Girls Never Die || TripleS

18 - No Mourning for the Dead

The moment Yooyeon stepped into the building, she was greeted with panicked voices and hurried steps.

Her attitude shifted from calmness to alarm as she focused her gaze and scanned the area around her. She walked further into the lab. Dozens of scientists in lab coats carried boxes around, presumably containing their personal belongings. Loose papers flew around and dropped haphazardly onto the floor as every person had a sense of urgency in their steps.

One figure hurriedly made their way to Yooyeon in her peripheral vision. It was Jinsol.

As she approached, Yooyeon turned to her and spoke. "Unnie. What's happening-" Her sentence was interrupted when Jinsol placed her hands firmly on her shoulders.

"You need to go. Now." Yooyeon's eyes widened slightly at Jinsol's burning gaze. "Something's gone terribly wrong. The military department-- Everyone's scrambling to get out and you need to leave before it gets too crowded."

Yooyeon gently removed Jinsol's hands. "Tell me what happened with the military department." She insisted.

Jinsol's look darkened as she ran a hand through her newly dyed blonde hair. "Something got out. An experiment. I suspect it has something to do with the screaming we heard a couple days ago. Whatever it is, it's not good. We have to-"

A loud gunshot echoed in the distance, interrupting Jinsol. Every other worker stopped in their tracks, their heads snapping towards the long hallway. Yooyeon could hear her own quickened heartbeat thumping due to how silent it was. Her uneven breathing permeated her ears as everyone waited for something to happen.

They all stared at the white wall at the end of the corridor. Then, Yooyeon saw a young male coworker shakily raise his arm to point at something at the end of the hallway.

"The floor..." he whispered.

Yooyeon turned her head back to the hallway, this time focusing on the eggshell white floor. Her breath hitched as she saw the small trail of blood leaking from the left end, as obvious as a stain on a white shirt. Her breath stopped when she caught sight of a bloody and rotten human-like figure slowly inching its way into everybody's vision. It looked at the ground as it smacked its naked foot down, the sound echoing throughout the laboratory. Someone in front of her gasped before someone else slapped a palm over their mouth. The figure seemed to pick up on the sound since it turned its head towards the crowd of people on the other end of the hallway. One eyeball had popped out of its socket, while the other was missing in its entirety.

Yooyeon heard a scream next to her. Immediately, the place delved into absolute chaos. Hurried footsteps turned into full on sprinting. Boxes had been dropped and abandoned in favor of escaping, and people pushed and shoved all around her. The sirens installed in the laboratory started blaring full force, causing Yooyeon to wince.

One larger coworker slammed into her, and she nearly crashed into the floor if it wasn't for Jinsol keeping a tight grasp on her arm and keeping her grounded. She kept a calm act as she looked over Yooyeon's head to watch the large glass doors get swarmed with people. She then looked behind her to see the figure moving closer.

"You need to leave, now!" Jinsol shouted at Yooyeon. Yooyeon peeked over Jinsol's shoulder to look at the humanoid. It was starting to pick up speed. Her eyes widened when she saw a couple other figures turning the corner and coming towards them.

Yooyeon nodded. She grabbed Jinsol's sleeve and started making her way to the door.

She felt a tug. Yooyeon looked back in confusion. Jinsol was not following her.