"I promise." He says, willing to agree to anything if it meant protecting his sister.
Hours later, it had now become morning. I could see the sun start to rise from the cracks in the barricaded entryway. Unlike other residents, who all found themselves corners and fallen asleep, I couldn't bring myself to do so. I was too scared. Instead, I sat in the hallway, mindlessly flipping through the photos that I had grabbed from my grandfather's apartment.
It was in the early hours of the morning, around 7 am when I had decided to take a walk down the empty hallways. I was getting tired but was too afraid to sleep. Afraid that something would happen if I did.
It was silent all around. The only sound I could hear was the snoring residents down the hall. So when I heard something fall in another dark hallway, I instantly tensed up with fear. The sound was soon followed by footsteps coming from what I thought to be a janitor's room.
Quickly, I spin around, about to rush back down the hall that I came from. Only, I bump into someone. Looking up, I lock eyes with Eun-hyuk. He looked down at me in confusion, whereas I was still panicking about whatever was coming our way. As far as I knew, I had been the only person awake, now along with Eun-hyuk. Grabbing his hand, I turn down the next hallway, before pulling him to hide behind a stack of boxes.
"What's going on?" He asks, but I quickly shushed him, not wanting to make any noises.
"Shhh. I heard something." I mutter, looking down the dark hallway.
My heart is pounding in my chest as I imagine the monster from yesterday walking the halls of the building. I don't even notice the dripping from my nose until Eun-hyuk takes a cautious step away from me.
It is then that I raise my hand to my face, feeling the blood running from my nose. He must think I'm infected. After all, the emergency alert said to quarantine anyone infected with a nosebleed.
"I promise you. It's not what you think." I quickly start to ramble.
"I have a condition, this happens all of the time. You can ask my grandfather, he lives in room 807 on floo-" I quickly add on before stopping. Realizing what I had just said, I get reminded that my grandfather is dead.
Eun-hyuk's face of unease turns to one of pity, even a small hint of understanding, as he too realizes what I had just said. Footsteps walking up to us, cause me to flinch in fear, as EUn-hyuk quickly pulls a cloth from his pocket before stepping close to me.
I hold my breath as he quickly uses the cloth, cleaning the blood that had dripped from my nose. Being so close together, I could feel his breath fanning across my face as he worked to clean my face.
"What are you two doing?" Says a voice, the footsteps stopping just before us now. Pulling away, Eun-hyuk turns around, revealing the person to be the girl from yesterday, his sister.
"Ah, Eun-yoo. I didn't realize that you were awake yet. What are you doing up?" Eun-hyuk says as he discreetly drops the now bloodied cloth into the shadows behind us.
"I could ask you the same thing." The girl, Eun-yoo, responds before turning her gaze to me. She had an intense gaze, almost as if she was scrutinizing me. "Who's this? Did you have a secret girlfriend and not tell me?" She questions, taking her eyes off of me now. I felt a wave of relief as if her gaze would have crushed me into dust at any moment.
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FanfictionAfter her grandfather's passing, Hwang Ji-eun's family sends her to clear out his apartment at the Green Home apartment complex. However, she gets trapped there when an outbreak occurs, causing people to turn into terrifying monsters. She tries not...