lostparadise101

[lostparadise101]

Yr.2068

VOL.1.3 Day 39

It’s been 39 days since the catastrophe and 24 days since we left the bunker, traveling around the streets with our mouths and nose covered to prevent catching the virus. Considering that we were able to find shelter, Azrael and my dad went out to search for food or supplies that were going to be needed.

It’s been a couple of hours since the departure of Dad and Azrael, Mum’s worries consistently grew each minute as her anxiety was getting the worse of her. “I’ll go search for them, you stay here and look after the twins, all right Mum” “Are you sure sweetie, we should wait in case something might happen to you” she suggested while looking around at any sight of Dad. “It’s ok, it won’t be long, I’ll just walk around the street that's not too far from her ” I assure her as I head out to search for Dad and Azrael.

It’s been 22 minutes since I’ve been calling out for them, walking around a 5-7 meter radius of where I'm currently at to the camp, it was starting to get dark so I decided to head back to the camp and look at mothers consideration however I see something, someone, on the ground, looking injured. I rushed toward their way and checked their condition. There was blood surrounding their body and clothes, I tried taking this into consideration by first checking their pulse and breathing, then secondly waking them up. Nothing was working, I was about to give up, then suddenly I could feel movements coming from my body. I reacted fast by calling out to them. “Hey, hey, wake up, hey” The person slowly opened their eyes as I tried to sit them up straight but coughed blood on my face and dropped dead completely. Nonetheless, I recognize the situation I'm in now, I had just been infected by the virus. I panicked that I'll soon be discovered by strangers, probably killed. After wiping the blood off of me, I stood up and walked back to the camp, where I was greeted by a worried Azrael marching towards me, soon to wrap his arms around me but stop when he saw my state.

“What happened to you, you look like shit and whose blood is that, are-are you injured” he glanced at my face to lock eyes with me but I turned my gaze away from him towards the horrified look on my parents as they realized that I’d been infected.

“Leave, don’t stay around here, not even near to the kids” Mum cries as she keeps her distance from me “What do you mean” I whimpered, taking steps slowly to reach them “STAY BACK, DON’T COME NEAR US AT ALL, LEAVE NOW PLEASE I’M BEGGING YOU!” Dad yells at me as his tears roll down his face. I can’t hold it in anymore, I just can’t, it pains me too much to hide my feeling as my heart crumbles down and clashes with the puddle of my tear

It’s been an hour since my parents left with my siblings, leaving me alone with my thoughts, my deep black clouds that are suffocating me, slowly, quietly, quickly, as the light in my eyes leaves softly emerging with my pupil, “-ia, -maia, AMAIA!!! SNAP OUT OF IT! Pull yourself back together.” Azrael shouts at me, making me clench onto his arms while I lose my balance due to him shaking me, I moved away from him considering that I’m still infected by the virus however even if I move further away, he will still head towards me, knowingly, that he could get infected as well, “why, why didn’t you go, go with them” “Amaia, you’re the only true reason why I’d stay and live if something were to happen to you if you weren’t near me if I never met you, my life would have no meaning, nothing at all without you, I wouldn’t have found peace in my life without you, just even thinking about I would’ve just been a crazy mess if you were absent during my life, especially during the ones I needed you the most, AMAIA YOU ARE MY LIFE!” This sudden confession from Azrael made my emotions burst out, I was crying, weeping, sobbing to the point I couldn’t even breathe properly, Azrael wrapped his arms around me even though he knows, knows that he’ll get the virus through him doesn’t care “you, Azrael, are a pain in the ass, you should start taking better care of yourself” I look up to meet his eyes and start bursting with laughter as he made an ugly face to comment on my rebuttal, he sighed with relief, tighten his grip and kissed me softly, leaving soft press against my lips, leading me to sleep on that warmth of his body “I’ll never let go of you, never” he whispers in my ear as I soon fall into a deep slumber in his arms, carrying me to the shelter, laying me down gradually on the floor and momentarily dozing off.

[lostparadise101]

Yr.2068

VOL.1.2

Day 15

It’s been 15 days since the calamity of the nuclear bombs exploded and spread a virus that has killed at least half of the world population, foreigners in the bunker have been dying slowly as the virus somehow finds its way in. 

My family has decided that we can no longer stay in the bunker as there's a possibility of catching it, look around trying to find Azrael so we can leave together but I find him fighting with 2-3 guys that look like they’re in their early 20’s are on the ground, bruised face, one black eye, and a busted lip. 

I questioned his action as to why he engaged to contribute to those people while I examined his face for any injuries.

“These guys were accusing you of having the plague”

My focus from Azrael went to the 3 guys that he injured and question them as to why they would think like that, they stood there in silence, embraced by the problem they cause,

“instead of accusing others due to careless assumption, think of a way to survive since you idiots would probably drop dead within a second” Azrael growled at those guys and scared them off in the process of being held by my arms, suggesting to leave quickly due to the fact of my family waiting.

Azrael grabs onto my hand and starts fastening his pace, dashing toward the back of the door where my family is waiting for us to head out. I look at Azrael, an orphan that never knew parental or sibling love as he was abandoned, getting to experience it through my family, his lover, which brought me joy as my mother and father accept him as the way he is, including how my two younger sibling love and view him as an older brother.

I gazed deep into Azrael’s green eyes as I can see my reflection sparkling while he looks at my deep blue eyes, we both smiled and just knew that will be alright even if heaven and earth were to be against us

The door creek opened slowly as we all headed out, leaving the people we befriended, talked with, danced with, laughed with, even cried with, to continue our journey, our living breath till the day the last breath was to come and never knowing who or how many people died that day.

[lostparadise101]

Yr.2068

VOL.1.BEGINING

Day 1 *voices coming from a television* “It has been reported that some organization has evacuated bombs to head towards all nation, we suggest that every citi-”

“THE BOMBS ARE HEADING TOWARD SAN FRANCISCO, WE MUST EVACU-!!”*screams that are outside, coming  from all directions*   

 “ everyone hide in the bunkers” *people running, escaping, stepping on each other in a panic not being able to reach a shelter*,

 “HELP, PLEASE MY MOTHER IS STUCK INSIDE, I CAN’T GET HER OUT!” *a child cries out for help*

“Where is she, I'll help you,” I say to the young child as I wipe his tears away and soothe him to calm down, for him to talk as well as point toward the direction of his mother.

The kid's mum got her leg stuck under a road sewerage lid. I attempted to hold the lid up for as long as I could for her child to make an effort to move her away from the gap. My hands are suddenly sweating, rapidly, I’m getting anxious and fearing that I might drop it on the mother, I can’t think straight, I need the kid to move her faster

“Aye bud, I needed you to move her faster than that, I’m getting sweaty here”

The kids look at me with panic and back to his mother as he aims to move his mother. As I move my concentration from the lid, I sense a slip and repute my focus back to my arms and muscles to hold the lid.

Just when I was close to losing all my strength, the heavy load strangely felt light and deep gasp were being pressed on my back, 

“Where were you, I was searching throughout the whole streets looking for you,”

I turned towards the man who questioned my whereabouts with an angry tone and a worried face, to be facing Azrael who was trying to take a breath after being worn out from continuously searching for me.

I sighed in relief at finally getting rid of the heavy weight and drop onto the floor

“HEY, I know I got rid of the load for you but I won’t be able to hold it for long” Azrael grunts as he struggles to hold on to the lid

I react as quickly as I soon grasp onto what was happening and grab the arms of the child's mother to free her from the sewerage and help her stand up. The boy cried as he wrapped his arms around his mother, hugging her in relief that she was saved and soon released himself from her, for the sake of not worsening her injuries.

I look at Azrael, who replaced the lid back where it's meant to be, catching a breath, frustrated by the decision made and understanding my facial expression that we should help them, he sighed with annoyance, kneeling in front of the mother and shaking his hands behinds his back as a signal that he agreed with me. I knowingly smiled, hand helped the lady get on his back, and let him carry me as I held the boy in my arms, carrying him, following Azrael to the nearest bunker he saw when searching for me.

“I guess it was a good thing i disappeared a moment or you wouldn't have found a bunker close to us” I jokingly say to brighten the mood

“Looking for you, Amaia, was a pain in the ass. '' Azrael laughed with a smile on his face as we entered the bunker. The boy and mother are smiling and hugging each other which made me feel relieved as they reunited with their other family members I had returned to mine while holding Azrael’s hand, not letting go, tightening my grasp due to the surface trembling, which made everyone aware the bombs had exploded.