Hello, I am known as THE ONE. I'll take over this part of the POV instead of Higa.
We start from where we left off when Liam, Higa, Angelica, and Carla split to gather materials. Higa and Liam went down to the janitor's closet to grab the hazmat suits as they were told, their steps echoing through the empty floors as they had just barely made it from a zombie encounter, and then from the basement. "Why do we have hazmat suits again?' Higa asked, still confused and annoyed at constantly being ignored by the two as they talked.
Liam placed a hand on his lip, digging deep into his brain to recall what had happened and why the staff needed them. "Remember when you left home early to cook for your little sister because your dad was at work?" Liam began, "Yeah, we the school had a chemical leak and had to fix it themselves, hence the hazmat suits." Liam sighed.
"ah, so that's why," Higa scratched his head, sighing as well in blatant annoyance. "Bro could you stop narrating it's getting creepy" Higa growled up to me, his eyes darting in my direction. "I'm not a damn animal I don't growl!" He growled again. Annoyed, he sighed and walked down the hall as Liam confusingly followed behind him. at last, after at least three minutes of silence, they reached the closet.
"I'll try to pick the lock" Liam volunteered, placing a hand on his waist before his other pointed at himself with his thumb. "You just wait here until-" Liam didn't get to finish his sentence when he started hearing Boss Music in the distance. "What's that?!" Liam asked in confusion. "Shit." Higa backed up with an alerting look on his face.
"It's the janitor...Let's hope he's human.." Higa warned. The air pulsed with each weighty thud, the sound of heavy footsteps echoing in the silence. The footsteps reverberated, each step sending a shiver through the surroundings, and through both of their spines. They had brought a few meele weapons with them and could only fight him 2v1 up close if he was a zombie.
As the Janitor crept over the corner, you could see his pale, distorted fingers and a bloodstained nametag that read "Bob." A sense of dread enveloped the their bodies with each approaching step, the unsettling sound of joints grinding against each other echoed through the air, sending shivers down Higa's spine.
"I-I'll buy you some time!" Higa yelled as He rushed toward Bob, though he had stopped eead in his tracks, it was just something about the aura the thing gave off. It wasn't just the fact he was muscularly defined, the passage of time seemed to slow within the deadly aura, as if the very fabric of reality resisted progress. "Damnit." Higa thought. "How the hell am I supposed to go up against that?!". Higa put on the knuckles he brought, the silver glaring in the singular light of the hallway, and took a deep breath, as he breathed he thought of everything that had happened up till now.
The wave, supposedly, happened because of the lab, but the people who were hit from afar weren't turned. So why is Bob zomified? And why are people who weren't turned being eaten? Just as he opened his eyes Bob was staring at him, Sniffing him. Before Higa, caught in the maelstrom, senses an immediate shockwave radiating through his body steming from his gut. The once-familiar environment blurs, creating a visual distortion like to a brief daze.
"Fuck!" Higa yelled nearly vomiting from the impact. At the same time, there was ringing that drowned out the sounds of Liam screaming his name, plunging the Higa into a momentary episode of deafening silence. The world seems muted, distant, as if the impact has his perception of the environment. "Why didn't he bite me?" He thought, Higa, despite the dizziness and pain, gathers himself. And then it hit him, Those who were hit by the wave were the only ones getting eaten, which could also mean their also the only ones who wither when they touch the roses. Since Bob was sniffing him, the people who were hit by the waves, or preferably the survivors must, have a certain aroma to make them appetizing. Since Higa had never gotten hit by the wave, the zombies don't recognize him as food. Therefore making him a threat for them to beat to death...
Higa took a breath again, this time keeping his eyes open, he was doing calculations, Size of the hall, and length "the zombies seem to have heightened strength even if the janitor is jacked he couldn't have hit him that far by himself. Assuming his speed is the same it would take at least 10 seconds for him to get to me" Higa thought, watching the brute.
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We cut off to Angelica and Carla in the cafeteria, They had a bag full of medical tools, food, beverages, and more. They ahd been pretty well off and even found a few jackpots with emergency food.
Carla turned around, her hands appearing to be shking as she held a fairly large bag in her arms and asked, "W-what if we don't make it out of this alive? You know, most highschoolers don't even end up making it out on the first day.."
Angelica, a bit startled by the question did her best to comfort the seemingly distressed girl, "don't think like that! we'll make it out!". Carla looked out of the first floor where the roses grew and compleately. "We'll meet Liam and Higa outside they should be finished by now" She yelled as they made their way to the front doors of the school.
"A-are you sure? The janitor's closet is on the top floor It'll take a very long time-" Carla was interrupted by the glass door shutting and locking behind her with a loud ring with Angelica locked inside. The loud noise reverberated though the area, attracting the attention of everyone in the area, and regrettibly, most of the undead in the area. The emotional tone shifted with each creak and groan as they approached, heightening the sense of impending danger.
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We cut to Higa once more as he also hears the loud bang, his eyes darted toward the lower floor's window, counting the zombies int he area as he bit his lip. You see, one true nature shows in a moment of absolute desperation. Whether you be selfish or selfless all depends on your true character. Higa, losing his train of thought as the janitor approached him at blinding speeds could only think of one thing, one singular thought that echoed in his mind. He readied his stance as that though's echo became a deafening ring, the only thing he had been thinking was "Jump".
Higa looked at Bob as he approached him at max speed, grabbing his forearm as the berserk janitor lunged at the boy, he tighted his grip and flipped over onto his back, causing him to break through the window. Higa grabbed onto the collar of his shirt for extra security as they fell 3 or 4 stories, Higa's figure overlapping the sun as if he were a god descending onto the earth for the masses and and non-believers to see. Bob's body hit the ground there's a subtle vibration in the air as the impact reverberates, sending shockwaves through the surroundings. Even from a distance, there's an imaginary tactile sensation, a sense of the ground shuddering in response to the force, Higa was still standing, his face serious, slightly turning around to see if the startled Carla was alright. "Are you hurt?" He asked. his voice was kind yet his eyes struck her like a double-edged sword. "Y-Yes I'm good" Carla answered. As intimidating as the sight was, she was relieved to see his face, she felt...safe it was as if that dread quickly vanished as she stared at Higa's figure. "you good?" He quickly turned around and took a kneel, his eyes glistening with the same worry he'd always had for her. "Y-Yes I just spaced out for a little...apologies" Carla mumbled, turning away from him as her thoughts we. As the hoard slowly approached them, Higa braced himself "God, I should've gone for a bigger jackpot for life insurance.." He looked over at the audience and smiled slightly. "W-why do you keep doing that? Who are you talking to?" Carla asked in confusion and concern. "That's for me to know" He russled her hair before he turned back around, facing the zombies, and smirked once more stretching as they closed in. "Looks Like Hell Came To Earth," Higa couldn't help but cover his mouth with his palm, holding back a bit of a snicker