"We need to get to the bus park so we can get out of here", i started, "we'll take a detour through the Departmental building, that should save us at least 5 minutes of walking time".
"That's the best plan we have right now, but what if we meet those things?" said Sandra after thinking it through
"There's no way around it, we're going to have to either run or fight, otherwise we'll just die in here eventually, now is the best time to get out of here( The roars and screams were less frequent after a night, they also sounded much farther away) plus i know a safe place we can go to" i replied. The two ladies didn't really seem keen on leaving the "safety" of this kiosk, but after giving it some thought they realized i was right, this was the only option we had.
Handing them a chair leg each, "Use these to protect yourselves, just wind up and smash it into their heads", In my mind i really hoped we wouldn't have to fight them, even though i knew the chances of us avoiding any of those zombies were really low, If my guess was right, at least 50 Percent of the Student body had been turned into those things.....
We left the kiosk and were on our way to the departmental building. The building was extremely large, and it had 2 sets of staircases on each side, left and right which were connected to each other inside the building, so using them was a good shortcut.
The previously bustling University had become empty, but the huge bloodstains on the ground kept us alert, we knew exactly why the place was so deserted, My guess was the majority of those things had migrated, looking for prey at the place with the most congregated number of students: The hostel...
Walking quietly and quickly, we reached the building and climbed the Stairs, i made sure to watch our surroundings and we were almost at the top when suddenly:
"RUN!!" Sandra yelled, I was confused for a few seconds before I understood why she'd shouted, A group of eaters was rushing towards us, they'd come from the blindspot behind the building, i was facing away from them, so i hadn't spotted them, thankfully Sandra had, otherwise with their speed they'd have been on us before we could run far enough.
Rushing up the stairs, we entered the building and closed the door behind us, i used one of my clubs to wedge the handles closed, but i knew that wouldn't stop them for long....
The lights in the building were flickering, seemed the backup power was what was on right now and those wouldn't last long....
An eerie air seemed to radiate outwards from the corridor, making me swallow fearfully.
"hey Toyin....i don't think we should go through here", said Lucy,
"Why not?"
"I can't explain it but it feels extremely dangerous".
To be honest, i didn't want to use this shortcut either, it felt very dangerous, but the loud banging sounds behind us reminded me we didn't have much of a choice, she seemed to understand this as she didn't say another word.....
2 minutes had passed since we entered the building, going through a few corridors which were all empty, we saw no living thing, the doors creaked loudly, getting us all on edge. A few places had papers scattered on the floor, i could some ID cards and student textbooks too. i thought ("There must've been a huge rush here, probably coz of the Eaters, so why hadn't we met any by now?.....!!!!"), right then, warning bells sounded in my head, This situation was too far too unusual.
"lets pick up the pace" i said and started jogging
"what's wrong?" asked Sandra as she started jogging too, Lucy also had a confused expression on her face.
I replied, "This situation is all wrong, with the distance we've covered we should've met at least 1 or 2 eaters or human, hell even some blood or bodies would've been enough , in any case lets not stick aro-- ",
Right at that moment, an earthshaking roar reverberated all around us, unlike any from before, this one seemed to make the entire building shake,and worse, Some loud and inhumanly heavy footsteps started to move in our direction: "BAM BAM BAM "
"MOVE!!!" I yelled as i started running, and the girls tried to keep up, but the steps seemed to pick up their pace, sounding like whatever it was was running. Finally we could see the exit ahead of us, and relief washed over us, it was then....
"CRASHHHHHHHH", The wall behind us broke outwards, shattering like a crunchy biscuit, and what stepped out was a being unlike any i'd ever seen before.
It stood at atleast 9 feet tall, almost taking up the entire corridor, a literal mountain of muscle. Its body rippled grotesquely with a slight movement, and as its pitch black eyes stared down at us, I instantly forgot any thoughts of survival. How could we survive this walking Abomination?, It'd shattered the concrete wall like it was a wafer, for Gods sake?!!!
But right at that moment, something in my mind seemed to click, it felt like i'd grabbed onto a new invisible limb and i instantly knew what to do.
Using all my willpower, i shoved the invisible limb in the giants direction, and it was sent stumbling backwards, before falling flat on its back, and i wasn't sure but its face seemed to contort into a surprised expression, but with no time to admire what i'd just done i dragged the still paralysed girls and started running towards the door, Getting out i'd never been happier to see the Sun, I thought we were safe but the roar that shook my ear drums and the tentacles that grabbed onto Lucy's leg reminded me where i was.
For a moment time seemed to stop, i looked into her eyes and saw so many emotions: shock, fear, regret, and finally acceptance, As she was pulled into the darkness, her smile was incredibly beautiful to me...