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it all happens very fast, and there's almost no time to react. there's a scream that echoes all around the street, and before anyone can rush inside, the swarm of zombies that had been lingering around the high walls swarmed inside. the gates were wide open, someone had messed with the metal box that controlled them. who? they wouldn't know.
"will the doors hold them off?" taehyung closes the door to the balcony, pulling the blinds together, gently scooping duck into his arms.
claudia looks at him, "let's hope."
they, along with the other inhabitants of the house, slowly walk to the main area of the second floor, shutting accessible doors and windows. "everyone stay calm and don't draw attention to the inside, keep the lights off," someone says as the shadows of the dead run across the walls.
"taetae, duck scared," duck hides his face in taehyung's sweatshirt, making taehyung rub his back. taehyung kisses his head, comforting him.
they're all silent, hearing the screams of the unlucky and the gunshots outside. some have left back to their rooms. "we need to get into the cars, and leave. we'll never kill them all," claudia whispers to taehyung, motioning her head for him to follow her.
they go back to taehyung's room, closing the door behind them. "get your bag, we'll fill them up so we can get out of here."
"what about the others?"
claudia looks at taehyung, sighing, "sometimes you need to be selfish, now is that time."
taehyung doesn't agree, but he grabs his bag and swings it over his shoulders, not noticing the expensive object falling out of the pocket. "hyung?" duck asks, looking around for seokjin.
"don't worry bun, we're going to hyung ok?" with a final nod, the trio leave the room and take a back hallway towards the garage, quietly sneaking past windows and the other people. claudia opens the door and let's them go in first, not bothering to close it behind her. there's only one car, it's a family car.
taehyung opens the backseat door, shoving duck in quickly and strapping him with the seatbelt. as he's about to close the door, someone grabs him from his collar and shoves him to the floor, "where the hell are you two going?"
it's a group of three males with metal rods in hand prevent them from entering the car. taehyung tries to stand up, but he's pushed back down. "we need to get out," claudia tries to reason, "you can come with."
one of them laughs, "we'll wait for sooyoung and the rest to get back. and so will you."
taehyung pushes his way up and finally lets them have a piece of his mind. "you think we're gonna be safe here until they get back? they're not five minutes away, they're an hour away! so we either wait until they break into the houses and eat us, or we leave now and find somewhere to wait for sooyoung!" rarely does taehyung ever speak up, but he was done being manhandled by tougher guys. this was the zombie apocalypse, if jeon— if no one stood up for him, then who would?
but his speech backfires when he receives a star seeing punch directly to his face. it sends him tumbling back, and claudia yells at taehyung, quickly running to his aid. the three men go back into the house, but not before pressing the button to open the garage door. "good luck," they laugh, watching as the dead turn their gaze at the two.
why'd they have to run?! taehyung blinks his tears away as he scrambles up to his feet. "get in the car!" he opens the drivers door and closes the door just in time as one of the dead slams his hand on the glass. he's horrifying, straight out of a horror movie. half of his jaw is missing, clearly bitten off. but it's even more gruesome because he's not even decayed. his skin still looks human, despite the black veins that run all over. and his eyes, it's like there's a blank screen over them, voiding them of color.
unbeknownst to taehyung, claudia has been bitten on her way around the car. it's a small leisure on her right arm, it goes unnoticed as she gets into the car. duck cries at the commotion outside, and at seeing the creepy faces that press against the windows, trying to get at him.
taehyung has only driven three times in his life, so as he backs out of the driveway, he runs over every flower and decoration that's in the yard. "fuck taehyung, do you even have your license?"
"no. but who's gonna stop me from driving?" he has no idea where he's going, and they both try to avoid bringing up the sound of bodies crushing under the wheels.
she laughs, glancing back at duck who has settled down with his pacifier in his mouth. "does your phone still have battery?" taehyung asks. claudia nods and pulls out her phone.
"i need you to find a pharmacy, near solar hotel. i think there's someone who can help us."
