The Beginning of the End

Chapter 14

5 days earlier

Everything was happening so fast, making it hard for Yamaguchi to even process the things that were occurring.

Him and the other two boys had sprinted back down the hall and into the kitchen room, Daichi slamming the door behind them as the zombies advanced.

Yamaguchi felt like he was standing outside of himself, watching the events unfold from someone else's view.

Daichi was doubled over in pain, hugging his left hand in his right arm.

"Shit Daichi did they get you??" Iwaizumi rushed over to the brunette and gasped. Daichi had tentatively showed his left hand, revealing a chunk of missing skin, blood oozing on to the floor. In Daichi's haste to close the door, he had been bitten.

"Fuck fuck fuck fuck.." Iwaizumi pulled at his hair, pacing around in alarm.

Yamaguchi felt his breath hitch as panic set in, Daichi was whimpering in pain and the room's door was creaking as the zombies pushed against it, trying to get in.

"Fuck!" Iwaizumi threw his hands up in frustration but then took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"Okay, here's what we're gonna do, Yamaguchi put your weight against the door so that they don't break in..."

"Wait!! What about you? What are you going to do??" Yamaguchi was scared to go near the door, what if he wasn't strong enough and the zombies got through? He'd be their first target.

"I'm gonna cut Daichi's hand off."

"What??!!!!" Yamaguchi widened his eyes in shock. He was stupefied, he couldn't believe Iwaizumi would suggest such a thing.

"Just go against the damn door! We don't know what their bites do to people, I'm not taking any chances!!"

Yamaguchi's face paled, he was wary but he complied and staggered to the door, pushing all of his weight and strength against it.

Iwaizumi dug through his bag meanwhile, stopping only to pull out a knife they had previously obtained. He approached Daichi who was still bent over.

"Daichi, lay down and press your hand on to the floor. I'm sorry but I have to sever it."

"W- Wait.." Daichi croaked, his voice was hoarse from pain. "Cut off... my lower arm.. too."

"What are you saying Daichi, why the hell would I do that??" Iwaizumi began to tremble slightly, he was already dubious about the idea of severing someone's hand, let alone an arm.

"What if... the b- bacteria already spread into.. my arm, we can't.. take any ch-chances.."

Iwaizumi tilted his head to the ceiling, tightly squeezing his eyes shut. He didn't want to make Daichi's left side completely defective but he knew he had no other choice.

"Alright, I'll do it."

Yamaguchi watched in horror as Daichi laid down, his back pressing against the cold floor as his arms splayed out to the side.

Iwaizumi tore a piece of his shirt off, tying the fabric tightly around Daichi's upper arm.

Yamaguchi's stomach clenched and he began to tremble, he was disturbed with what was about to happen.

Iwaizumi drew the knife and began to saw at Daichi's left elbow, attempting to sever the upper and lower arm. He eventually reached muscle which was too thick to slice through. So Iwaizumi withdrew the knife and began hacking down at the arm instead.

Yamaguchi was frozen in terror. Daichi's shrieks of pain mixed with the zombie's groans, as they swarmed and pushed against the door, Daichi only quieting as he drifted in and out of consciousness.