muttered under my breath while I looked behind, past Aoi, Blake, and Kohaku’s heads. I saw zombies rushing out
of the stairwell. I clicked the button on the side of the staff and when it expanded I ran towards the zombies in front of the exit. At that point, I really didn’t care if I died or was bitten; I just wanted to get out of this crater full of walking dead people. As I shot forward, some zombies shot towards me. I ran into one, but managed to swing at the head. In less than a minute I was surrounded. I bit my lip and then plunged towards some that surrounded me. I swung backwards, forwards, sideways, vertically; I didn’t care as long as I was hitting the
already dead bodies. Then, I saw Aoi barge into the circle grinning at me.
“You didn’t think I was going to let you take all the credit, now did you?” Aoi said while she stood next to me.
I gave her a smile and said “Wouldn’t count on it,” as I hit another zombie. We were then accompanied by Edmund and Paige, who were breaking the circle around us.
“Don’t forget me” said Paige as she nudged my shoulder.
“If, we die, we die together” Edmund said as he gave me thumbs up while swinging at a zombie.
Kohaku and Blake were soon behind us swinging at zombies. “Come on guys!” I heard someone yell. It sounded like Mari’s voice. “Come, nuh!” I heard another yell. It sounded like Kaelinda. I knew it had to be her, because she was mixed with Jamaican and Shima-Ostrov.
“You guys , come here we’re at the door!” I heard another yell. It sounded like Lequisha.
I tried to get a glimpse around the zombies that were blocking my view towards the exit. I saw my friends all yelling and signaling me to come towards the door. I then realized Lequisha, Mari, Hana-yon, and Kaelinda were also there with Aoi, Blake, and Paige. I then focused on the zombies in front of me and swung at the heads. After my line of vision was cleared, I ran towards the doorway. Once I was out, I saw Edmund and Kohaku running towards the door too.
Once they were out, I slammed the doors shut, attracting attention from outside. I looked around; some zombies were headed in our direction.
“First, we need to exit the school yard. Try not to fight if you can help it” Edmund said while he turned around.
Everyone nodded in understanding, and then everyone ran towards the front gate.
I stood at the doorway. Why are we headed towards the front gate? Wasn’t that
gate where the zombie invasion started? My thoughts were interrupted by a hand on my shoulder. I saw a zombie in front of me about to land a bite on my other shoulder, while I felt hands on my arms. I screamed, and I acted fast by flipping the one on my shoulders over, and at the same time, pulling my arms out of the other zombie’s grasp. After I handled them, I ran towards the front gate as I saw specs of everyone else. Once I reached the gate I was greeted with
“Why weren’t you running, and were you bitten?” questions from everyone.
I smirked remembering my moves from earlier and replied “No, I man handled those corpses.”
Aoi smiled at me and said “That’s more like it,” while she ruffled my hair.
Chapter 2: The W alk
I grabbed her hand and shook my head.
“Anybody know the way to the detention center?” Edmund asked.
“I do.” Blake said in a faint voice.
We all turned to look at him.
“I went to the detention center once, for stealing.
One day, they decided to teach me a lesson by making me spend a few nights there. Trust me, I learned my lesson. That’s not a place I really want to go to ever again.” Blake said while looking at the sky.
Could this be the Blake Taftertock that was put on the news for stealing?
“You’re Blake Taftertock?” Aoi asked as she lifted an eyebrow.
Blake nodded.
“You’re the Blake Taftertock, who stole from Jonathon Quilt?” asked
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