Chapter seven
You know when you're growing up and all those little kids were always talking about someday when they were older, they were going to become spies or police officers? Well, I was not one of them. And my god do I stick to my word. Just running around the grounds is really starting to bother me. And the sad thing is it's not because that sadistic maniac who pretty much slaughted everyone in our school and is still on the hunt for us is running loose in the school.
"Oh god, that's disgusting." I looked down at my shoe in disgust as I stepped on some horribly sticky substance. I don't even want to know what that is.
But yes, that is the reason. All this unknown shit lying around. You just never know what could be lurking on the ground hidden in the shadows, just waiting for you to come out.
I honestly don't know which is more frightening.
"Stop being such a girl, especially at a time like this. We are freaking walking in deaths path and you're worried about a bit of shit on your shoe?"
I snapped my head up to glare at Fang. Wow, I am so glad I am spending what could possibly be my last night alive with such a caring and sensitive excuse of a boy.
I guess good things do happen even at the worst of times. I just really wished they wouldn't...
"Just a bit of shit? Do you know how much these freaking cost?"I whispered hastily, trying very hard to keep my voice quiet...despite how loud we had been earlier. Not our best move there.
"How much?" he stopped walking and turned around to face me, cocking his head to the side in a bored manner.
"Well, they were a present so I don't exactly know..." My voice trailed off as he rolled his eyes and started walking again. "But that's not the point! You can't just assume I'm one of those girls who care more about their clothes then what's going on around them! Despite what I just said..." This argument is hopeless, I'm just contradicting myself. How depressing.
"You're contradicting yourself." He pointed out. I huffed and stormed in front of him, now taking the lead. Ugh, I wish there was a way out of here! But no, that would be too easy.
I actually don't understand our school. I mean, they enclose us in massive iron gates that close off the school when we are in lock downs, keeping us inside so no other crazy axe murders can get in. Yet, we are still stuck inside the grounds with one crazy axe murderer with nowhere to run. Wow, congratulations! You have doomed us all. I wonder who came up with the idea of shutting the school off...I bet it was an axe murderer.
"Seriously Max, your zoning out constantly is really starting to annoy me. I mean, what happens if something really bad is happening and you won't even notice because you are all wrapped up in your own little mind?"
I quickly snapped out of my thoughts as my hands flew to my hips.
"Excuse me, but I do not always zone out. I am quite in sync with what's going on around me."
He snickered. "I highly doubt that."
"Oh really?" I challenged. "Alright then. Well, first of all, we are stuck in a lockdown. Second of all, everyone around us is dead and third of all, you're an asshole. Pretty sure that sums it all up." I shrugged lightly and walked away from his still figure. I smirked slightly as I heard him grumble what I could only assume to be insults in my direction. Gotta love annoying the opposite sex.
We kept walking through the darkness, occasionally running in the gaps of open spaces that weren't hidden by trees or shrubs.
After a while of sneaking behind buildings and running through shadows cast by overgrowing trees, as well as numerous minutes wasted on pointless bickering, we had finally reached the entrance to the middle school. We crouched down beside the glass doors, out of sight from any passing figures.
"Alright, now obviously using the doors is way too risky, so I think we should try using a window in an empty room." Fang suggested peeking through the glass door window. I glanced over at him.
"Wow, good job Nancy Drew!" I exclaimed proudly, giving him a small pat on the back.
"Now normally I wouldn't stand for your hilarious insults," he whispered still watching the room through the window, "But...thanks!" He grinned before standing up from his crouching position and slowly moved towards the classrooms.
I quickly followed after him, grumbling to myself of how much therapy I would need after spending so much time with Fang. We repeatedly looked through the windows of the middle school classrooms, scanning the area to see if there were any kids hiding in the darkness. Unfortunately, we lucked out. Almost the entire middle school was living kid free. That was put really horribly, but I just don't have the energy any more to ignore the facts. The use of politely put sentences just doesn't apply here anymore. Nothing does.
We scouted out the rest of the classrooms quickly, seeing as we hadn't found anything the first time, Fang thought it would be prudent to check again, just in case we missed something.
"Ugh! This is freaking useless! As much as we hate to admit it, there is no one else inside and looking a second time round is just pointless! Unless we suddenly hear some kid screaming in a pit of despair, I say we just move on to senior school." I said impatiently, crossing my arms over my chest and softly tapping my foot.
Fang opened his mouth to reply when an ear splitting scream followed by whimpering came from a classroom three doors down.
Oh shit.
Not only had my last slither of dignity been destroyed, but it seems we have fallen in a death trap.
A smirk spread onto Fangs face as mine fell in shame; I just know he won't let me forget this...
"Shut up." I snapped before crouching down and carefully making my way towards the classroom that the horrified scream came from.
He chuckled before following in my steps.
I could hear a snarl of words echoing through the room, but it was so muffled I could only capture a few of the words.
"Keep screaming...rip your...like everyone else...so shut up..." A man's deep, fuming voice faded in and out of hearing. I knew it was him, so did Fang from the way he tensed beside me.
I couldn't help but let curiosity take over me. I stretched my arms up to the ledge of the window sill and slowly pulled myself up, ignoring the threats coming from Fang. I let my eyes rest upon the dark outlines in the left corner of the room, taking in the moving shapes. What I assume was the kid curled up in a ball, crying softly and the tall figure pointing at them was the infuriated intruder.
I wonder why he was pointing at the poor kid like that; didn't his mother ever tell him it's rude to point? Well, probably not since it seems she didn't really say anything about murdering people either.
My thoughts babbled on before a loud bang erupted from the room, shattering my thoughts. My eyes widened and my mouth fell open as I watched in terror as the small kid became a silent, unmoving figure.
He shot...the kid. He just shot a child! What kind of person could do that! Oh, that's it! I'm so going to kill him! My eyes quickly flickered to the retrieving figure, walking out the door.
"Shit!" Fang yelled before trying to peel me away from the window. "Max, we have to go. He's coming!"
I knew I had to, but my feet were glued to the ground, just watching that poor child lie motionless on the ground. They didn't even get to go to senior school. They were so close. They don't get to drive, they don't get to go to university, they don't get to have their very own family. They don't get to grow up. Their lives have just been torn away from them.
All because of this stupid lockdown.
Uh, hi!
So, a reviewer politely pointed out some flaws in this story (thanks!) and I just really couldn't be bothered doing anything about them...so I kind of abandoned this story. So that's the reason why I hadn't updated...not that it really mattered. But alerts and shit kept coming up in my inbox so I felt like I probs should if people are still reading it.
I hope I fixed everything up...kind of.
Hope you enjoyed it!
