Ch 2

Beca s POV

Beep! Beep!

I groaned as I slowly sat up in bed, my eyes seeking out the alarm clock.

"Twelve o'clock already." I mumbled to myself, and sighed as I got out of bed and trudged over to my closet to grab my shower bag.

Practice was in three hours and Aubrey was going to work us to death. Awesome. Can't wait. I thought sarcastically.

After my shower, I decided to work on a few of my mixes before class. It was a good thing Kimmy Jin was staying with a friend. My Asian roommate was very unfriendly, often going out of her way to avoid me. I opened my laptop to find an unread email from the dean.

All classes have been cancelled.

Even so, I knew for a fact Aubrey would not cancel rehearsal. Three hours later and I begrudgingly got up and left for rehearsal. It was oddly quiet. Desolate, almost. Usually, it was never this empty.

There weren't many people out and about in the quad. It was quiet and it struck me as odd. The hair on my neck stood up. Something was wrong.

Where is everyone? I thought as I stopped to look around to see if I could see anyone.

I was pulled from my thoughts by the sound of police sirens nearby. A few seconds later I could see at least ten cop cars speeding towards town. With my thoughts running wild I started toward the auditorium. When I walked into the building I could see that all the bellas had worried looks on their faces.

"Guys what's wrong?" I asked nervously

No one answered, all of them staring at me, dumbfound. Chloe spoke up.

"Beca you didn't hear the announcement?" She asked, an eyebrow raised.

"No?" I frowned, confused.

"The campus is on lockdown. You must've slept through it or something."

"Why?" I asked, concern evident in my voice.

"I have no idea." Chloe stated walking back over to where Aubrey was sitting at taking a seat next to her. "So what are we gonna do Aubrey?"

Aubrey looked up from the floor and over to the bellas. "We should all stay here for now until the lockdown is over."

"Ashley, where's Denise?" Cynthia Rose asked as all the bellas looked around, realizing their fellow Bella wasn't there.

"She stayed with a friend off campus last night." She replied quietly, looking at Aubrey tentatively.

"She should be safe enough, then." Aubrey stood and began pacing the room, her brow furrowed in concentration.

Fat Amy let out a cheeky laugh, grinning. "Hmm, I wonder who this friend is. Maybe she got..." she paused for dramatic effect. "Lucky?"

"Amy this is no time for your jokes." Aubrey snapped, her footsteps coming to a stop.

"Just trying to lighten up the mood." She shrugged, still smiling.

I listened to the chatter of the other Bellas as I went and sat down, my mind on the sirens from earlier.

"Did anyone else hear the sirens earlier?" I asked. Everyone frowned, some shaking their heads, and some not answering at all.

"I need to call my aunt." Jessica said, abruptly jumping up from her chair and stepping outside.

"Denise isn't picking up her phone." Ashley sighed, and snapped her phone shut, chewing worriedly on her lower lip. "I called four times, and she still hasn't answered."

"Don't worry she might just have it on silent." Chloe reassured her, and wrapped her arm around her shoulders.

"I sure hope so."

"My aunt's not picking up either." Jessica stepped back inside, and leaned against the wall by the door, her arms folded across her stomach.

"Okay I don't know about any of you but I'm kinda freaked out." Stacie said looking up at the group of girls.

"Maybe there's something on the town's website." I said, and grabbed Chloe's laptop. Screams erupted outside.

"What the hell is going on?!" Aubrey rushed to the window, her heels clicking on the floor, a trail of Bella's following her.

Students rushed about outside in various states of panic, some covered in scarlet blood.

"Oh my God..." My horrified whisper went unnoticed.

We watched in disbelief as other students attacked each other. A guy of about 20 grabbed a young freshmen roughly and clamped down on her neck. Stringy muscle stretched grossly as he ripped at her flesh.

"Lilly, go lock the doors." Aubrey ordered. "Everyone stay away from the windows. Cut out the lights." The Bellas flew around the room, doing as she commanded. I dropped wearily into a chair. "Everyone be quiet."

Shots rang out in the distance as we sat uneasily, unsure of what to do. I felt sick. We couldn't stay here, I knew. On odd feeling settled in my stomach. Rescue wouldn't be coming soon. We were on our own. "We need to go to the Treble house." I said hoarsely, my eyes blank. Aubrey shushed me.

"Are you serious." Aubrey whispered harshly. "You wanna go all the way over there?"

"It's not far from here, and there's safety in numbers." I told her. I shrugged "We don't even have food, and the guys are bound to have that, and more."

"Fine. But let's at least wait until everything calms down somewhat."

"Fine."

We sat in tense silence as we waited. The only sound to be heard was the tapping of Aubrey's heel. I glanced out of the window periodically. Bodies were visible, even from where we sat in the darkened room. I swallowed thickly, composing myself.
There was no sign of violence any longer.

"It's clear enough. We can go." I said, nudging Aubrey's shoulder.

Night was approaching rapidly. I had no idea what we were gonna do once we were out those doors but there was no time to stop and think. Once we were all ready, we gathered at the door. The fear that had settled in our stomachs was evident on our faces.

"Let's go." Audrey turned the doorknob.