3 CHAPTER 3: Kill or be Killed
"I know we are not friends or anything but Katie wouldn't want to see you in misery, blaming yourself with something you had no control over.
I have accepted the fact that Katie is gone because it's reality, you should do the same."
He opened his mouth to reply, but was distracted by a growl which echoed, as we shifted our curious gazes at the sound, half dead Katie immediately grabbed Murphy's leg and forced her teeth.
He fell to the ground with a pained expression, Murphy tried hard to free himself with his foot kicking Katie's face until She let go.
I helped him get up and before long we set our foot in motion, Katie kept crawling on the ground heading to our direction.
Something seemed oddly off, it should be break time but it was too silent and no one was heading to the cafeteria. I opened the door wide and confusion stroke our faces, the classroom was ghosted.
"Where do you think everyone might have gone?"
I stood next to him thinking for a while before I turned my attention to Murphy.
"I think everyone might be in the assembly hall, let's go there!"
After catching our breaths a little we snuck at the assembly and quickly joined the others in the back, while some teachers where giving us deadly glares for being late.
The principal stepping up, a bald fat man who seemed to be in his early forties and a face that intimidates every student.
"Morning Students! Some of you might have heard about this dilemma we are having, well some not, but the rumours are true. There have been a virus that turns people violent making them attack innocent lives."
Loud gasps filled the silent space, everyone was shocked but the principle continued his speech.
"There has been an incessant in death, those infected brutally kill the uninfected, and it's uncertain whether the schools should remain open or closed. I know some of you are obstinate but this is for your own safety, you are advised to stay home until this matter is dealt with.
School will temporarily be closed until further notice, right now go straight home or you might be the next victim. Have a pleasant day everyone, you are all dismissed."
The school was filled with loud cheers and student chatting happy until a loud blood curdling bang captured everyone's attention.
Glass cluttered as voices of school guards screaming in terror echoed outside.
I made a way on my right to see what was going on, and I finally saw it, a bus has crashed into the school doors.
Man eating creatures bursted inside the school doors.
Everyone in the assembly screamed in despair.
At that moment chaos broke out. And our normal world we once knew changed.
"Students! Students! get back to your classes AAAAGGRR."
The undead grabbed the principal and bit him on the neck.
Teachers and students fleed for their lives, while the unlucky where brutally killed.
"Kean!! Let's go before we become dinner for these creatures."
"I'm not going anywhere without her! We will meet up in the classroom."
I left Murphy dumbfounded as I headed to the opposite direction, ear piercing screams invaded the entire school, everyone was scatterd all over.
I tried so hard to avoid students who where running opposite my direction.
This is literally me versus the school as everyone was running back to the classrooms, and I was the only one opposing them.
The merciless crowd finally knocked me to the ground.
'Shit! my head is buzzing, I might actually be killed by these lunkheads who are stepping on me.'
Crawling to the nearest wall and balancing myself to stand up, I glanced around until my eyes landed on Layla running to the opposite direction.
She reached the janitor's storeroom and I saw her struggling trying to pull the door.Three undead where approaching her from all sides, what I saw after that made me gulp in terror.
It's one of those WTF! moments.
One look at it was enough to send chills through my body.
It had a human form but it walked in all fours, possessing insane speed, it was also very acrobatic. It had long pointed ears, small bold head, and you can see it's long sharp canines when it roared. Red shot eyes and a bent spine, it's back wasn't straight when it stood with it's own feet.
It was definitely not a zombie, more like a cannibal because it attacked both the Undead and humans and the undead also attacked it.
It dashed to where Layla was standing and jumped in an incredible hight, landing right on top of one of the zombies, it twisted the undead's neck and began feeding like a wild beast which has been staving for decades.
Layla was too scared to even move, she just stood there like a lost puppy.
That damn thing was feeding next to Layla, my chances of saving her if I had to encounter that cannibal where messed up.
l spotted an axe on the wall nearby used for breaking doors in case of an emergency.
My eyes light up like a christmas tree and I grinned like a fool.
'A weapon! just what I needed.'
I broke the glass with my elbow, many students had ascaped, only a few remained trying to flee from the undead, I made a haste to try and reach for Layla.
I was sneaking around like a ninja, hiding when necessary, trying not to initiate combat.
Every step I took in my ninja mode was precise, I could feel my heart trying to leap out of my chest.
When I was halfway to reach her she was already surrounded, that's when she panicked and tripped landing on the floor with her butt.
I was now close to where she was. I instantly sprinted forward, in that moment when the undead which was infront of her tried to grab her.
All the fear I had vanished in a blink and was replaced with rage.
No undead was going to mess with my friend!
It's hand never reached her, I used all my force swinging the axe and hit the undead's head, blood splattered hitting my face as the monster fell down to it's knees.
I removed my axe from the creature's head and it fell face first in front of Layla.
My senses got back and I realised what just happened.
I wiped the blood with my shirt, I didn't feel guilty cause it wasn't human this is what needed to be done to survive, it's either you kill or be Killed.
