Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: Safe?

"Alex!?" I shouted as I quickly rush outside, just to find Alex pinned to the ground with a zombie. "Alex!" I exclaimed and pull the zombie away from him, but he won't budge. "Shit!" I muttered

I then stand up, and quickly I stab it's head to the side with the metal pipe. I sighed in relief but I let my guard down too soon when another zombie came behind me and bite me on my neck. I shouted in pain, "You little shit!" I shouted and escape from him.

I confront him, facing forward. He immediately run towards me, "Just as I thought" I said then aim for it's eye and stab him. "You are nothing but a brainless corpses, fcking zombies!" I said looking at a group of them just happened to arrived.

"Alex! Get the hell up!" I shouted as I pull him, making him stand. "Get a grip" I said tbe similar thing he said to me earlier, he then smiled. "You bitch" he said

We both smiles, "Hey, let's make a deal" I started

"A deal?" He asked curious

"The one who will survive, has to wear a pink girly dress in the funeral!" I said smiling

"You have a deal!" He agreed as we both prepared for the zombies to get near us.

We fought our way through, stabbing and hitting them. But it didn't make a difference, we manage to kill 5 or 7 but they still win in numbers and still go eaten alive.

"Hey Siah, Siah!" Alex shouted "What's going on? You've been acting weird, why did you shout in the class earlier? Have you gone mad?" He asked

"Ah…" I said, the realization. "So I can return in time…" I murmured

"The fck are you talking about?" Alex asked

"If I told you I can return back in time, would you believe me?" I asked serious

"HUHHHHH!??? Seriously? What the fck is wrong with you today?" He asked finding it weird

I smirk, "hah… HAHAHAHAHAH! nothing nothing!" Hahhh… I need to accept the reality. I won't die, and I can return back in time if I die.

I took off my long sleeve polo, then wrap it in my fist. "Hey? What are you doing? Man, you've been acting weird man! Are you gay or something? Just say so man" Alex joked trying to light the situation

But then the look at his face was worth it when he saw me punching the bathroom's mirror, "Your reaction was cute" I said to him as I smile

"What the fck!???" He exclaimed, "have you gone mad!? Why the fck did you break the mirror!?"

"Just shut up man, you'll see. I promise, just do as I say for now." I said while wrapping a piece of mirror with my long sleeve

"Are you… going to kill someone? I'm out man, that's not cool" he said

"Shut up already, follow me. You can be the witness if you want" I said as I open the door to the bathroom

"Found you" I murmured looking at the approaching female teacher, "Hi ma'am, good morning" I greeted

"Oh, good morning..? Why are you holding a broken mirror? Is your hands okay?" She asked

"Hey, Siah. Don't tell me…"

"You got it wrong, Alex. This isn't what it looks like okay? Trust me" I reassured him

"Hey! Who are your advisor!? Why are you running in the middle of the class hour!" The teacher shouted

"Here we go again" I said then approached the teacher "Ma'am, can I talk to you for a moment?" I asked

"I'll talk to you later, okay honey? I'll just deal with this first" she replied as she approaches the students running around.

"Hey! Who is your teacher? Why are you here running during school hours" she shouted

Then, a student noticed her and change his direction towards her.

"Hey! Stop! Don't come any closer or I will call your parents!" The teacher threatens the student but he didn't listen and still run to her as if there's no tomorrow.

"No! Don't—" the student then jump at the teacher "NO!!!! GET OFF ME!!!" The teacher screams

I then swing my fist to the left right side of his face while holding a rock, he got budge and look towards me. "Heh, it's you again" I said then pull out the mirror I broke earlier and stab his left eye.

"KYAAAAA!! W-W-WHAT DID YOU DO!?" The teacher screams questioning my action

"Ma'am… Alex" I said softly "Look around you, this isn't the world we now used to know!" I shouted spreading my arms

They both saw it, the students that are running earlier went to different classrooms and start eating students and teachers causing a whole uproar with the students scattering all around the campus.

"You see? If I didn't kill him earlier, you wouldn't died ma'am" I said looking at her, however they both still couldn't fully comprehend the situation as it is too sudden

"Alex! Alex!" I shouted calling his name

"Y-yeah?" He asked snapping to reality

"Take ma'am with us, we're going to the 4th floor we're the storage room is. That place's lock is broken" I said

"Eh? How…" the teacher was about to asked but then I start running towards the building

"Dammit, let's go ma'am. Let's just follow what Siah says" Alex said as he help the teacher stand up and hold her hand as they run following me

As we got closer to the building, "Hey! Siah!" Alex shouted

"Yeah?" I asked as I stop in front of the building

"Ma'am said we should go to the faculty" He said

"Go if you want, you'll just die" I said then run towards the stairs towards the 4th floor

"Siah!?" Alex questioned doesn't understand my action

The teacher then slam herself to the door, and knock as fast as she can "Ma'am! Sir! Please open up! Students are eating each other! It's a total choas!" She shouted

Then, someone peek through the curtains. "Mr. Vice principal! Please open the door! It's me Emma!" She announced

"Go… away" the vice principal whispered

"What?"

"Get the fck away from the door!" He shouted

"What…?" the teacher said confused

"You heard me! Get away!" He shouted

"Hey, ma'am... let's go! They are here!" Alex said realizing my action earlier

"What do you mean by that sir!? We're still alive! Let us in!" She persisted

"Please… I beg you" the Vice principal said, begging them to leave.

"Let's go!" Alex said to the teacher and grab her arm as she pull it towards the stairs, the teacher couldn't believe the Vice Principal's action.

They got to the 2nd floor, then zombies in the hallway saw them. "Hurry! Run! Please… survive—" before she could make her sacrifice I came with the metal pipe and baseball bat

"Don't… ever do that again!" I shouted as I stab a zombie in its eye, "Alex, take this" I said throwing him the baseball bat

"Run! Take the ma'am with you!" I shouted

"What!? What about you!?" Alex asked worried

"Alex! Do the fck as I told you! I won't die alright!? I'll meet you at the top!" I shouted in anger as again stab a zombie in it's eye

"Tch, ma'am let's go!" He said

They run, and run towards the 4th floor without looking back. Finally… they made it. Gasping for air, Alex and the teacher both made it.

"Hah… hah… hah… finally" Alex said

"Alex…" the teacher said pointing at a single student, who also got turned standing in front of the storage room.

"Dammit!" He cursed and hold the baseball bat tightly as he approaches the student, the zombie saw him and start running towards them.

Alex positioned himself, and prepared. When the student got closer he start shouting and swing the baseball bat at him.

The zombie budge, but didn't stop. That's when Alex swing the baseball bat again at him, then he rushed towards the zombie and push him to the ground. Standing in front of the zombie, he hold the baseball bat tightly and start smashing his head like a watermelon.

"Hey… are you okay?" The teacher asked worried, then he run at the wall of the 4th floor and start puking. The teacher, worried pat his back.

Panting, I made it to the 4th floor. "Oh? So it's already finished" I said looking at them

"Let's hurry up to the storage room" though… it's strange that a zombie is here. When I rushed towards him I'm sure he wasn't here… I said looking at the zombie.

"Ma'am, Alex. Let's go inside" I said

The teacher assist Alex as they went inside, I close the door and barricade it with everything I could see inside the storage room.

All of us sighed in relief, The tension inside the storage room was palpable as we caught our breath. Alex was still recovering from the adrenaline rush of the fight, while the teacher looked visibly shaken by the events that had unfolded. I, on the other hand, was trying to make sense of everything that had happened.

"Hey, are you okay?" the teacher asked Alex, concern evident in her voice.

Alex, still catching his breath, nodded weakly. "Yeah, I'm okay. Just... that was intense."

The teacher patted his back reassuringly, offering some comfort amidst the chaos. "It's alright. We're safe for now."

I don't know what the fck is going on, but I need a plan. What do we do now? We're here, safe for the time being. What will about tomorrow? Or the day after?

"Fck it" I murmured and stabd up I took a moment to survey our surroundings, making sure that the barricade was secure and that there were no immediate threats inside the storage room. Satisfied with our temporary safety, I turned to Alex and the teacher.