It was also the first time that Zoe called Suwan so affectionately. She deliberately called him that in a greasy way to disgust the gossiping students, but she did not regret it. Once the students dispersed and the passionate kiss ended, Zoe took the opportunity to carefully ask Suwan's opinion: "Can I call you like that in the future?" It was the first time for her to give someone a nickname, and also her first time in love. Suwan was a shy and conservative person, and he probably would not agree with Zoe's intimate nickname. So Zoe was a little nervous that Suwan would not accept it. Although she really hoped to have a unique name for Suwan, the decision was in Suwan's hands.
Thinking back to the way Zoe called Yiwei just now, she changed her tone several times in a row, which was so artificial that it made people numb all over. If Zoe called her like this in the future, Suwan couldn't be sure that she would dare to agree. She really couldn't stand this.
Noticing Suwan's resisted frown, Zoe pouted a little disappointedly. In order to hide her disappointment, she lowered her head and stroked the little squirrel lying on her legs to divert his attention.
However, Suwan did not refuse, but just said: "'Yiwei' sounds awkward, but you can call me Awei."
Zoe immediately raised her head. There was a familiar syllable in 'Avi'. Zoe tried to whisper it twice. Although she didn't understand the meaning of this name, she still felt very fond of it. At least it was her nickname for Suwan. Zoe asked happily, "Is it a name that only belongs to me?"
"Ah, this isn't it," Suwan rejected it without hesitation.
Zoe's eyes widened, feeling cheated. She puffed up her cheeks and asked angrily, "If everyone calls you that, I don't want it."
"And my family, they call me that too," Suwan asked hesitantly, "Do you mind? If you mind, you can call me Yiwei, too."
"No way!" Zoe shouted exaggeratedly, eager to express her love for the name 'Avi': "I like it so much!"
Suwan really couldn't understand Zoe's thoughts, but as long as Zoe was happy, that was enough.
Those who would stay in the hotel were high-ranking officials and dignitaries of special status who needed protection. In their eyes, the students were their subordinates, and of course they were arrogant towards the students. Therefore, there was nothing much to talk about with each other. The meals were mainly vegetables, and occasionally some meat was cooked. There was very little meat, and it did not belong to the students, but the vegetables alone were enough to satisfy the students who had been living like primitive people in the forest for half a month.
After finishing their meal, the group planned to take advantage of the short leisure time to walk around the city and get to know the situation in the city. Zoe had been waiting in fear in this city for half a month, and now she was like Suwan's shadow and didn't want to leave her. No one could take away the time she spent with Suwan, and everyone understood and didn't care about her.
Besides, no one wants to be blinded by light again.
Zoe took Suwan's arm and leaned against her intimately, even walking close to her. Angela thought of how Suwan was angry because Zoe hit her just now, so she took Parker's arm and strode over with her head held high like a big rooster that refused to admit defeat. It was funny to see.
"You just said that your family also calls you Avi. How are they now?" Zoe asked worriedly. Suwan's face stiffened a little when he heard her question.
When she first arrived in this safe city, the first thing Suwan did was to call home. The development of things had exceeded her imagination. If a large-scale zombie mutation also occurred in the town at home, and her family did not rush to the military district in time... Suwan dared not imagine the consequences.
Except for the hotel, the city's external communications had been cut off. Suwan was extremely grateful that being a Bellster student gave her some privileges. She called the hotel front desk. The phone rang for a long time but no one answered. However, this comforted Suwan because it meant that her family had probably left safely. However, just as Suwan was about to hang up, the phone was suddenly connected and a hoarse and low voice came out: "Hello?"
This was not a voice Suwan was familiar with.
Suwan immediately grabbed the microphone nervously and asked, "Who are you? Why are you in my house? Where are my family members?"
Then the man on the other end hung up the phone immediately after hearing Suwan's question, and Suwan couldn't get through when he called again.
This phone call became a source of worry for Suwan, and gave her a bad feeling. But no matter how worried she was, she couldn't go back. As a student, all she had to do was to obey. The next place they were going to would not be her hometown, and she couldn't go back on her own. She could only hope in her heart that they were safe.
Seeing Suwan's heavy expression, Zoe regretted asking this question and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, do you think they will like me when they see me?"
Suwan looked at her and forced a smile: "I'm afraid not."
Zoe was exaggeratedly annoyed: "Why, what's wrong with me?"
"That's not the case. It might be hard for my family to accept that I like a woman..." Suwan was embarrassed.
"But same-sex marriage is legal all over the world," Zoe asked, tilting her head in confusion, "Why can't they accept it?"
"Just because it's legal doesn't mean everyone can accept it. They are more stubborn. In their eyes, continuing the family line is more important than liking a woman," Suwan shrugged.
Zoe frowned, feeling it was unreasonable, but she quickly held Suwan's arm with confidence: "I believe your family will like me after they get to know me."
"I hope so," Suwan didn't hold out much hope. Although Suwan had never been in a relationship, she had never thought that she would fall in love with a woman. No one could predict their future. If Zoe hadn't asked, Suwan wouldn't have felt that her relationship with Zoe was any different from that of other people. But even if it was a little different, it was not easy to find someone who truly loved her in this apocalypse, so why would she care about whether it was a man or a woman? Even if her parents didn't accept it, Suwan wouldn't break up with Zoe because of their opposition. She fell in love with Zoe, just like Zoe loved her. In this apocalypse where one could lose their life at any time, love was not important, but it was worth cherishing.
Now, Suwan just hopes that his family can be safe.
Suwan and Zoe walked out of the hotel arm in arm. Suwan felt the wind blowing across her toes and looked down at her slippers, then she remembered that she was still wearing slippers. It seemed inappropriate to walk on the street in slippers like this, but her shoes were not dry yet, so she had to make do with it.
Angela was waiting for Suwan outside the hotel with her arms folded across her chest. When she saw Suwan and Zoe hanging out together, she snorted and walked over, looking reluctant.
"Where's Parker?" Suwan asked.
"He's going to the Air Force," Angela said depressedly, "Do you want to come with me to see Fry and Marty? I wonder how they are now." If Parker hadn't had to report to the Air Force, Angela probably wouldn't want to talk to Suwan again in a short time. After all, Suwan betrayed their friendship for Zoe!
Suwan also wanted to know how Fry and Marty were doing, and whether the person in charge had arranged for them, so he nodded without hesitation. Seeing that Marty and Fry seemed to be very important to Angela and Suwan, Zoe asked with a little unhappiness: "Who is Fry, and who is Marty?"
"We rescued two survivors this time," Suwan said.
Zoe nodded in understanding, and when she saw Angela turned and left, she sensitively tugged at Suwan and whispered to him, "Angela doesn't seem to like me very much, can I go with her?"
"Let's go," Suwan said indifferently. Angela had encouraged Suwan to accept Angela before, but now seeing her good friend betray her, her attitude immediately changed. It can only be said that women are really hard to understand.
After asking the patrolling soldiers, the three people found out where Frye and Marty were temporarily living and went to look for them. The place where Marty and Frye lived was an ordinary little house that could be seen everywhere in the town. All they saw along the way was the most ordinary town life. There were children playing football on the lawn, women hanging clothes to dry, and men reinforcing the houses. There was no vehicle on the street.
As students of Bellster, Suwan and Angela's clothes attracted some attention. Many people looked at them with strange expressions, but they were afraid that Angela and Suwan would notice them, so they lowered their heads and observed secretly.
"What the hell, they seem to be afraid of us," Angela was speechless. They were not terrifying man-eating zombies.
Suwan didn't understand. Logically speaking, shouldn't these people be grateful to them for saving the survivors? Suwan didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt hostility from several people.
"The zombie mutation has caused riots in every part of the world. These people have just had a few days of peaceful life in the city. Seeing you will bring back painful memories related to zombies," Zoe explained to them. "Besides, you are too powerful. It is normal to be afraid of the strong."
Suwan and Angela finally understood.
Originally I thought I would have to ask for directions if I wanted to find the house where Fry and Marty lived, but I didn't expect that Fry and Marty were both outside the house, which saved me the trouble of asking others. Marty was sitting in the yard with his eyes closed in the sun, looking very much enjoying this peaceful state, while Fry was sitting on the steps of the cabin, whittling wood with his head down. When they heard approaching footsteps, they both looked up, and when they saw Suwan and Angela, Marty excitedly stood up and went to hug them, while Fry continued to whittling wood with his head down.
Angela was of course unhappy with Fry's behavior, but she didn't get angry immediately. Besides, although Fry was indifferent, Marty was very enthusiastic.
As soon as Marty saw Suwan and Angela who had protected her all the way, her eyes became red. She hugged them excitedly and almost cried. As a result, the two of them tried to comfort her. Zoe couldn't get a word in. She looked at Fry and then walked towards him. Fry looked up at Zoe, but ignored her and continued to cut his wood.
Zoe stood nearby and took a closer look. She saw Frye carving a cross. He already had several crosses on hand, all of which were well polished. It seemed that Frye had been busy making these crosses in the past two days. His eyes were bloodshot.
"Why did you make so many crosses?" Zoe looked at them for a while and asked curiously.
Fry's attitude was even worse this time. He didn't even raise his eyes and just focused on carving the wood. Zoe was bored and went back to Suwan to listen to their conversation. After a while, Fry picked up the pile of crosses and walked towards Suwan and Angela, then pushed them in front of them and asked them to take them. Suwan and Angela took the crosses inexplicably and counted them. There were eight.
It is exactly the number of people in a rescue team.