Chapter 81: 81
I opened the door for the third time and the look of irritation is now starting to show in my face as well.
“Yeah?” I said as I looked at the person, or should I say, persons. It was Nicole and Alicia.
“Oh, are you busy? I’d also like to borrow the same kind as the one that you gave me for Alicia. No bullets too of course, I’ll help her practice a bit more since we don’t have classes today. Oh, hi Kaley!” Nicole said.
“Hi…did you see what’s for dinner today?” Kaley asked though I can notice her brows are a bit furrowed.
“Hmm, I think it was stir-fried vegetables.” Alicia said.
“That reminds me, I remember that I would need to cook the rabbit too, I’ll prepare it later.” I said.
“You’re really gonna? That’s a little sad though.” Alicia said.
“Well, she would keep on eating her babies if he gets pregnant again.” Kaley said.
“Hmm? You’re not against it now? Wanna try to eat it with me then?” I said, visibly surprised.
“Uhh, sure let’s try it then. I remember Aya asking for some too.” she said.
“Great, I’ll prepare one for us later. However, I’m gonna marinate it to grill tomorrow.” I said.
I gave Alicia the same pistol, a Walther P22 that Nicole has and they thanked me first before they went on their way.
I then laid next to her and she just wrapped her arm and leg on the side of my body while she’s using my left arm as a pillow. She just sighs beside me while I hugged her back.
“Lost the mood then?” I asked.
“Yeah… people kept on knocking the door and the rabbit talk… it’s a bit irritating.” she said.
“Want me to teach you how to prepare one then? It’s very easy.” I said.
“Hmm? Okay.” she replied.
We got dressed and we grabbed the rabbit from the barn. It’s very fluffy and fat, good for eating. Olivia saw us but she ran away when she heard that we’re gonna butcher it now.
I first knocked it out and I tied its feet on a string hanging down and then I slit its throat to let it bleed on a container below. After a while of letting it bleed out, I looked at Kaley and even if she looks a bit squeamish, she still paid attention to what I’m doing. I then cut through the joints without damaging the meat on the feet and then I pulled the skin of the rabbit down.
“Wow, I thought you would slowly scr.a.p.e it with a knife like a boar. It looks skinny now too.” Kaley said.
“Oh yeah, I remember that you used to hunt with your dad. I thought you would hate to see this happen.” I said.
I then sliced the tail, hands, and the head off as I placed the fur with the skin in a separate bin to be used later.
“I could make this into a hat or something.” I said to myself.
I started gutting the rabbit now and I first thought Kaley would look away at this part but now she even tried to do it herself.
“Let me try, it’s not as cute anymore so I can probably do this.” she said.
“Okay, make a small slice there and break the bone in the middle of the legs and put your finger down there and slice it slowly so you don’t hit the guts. Okay, make the cut until there and we slowly pull the insides out. Oh! The liver looks good too! We’ll save it later with the kidneys and throw the unusable ones out. Good job!” I said.
“Thanks! This was fun! Where do I place the guts?” she said.
“Here, place it here first.” I instructed.
“We’re done right?” she asked.
“Yeah, we just have to clean up now.” I replied.
She has a proud look in her face and we went back to the house after we cleaned up. I also kept the foot of the rabbit since a few people believe it to be lucky.
I grabbed a mortar and pestle and I mixed a few seasonings and herbs to a marinade and I rubbed it against the meat of the rabbit and I set it aside for tomorrow. She watches me work while I explain some of the processes to her.
“It doesn’t look like a rabbit now; it looks like a fine cut of meat.” she said.
“Hah! Wait till you taste it, it will blow your mind. You’d wish we have this everyday.” I replied.
“Hmph! Just say that you’re a good cook!” she exclaimed while she looked at me smiling.
“Well, I dabble. How about you though? Did you learn how?” I asked.
“Well no, we just used to eat outside though I can cook a few simple dishes. Not this gourmet style that you’re doing.” she replied.
“Oh, is that so. It’s fun for me to cook so I took a few lessons. It relaxes me. Though one of the reasons is that I really want to taste the food that I’m seeing online. I can’t go to their stores but I could at least replicate them.” I said.
“Oh! Like Gordon Ramsay? We’ve been to his other stores and I’ve met him once. He’s a really nice guy and the food was amazing!” she said with a victorious smile.
“What?! I’m so Jealous! Dammit!” I said while I finished preparing the food while she tells me the rest of the story.
“Damn, I could only replicate a few of his dishes from his videos and never tasted the real thing.” I said with a hint of jealousy.
“To be fair though, we only went to his restaurant. I’m not sure if he’s the one who really cooked it.” Kaley said.
“But it’s still in his standards! F.u.c.k it! We’re kidnapping him now! Grab the AR, we’ll go to the airport to steal a plane.” I joked as she laughed hysterically.
“W-wait, don’t tell me you know how to fly a plane?” she stopped laughing and looked at me.
“The big ones you use? Haven’t tried yet but I could fly a small one. I think it’s pretty much the same.” I said nonchalantly.
“What can’t you do huh?” she’s now curious.
“Hah! Many things! I’m perfect but not that perfect.” I joked.
“What does that even mean! You can’t use those words together!” she shook her head.
Like a good coincidence, someone told us that the food outside is ready and we ate our meal with everybody.
Everyone gathered at the meeting after we cleaned up and we started.
“Okay, good job everyone. We are now on our 7th day in survival and we’re doing good. Welcome our new people to the group but I’m pretty sure you’ve interacted with them earlier. Our scouting/ scavenging group will still do the same routine of checking each place slowly and getting supplies from the places not hit yet. We’ll keep on going places where there is obviously something inside and just sweep the rest when we start to reach farther places. We might grab a few more containers for gas since I want to fill the apartment next to us with containers of them since we only managed to fill one up. We need to stock up as many as possible and we might need to go to other gasoline stations when the need arises. How are we on the other side of things?” I reported.
“The seeds we planted are still on the greenhouse, a few people here now have shown interest in gardening and I appreciate the help. I’ll continue on doing the same thing and teach other people what I know.” Charlotte said.
“Same thing here, my family is always helping me with the animals and the baby rabbits are doing good.” Derek said.
“We cleared almost half of the squatter area and all the usable materials are stacked in there. We’ll start on hauling them as soon as we finish on dismantling all of them.” Zeidrick said.
The rest also gave their reports and I watched the broadcast after the meeting which was the same progress report on their parts. We concluded the meeting and then I headed to the gym to finish my daily routine. Only me, Tatiana and Kaley went to the gym today since it’s past 9:00 PM. Kaley’s body is getting more toned and her body can now bend more than what it used to thanks to Tatiana’s training. We three still did our awkward shower together and when we went down, Olivia and Rin are asleep while waiting for us to come down but a movie is already playing.
“We were supposed to watch a movie today correct?” Tatiana said.
“Yeah, we had too much to do today, good thing none of us are at watch duty.” Kaley said.
We then headed to each other’s rooms and Kaley spooned me throughout the night. I woke up early to cook the rabbit and I also made mashed potatoes to eat it with, though I saved a piece for Aya. It was almost 6:00 AM so I also made coffee and I told my aunt to not include me and Kaley for breakfast since we will be eating separately today. I saw Jay and his wife helping out my aunt and he just nodded at me and they continued doing their business.
