A Cruel Twist Of Fate

Chapter 5

[Yeonjun's POV]

"Hello? Are you another survivor?" I asked the person in the radio.

"Yes I am, I take it you're another survivor. Are you safe?"

"I was at the moment... But not anymore..."

"Oh did something happen?"

"I... Prefer to not talk about it right now..."

"That's okay, anyway I need your help uh-"

"Choi Yeonjun."

"Oh Yeonjun? I've heard of you, people say you're an expert police detective. You're famous you know?"

"Thanks? By the way I should return your question, are you safe?"

"Yes I am, anyways my companion is trapped inside Seoul Elementary School."

"I can help, may I know who I'm speaking to right now?" I asked.

"Oh I'm... Bang Si-Hyuk..." he said.

"Bang Si-Hyuk? The billionaire who was in the news?"

"That'd be me. Listen since you know who I am, I'll pay you whatever you need if you save-"

"No money is necessary sir, it's kinda pointless right now." I didn't care about money now, I'm only concerned with saving his companion.

"Alright then, I need you to head over to the school."

"Got it... Why haven't you tried saving her if that's okay to ask?"

"I've been hiding down in the sewers, there's no infected here thankfully."

"Um... Gross, but okay..." I decided to make my way to the school. I knew the path because I checked the map of my phone earlier.

I arrived at the school after a couple minutes of walking. It felt so unsettling going to a school in the middle of the night. But if I can save this person then it was worth it. "Alright I made it to the school. Do you know where inside the school she's hiding in?" I asked Bang nim.

"She says she's upstairs, but you'll need to find a book for the bookshelf that's keeping the door locked," he said.

"A book? Weird way for a door to function not gonna lie."

"I know, but the infected shouldn't be smart enough to know how to get to her."

"At least we know that, so I'm just gonna have to find the book then."

"Some doors may need to be unlocked though."

"You're right, I'll keep an eye out for keys or tools."

"You can do this Yeonjun, I believe in you! If you managed to survive the infection for a month then I'm sure you'll pull through."

I began to walk towards the entrance. I took out the flashlight I got back from the Gallery and slowly opened the door to head inside. The hallways were dark and eerie. I felt like I was gonna get attacked at any moment so I decided to sneak around quietly. I turned on my flashlight and walked towards the right. When I opened the door I was in the office, I walked around and found an orange key. I left the office to continue exploring the school. This place was a mess... Lockers were knocked over and there were school supplies on the floor. I unlocked the orange lock and opened the cafeteria, I found an arrow surprisingly. Who brings these things to a school?

I made my way to the second floor next, I wasn't hearing any footsteps for some reason. I want to assume there's no infected here, but if the person was trapped then they were most likely attacked... I went into a conference room and found a blue key on the table. While walking around the hallway upstairs, I found the green key as well and saw the window to the gym. Laser doors were in both entrances, damn they really don't like thieves then.