DEAD END

volume 1: viii

"I have my scissor here," Minrod said, looking at the monsters walking mindlessly.

Napatingin ako sa hawak kong baseball bat.

I started to feel fear once again.

Alam ko na ang gusto n'yang iparating.

Pinilit kong kinalma ang nanginginig kong tuhod. Calm down, Amber! Calm down.

Kailangan naming patayin sila bago pa kami ang mapatay nila. Besides, hindi naman na sila tao.

Mahigpit kong hinawakan ang baseball bat. Tumingin ako kay Minrod at nang kaya ko na ay saka ako tumango.

The latter quickly nodded at me. He immediately jumped through the mirror. The two zombies got his attention and quickl to growl and attack him.

GRAAA!

Ang unang halimaw na nakalapit sa kan'ya ay sinipa n'ya patungo sa kabilang sulok ng pader.

The other zombie was about to attack him pero mabilis akong kumilos at tinira ng baseball bat ang ulo n'ya. I heard its skull broke. Natumba lamang ang halimaw... but it was still alive!

Clearly, I have to damage its brain until it dies. If the movies served us right, their brain were their weakness. Kumbaga, critical hit agad kapag 'yon ang tinamaan sa kanila.

"Fuck!" I quickly dodged the monster's claw. Isang dipa na lamang ang pagitan no'n sa mukha ko!

Hinawakan ko nang maigi ang baseball at muli itong hinampas sa kalaban. Muli ko na namang narinig ang paglagutok ng bungo nito. But it was still alive!

Kailangan ko na s'yang patayin ngayon.

I gave his head another blow causing it to fall down the floor. This time, it's skull finally broke and the chunk of his head meat blew along with the thick blood sprayed unto the air.

Oops. Napalakas ata.

With its severed head, the zombie was slowly crawling on the floor, trying to reach me.

Lumapit ako rito at tinutok sa ulo n'ya ang hawak kong baseball bat.

Hindi naman na masama ang pagpatay ngayon 'di ba?

With my final blow, it's head finally crushed into pieces. Ang bungo n'ya ay parang baso na nabasag sa maliliit na bubog. Expose naman ang utak nitong durog-durog na. Soon enough, the corpse was bathing on its own thick blood.

I killed him.

Iniwas ko na agad ang tingin ko sa halimaw. But I was still trembling.

Pinanood ko na lamang si Minrod na patayin ang kalaban n'yang halimaw. The beast he was dealing with was wilder than the other one I fought. Pero tingin ko hindi ko na s'ya kailangan pang tulungan.

Moments after, I heard blood spurting. Nang muli kong tignan si Minrod, may bahid na ng dugo ang suot n'yang uniporme, pati na 'rin ang mukha n'ya. Ang kaninang hawak n'yang gunting ay nakasaksak na sa noo ng halimaw. He harshly took out the scissor causing more blood to gush out. Bumagsak ang halimaw sa sahig, kasama ng iba pang mga bangkay.

Lumapit sa akin ang binata habang pinupunasan ang dugo na nasa mukha n'ya. He looked like a murderer. Well, he murdered a zombie... does it count to be a murderer?

"Ano?" tanong n'ya sa akin nang mapansin ang nakangiwi kong mukha na nakatitig sa kan'ya.

"You look like a killer straight from a slasher film," nabulalas na lamang ng bibig ko. He just shrugged his head out of my sudden foolishness.