Alice lay with her chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm as she counted each breath in her head. She could hear her heartbeat thunder in her ears and wouldn't be surprised if it gave way before the wires touched her skin. Her skin felt ten times more sensitive she could feel the cold hard floor beneath her and the slight draught that travelled over the floor from her right. And then the heat she could feel radiating from her companions Claire at her head she could picture the tear streaks down her cheeks she had witnessed before closing her eyes as she couldn't bear to watch any longer. Carlos was on her left with the means to stop her heart bearing down on her any second. It felt like forever as she waited to feel the shock course through her body.

Feeling the slight pressure of soft lips against her forehead and the hair of the woman who they belonged to falling across her face she fought the urge to open her eyes. I wasn't until the last strand slid its way up her cheek and left her skin that Alice realised she was holding her breath and quickly returned to her rhythmic breathing though her first few breaths were deeper compensating for the lack of oxygen when Claire had been touching her. She couldn't help think of how they would get out of here alive if she didn't make it the sound of the zombies trying to break through her barricade only got louder as she waited for all sound and feeling to drain her body.

The pain came quickly and disappeared just as fast as suddenly the wires touched her chest over where her heart went from pounding to still in seconds. As the pain struck her she couldn't stop her eyes from flying open and she caught a glimpse of two shadows above her before everything went black. The feeling of the hard floor seemed to slip away as a floating feeling overcame her body and all sound was replaced with a piercing silence she tried to move but couldn't she couldn't feel any part of her body it was like it had disappeared leaving only her conscious. It was now that she decided that was it she was dead and there were no fires of hell or clouds of heaven instead there was nothing.

….

"That's it I can't feel a pulse anymore zap her back," Claire demanded dropping Alice's wrist to the floor after confirming that she was truly dead.

"We'll have to wait if we want it to work," Carlos said trying to stay calm he knew if this was to work one of them had to keep a clear head and seen as he was currently watching as the redhead began to panic he knew it was all on him. "Just give it a minute."

It was the slowest minute of either of their lives. Claire couldn't help her fidgeting as she became uneasy at the sight of Alice so still and at peace yet the sight was terrifying to her as all she could see was the absence of the usual rhythmic rise and fall of her chest. She was beginning to get restless but she knew that Carlos was right so tried to hold her tongue. This resolve didn't last long however as tears began to stream down her cheeks.

"For crying out loud Carlos you're killing her," She nearly screamed at him breaking the silence that had fallen.

"Okay," Carlos said he wasn't willing to fight her on this not when his worries ran high from the short time that had passed.

Raising the wires and lowering the slowly back down to Alice's bare flesh both seemed to hold their breath in anticipation. After a quick jolt that shook her body Claire's hand shot to her wrist to check for a pulse she couldn't help the whimper that escaped her dropping the wrist back to the floor. Carlos quickly took the hint from the look on the young womans face and lowered the wires back to their silent companion. This was repeated a couple of time still coming up blank.

"Claire…" His voice was barely a whisper as he tried to think of what to say.

"NO!" Claire shouted kneeling as she began chest compressions unwilling to stop without trying everything she could. "Don't you dare, don't you dare leaving me here alone. I-I can't do it on my own." Sobs wracked her body but she never stopped blowing air into her lungs before continuing the chest compressions. This continued for what felt like forever but there was still no response from Alice. Reaching out Carlos tried to stop Claire's frantic efforts to bring her back but was just shoved violently away as she continued.

"Claire, I- I … She's gone."

Not even going to apologise just going to go start the next bit.