BTS - Train to Busan

Chapter 2 :

20 minutes had passed and Jimin was still awake, his stomach refusing to let him sleep as it kept welcoming him with occasional cramps. He had always found it a struggle to fall asleep on transportation, however, the other passengers seemed to be having no problem since the cart was filled with occasional snores and murmurs. 

'Lucky them,' Jimin thought bitterly to himself as he observed how well they slept. 

''Fuck it, I'm going to the bathroom.'' He muttered to himself as he stood up. He tried his best to not make a sound so he wouldn't distract his fellow passengers.

Jimin walked towards a buff man who was standing in front of the restroom and to his annoyance, he realised the bathroom was occupied.

Before Jimin could say anything, the man spoke up.

''Urgent?'' He asked, staring blankly at the restroom door.

''Yes,'' Jimin replied curtly. 

''Sorry, this may take a while. My kid has a bad stomach ache. There's a bathroom over there.'' The man pointed to a vacant restroom, making Jimin sigh in relief.

He gave the man a grateful smile and walked to the other restroom, only to crash into an attendant.

''Oh-! I'm so sorry, miss!'' He apologised profusely, his cheeks dusted with bright pink.

He scratched the nape of his neck nervously and grabbed the female attendant's arm. He lifted her up from the floor.

The attendant fixed her hair and looked at Jimin, irritation evident on her face. They made eye contact for a few seconds until the attendant's eyes widen and she covered her mouth in shock.

''Oh my! You're Park Jimin! From BTS!'' She squealed in delight, hopping up and down. She was staring at Jimin like he was some newfound species, causing the latter to squirm uncomfortably under the attendant's fierce gaze.

''Uh yeah, that's me.'' Jimin smiled awkwardly.

The attendant whipped out her phone and leaned her head on Jimin's shoulder.

Jimin was slightly taken aback from how close this lady was and felt himself tensing up. He just wanted to use the bathroom, damn it. However, he didn't want to seem rude and just went with it.

''Say cheese!'' She announced brightly, showing a big toothy grin. Jimin let out a sharp inhale,  his exasperation was building up as his stomach pains were becoming insufferable. He dismissed his feelings to make the attendant happy so he obeyed, plastering a fake smile on his face.

''Chee-'' Jimin didn't finish his sentence because the female attendant already took the photo without waiting for him to be ready.

She took a mere glance at the photo and walked off. 

Jimin felt confused for a split second as he watched the attendant strut away, but shrugged it off. He had plenty of encounters with rude fans. Compared to other rude fans and saesangs, this attendant was a saint.

''Ah yeah..'' Jimin headed towards the restroom and did his business. He closed the door behind him and nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard screaming and loud gasps.

Jimin's curiosity got the best of him, and he went back to see what all the commotion was about but he promptly froze in his tracks when he saw another woman on top of a female attendant. The same attendant who Jimin spoke to a few minutes ago.

The attendant was struggling to walk straight as the woman on top of her was digging her nails deep into her shoulders and ferociously tearing off chunks of her neck, making the female attendant howl in pain. She screamed and despairingly pleaded for the woman to get off her  but it was no use. The other passengers were watching them, struck with shock and with wide eyes in confusion and fear.

Jimin's eyes enlarged when he noticed blood dripping from the attendant's neck.

Both of them collapsed onto the aisle and the woman let out an ear-piercing scream when her attacker bit into her neck, her nails digging even deeper into the victim's badly scratched gash on her shoulder. 

The attacker raised her head up and Jimin felt like his heart had dropped to his stomach and his heartbeat quickened. He felt like he was about to throw up any second now. Again. The woman's skin was pale and green,  a demonic glint in her eyes and her clothes had blood all over them. She had been infected. She tilted her head up and slowly smiled. She suddenly pounced on an unsuspecting young girl, throwing the poor girl off guard completely.

The passengers were now in a full-blown frenzy as they screamed, running towards the other cart, nearly trampling others to death. A male attendant was desperate to calm down the terrified passengers and he shooed the passengers to the safety of the other cart so he could investigate what was going on.

The female attendant was wriggling on the floor and she threw her head back before screeching at the top of her lungs. The fair skin she once had disappeared and was replaced with a sickly colour of green. Her veins were sticking out and her eyes had become turquoise. Her neck was spewing out blood rapidly.

The male attendant screamed in horror and whimpered. He tried to make a run for the door but it was too late since the female attendant had already gotten to him.

She bit into his arm, making the male attendant howl in pain, strangled cries escaping his mouth. He was vigorously shaking his head, howling in pain, begging for someone to save him from his misery. The transformation was horrific. His handsome looks had disappeared. The once kind smile he had on his face was replaced with a terrifying grin, smeared with blood from his attacker. He looked completely and utterly insane. He let out a low growl and staggered towards an old couple who shrieked and tried to get away from the infected attendant.

To make matters worse, there was not one but three infected people on the train. All hell was let loose.

''Jimin!'' Jin cried, gesturing for him to come to him. Jimin looked at his members and could tell they were just as petrified as the other passengers. Hoseok looked like he was about to faint any second, Yoongi was hiding behind Taehyung, Jungkook clenched his fists and Namjoon was trying to calm them all down.

Jimin didn't hesitate to run to Jin. He looked around, carefully timing his run to safety. The zombies were distracted so Jimin seized his chance to make it to his bandmates. Jin let out his hand to which Jimin grasped tightly.

''God, I was beginning to worry where you were,'' Jin admitted, his grip on Jimin's small hands becoming more secure.

Before Jimin could respond, he heard Jungkook screaming at the top of his lungs.

''HOLY SHIT, WHAT THE-!''

Jimin immediately turned his head around and saw a zombie snarling at Jin, who gulped loudly and let go of his hand to raise both of his arms to protect himself.

''JIN HYUNG!'' Jimin cried in distress,  cupping his palm over his mouth, his eyes bulging. He feared for the worst.

The other BTS members tried their best to desperately pull the zombie off Jin. The zombie wasn't giving up without a fight, and Jin didn't want to endanger his bandmates so he yelled at them to make a run for the door. 

''Hyungie, we can't-'' Taehyung spluttered but Jin interrupted him.

''I DON'T CARE! RUN!'' He shouted.

The rest of the hyung line stared at Jin worriedly before counting to three to make a run to the next cart. They all bolted towards the entrance of the next cart.

They were just about to make it into the cart until they heard someone yell ;

''CLOSE THE DOOR!''