Encountered by a Faither
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Clara hides behind a big tree meanwhile Danny and the others hiding behind a huge rock.
"Clara, over here! Don't hide there. They can see you," Lamian shouted softly.
While crouching, Clara leaves the tree to approach Lamian and the others. But suddenly a projectile hits her back.
"Ahhhh!" Clara screamed painly then falling down to the ground.
"Clara!" Lamian shouted while approaching Clara.
"Stay back, Lamian!" Danny shouted when several gunshots heard followed by projectiles hit trees and ground.
"Did the train stop? Crap! This is very horrifying," Jack said then crouching.
Jack goes to approach Clara.
"God damn it! She was unconscius!"
In bullet rain, Jack carried Clara away from the are that be bombarded by bullet.
"The train has gone. It didn't stop. Lucky for us. But we must leave this place. I will carry her," Danny said as he grabbing Clara's body than put her on his shoulder.
"She has a bad smell. She must not have taken bath for long," Lamian commented.
"Shut, you jerk! She has passed difficult times. Don't asses her so bad like you think!" Kayla scolded Lamian.
"Easy, girl. I just wanna to talk but I don't what topic I can talk about," Lamian said.
"Her pant is too small I think. We must looking for some wears for her," Liana said while following Jack and Danny.
Danny's party were arriving at a village not so far from the train rail. But they approached thr village carefully while seeing several men and women wearing suit like priests or monks while holding a stick colored golden.
They stopped behind a house while looking around. They were still there until someone came and knowing one of them.
"Lamian? Is that you?" a man with same suit like those priestes, were talking half whispering makes Danny and the others jolted.
"Uncle George? We meet here," Lamian said when knowing who the man is.
"It's so long we didn't meet, boy. Come on, we have to leave this village. My house is not so far from here," the man that is Lamian's uncle said then leaving.
An hour later front of a wooden house near a woods and a lake that rivered by a river.
"So, this girl got shot and you didn't treat her? Cambodia! She will die soon cause of run out of blood," George said as he checking Clara's wound then treating it by herbal.
"We couldn't treat her while they were attacking us, sir. Jack almost got shot when taking her," Danny said.
"She will be fine. The projectile has successfully be removed from her back," George said while showing projectile that he removed from Clara's wound.
Everyone looked at George with awe. They felt lucky meeting with the man.
"Uncle, who are the villagers? They all are wearing priests suit while holding stick. I saw among of them carrying firearms and non firearms," Lamian asked.
George is staring at Lamian while taking breath.
"They are the Faithers. Lucky for you weren't spotted by them. They would attacked you if they spotted you," George said.
"But why didn't you shoot us?" Lamian asked again.
"I am not them. I have been pretending as a part of them. Beside that, I can't fight with firearms or bare hands," George said. "My passion is worshipping for God. I was also passioning on healing the wounded or the sick."
"So, the Faither is really exist? I was curious what will be happened to me if I rob their houses," Jack said makes George glares to him.
"Don't try, young man. Or you will be crucified to be stoned," George said.
"Hahaha, that's so funny, man. Be crucified? Really? I can't imagine that if I am on that condition," Jack laughed.
"Shut up, Jack! You have to realize where we are now!" Danny scolded Jack as he glaring at the man.
"Calm down. Stop your talk. Moreover in loud voice. Among of them sometimes visited me. So, watch your mouth," George said with though tone.
"We have to stay away from them. They are very exclusive. I have heard about them from deceased my father. Moreover uncle George has been living here among them," Lamian talked.
George just smiled for little.
"My brother has never told you about who he is exactly. But it isn't important anymore because nothing urgent about it," he said makes Lamian stared to him curiously.
"Don't hide anything about my father, uncle. Tell me what his secret that I haven't known," Lamian said while approaching George.
George chuckled then leaving.
"Uncle, where are you going?" Lamian chases the man.
"Wait here, boy. I have something for you," George said.
Lamian stunned on his position while looking at George.
Several minutes later, George came back while carrying a cardboard folder colored brown.
"This proves who your father is," George said while giving the folder to Lamian.
"What? This Faither's certificate was signed by my father? My father was Faither's leader?" Lamian said surprisedly.
"Yeah, he had still been the community's leader until his death. He died on peace. I guarantee it," George said.
"He died caused by liver cancer. I hope he awaken from death," Lamian said half muttering.
"So, he will feel being tortured if it happens," George said.
"What were you talking about, men? Ah, the Faither's certificate. This is yours. Who did sign this certificate. The name is familiar to me. Oskanovich Duladig?" Danny said after approaching George and Lamian.
"He was a Faither's leader. He is my father," Lamian said made Danny felt amazed.
"What? It's impossible. I been saw him on TV," Danny said. "It's long time since the death of Gloria President Reynald Owen. He has been suspected as the killer."
"But my father was innocent. He was just a victim of the irresponsible parties," Lamian argued.
"Yeah, I think so. But, are there some foods or drinks? She has awakened from temporary death," Danny said while pointing where Kayla and Liana are speaking with Clara.
"I have nothing here, man. Ordinary foods or drinks are something rare here. To survive, I ate crude spinach leaves or mushrooms. I didn't eat meat or fish," George said made Lamian and Danny looking each other.
"That's so pathetic. Did priests just eat fantasy to fill their stomachs?" Danny said amazedly.
"We were just trying to unite with nature, boy. Every saints always lived by nature. Staying away from wordly things," George said while looking sharply at Danny.
"There is no saint, only arrogant people. Please change the mind that force you to torture yourself," Danny argued.
"God orders us to live like that! If we don't, we will be punished both in the world or the afterlife," George said with annoyed tone.
"All of you, stop! Don't fight, please. There are many important things that should we take care of," Lamian mediated Danny and George.
"Rasionally, I don't believe what the fanatics believe about," Danny grouched while leaving Lamian and George.
"He is your teacher, isn't he? Is he an atheist?" George asked to Lamian.
"No, he just didn't faith about God's existence," Lamian replied.
"That is atheist, dumbass!" George swore while going to where Clara is.
"Yeah, finally I heard you called me 'dumbass', uncle. I think I have to go to look for foods and water," Lamian muttered.
Meanwhile Clara who is still lying on the bamboo bed, looking at George who came recently.
"Thanks for saving me, sir," Clara said as she staring at George.
"Your thanks will be completed if you wear some fit clothes," George said when seeing what Clara wearing.
"Hei, say thanks to me. I saved you from the dumbass soldiers shoot," Jack said while crouching front of Clara.
Clara saw at Jack then said. "Thank you, sir. I don't remember if you saved me because I was unconscious when they attacked us," she said.
"Yeah, next time you don't be unconscious again. Don't be weak if you still want to live," Jack said.
Clara nods her head.
"I just have this wears, sir. I didn't have time to bring my wears. The zombies attacked my house rapidly. They almost reached me," she explained.
George just nods his head repeatedly.
"Alright, I am going to the village. I will look for wears. There are two small market there. But I have to be carefull because buying clothes that's not fit with my body will be suspected by the Faithers," he said.
Meanwhile inside a large building that standing at a high hill on an small island. A man aged thirty, standing behind iron bars. He is shirtless.
Several seconds later, a prison guard came while carrying a tray of food.
"Hei, here some foods. You have to eat. You haven't eaten since be locked here," the guard said while putting the tray.
The man just looked at the prison guard.
"To what? I would rather be die than living in jail. Your boss has placed me in this trouble. She injected me with viruses that they believe it will cure zombies. But, she tested it to me, the living one!" he said roughly.
"I am so sorry to tell you that you are still lucky. Every living prisoners were dead caused by the experiment. Maybe you are only the surviving one," the prison guard said. "Ah, I can't talk too much. I am affraid they are watching me," he added then leaving.
"Ah, your name is Ken, isn't it? I'm Victor. Nice to see you," the prison guard said while walking fast.
Ken just stared at Victor.
"Cambodia! How is way to me to escape from here?" he muttered.
- Writer
