to leave this dark world and meet them in the afterlife, but things changed too drastically that he forgot about it. Things took a very drastic turn. Things he did for fun like shooting guns or was forced to do like learn swordsmanship by the old man became things he heavily relied on. 

He finally got a simple reason to continue living. It was the thrill of life. The thrill he never experienced until then was very intoxicating for him. The first time he saw the zombies and fought against them in the building using a simple rod was amazing. He decided to live for that thrill on that day itself. 

Keeping the photo back into the wallet and keeping that into his pocket, he resumed his relaxing position. He felt nice being in silence with his own thoughts until a knock on the door disturbed him. He groaned and answered. 

"Come in." 

The door opened, and two people came in, David and Suzie. Mark looked confused when he saw both of them come in at the same time. If it were only David, then it would be about the two teenagers he promised, but both of them came and David would not like to talk about those stuffed in front of others. 

"So?" He asked as Suzie closed the door. 

"It's about Suzie's check-up. Didn't we decide on doing that once we came into the town? So yeah, as we will not use the military support, it's better to find a functioning hospital. When do you want to do it?" David asked. 

Mark finally remembered what this was about. He nodded and said, "let's do it the day after tomorrow. You said you would need at least about a week to do all the tests needed right. We can do it after we leave the military neighborhood. Tomorrow we will attack those underground gangsters and take them down. So most of the places should be safe after we do that. Do you have any suggestions on which hospital?" 

"If you ask me, then I say we go to the hospital I worked at. It's small but has all the latest equipment and is very near to my house too. So we can stay there if we would like to. That would be the best place for now." 

Mark nodded after bearing him and replied, "Alright since you said that let's do it like that. We will go the day after tomorrow, probably only three of us. We will leave Kevin here with your daughter and her father, while we finish that up." Making a rough plan to go with.