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𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲

15:30

The classroom descends into chaos. Nayeon is shouting at Minji, who has transformed and is lurching toward her. The others are scrambling, lost in the panic of it all.

"Everyone, get out!" Suhyeok yells, voice frantic.

He jerks the door open, and we pour into the hallway, only to be greeted by more of the infected. The hallway is packed with zombies, snarling and clawing at the air. We turn, looking left and right, but there's nowhere to go. We're cornered.

Suhyeok pushes ahead, throwing punches and kicks, keeping the zombies at bay for as long as he can. The boys tear off a nearby window frame and use it as a makeshift weapon. We have no choice but to run, moving as fast as we can down the hallway.

"Hara, keep running!"

I glance back, my heart skipping a beat. I'm alone. The others are further ahead, already moving up the stairs. The zombies are getting closer—closing in on me. Everyone is already upstairs except for me and..

"Onjo, go!" I shout, seeing my friend standing at the foot of the stairs, her body exposed to the horde.

She grabs her shoe and throws it at the zombie that was getting a little too close to me. I start running up the stairs, but trip over a zombie's leg. My forehead hits the steps. I gently place my hand on it and feel liquid dripping all over it.

"Hara!"

Suhyeok's voice cuts through the panic. He grabs my arm, hauling me back to my feet. Onjo helps him carry me up the stairs, both of them steadying me as we make our way to the fourth floor, where the rest of the classmates are fighting for their lives.

"What do we do? How do we get to the other side?" Onjo asks, her voice tight with worry.

I look around, panic rising in my chest. The zombies are closing in fast.

Onjo's eyes flick to something—a window frame ripped off—and she runs toward it, shouting. "Hey! Here!!"

The zombies turn around and start to run towards us. We fight them off with our hands. I feel a huge wave of rage hit me. I push the zombies off of my friends and continue to hit them, but there are way too many. They start surrounding us with hungry eyes.

"Watch out!"

I see a zombie lunge at Suhyeok, its teeth ready to tear into his leg. Without thinking, I push it away, my strength surprising both of us. He stumbles, looking at me with wide eyes as I pull him up.

Together, we continue to fight, but the pressure's mounting. It's too much.

"The door's locked!" someone shouts.

I turn and sprint toward the science lab, hoping that we can find refuge there. I grab the lock, feel it snap under my hands. My eyes widen in shock, but I glance around—no one saw.

"It's open now. Let's go!" I call to the others.

I push the door open, ushering everyone inside. Daesu's the last one through, and I slam the door behind him, bracing it with my body.

We begin barricading the door with tables, all of us working quickly. I collapse to the ground in exhaustion, my body aching.

My bandaid has come loose, revealing the bite mark on my arm. I flinch, my mind spiraling for a moment.

"Here, you can cover your wound with it" 

I frighten by the sudden voice. Wujin is standing in front of me with a peace of cloth in his hands.