SURVIVORS
192 Chapter. Fall off
Liam, Laras, Kenny, Mattew and the boys passed by a small courtyard. And they're glued to see it.
The yard was full of vegetables. They can see the tomato plants whose fruit is already red tease. There are also cucumber plants that thrive in the splice. There are pumpkin, chili, chives, yam and others.
The boys wanted to run there but were detained by Laras.
"Wait first. Seeing this page is still neat, residents should still routinely take care of it. So don't be so reckless."
"Rightened. I know we're hungry. Let's ask this garden owner a little food. So be patient first. Let's go see the owner of the house." Kenny.
They walk to the door. Liam knocked on the door a few times. But there's no answer.
"Maybe the occupants are leaving" Mattew said.
"Try it first." Liam tried to open the door. And it's not locked.
"Hallooo-chan.. Is anyone here? Excuse me.." shouted Liam loudly. But there's no answer.
"It looks like the guy's not home. How'this?" ask Laras.
"Let me look inside. Maybe there's a backyard so he doesn't hear us." Said Liam.
"Let me be with you." Mattew.
The two entered and opened the door wide. They saw an almost empty open space. There is only 1 small table attached to the wall.
Then there was a room covered with curtains of wooden beads. It looks worn and the color has faded. Liam flicked the curtain and saw a medium-sized wooden bed there. There was a small table by his side. There's a window on the wall across there. Liam came out and looked at the larger central space. The room was almost empty as well. There was only a round table with 2 seats on the side of the large window. Seeing the location, the window should be facing the garden in the front yard.
"Something seems to be missing here. Look at this thing." point to Matthew. Liam looked at it and nodded.
"Here too should be just something. Long box shape. It could be that these 2 things are so important that they are hidden, or they are useless and thrown out." guess Liam.
They continued to check further back.
"It's like a dining room, isn't it?" mattew said doubtfully.
"looks like. This old set of teapots and cups is a marker."
They checked again. There are 2 doors on different sides there. Liam opened the one.
"It's.it seems like a warehouse or a supply place." Said Liam.
They went in and checked inside.
"Dark," said Mattew. Open the window in the room. His eyes were glued looking out.
"There's not much supply here. There are just old, useless things" said Liam, who checked the contents of the room.
"The availability is out there,"
Mattew got out of the room quickly. The clueless Liam, looked out the window.
"Huh???"
His eyes flickered looking at the backyard of the residence. It's heaven. Mattew was already running around happily there. Liam also immediately exited the room. But not after Mattew. He's headed for the front door.
"You enter. There's a surprise back there." Liam said with a joyful expression.
"really?"
"Come on. I can't wait."
They all ran in following Liam.
"Walong....!"
There was a scream and laughter of excitement for everyone. They ran here and there. Look in amazement at the place. How different it is from a dead city out there.
"Bushy! You see that Liam?" Laras approached Liam after seeing everything he wanted to see there.
"There's a kitchen here. There is a bathroom too. There was a small garden with fountains and a pond full of fat fish in the corner of the courtyard. There are a few cages that are unfortunately empty. And there's a ladder leading up. I want to look up, what's up there." Baras was curious.
"Be careful Barrel. I thought the top floor was more up not stepped on. Afraid the floor wood is rotted. The danger!"
Laras did not comment on Liam's words. He had already climbed the wooden staircase that was beside the window of the warehouse.
"I'll be careful" Shouted Laras. Liam looked at her with worry.
"Liam, there's a lot of fish. Can we take some and cook it? The kids are starving." Kenny asked Liam for consideration.
"Well, take enough. Let's explain to the owner of this house." Liam finally agreed.
"Yeayy, we can finally eat" the children shouted happily. They are so happy to be in that place.
"Mr Liam, can I pick up some vegetables and seasonings in the front yard?" The two teenage girls asked Liam for his approval.
Liam nodded.
"Take enough. Do not make the owner of this house angry. Be careful not to damage the garden."
"Yes" they answered as they ran.
"Well, may the owner of this house be a kind person. Or all of this will be terrible." sighed Liam.
"Hey, Laras. What's up there?" shouted Liam.
"You come up here and see for yourself!" sahut Laras's.
"Is it not dangerous if we ride both?" Liam wasn't sure.
"Well, just be careful. After all, this floor has already started creaking if stepped on," Laras said from above.
"If it's dangerous, then come down. Take turns!" liam shouted in horror.
"I'm not done looking." Barrels refused to come down.
"Kenny, you can cook yourself, right? I'm gonna drag that girl down. It's dangerous to climb the weathered floor so." liam grumbled.
"Yes. Just chill. We'll prepare the food." Kenny smiled amusedly looking at Liam's expression when annoyed.
"Good."
Kenny immediately called the children who were playing running around here and there. Give them a little advice.
"Roads, I'm going up," Liam treads the stairs carefully.
His eyes were immediately fixated on seeing the scene up here. Liam's feet stepped quickly over Laras.
"Stop! Slow road. Or this floor will collapse." Barrel raised his hand forward, forbidding Liam from stepping recklessly.
"Is this what I see?" liam asked in disbelief.
"yeah. You see this. A pile of animal skin that is clean. Stacked by type. And it's this high." Laras really doesn't believe.
"How many years did he collect all these skins? Does he get hunted animals every day? A very good hunter." Liam.
"If he hunts rabbits every day, I still believe he can spend a day. But this is a pile of tiger, tiger, wolf skin, even the biggest one, I think it's a red bear." The barrel describes the types of animals whose skin is there.
"What a great hunter!" Liam walked carefully from table to table where the homeowner piled up the skins.
"You don't understand what I mean, Liam?" laras's eyes looked at him in disbelief.
"I can't guess your head. So just tell me what you mean." Liam said in surprise.
"I mean, maybe these house owners are dangerous. Also very strong." Baras seemed to be thinking hard.
"Yes already. There's nothing we can do here. So let's just get off. Danger." Liam walked towards the stairs slowly.
"You're not coming down?" ask Liam astonished.
"Yes down. But replace. It's too dangerous if we step on one piece of wood together." explains Laras.
"Oh, okay then." Liam continued his steps. The sound of the floor creaking and slightly curling down on Leon, felt terrifying.
"Let's get off. I've reached the stairs." said Liam with relief.
"Yes, be patient." said Laras.
He stepped carefully. The sound of the floor creaking like screaming when stepped on the foot of Laras.
"Hey, I'm not that heavy either. Why are you screaming like that?" whispered Laras slowly.
Krieett...
Krakk!!
The Baras step immediately stopped. His face began to pale. One slight movement, then the floor will collapse. The barrel looked towards the floor of the plank he stepped on. There's a big crack in there.
'I have to jump there immediately if I don't want to fall' Inner Laras. He's getting ready to jump. But the movement focused on one leg as a jump start actually makes the crack deeper.
Krakkk!!
"Clearned!!" liam called Laras who did not come down
Kraaakkk!!!!
"Damn, you're cornering me!" ruk Baras as his body floated down.
Brakkkk !!!
There was a noise coming from inside the warehouse. Liam tang standing waiting for Laras by the window turned his gaze inwards.
"Clearned!" he panicked and ran inside.
"Shhh.. My back hurts a lot." Laras groaned.
"Wheel. How did you fall? I told you to be careful." Liam helped Laras stand up.
"Your screams baffle me! Disturb the concentration." Omel Laras with his regret.
"So it's my fault?" asked Liam foolishly.
"It's your fault. Kenny's wrong time?" reply Baras upset.
"Let's take you to that room. Lie down first. I'll ask one of the girls to check if there's an injury on your back" Liam said.
"Hmmm.." Answer Laras.
The two arrived in a room that was not too bright. Liam guided Laras towards the bed. The barrel can finally sit on a pedestal covered in soft leather of various colors. White, brown, gray even pitch black.
'This mattress is so soft. There are 2 pillows here. Are they husband and wife?' think Laras.
Liam has opened the window. The room was brighter.
"You lie down first. Let me call one of those girls to check on you." persuaded Liam guiltily.
"Hmmm.." Barrel replied while enduring the pain in his back.
'It seems I hit something when I fell earlier' Inner Laras.
Liam comes out and tells Kenny what happened. Then a girl followed Liam to check on the state of the barrel in the room.
Liam, Kenny and Mattew waited anxiously for news. Especially when you hear the scream of pain from inside the room. Not long heard the moans and hiss Laras.
The teenage girl came out with a sad look. Intercepted 3 men with worried and questionable faces in their eyes.
"How's it?" asked Liam who was impatient to see the girl just shut up.
"His back is turning blue. It looks like when he fell hit something." Obviously the girl.
"Is that a danger? Do you know how to treat or relieve the pain?" Liam asks so many questions at once.
"I'll pick a leaf in the yard. It can be used to compress bruises and reduce the pain a little. But I don't know if there's an injured spine or not" the girl replied honestly.
"alright. You do what you can." Liam resigned. Right now that's all they can do.
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