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Tragedy

"Dad dad buy me this toy" a child said while pulling the sleeves of an old man in his thirties .

"Son you already have so much toys at home and we have to go or we will miss mom's performance". Said the old man to his son.

"But I don't have any robot please dad buy me this robot I will help mom with house chores and I will study harder and get good grades". Child said to his dad.

"Promise me you will study harder" said the old man.

"I promise I will study harder please buy me this robot".

As old man see his child's watery eyes he asked the shopkeeper the price.

"Sir it will be 20 dollar". Said the shopkeeper.

"Twenty dollar? Why is it so expensive for a piece of plastic." Said the old man in surprised manner.

"Sir this is a latest model available in market and it is best choice for kids below 13".

"Dad I have seen the ad of the robot, it can fire laser beam and it can even talk please buy me this robot all kids in neighborhoods have this robot only I don't have it". Said the kid.

"Okay I will get it for your birthday present but don't think you will get more toys at your birthday ". As the old man check his wallet to take money he saw a two notes of 20 dollar and few pennines.

"Son I don't have money let's buy it later".

"No i want it now please daddy please" the child started crying and rolling on the floor.

"Fine I will get some cash for ATM wait here for me and don't go anywhere I will be back in few minutes ".

As the old man gone to take cash from ATM the child asked the shopkeeper about the functions of robot. Soon a scream was heard from a distance where the old man gone to.

"Ahhhhh"

A scream was heard which sent chill down the spine of the child.

" ahhhh help me"

As these was heard the people started gathering around the noise.

There was a two man laying on the ground one of them was covered in blood while another's mouth was covered in blood.

People which were gathered around the two man, they started to take videos and pictures of them.

While this was happening old man which was carrying a wallet saw this and gone there to help them.

"Move move" said the old man.

While struggling to get in between the crowd to reach for help he saw a man was biting the another man shoulder. The scene was quite gruesome.

The old man pulled the person which was biting the other man he saw the face of the person which was colored red by blood.

"Hey what are you doing? Are you mad?" Said the old man but before he could do anything.

The person who looked like zombie jumped on him. And Bit his neck soon blood sprayed out of the old man's body.

As the crowd saw this they felt terrified of the zombie person.

The crowd started running wild pushing each other.

As for the old man he lay on ground struggling to get free from the bite. Few seconds later he finally stopped moving.

As the crowd run towards where the kid was, the crowd yelled on their top of the lungs.

"Zombie there is a zombie out there".

The kid who was waiting for his dad heard the scream and walked towards it to find his dad but his hand was caught by the shopkeeper which looked at him with terror in his face.

But the child loosen the grip of the shopkeeper and run towards the crowd.

When he saw the old man laying on the ground was his dad he reach where his dad was laying he shouted " Dad dad wake up" but seeing the gruesome scene he puked.

But soon he saw the people which were running wild came towards him but not for help but with a baseball bat.

The child was covered in his dad's blood the people thought he was bitten by a zombie and swing the bat towards his head.

....

Beep

Beep

The child woke up seeing surrounded by white coat peoples. He felt sharp pain in his head.

"Quickly patient has woken up" a nurse yelled at the people who seems to pushing a bed.

Blank....

The child again passed out.

....

"Are you sure he's okay?" A sweet voice was heard.

As the child slowly opens his eyes he saw a woman sitting by his side holding his hand.

"Mom?"

"Son" the woman was none other than his mother who he loves so much.

"It's your fault"

"It's your fault that your dad died, IT'S YOUR FAULT".

"Huh".

'Another nightmare dammit' I have been having nightmare more often.

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