Undead Office (On-Going)

Chapter 2: To Conquer

THE MAIN LOBBY, once a bustling and familiar space, is about to become a battlefield between the living and the dead.

"Everyone ready?!" questioned by Carlos before starting the next phase of their plan. As everyone responded with either a nod, or an expression of fear and anxiety.

As the barricades were removed, a sudden change of scenario occurred...

A flashback from a different person's point of view before chaos broke loose.

The sound of a lighter being used is heard in the background. At the ground floor where there are three guards standing by and doing their job on a lazy day.

"Anyone up for a quick smoke?" asked by Toby. One of the three guards currently on shift, a smoker and casually sneaks out while on duty with Jerome in the parking lot to smoke.

"Nah! I'm good, thanks," Kyler said. He is the second guard, and usually covers Jerome and Toby's absence in their post.

"You go ahead. I'll follow," stated by Jerome. Jerome usually just follows Toby in the parking lot for them to relax and throw their stress out.

"Aigh, suit yourself. There are only few things to entertain us in this type of job you know," said Toby as he left his post momentarily.

Jerome tried to check time but he forgot to bring his phone before coming to work. He then asked Kyler since he has his.

"It's almost 9:20 PM," the Kyler said.

Since Jerome was not able to bring his phone to his duty, getting bored at his shift became a worry. He decided to go to Toby, who usually comes to the nearby parking lot to smoke.

"Take it from here for a moment! I don't want to die from boredom on this job," happily said by Jerome as he left his post as well.

As Jerome was walking towards the parking lot, he somehow hear screams coming from a little further away from the building. He was curious yet has ignored it since it might just be some people partying or enjoying their night outside.

As he was about to enter the parking lot area, he saw other people screaming.

"Run!!!"

He has no idea what's happening so he thought that nothing is wrong and there could just be an event or nothing important happening. Jerome continued to go through the parking lot and tried to check the common spot for smoking. To his surprise, he didn't see a single soul from there.

"Where the hell could he be?"

He is curious where Toby is so he continues further in the parking lot sections. At one point, he saw the Guard's baton on the ground. Jerome smiled because he thought that he could tease or prank his coworker of leaving his equipment behind.

"This is going to be fun," excitingly mentioned by Jerome.

Jerome turned on a corner area of the parking lot. As he turned, it appears that he was not able to see the blood on the wall due to the dim lights on that section of the parking lot. Some of the lights are flickering or dim as maintenance has not yet fixed it.

"Hey! Where the hell are you?!" Jerome shouted to look for Toby.

Sounds of lights flickering and silence in the section of the parking light gives an eerie atmosphere.

"Damn! When will the maintenance team ever going to fix these? Do they even have budget cuts?" annoyingly mentioned by Jerome.

Jerome was thinking of using the radio to call out to Toby but he knows that management should be aware they are with each other on their posts. If they were to be noticed smoking during their duty, they might be given a disciplinary action. Jerome is also aware that Toby already has an offense, and he doesn't want him to be dragged to a bigger problem.