It was during 5th period when it all started to happen. I still remember it all the blood... So much blood.
Mr. Leany let the sections go work on their part of the music like usual,of course with our recordings of our part in hand, it helps make sure that we were able to get our music down faster. It usually helped us a lot then rather waiting around for him to get to our sections to practice, he was one of my favorite teacher. Mr. Leany treated all his students as if they were one of his own, heck he spent more time with his students than his own family because of his dedication to help us. All of us sopranos walked into the hall before anyone else could to secure a good spot before band would try to come out to practice. It's usually hard to practice when all we could hear was saxophones playing in unison. Then I saw it. A guy hunched over, something seemed to be dripping from his face to which we couldn't see because his hair was covering his face.
"H-Hey guys." All the sopranos looked toward me, their section leader. " I think there's something wrong with that guy. I'm going to go see if he needs help, see what's wrong." I knew simple things from indicating an infection to broken bones, having a mother as an RN did have quite its perks even when I didn't know it. As I was walking out I heard one of the girls say that they were going to get Mr. Leany, good I might know what's wrong but I didn't know how severe it was. But then I heard the banging on the fence, I looked over to see people gathered at our fence just growling. The growling became louder once I walked into their view. 'Where is security? Who are these people?'
I finally reached the guy and proceeded cautiously, something like this could really hurt a guy's ego. "Hey are you okay. I saw-I-Is that blood? Hey what happened?" He pulled his head up and I looked into similar brown eyes as me. His nose looked really busted up, like he fell on it or something. "Damn dude. What happened to your nose?"
"Some guy started grabbing me and tried to bite me. He made me land on my face and I got back up and knocked him in the head. I ran, didn't know what to do about the psycho so I left him there." He pointed over to a guy hunched over that was slowly getting up. I started to make my way over to the other guy but the one I was currently with grabbed my arm. I looked over at him confused then he nodded over to the guy again so I looked. A teacher was walking up to the guy and pulled him up, I assumed he would take him to tardy sweep, but then the most disgusting thing happened. The boy leaned over and took a bite out of the teacher, earning a scream from the man. Oh god I could see the blood from here. I couldn't look away as the boy continued to take chunks out of the teacher and using his hands to sink them into his stomach. A hand landed on my shoulder. I sharply looked around and saw Mr. Leany looking at the scene unfold with horror in his eyes.
"Get everyone back in the classroom!" I didn't know what to do. A man was being consumed right in front of me. I-I couldn't look away even when I wanted to. Oh how I wanted to look away. Then Mr. Leany turned me around to fully face him. "Alex! Get everyone in the room! People's lives are in danger and I'm not going to risk all my kids lives! Now Go!" He pushed me toward the building and then that's
when it all went to hell.
Snap!
Apparently when the teacher was getting… consumed it attracted the people at the fence with his screams. I didn't even notice that they started to get riled up because of this man's screams. Why? But they all started to stumble in as the fence broke and then I remembered all my classmates again. So I followed out with Mr. Leany's request and ran back into the building with the new guy at my heels. When I bursted in I saw all the students in there. "Everybody to the back room!" They all gave me questionable stares and didn't understand why I was yelling at them. Until our choir director ran back in the room with a wound on his arm, it looked like a bite mark.' Why would these people bite him? What's wrong with them?!' Mr. Leany pulled the door closed and walked away from it slowly, like his mind was still registering.
Bang!
They're knocking on the door now, more like I should say bangning on the door like animals. Who are these people?!
"What do you want!?" Mr. Leany was yelling at the door trying to make them go away. Then the intercom went off.
"Ahem. Please students and faculty staff we ask you to remain calm. It seems that we have a breach in our school grounds and we advise you to stay indoors and avoid anyone who looks ill. Now we will *Bang Bang*... U-Um N-Now just please*BangBang!* Don't let them in! *Bang!BANG* Hold it down! We can't let them *CRASH* N-No! Go away you don't have permission to be in-. W-What are you doing?! S-Stay away! Ple-"
The intercom was cut whole room was silent. "What the fuck was that?" I heard from a few people down then we heard it. The sound of people running down the hallways, screaming and then that's when people began to snap out of it and began to run also. I grabbed the hand of one of my younger best friends. "Come on Mary!" I was not going to die here! Not without seeing my family at least one more time!
We ran down the halls as I could hear people screaming and crying in fear, I looked over on the other side of the hall. Bad mistake. People were being EATEN right before my eyes, so I did the first thing I thought of. Look the other direction and keep running. "Don't look at them Mary!" Poor girl I could hear her sobs from behind me... Then she was snached right out of my hands. I looked over and saw in horror one of those things biting a piece of flesh out of her. She looked at me with wide and scared eyes and let out a scream that blended in with the others.
"Mary!" Out of my blurry vision of tears I saw a figure run forward and punch the women off of Mary. Thinking fast I ran over and pushed the person down and pulled Mary into my arms, then I felt a hand take my arm. I reeled back my fist to make the creature let go but once I turned over I saw my neighbor, Nathaniel Wood. He took my hand and we ran out of the building, dodging people as we went around campus to get to the parking lot. Then I saw her. Lizzy. My best friend with one of those things over her. Eating her! I don't know what happened, all I remembered was Mary was in my arms at one moment then into Nathaniel's as I kicked the creature repeatedly. I just wanted it off of her!
Then Nathaniel pulled me back."Come on we have to go!" My eyes widened. I couldn't leave Lizzy here! This is my friend we were talking about. "Alexandria please! She's gone! Look at her! I can't leave you here. But those things are coming and we have to leave." I couldn't hear him. I just lost a girl who was my best friend since 7th grade. Practically my sister, we considered her as part of the family. "Please for Mary's sake! She needs help! Isn't your mother a nurse? She can help Mary!" My mom?... My mom! What about my sister that's at home with my niece? What about Abby!? I looked up at him and nodded.
"But I need to go get Abby." Nathaniel nodded relieved that I had snapped out of it and he ran ahead to help get Mary in his car. I looked down at Lizzy. I closed her eyes and gave a silent prayer then I left without looking back at my long gone best friend. Now was my time to focus on my family and getting Mary help. I climbed in the car "We should get Mary to the hospital though, my mom's not home and it's the most logical choice." He nodded and then drove off to the hospital.
When we pulled up we ran out of the car to call for help. That quickly came to us. But before they could fully take Mary she grabbed my hand and put something in it, then they took her. Little did I know that it would be the last time I would see that short cute go happy girl. I looked down and saw that she left me her silver bird necklace... but she never takes this off. I looked back up just in time to see her look back at me with a sad but reassuring smile. I almost went after her until Nathaniel grabbed my shoulder and looked at me with eyes full of sadness. "Come. We should go get your sister." That snapped me out of it and we ran back to the car and drove to the elementary school in silence trying to ignore the bloodstains on the seat door and window. Then we finally arrived.
I ran out and into the office. "H-Hello I'm here to pick up Abigail Becker early today." The lady at the desk asked for I.D confirmation and nodded to me and sent me over to where all the other adults waited anxiously. When I would see the children coming toward their parents the ladder would run over to them first to scoop them into a hug and quickly walk out of the office to their cars. Finally Abby came into the office to where I scooped her into my arms into a crushing hug.
"Sister what's wrong?" Abby was confused she didn't know what was happening. None of these kids did when they came to their parents. "How did you get here?" I walked out with Abby in my arms, not trusting to let her on the ground and let the same thing happen to her like Mary. Then I guess that's when she noticed the blood on my sleeve, something I didn't even manage to see probably from the recent events from the last hour. "W-Why is there blood on your sleeve." She didn't need this. She was only 8 years, she should never have to see what I have experienced. I pulled her in the car and sat her on my lap, for the blood was still in the back.
I started petting her hair softly "Now Abby. There are somethings that are happening currently that I even don't even know how to explain. So just please hold the questions." I could hear the shakiness in my voice and I guess she did also for she stopped asking questions. 'Take a breath Alex. Don't need to freak Abby out even more' so I took a breath and looked over at Nathaniel. "Abby this is Nathaniel Wood. Nathaniel this is my little sister Abigail Becker." He looked over at her and gave her a warm smile and focused back onto the road.
We made it back home and I walked out of the car. 'Why doesn't this sit right with me?' "Nathaniel can you stay here with Abby please." Without waiting for an answer I walked into the already opened door and it felt as if I was punched in the gut. Laying there on the floor was my sister Amanda staring at me with lifeless eyes as my father was feasting on her body. "No. God please no tell me this isn't happening." My "dad" looked up at me and snarled….. I didn't know what to do…. T-This was my family. What am I supposed to do? Then I saw it. The gun, my sister seemed to end her own life while my father was feasting on her from the looks of the blood splatter.
….I knew what I had to do. But I couldn't! This was the man who raised me! The man I grew up with beside my sisters, how could any human do this. But fate was cruel. I had to make a choice. Fight for my survival or just let it all happen and just end the suffering right now…. Yeah that seemed like a good idea... Riley…. She's still here… I have made up my mind.
My father charged at me and I dodge trying to pick up the gun, he fell to the ground. But he pulled on my shoe and I joined him on the ground. No! It's not going to end like this! I kicked my father in the face and let out a small apology and grabbed the gun on the floor and got back up. It aimed at my father and my voice hitched, this was it. All I had to do was pull the trigger…. So why couldn't I do it. It's me or him. My father stumbled towards me.
Bang!
…
Bang!
….W-Why is he still alive?! I shot him in the heart and then the lung… What are these creatures?! So I aimed it to the head, maybe this will work. I looked back into my father's milky eyes. "I'm sorry dad."
Bang!
I collapsed onto the floor letting out my tears. I really did it. I had to though. It was me or him…. But still…. He was my family….
Riley!
I ran to my room and the door was jammed shut from the inside so I used the rest of my strength to push open the door. Where was Riley!? "Riley?!" I heard a sharp gasp then silence.
"Aunty Alex?" I heard a voice come from the closet in uncertainty. I pulled the door open and there revealed my niece of 7 years. Riley Allen.
I was so relieved she was alright.
Oh ma goodness. I have written about 2,400 words for a few hours! But this was fun so glad that I'm finally doing this. So hope ya enjoyed. Tell me what you think and I'll see ya next time.