Narrator: "Silence used to mean peace. Now it means they're listening."
9:13 PM – Backstreets of Sector 17
The night carried tension like fog. Every corner creaked, every shadow twitched.
We spotted it—an old warehouse, once a hospital supply center. Metal shutters rusted half open, vines crept through cracks, but it was defensible.
Kartik (checking surroundings):"Dead streets. No moans. We take it."
Ananya (softly):"There's a back stairway to the basement. Used to deliver surgical kits."
Ayush:"Lead the way."
Shivam and Sana carried Tanya—her leg had cramped mid-run. Lucky held the green flashlight tight, its battery down to 30%.
Ananya pointed at a collapsed grocery store with a signboard half hanging off.
Ananya:"Back there… that small building behind that kirana shop. That's where they used to keep expired med stock and cleaning supplies."
Kartik:"Concrete walls?"
Ananya:"Two floors. Basement, reinforced. Barely anyone knows about it."
Ayush:"Then that's where we disappear."
9:34 PM – Supply Shelter, Sector 17-B
We kicked open the rusted back entrance and sealed it from inside with an iron rod.
It was dark. No power. But quiet.
Lucky:"Smells like bleach and rats. But it's dry."
Kartik (checking his pulse):"We'll survive the night. That's more than what most get these days."
Inside the Shelter
The place was half collapsed, but the storage room in the basement was untouched.
Food found:
•5 expired but usable MRE kits
•2 bottles of glucose water
•1 sealed biscuit crate (slightly cracked but okay)
Weapons:
•2 rusted iron rods
•3 wooden mop handles
•1 paper cutter
•1 hammer (half broken)
It wasn't much, but enough to feel like we had a chance.
Shivam:"Feels like we found loot in a horror game."
Lucky (grinning):"Only thing missing is the save point."
10:12 PM – Basement Floor, Candlelight
Ananya was in the far corner, sitting near a broken fan, clutching an old keychain in her hand—one with a photo.
I walked over and sat quietly beside her.
Ayush:"You holding up?"
Ananya (still staring at the photo):"That was taken the day before dad left for work. He said, 'Emergency drill, I'll be back by evening.' He never came home."
I looked at her—really looked. The dust in her hair, the tired lines under her eyes… and the strength she didn't even know she had.
She suddenly turned toward me.
Ananya:"I asked to talk privately… because I didn't want to say this in front of everyone.If something happens to me—if I don't make it—I need you to know something."
My heart stopped.
Ayush:"Ananya..."
She reached for my hand, trembling slightly.
Ananya (voice low):"You're the only person left that makes me feel like this world isn't lost.And if there's one thing I want to do before it all falls apart… it's this."
She leaned forward, slowly. My breath caught.
Her lips met mine—tentative, soft, trembling, but real.Time didn't stop. But for a second… it slowed.
When we pulled apart, she rested her forehead on mine.
Ananya (whispering):"This isn't just because we might die.It's because with you… I feel alive."
10:36 PM – On the Other Side of the Shelter
Kartik sat cross-legged near the map, flicking his lighter on and off.
Sana was beside him, quietly mending her torn sleeve with a safety pin.
Sana:"You're staring again."
Kartik (smirking):"Hard not to."
Sana:"Even now? With everything going on?"
Kartik (serious now):"Especially now.I don't want to leave anything unsaid."
She turned toward him, puzzled. He got up, dusted off his jacket, and stood in front of her.
Kartik:"I've fought zombies, seen death, and almost froze to death in that school's generator room. But the scariest thing I've faced… is this."
He reached into his bag and pulled out a tiny velvet box—charred and bent from fire damage.
Inside: a small metallic ring, not fancy—but it shimmered faintly in the dim light.
Sana (breathless):"Kartik…?"
Kartik (voice shaking):"I was gonna wait till after the world ended. But screw it.I love you, Sana. I have, long before this madness started.I don't have a priest, or flowers, or even certainty we'll live through tomorrow.But if you'll be mine—through this hell—I don't need anything else."
She looked at him, eyes watery. Then, without a word, she stood, wrapped her arms around him, and held him tight.
Sana (muffled in his chest):"You idiot… you think I'd say no?"
He slipped the ring on her finger—wrong hand at first.
Sana (laughing softly):"Left hand, Einstein."
They sat back down, her head on his shoulder.
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10:58 PM – Return to Reality
The group gathered around the rusted metal table.
Ayush (looking at a faded radio):"Tomorrow we try the signal again.If anyone's out there… they'll hear us."
Ananya (beside him now):"And if no one responds?"
Ayush (firm):"We keep going. Together."
Kartik:"There's an army checkpoint 4 km north. If we can get past Sector 18… we may find survivors."
Shivam:"Or find a horde waiting to eat our faces."
Lucky:"Either way, at least we die with cool people."
Everyone chuckled faintly. It was the kind of laugh that held pain beneath it—but it still mattered.
FINAL VOICEOVER – Ayush
"It's strange. We spend our whole lives waiting for something perfect.But when the world collapses… sometimes, it's the broken moments that feel the most whole."
◆AV Notebook Log – End of Day 5
•Safehouse secured: Basement, Sector 17-B
•Supplies: Basic food, light weaponry
•Emotionally changed status:
•Ayush × Ananya — bonded emotionally + romantically
•Kartik × Sana — engaged
•Next Objective: Reach Army Outpost Sector 18
•Threat: Unconfirmed horde sightings beyond overpass
•Morale: Strengthened
•New Risk: Emotional attachments may affect survival instincts
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