Despair - 양정원 (zombie apocalypse au)

Chapter 5

Lee Haneul

I was still in the classroom with my other classmates and mostly all of us were panicking. Two of my classmates have been crying, three of my classmates were panicking and kept on trying to contact the police.
Jake and Sunoo were just with me trying to make a plan and Jungwon...

He was just sitting on a corner.

" We need to make a plan on how to get out of the campus. " Sunoo spoke up.
" I'm thinking right now, Sunoo. " I replied.
I stood up and looked around the school.
It was almost dark and we were still in a panic and nowhere to escaping.
Then something hit me.
" No, Oh no. " I whispered.

Heeseung, please be alive.

" What? Haneul? What's wrong? " Jake asked.
" nothing, it's just.. I don't know if my brother is still alive out there. " I looked down.
" Hey.. It's okay, I'm sure Heeseung is still alive, let's just hope he is. " Sunoo patted my back and I nodded. " for now let's worry about how we'll escape. " Jake added.

" how about we go to the rooftop? And we can write SOS there, obviously some police or helicopters will find it right? " I suggested.
" Haneul! You're right! We could do that! " Sunoo stood up excitedly.
" Is there something going on? " one student asked.

" I think Haneul knows how to get help and we might escape. " Sunoo replied.
" How? " One student asked.

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Nine of us were gathering and I had Sunoo and Jungwon to map out the school building and I told them how to escape.

" right now we're on the second floor. All we got to do is get to the rooftop. Let's find some weapons, and some gear to at least protect us. " I explained to them.
" are you sure we could get there? It's seven floors away. " a student asked. " I don't predict the future but if we're lucky, we could. " I replied.

" Let's find weapons then, hurry up everyone! " Jungwon said and walked away to find what can be used. I walked to the desk and search for notebooks, textbooks and cutters or scissors. " What are you trying to do? " I heard a voice behind me. I turned around to see Jungwon. " trying to find something that can cover our arms and legs " I replied.

While going through an open bag, I found two thick book and few notebooks.
" Aha! I found some. " I showed Jungwon the books. " Do you have any tape for me to put this together? " I asked. " nope let me find some. " He said and walked away.
Suddenly a figure stopped in front of me.

" hmm.. He's interesting, right? " Sunoo raised his eyebrows and showed a teasing smile.
" Oh shut up Sunoo, our lives are at stake and we need to escape. " I rolled my eyes.
" Okay, Okay " Sunoo walked away and I kept searching for stuff.

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Lee Haneul

Everyone was ready. Though some of us were nervous and scared, including me.
" Listen up everyone, no matter what, don't stop running. " I mumbled to them.
I found a mop at the back of the class room and I took the mop off and it left me with a stick with the pointy end, I also had a bag behind me and it had my skateboard inside and some cutters and scissors. I gripped on the stick much tighter. I let out a deep breath and prepared myself.

" 3..2....1 " Jungwon said and opened the door, all of us rushed out and ran to the stairs.
Since there was still few zombies in the hallway, they followed us and rushed at us.
" Hurry up! Run! " One student shouted, it cause all of us to run faster. I was at the back of the group, Jungwon leading the group along with Sunoo and Jake was in front of me.

Because I was at the back of the group, I could hear the zombies running after us and snarling. That made me more nervous, thinking if the zombies caught up, they would definitely grab me first and then I'll die.

It felt like I predicted my own future or death, I felt something pulling me from behind and the next thing I knew I came flying down few of the stairs. " AHH! " I shouted as I fell backwards. " HANEUL-AH! " Jake shouted.
I immediately stood up and faced the zombie that pulled me. My heart started beating fast, I gripped the stick tightly and prepared myself to fight back.

Some of my classmates stopped to see if I was okay, " Go! " I yelled, " Are you insane?! " Jake yelled back. The zombie ran towards me and i moved to the side, I swung my stick towards the zombie and he went in contact with the window, shattering it and him flying out the window. " Just go! I'll slow them down."
Another zombie appeared and it lunged at me, as it opened it's mouth I shoved the stick inside it's mouth and cracked it's head to the side.

" Haneul stop! Don't be a hero! " Sunoo shouted. As we were shouting back and fourth it attracted much more zombies.
" All of you snap out! I said go! I'll meet you at the rooftop! " I yelled. Jake and the rest looked like they were hesitant to go, but few seconds I heard their footsteps running fast.

I tried running after them, but then a zombie jumped on me again and both on us crashed back down the floor. I lunged my stick on her eye making her back off. I took my stick and shoved it in her forehead. My arms and hands were all bloody and my body felt so sticky.
My body soon to get tired and I started to lose my energy.

I was able to climb five staircases but I was then stopped by a zombie lunging at me.
It caught me off guard so I dropped my stick and the zombie went on top of me.
It tried to bite me but I covered it with my arm that luckily had a thick textbook taped on.
I was able to block it's mouth for biting my neck, but the zombie fought back.

It was too heavy and because I was tired I wasn't able to push it away.
" Get the fuck off of me! " I shouted. The zombie continued on snarling and fighting back. I was losing hope and my arm was so close of pulling away and letting the zombie eat my whole body.

I'm dying, am I?

Great, I thought I'll die from suicide or a heart attack,

I guess I'll be dying because a mad student ate my brain.

Then suddenly a stick was shoved into the zombies head. The zombies blood splattered on my face and on the walls.
I was in shock, I looked up to see Jungwon also shock and terrified with what he just did.
I stood up immediately and faced him.
" what the fuck are you doing here?! " I yelled at him. " No need to be mad, thank me instead. " he replied. Both of us heard snarling behind us, I tried to fight it again, but Jungwon took my arm and dragged me to run.

Both of us ran till we got to the fifth floor, Jungwon pulled me into a room and both of us went crashing inside. I laid on the floor, tired and exhausted from the running and fighting. I looked at my side to see the others shock and nervous, probably because I was covered in blood and Jungwon's hands too.

" Yah! Haneul-shi! You scared the fuck out of me! " Jake yelled and kneeled on the floor along with Sunoo. " Don't you ever do that again Haneul. " Sunoo told me.
" Yeah, Yeah, what matters is we're not dead. "
I stood up and walked to the door.
I looked out the window and there was few zombies around the hallway.

It was already dark and all of us were tired,
I looked around the classroom and it made me upset that we weren't able to go to the rooftop, if maybe Jungwon didn't go back to help me, he could've led the group to the rooftop. " it's not your fault. So don't think that. " I heard a voice beside me. " What? " I turned to the person and it was Jungwon.
" the way you look outside and then at them, you think it's your fault that we didn't get to the rooftop didn't you? " He said, I wanted to deny it but then again he was kinda true.

" why did you go back to help me? You could've just led the group to the rooftop you know? " I asked. " well I couldn't leave someone behind, and as you said I led the group, I watched the trolls movie, and I say no troll left behind. " He chuckled, I chuckled with him even though it wasn't the time to make jokes. " and I scrapped your elbow yesterday, it was the least i could do. " He added.

" psh I scrapped it on my own, it wasn't your fault. " I replied, He just smirked and shrugged....

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