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𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 when the outbreak happened, sitting in math class, staring out the window not listening to what her teacher was talking about. The sound of the principal's alarmed voice through the speakers snapped her out of her absence.
"The school will close for the day," A loud cheering spread in the classroom as the principal continued. Stella tried to focus on what he was saying but her classmates were too loud. She only managed to perceive a few words.
"The health care authority has.... Warn..... Go home..... Lock..."
The teens pushed their way out of the classroom and out through the corridors, eager to miss school. But Stella felt as though something was wrong.
As soon as she stepped out she saw cars crowded outside and in front of the school a long car queue stretched on the road. Stella heard cheering but also loud yelling and screaming in the distance. The girl climbed up on a trash can to get a better view. Her gaze was carried around the cluster of panicked faces, hoping to find her mother's black Volvo. The crowd was filled with cars in different colors and brands but her mother's car was nowhere to be found.
Then, like a stab of fear, a realization hit the girl - Carl. Her younger brother. She hoped that her parents had picked him up already and that whatever was causing the panic and chaos hadn't hurt them. Then another alarm filled her, -her father. He was in a coma after being shot.
Stella grabbed the shoulder straps of her backpack and jumped down from her scouting spot. She looked around her and scanned the passing faces.
"Stella!" A familiar voice yelled in the distance. The girl turned around so hastily that she almost fell. In the crowd, Stella could perceive the figure of her best friend Lilly Smith pushing her way towards her.
"Stella!" Lilly panted and wrapped her arms around the girl. Stella felt a warm, calming feeling having Lilly with her. That meant that she wasn't alone.
"What the hell is going on?" "No idea," Stella said closing her eyes relieved to have someone by her side in the confusion. The girls unraveled from the hug and grabbed each other's hands as they looked out on the chaos on the street.
A loud scream made both girls jump. They turned to the direction of the sound. People were running in pure fright away from an unknown threat in the distance. At first, Stella couldn't see what was causing the panic but then she spotted four limping people heading towards the panicked cluster. Their clothes had been ripped leaving big holes in the fabric and their bodies were covered in blood. One of the limping people grabbed a woman in her 30s and... bit her neck. A frightened scream escaped her mouth and she felt her stomach turn as she saw the blood squirt and run down the woman's clothes as she screamed for help.
