Chapter 5: Best Friends Never Give Up

9:36pm

Ezekiel had just killed another two zombies with the steak knives.

A zombie came up from behind him and scratched him on his arm, which surprised him as he screamed out in surprise. He immediately stabbed it in the forehead, sending it crashing down to the ground.

Ezekiel grabbed his arm and pulled his sleeve up. He could see the two medium scratches on his forearm that had started to soak his sweatshirt sleeve.

"I've been infected" Ezekiel said to himself.

He looks over and saw Leshawna.

Leshawna came running up and smashed the head of a zombie, sending it to the ground.

"That was a close one" Geoff thanked Leshawna.

"It was nothing, let's make get to the mess hall while theirs a gap" Leshawna responded.

The two quickly ran to the mess hall, running up the steps and up to the door. Pounding on it as hard as they could, wait for someone to get it.

"Let us in" Geoff shouted. It was difficult to hear over the pounding he was doing and the moaning of the zombies.

Leshawna faced to see, Ezekiel keeping the zombies at bay, by slashing and killing as many as he could. Every now and then one would get by. But he would slash its head off. Even with the pain and horror that was his arm.

"Open the door" Leshawna panicked.

"Come on homeschool get up here" Geoff shouted to him.

9:43pm, Chris opened the doors and saw the two frightened comrades, standing there. "Get in" he motioned.

Leshawna and Geoff quickly entered.

Chris saw Ezekiel stab another one. "Get in here" Chris yelled.

Ezekiel backed up until his heels hit the bottom step to the mess hall.

"I can't" Ezekiel warned. He looked around and didn't see any zombies within a couple yards, so he faced Chris.

"What do mean you can't" Leshawna asked?, standing beside Chris. Geoff was on the other side.

"Get in here" Chris repeated.

"I've been scratched" Ezekiel yelled back.

"So" Chris yelled back.

"I've been infected" Ezekiel pointed out.

"There has to be a cure, somewhere" Leshawna hoped.

"There isn't" Ezekiel answered.

"Look out" Geoff screamed. Too late.

A zombie came from up from behind Ezekiel and grabbed him by his good arm and threw him to the ground. His knives falling through the air and landing five feet away. Before he could get up, a second one was on top of him sinking its teeth into his neck.

"Ezekiel" Leshawna screamed.

Chris grabbed her by the arm before she could get too far out. "He's a goner."

He shrieked in horror and pain, lots of pain as blood started to pour from his neck wound. The zombie munched on his neck skin. It then let out a loud burp in Ezekiel's face.

Ezekiel lay down and didn't move again as a third helped itself to Ezekiel.

The other's thought three was crowd, so they went after the people in the main lodge.

Chris quickly pulled a squirming Leshawna in and Geoff and Trent reclosed the doors as quickly as possible as well. Then Cody locked the doors and Chris slid the wood through the handles.

One more time zombies were pounding on the door, which seemed to be hole lot stronger than the latrines door.

"Do you have the key" Chris asked?

Leshawna had actually almost forgotten about it. She reached in her pocket and gave it to him.

"What happened out there" Harold asked? Coming up and resting a hand on Leshawna's shoulder.

"We got trapped in the latrines" Leshawna started.

"Then we got surrounded and nearly lost the battle" Geoff added.

"Then we lost Zeke" Leshawna finished, sighing.

"Oh" Harold sighed as well.

"We have to get out of here" Gwen said, "Before the rest of us face the same fate."

"We can now with this" Chris smiled holding up the key.

"Not without more weapons" Tyler said.

"What weapons do have right now" Chris asked?

"I still have the baseball bat" Leshawna said holding it up, covered in blood.

"I have my switchblade" Duncan said holding it up.

"And I have my numb chucks" Harold pointed out.

"What about the rest of us" DJ squealed.

"Well there's no time" Chris said. "We have to leave now, six o'clock will be here sooner than you think and we don't want the helicopter to come and leave without us do yah."
They all shook their heads no; to show they all didn't want that to happen.

"Yah, but Courtney said there wouldn't be enough room for us all" Duncan huffed.

"We'll get to that when it comes" Chris said.

"Let's just go" Owen worried.

"And the good news right now is the shed is right behind the mess hall" Chris said.

"Yah, but how do we get to it with zombies still pounding on the only doors in and out of here" Cody asked?

"I don't know" Chris said.

"Maybe a window" Courtney suggested.

"They don't open" Chris said.

"What if we turn the lights off, and wait for them to leave because they'll start to think we're not here anymore" Harold suggested.

"That actually might work" Cody said turning off the lights.

"Now be quiet" Harold whispered.

They heard the pounding and scratching continue to work.

10:01pm.

The pounding finally went away, as the zombies decided to drift in other directions. The gang waited five minutes before heading to the doors.

"Let's go" Trent whispered unlocking the door.

Chris slid the wood out and set it on the floor.

Tyler took one door and Justin took the other. And together they slowly opened the doors, all the way.

Duncan exited first, with his switch blade ready to do battle if necessary. He saw the entire place was deserted. He didn't see a single zombie anywhere; he didn't even here any moaning or groaning.

"It's clear" Duncan checked.

"That's weird" Chris said stepping out next, "Where are they all?"

"Who cares" Heather huffed, "Let's take this chance and get to the shed already."

The twenty two of them (21 campers and Chris0 made their way down the stairs and around the corner. They saw the shed 15 yards away (45feet).

"Let's go" Chris whispered.

Leshawna looked over and saw Ezekiel's body, she sighed as she kept her mind open for the undead. Bat raised ready to use.

10:08pm

Ezekiel slowly stood up. He raised his arms out in front of him as he slowly pursued. His mouth watering.

10:10pm

Chris took the key from Leshawna and stuffed into the shed lock. He turned it and opened the door.

Ezekiel came from behind them and grabbed Katie by ankle; he sunk his teeth into the back of her ankle. Katie screamed out in pain as she tried to get away. She was stuck in Ezekiel's death grip, as she dug her fingers into dirt, in an attempt to escape.

"Katie" Sade screamed running back out to her, Leshawna following close behind with the bat.

Sadie approached, Ezekiel growled, Sadie screamed and took a few steps backward.

Leshawna didn't show any fear. As she took the bat and swung it down on Ezekiel. He bent down and took a bite out of her thigh this time, dodging Leshawna's swing.

Katie continued to scream in pain and horror, as Ezekiel pulled on something stringy. He snapped it and slurped it like spaghetti. "Sadie help me" she pleaded.

Sadie only looked on with horror as her friend continued to get devoured.

Leshawna came back with a second swing. It hit Ezekiel on the head, making him lose his grip and falling backward onto his back.

"Guy's get in here" Geoff yelled.

Leshawna looked and saw about 60 zombies charging at them, they were down by the cabins, 15 yards away. They were approaching fast.

Not to mention, Ezekiel had recovered and stood back up. He hissed at Leshawna.

She was unfazed as she kept the bat out in front of her, keeping the homeschool zombie at bay. "I'm need some help here" Leshawna screamed, looking at the fast approaching zombie herd.

"Just leave her" Chris yelled, "There's nothing we can do for her."

"No don't leave me" Katie screamed at the thought.

"I won't leave you" Sadie cried, holding her BFF in her hands.

"Sadie, there's nothing we can do" Chris yelled out.

12yards away.

"I'm sorry" Leshawna said dropping the bat and running back into the shed.

"I'm not leaving you" Sadie said trying with all her might to pull Katie back by herself.

Ezekiel had other plans as he grabbed Katie by her good leg and the two played tug-a-war with Katie's depleting life.

"Just leave me" Katie begged. "Save yourself."

8 yards away.

Sadie continued the game of tug a war. She would not leave, "I said I'm not leaving."

1 yard away.

A zombie helped Ezekiel out by grabbing Katie by the stomach and pulling her out of Sadie's hands. Sending Sadie sprawling backward on to her back. She was about to get up when she saw herself surrounded on all sides by zombies.