Rest In Darkness

- Chapter Three -

April 9, 2023

Current location: Ladysmith high school front entrance

8:05 am

I hopped out of Riley's car and gazed at the school entrance.

"Alright I'll see soon," Riley said as she walked towards the front doors. And then she disappeared into the school.

"Let's get this over with... hopefully it's not a long day" I said to myself as I walked into the school.

As I entered the school I heard the nearby TV say

"The corporation NOIR is the top maker of weapons, technology, and artificial intelligence. They are making our future brighter and armed to the teeth-"

The noir corporation is the main producer of weapons and technology; they own the police and military practically. And now with them teaming up with Leon Health Care Inc they are now making medicine crap. Hell they made a cure for cancer! But why would a weapons corporation make medicine? Nobody questioned it but I did...

I'm sure it's nothing too bad.

Suddenly the doors I came through slammed open as Chris ran through. He was holding his hand... there was blood gushing out of the bandaged hand.

"Chris?" I tried talking to him but he ran into the bathroom.

"What the heck?" I asked myself as I walked towards my locker to begin my day... my normal day

Chris almost fell as he leaned against the sink. Now it hurts like literal hell! It stung bad. He peeled off the bandage and almost threw up as he saw that his hand was peeling away revealing muscle and bone. It stunk horribly. The veins on his arm were black and they traveled up his arm. His fingernails were falling off, his skin cracked as his fluids leaked through, he could see the bone under the cracked and peeling skin. He suddenly felt the pain traveling across his chest from his arm. He started tearing off his shirt revealing his skin was cracking and fizzing as it started to tear away and fall off revealing muscle and bone. He wanted to scream for help but he couldn't. The pain then traveled to his face. Chris stared at his own face as it started to crack and fizz until it started peeling. Chris pulled on the cracking skin and peeled it off. It didn't hurt anymore...

He felt his teeth fall out and land into the back of his mouth. He spat them out into the sink. He opened his mouth and saw sharp pointy teeth poking through the gums. He watched as his eyes now changed their color and faded and they changed color into a bright yellow.

His hair started falling off in big clumps into the sink.

Chris felt different and it doesn't hurt any longer.

He could smell them

And now he was hungry...

he wanted to feed...

I was at my locker digging out my books, Chromebook, pencils, and oh my drawing book. I closed my locker as I stood up. Strange where was everyone else? Suddenly someone grabbed my back and turned me around.

"Howdy twiggy!" Chuck said as he slammed his fist into my stomach. I fell to the ground in pain.

"How's the bike?" Chuck asked before kicking me back down as I tried to get back up. He kicked me again and again.

Chuck grabbed me by the collar and pulled me to his face until he was a few inches away from my face "Whats wrong faggot, mommy died?-" Chuck cackled.

"Well what are you going to-" before chuck could finish his sentence someone yelled at him.

"Hey Fat ass!" Sam yelled at him as she walked up to us with John next to her. Sam was one of my oldest friends. We've known each other since I moved here.

"Leave him alone buddy" John said in a tone where he was trying to sound cool but it just came off weird. Chuck dropped me and stood up and stared at them.

"Whatever dweebs! Catch ya Later" Chuck yelled as he ran off in the opposite direction of Sam and john.

I stood up and walked up to my friends. "Sorry about ch-" before I could continue the Civil defense siren suddenly blared out on the outside.

"This is not a drill please seek shelter immediately" the voice outside repeated over and over.

"What's happening?" john asked

Suddenly the school intercom came one as my fathers voice blared out "there has been a minor incident so we are locking down the school until further notice" he then repeated it once more

"What the hell?" Sam said, confused. Suddenly there were a lot of clicking mechanical sounds coming from all round school. They were the doors that led outside the school... we were locked inside the school... why did our school feel like a trap?