Eric Jonas

This day seems to be a boring day. Nothing new and nothing important, everyone of us is just doing our regular routine.

I'm seated beside Ken since 11 who is busy reading his notes for the upcoming test this afternoon; while me, who is in bored mood, doesn't dare to bother him.

Anway, our last period in the morning is a free one for it's Friday, this is to give time for the sports who are in effort for the upcoming competition.

To do something, I grab my wallet and headed to the canteen to buy some food and drinks. Going out the room, I saw two of my classmates running on the ground bumping two teachers. The scenario is clearly seen here at the second floor terrace.

Yet my classmates didn't bother to stop and face the two mad men; this makes me laugh.

I continued walking down the stairs and reached the canteen thereby. Grabbing the orange juice packed in a can, I noticed a weird object not so far from the counter.

"What's that?", I asked the lady. "Dr. Mortimer made this yesterday for me. It is an inhalation medicine which helps to cure my runny nose," she replied.

My eyes started to shine. "This might be something special," I blurted out. "Yeah of course, every invention of Dr. Mortimer is special besides it's very useful," she said.

"Okay then, I'm heading out," I bade my goodbye.

Upon taking some steps, the whole school stopped due to the scratchy sound from the speakers built in every corner of the buildings. There is going to be an announcement.

"Calling every 8-Cronus student, please stay in your rooms, now!", the speaker said.

I continued walking while the announcement is repeated background. Why did they call us to stay in our rooms? What could be the reason?

Probably because of too much curiousity, I can't help but to run heading back to our room.

I am barely breathing because of running; this is my weakness, yet I continued, still struggling to breathe.

Reaching the room, I noticed a familiar man. Wait?! Yes! It is one of the teachers that two of my classmates bump!

I tried to bite my lips to stop my laugh, the scene is playing back in my mind.

I approach him then greeted but he didn't bother replying my greetings. So? Let him be.

Opening the door, I entered the room. Roaming my eyes around, make me feels weird. Why? It is just that, everyone of us is completed, silently seated in our seats. What happened?

I return to my seat and consulted Ken. "What's up?", I asked. "Clouds and sky," he replied.

"What the- I mean what's going on?", I asked for the second time. "Cronus for disrespect, our last period in the morning is now banned. We need to stay here for the remaining minutes before time."

I started to laugh which caused his eyebrows to knit. "What clearly happened? Do you know something?"

"Mr. Thompson, the teacher outside, was bumped by Lewis and Shawn, yet they continued running," I totally laughed.

He sighed, oops! Another report. That would be another insane road for him since he is our class mayor.

I opened my bisquit and started to eat, hmmm yummy. The chocolate taste is very delicious in my tounge. Strucking the straw in my juice, I remembered what I noticed a while ago in the counter.

Dr. Mortimer had gone it again, another new invention, I'm really interested with his works. One day, I tried to stalk him but ended being caught up.

Everyone of us were interrupted and look at the door showing one of my classmate who went out a while ago, she's tearing up at the same time, nervous and sweat are all around her.

"What happened?", Mylbie, the girl in front asked. "The whole school is infected!", she yelled.

"Infected by what?", Mylbie's eyebrow knitted. "Look outside.", she pointed the window and closed the door.

Half of the class stood up and glanced on the window. "Oh my god," Robert blurted out.

Curiousity kills me making me stand up and glance on the window. Every student is roaming and walking unknowingly around the school, they look like.... ZOMBIES!

I slowly took some backward steps and covered my mouth. I started to shiver, sweat, and tear up. Is this the end?

One of my classmates tried to open the window but Mylbie yelled. "Don't! The gas might enter."

"Gas?", all of us asked that turn our gazes to her. She remained looking outside.

"I can visibly see green gas lurking the whole school, that could be the culprit," she explained.

We look closely outside, and there it is, we noticed it at last.

"Mina," Ken called the girl who barge in the room earlier. "Did you inhale some gases?"

She slowly shook her head. "I'm wearing my mask when I get down, as I noticed the peoole below and the green substance, I quickly run here," she said showing the mask from her pocket as an evidence.

"What should we do? Where could the gas has been?" The latter become questionable. Where it is from?

I look closely outside, and observed where could the gas came from.

Building no. 10, room 5, No! It couldn't be! This is the lab of Dr. Mortimer. "Dr. Mortimer," my voice struggles to speak his name.

"Dr. Mortimer what?", Ken asked by my side. "Look at his lab."

He glance on the window. "No way," his eyes widened, "the gas break out the room!"

All of a sudden, I remember what I noticed a while ago, in the counter. The inhalation medicine from the lady, it could be that? But the lady should be infected in the very beginning.

Everyone of us look at the door hearing some hard knocks from it. We check who is it, and it is Maam Femy, our adviser, hardly breathing, with a towel on her mouth.

"Open the door!", Mylbie shouted. Jerson, who is nearest in the door, opened it.

Ms. Femy break through and Jerson quickly closed it stoping his breathe.

"Ma'am!", Katrina, helped her out. "Listen to me everyone, we need to survive!"

Runaway Section