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Chapter 207: Sir Erick

>Sheloah's POV<

Nakita na namin ang grupo nina Veon and the Sniper Team started to shoot down a group of zombies near them. Nakarating na ang ibang grupo dito at sa wakas, nakarating na rin ang grupo nina Veon. Kaming Strike Team agad umatake sa mga zombies na tumataas papunta sa area namin.

Sinarado muna namin yung pintuan at agad nagsalita si Sir Erick.

"Ilan ang nawala sa unang grupo at pangalawang grupo?" tanong niya at sumagot ang representative each group.

"Group 1, we lost 4, 7 are injured," sagot ni Shannara at nag nod si Sir Erick.

"Group 2, we lost 6, 8 are injured," sagot naman ng isa at nag nod din si Sir Erick.

"Ang mga injured, punta kayo sa gitna. Attackers at the front. Sniper Team at the middle together with the pilot. Support, surround the injured," utos pa ni Sir Erick and we all nodded and we followed the order. This is it. Aalis na kami rito. Lahat sabay-sabay.

Isang malaking grupo. It's now or never. A matter of life and death.

Binuksan agad ni Kreiss ang pintuan at lahat kami tumakbo pababa. Pinoprotektahan ang mga injured, pinoprotektahan ang pilot. Ang tanging naririnig mo lang bullets, sigawan, groan ng mga zombies. Talagang battle field sa zombie apocalypse na ito. No total silence. Everywhere you go, you have no choice but to fight and survive.

A lot of hours passed and it was all a battle. Mas maraming nai-injure. Mas maraming umiiyak, mas maraming sumisigaw, mas maraming nasasaktan, mas maraming namamatay, mas lalo kaming nababawasan. From a total of 52 nung unang count namin, approximately, we are narroed down to 23 or less. Now our top priority is to run and protect the pilot. Not to attack. And most of us panicked.

Sir Erick was bitten and we had no choice but to cut down his left arm and use a tourniquet for him not to die.

Walang oras para magpahinga. Magpapahinga kami saglit lang, pero tatakbo lang kami papunta sa NAIA. Ngayon na nandito kami, agad kaming tumakbo papunta sa lugar kung saan nakapwesto ang plane. Nagulat ako dahil agad hinawakan ni Veon ang kamay ko. Alam ko ang ibig niyang sabihin.

Natatakot siya na baka mangyari ang panaginip niya. Ang Kreiss...

Is nearly at his end.

He lost a lot of blood. Sinaktan siya ng zombie pero hindi siya kinagat. But it made a large scar on both is neck and arm. Nag aalala kaming lahat. Sa sobrang sakit ng buong katawan niya, buhat siya ngayon ng tito ko sa likod niya.

Lumingon ako at nakita ko ang mga kasama ko. Nakita na namin yung plane at bigla kaming naharangan ng zombies. Most of us had no bullets left. Ang katana naming Strike Team, sira na. We are completely surrounded and we don't know what else to do. Even Sir Erick couldn't make another plan.

We all bumped each other's shoulder dahil surrounded na kami at masikip na. Then Sir Erick suddenly spoke, "We all made it this far," sabi niya at lahat kami napatingin sa kanya. "And I'm not letting things end here," dagdag sabi pa niya at mas naging curious kami.

"What do you mean?" tanong ng tito ko and Sir Erick gave him a smile.

As if he's about to give up.

"You all go. I stay here," sagot ni Sir at lahat kami nagulat. "I am just... a liability anyway," dagdag sabi pa niya at tiningnan niya ang nawala niyang left arm.

"But Sir—" hindi natapos ang sasabihin ko nang biglang sumigaw si Sir Erick.

"You will not die! You will proceed and protect each other!" sigaw niya at lahat kami napatahimik.

"Do not dare show me your sympathy! I will die in success, watching you survive through all this," dagdag sabi pa niya at mas naiyak kami. "Listen to my final request and just go," he finally said at kinuha niya yung pinakalast na grenade sa bulsa niya at hinawakan niya nang mahigpit.

We all started to cry and we all looked at him. Hindi ko napigilan ang pag-iyak ko so before we left, we all took one last glance. I hugged him for the first and last time in my entire life. "Thank you... For your courage, wisdom, and sacrifice." Last words ko sa kanya and he all smiled at us.

Everything seemed to be in slow motion again. Hinawakan ni Sir Erick ang granada and he was about to activate the grenade along with him. He's acting as a bait. Hindi ako makagalaw kasi deep inside me, I want him to come. Hinila ako ni Veon at lahat na kami nagsimula tumakbo papunta sa airplane. Sumigaw si Sir Erick nang napakalakas at lahat ng mga zombies pumunta sa kanya and we all started to cry.

He gave us one last glance and I examined his lips and I noticed he whispered something and I already noticed what he said.

"Survive... Army of True Salvation."


Chapter 208: Army of True Salvation

>Sheloah's POV<

We all went inside of the plane successfully and the grenade already blew up. Lahat kami umiiyak. Kung hindi dahil sa plano niya, siguro hindi kami nandito. Hindi kami nabubuhay ngayon. He really didn't die with failure.

He lived his life because he committed it for us.

"Sir Erick's words... will never be forgotten," sabi ni Kreiss and we all raised our right hand up with our fist closed. Salute for Sir Erick's death.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang pagiiyak ko kaya pinilit kong kumanta. Kinanta ko ang dapat graduation song namin. Ang mga nakakaalam na kasama ko ngayon, nakikikanta. Ramdam na namin na lumilipad ang eroplano. Sinusubukan ng pilot makikonekta sa Australia para maka-land kami nang maayos. Umiiyak mostly ang lahat. This plane is too large for exactly 13 people.

Right here in the point of our lives

We're about to start a new chapter

And all that we can think of are

Moments with you... Moments with you

Ang pinagsamahan ng buong grupo sa paghihirap na ito ay hindi ko talaga makakalimutan. Sigurado hindi rin ito makakalimutan ng lahat. Totoo nga. Magsisimula na naman ang panibagong chapter ng aming kweno— ng aming buhay. At dahil din 'yun sa sakripisyo ng mga kasama namin. Ang sakripisyo at paglalaban ng lahat.

In the midst of not so good times

You stir and continue to inspire us

You taught us what's right, make our decisions our light

Well thank you, because of you...

Well thank you, because of you

Parents, friends, teachers, experiences, knowledge and talents. Lahat sila nandito para matuto tayo. God makes everything for a reason. And siguro sa zombie apocalypse na ito, gusti niya tayong makipaglaban. Maging malakas. God taught us to protect everyone even though we may not be close with them. They are our comrades.

Now we can stand tall... Do the best we can

We can reach up high... Hold the world in our hands

Our success before us... Reachable because of you

Now we can stand proud... And say thank you

Dahil kami na lang ang buhay ngayon sa grupo namin, gagawin namin ang aming makakaya para makamtan ang tunay naming pangarap. Dahil sa kanila, dahil sa paglalaban namin, maaabot na namin sa wakas ang nais naming mangyari. Ang nais naming maabot.

We all smile together as one

As we leave this school we've grown up

We all dream beyond

We all dream beyond

We all left our school with fear but despite that, we have grown up. Nag mature kaming lahat. Hindi na kami isip bata na umaasa mostly sa iba. Natuto na kaming lumaban para sa sarili namin. Hindi lang para sa sarili, para rin sa iba.

Continuing to deepen our faith

Promoting life as much as we can

A Louisan mindful at hart...

Transforming live until the end

Louisians until the end

Kahit anong mangyari, may tiwala kami sa isa't isa. May tiwala kami kay Diyos. Promoting life through protecting others. Transforming love through understanding everyone's feelings. Realizing that we are not experiencing this alone.

Now we can stand tall... Do the best we can

We can reach up high... Hold the world in our hands

Our success before us... Reachable because of you

Now we can stand proud... And say thank you

Hindi pa rin kami naka upo sa aming upuan. Niyakap namin ang isa't isa at tinuloy namin ang pagkakanta.

No matter what they say

We do the best we can

Even challenges may come our way

No matter what they say

We do the best we can

Still we made through because of you

Totoo nga. Kahit anong nangyari, ginawa namin ang lahat ng aming makakaya. Kahit napakahirap ang sitwasyon na nasa harapan namin. Nalampasan naming ito lahat dahil sa effort natin. Ginusto natin ito kaya lahat nito ay nangyari.

Now we can stand tall... Do the best we can

We can reach up high... Hold the world in our hands

Our success before us... Reachable because of you

Now we can stand proud... And dream beyond

Sa last linya ng song namin, I realized that we really do dream beyond. Lahat tayo inspired dahil sa pangarap natin. At sa pangyayaring ito, iisa lang ang pangarap namin bilang isang malaking grupo.

Pangarap naming makatakas sa sitwasyong ito. Mamatay man, o mabuhay. Kung mabuhay ka man, gawin mo ang nais mong gawin sa buhay. Kung mamatay ka man, dapat nakipaglaban ka kasi kung hindi, walang silbi ang pagkapatay mo. And I know that those who didn't make it, are watching us in Heaven right now. Smiling down at us, congratulating everyone for a job well done. For surviving every event.

Especially Josh. He wold really party for our success.

Umupo kaming lahat at napatingin ako sa bintana sa labas. I could clearly see the blue sky and the white clouds despite the bad experiences that we are having now. Nagulat pa ako dahil hinawakan ni Veon ang kamay ko. Agad akong napatingin sa kanya at inayos niya ang buhok ko gamit ang isa pa niyang kamay.

"Sheloah," sinabi niya ang pangalan ko at nakatitig lang ako sa kanya. Mas nagulat ako dahil hinalikan niya ang forehead ko at biglang bumilis ang puso ko. "Nakakainis ka," sabi niya sa akin at bigla akong nagtaka.

"Anong ginawa ko?" tanong ko at tumawa lang siya.

He rested his forehead against mine. Unting galaw na lang at malapit na kaming magkiss. Ramdam ko na nagbu-blush ako kasi biglang uminit ang mukha ko. Tumawa ulit siya pero hindi pa rin kami naghihiwalay.

"Basta," sagot niya na lang sa tanong ko at himiwalay kami tsaka niya pinitik ang forehead ko. Inirapan ko na lang siya at tumingin ako sa bintana.

Ngayon papunta na kami sa Australia. Hindi ako makapaniwala na nalampasan namin ang lahat ng ito. Pero wala kami ngayon dito kung hindi kami lumaban. Kung hindi kami nagtulungan. Lahat ng ito effort namin. Ginusto namin ito.

Ginusto ito ng buong Army of True Salvation.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
MysticAmy MysticAmy

At... tapos na ang Army of True Salvation. :) But don't worry, may epilogue pa bukas. ^^ Once posted na ang epilogue, official na natapos na ang story and I have an important announcement after. :)

Anyway, thanks for reading!

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