Chapter 5: Explanation
"Stop Attacking!".
I yelled out to the zombie as I ran forward. It suddenly stopped its attack on the now dead man, stood up, and stared at me. I let out a sigh of relief as I arrived a few feet from it, putting my hands on my knees trying to catch my breath. Being a shut in really is bad for you, I was breathing like a wounded Bantha.
"Who are you!? What have you done to Daniel!?".
As I caught my breath I heard the voice of the woman again, except this time her yells were towards me. I looked at her, unsure of what to say. If I had the ability to easily converse than my life would not of been so miserable. I saw fear and doubt in her eyes, ahhh I remember eyes like that before, that .... brings back bad memories.
I blink a few times trying to push those thoughts out, I need to deal with the current problem. The woman and her daughter are scared, I need to put them at ease. If this were a game I'd get a wheel of choices. Remembering a similar situation in a game I played, I went with one of the good options I remember.
"Uhh... d-don't be afraid. I won't h-hurt you. I saw you in tr-trouble and just w-wanted to help".
Fuck my ability to communicate with others is abysmal, as always I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing and they'll end up hating me. The woman's face contorted a bit, as if she was trying to decide whether to believe me or not in her head. However, before she could say anything the little girl spoke up.
"Th-thanks... for saving us...".
Her voice was so small I could barely make it out. Also, it may sound terrible, but at least now I'm not the only one stuttering! A wry smile crept up on my face and I looked at her. It seemed easier to look at someone with poor social skills as well.
"Yes...thank you for saving us, but can you tell me what happened to Daniel?".
Before I could reply the woman questioned me. She seemed to relax after her daughter had "approved" that I wasn't a threat, but she didn't lower her guard. The knife she held in both hands still pointed straight at me as she stared at me waiting for an answer. Now... how do I explain this?
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