The cells were dead. I killed the rat so I know the cells will be dead. But after looking more closely under the microscope, I saw the cells were dead before I even killed the rat. This means when the virus infects a person. It kills them. So I can't save anyone who is already a zombie. I can only prevent it.
Learning this I walked to the staffroom to report what I found.
I saw all team members except Ralph. As I was about to ask about Ralph, Alan said "Ralph betrayed us. He is now a zombie." I was speechless. I then asked "What do you mean he betrayed us?". Alan replied it all happened like this
Flashback
We both were waiting for Ralph and rest. After a few minutes Lily came with Charlie. Charlie had a huge bag full of phones, walkie talkies, charges etc. After 2 minutes Leonard came down saying he needed Charlie's bag to carry more things. Charlie gave him the bag and waited. It took Ralph and Leonard another 5 minutes to come back.
I then told others about the formation Mr Adair told me to form and we formed the formation and started walking slowly to the school without making any sound.
After stopping at some places to put cameras. I started smelling a rotten smell. Suddenly I heard someone running out of the mountain.
I looked at the place where I heard the sound and was shocked as Ralph was running away. Suddenly I saw a person walking slowly while limping in front of Ralph. Ralph couldn't control his speed and the pale zombie bit his hand. I saw the veins in his body turn black and his black eyes started transforming to look like the eyes of a snake. His black hair also lost some hair. I heard the bones of his legs breaking as his skin turned pale and his groans of pain turned into a cry of wild animals before attacking. He started limping toward us. I quickly threw my knife at Ralph's heart but missed and hit his chest as I panicked. I saw others throwing their knives and they killed both zombies.
We returned to the school with grim expressions. We all went to the staffroom to report. Lily gave the report to Mr Harvey (Scott) and we all waited till others came back. After waiting for 48 minutes, all of them came except Mr Adair. We waited for him to come. It took him 5 minutes to come. He wore the same white shirt but this time it was stained with blood. Then I told him what happened
Flashback end
I was hoping this would not happen. I was hoping no one was stupid enough to try this. I was too hopeful. When good things happen. Bad things follow. Thought it might be small or big.
"Spread the news of Ralph's death through rumors." "No, what do you mean? The students will be in an uproar if we do that. They might even try to escape like Ralph." Scott angrily said. "Don't worry. I am not a man without a plan. I will use Ralph's death to make sure no one else has this idea in their heads." I said calmly.
"Let's sleep now. Tonight was a stressful day. Tomorrow I will show you how to shoot a gun accurately. Before I go I want to tell you about something I found about the virus. The virus kills people. Then a parasite type of thing tells the body to kill other living beings. So we can't save anyone who is already a zombie. We can only prevent it." Everyone was visibly upset about the news. "Since everyone is saying bad news. I will also say one. The UN decided to nuke this state in three months. They formed barricades around the state and are killing any zombie they find." Scott said.
"Spread the news about this, how a zombie transforms and Ralph's death. Night everyone. I said and left. I heard Scott say to the students do as he says. I went to the classroom where I slept before and layed down in the bed. I was wondering what the government would do to the people who escaped. They most likely will be isolated for a few months. I checked my phone and saw a message it said-
If anyone is still in the state. Pls escape. We will nuke this town in 3 months. This will be the last message we send.
After staring at the phone. I didn't know what I should do. The UN made the phones in this state unable to view anything other than these messages. Meaning no phone calls, messages and social media. The same goes for laptops and computers. The reason I decided to get the phones was to see if new phones work and they do not. I was too hopeful. I realized that the UN probably does not want us to survive as they want the zombies and any information about the zombie virus to vanish from the earth. The reason why they gave us three month's time was just a formality. They do not want public uproar. Sometimes phones are more dangerous than guns. I sighed and went and slept. The next morning I did my morning routine and called the team. I trained them like before but this time added gun training. When it was noon I went to the lab and looked at the cells. I found the only way to prevent people from becoming zombies was to kill the parasite. I need a dead zombie to examine all places to check where the parasite lives.
The students looked malnourished. We have to go in 2 days to get supplies and otherwise they may not survive. I called our strategists and we started making the plan. Lucas said " How about we go to Supermarket get all the fresh food. Make the Transporters and All Rounders carry it. Then we all expect you go back to the school. You will go to medical shop and other shops to get other supplies. if go there in a group we all may not be able to escape." "We also need a map of the city for this plan to work. We need to see if their are shortcuts and make new formations" Molly suggested. "That sounds like a plan. I have no other suggestions. Let's call a meeting tonight and discuss the rest." I said.
We winded up the meeting and I went to the classroom. The rumours about Ralph's death was spreading fast and tomorrow they might ask. Thinking this I slept.