jacket - lee suhyeok

𝔳𝔦𝔦. trust

chapter seven
trust

After Namra anchored me on Suhyeok's back, I feel him running up the stairs quickly. I feel myself moving at a fast pace as Namra runs from beside us. I still don't have the strength to open my eyes yet as I hear some zombies coming near us. "We have to hurry... they're coming." I hear Suhyeok say to Namra. I muster enough strength to open my eyes now and see that we've caught up with everyone else.

We all run inside the classroom where Cheongsan was hiding out. Suhyeok sets me on a chair by the wall gently and I rest my head on a nearby table. I let out a large pant, leaning my head towards everyone else as they hug Cheongsan. After Onjo hugs Cheongsan, she walks up to me, concern written on her face. "What happened? We lost you guys for a second," she says, referring to Suhyeok and I. "We... got stopped. There was this guy. He wasn't a zombie but he had a knife and started going at us." I explain, shaking my head with a sigh. I look up at Onjo again before continuing, "And... he was talking about Cheongsan. I think he heard us on the intercom because he said he wanted to kill Cheongsan." I add.

Onjo looks at me with confusion and I just shrug. "I don't know... I mean he's gone now. Who knows if he'll come back." I finish, placing my head back on the table.

Suddenly, zombies spill back into the hallway near the classroom. The CD must have stopped playing. "How are we going to make it to the rooftop?" Hyoryeong says, out of breath. "We're trapped again, aren't we," she adds, looking out the class windows.

"Let's just think a little..." Suhyeok suggests from next to me. I look over at him too see splats blood on his face. I take my index finger and curl it to wipe some of it off of him.

"This is so annoying. We keep getting stuck." Namra says, plopping her body down on a desk. The room goes quiet for a bit before Hyoryeong gets up, startled. "Hey. Prez," she says quietly, her body turned towards Namra.

"Were you bit?" Hyoryeong's voice gets louder. She takes steps back in caution and her eyes grow wide. She noticed the bite that the strange guy from earlier gave her. "You were bit, you were...," she adds. Everyone starts to get up too, standing from their spots. In fear that she'll turn, they all start to back away from her.

"No..." I say quietly and everyone turns their head towards me. "She's not a zombie, she got bit by this guy. He stopped us at the stairs. It was this tall guy with a mullet haircut He wasn't a zombie. He was talking to us, he had a knife, and he was walking normal. Zombies don't do that," I explain to them.

"He started fighting us out of nowhere. That's why we almost got separated. Namra came back to fight for us and he bit her arm... but he's not a zombie," I add.

"Gwinam?" Cheongsan asks, eyebrows furrowed with concern. Suhyeok nods his head slowly, looking over to Cheongsan. So Cheongsan does know him... But why did Gwinam want to hurt him. What happened? Suddenly, Cheongsan picks up something off the floor to use against Namra. I lift my head in surprise as he walks towards Namra like a predator catching prey.

"No. It's not what it looks like. We just told you Gwinam isn't a zombie." Suhyeok says, walking over to stop Cheongsan. He blocks Namra's body with his own and Cheongsan gives Suhyeok a stern look. "Move!... Step back!" Cheongsan said, looking over to Namra.

"I saw Gwinam get bit in the library after I got separated from you guys. He is a zombie. Maybe he just didn't turn yet," Cheongsan yells boldly. I got up from my seat and walk over to the pair.

"He's not! He would've already had been a zombie then." Suhyeok says back, shaking his head. I look around to everyone else seeing expressions of confusion and fear. They didn't know who to believe.