The Rot

Escape

  As the door opened i finally got a good look at my partner. He was super tall maybe 6'4". Curly blonde hair adorned his head like a crown. He was beautiful. And I'm in danger and all I can think about is this beautiful stranger. I rolled my eyes at myself, careful so that he couldn't see me. I mean who thinks about this stuff when monsters are running rampant?

  We slowly crept down the hall towards the next building. Somehow our hands became interlocked, grasping for anything living. We stepped carefully around pools of blood and random body parts that had been torn from their host. Suddenly we heard shuffling and we both hurried into a doorway and up against the wall. He held his finger to his mouth in a shushing manner as the thing slowly made its way by. They must move slow until they see food. We were careful not to make any movements as it passed, and we waited until it was out of sight before continuing on our path. 

  We made our way through the building and passed the mass windows facing the court yard. My heard immediately stopped. Hundreds of these things were out there shuffling around and bumping into each other. We both just looked at each other, hope escaping our eyes as the reality of our situation set in. "We're f****d" I whispered and he just shook his head in response "We have to try." was all he said before turning away from me. "We go to the back of the science building, it's further from the court yard and still close enough we can get out to the parking lot." He changed the plan and I just nodded. He was right we did have to try. 

  We tore ourselves from the windows and continued our journey. Time seemed to stand still as we crept through the halls, occasionally having to hide from passing the passing rot. That's what Iv come up with to name them, because they stink like rotting flesh. We came to another corner and he poked his head around the corner. Quickly whipping it back and grabbing me. We hustled into an open class room and closed the door right as a whole horde walked by. We backed away from the door slowly and turned to take our surroundings in. 

  It was a history room covered in maps and different historical documents. Right in the middle of the room stood one of them, facing away from us. We both looked at each other with fear in our eyes. It turned towards us and we raised our weapons instinctively. It happened so fast, all of a sudden it was on top of me and all I had between us was my mop handle. It's stinky nasty mouth chomped at my face as it tried to eat me alive. I pushed with all my strength to no avail, this is it I'm a dead b***h. 

  "Close your mouth and eyes" my companion barked and I did as I was told, turning my head as far away from this thing as I could. He plunged his makeshift spear right into the temple of this thing and black blood oozed out all over my chest. He kicked the thing off me and pulled me off the ground as I was gagging from the putrid blood. "Are you bit?? You didn't get it in your mouth did you??" He questioned as he examined my body. It was evident that it only made it on my chest and not into my mouth. We determined that if these things bite you or get their fluids into your mouth or eyes you turn into one. "I watched a girl puke on a guy while she turned, it got into his mouth and then seconds later he was doing the same thing, puking and oozing on other people" he said as he helped wipe the s**t off my body. 

  I just nodded taking in the information. "We should write this s**t down, keep a survival guide" I joked. In times of stress I make stupid jokes to make myself feel better, only this one didn't make it better. As he took his makeshift spear out of the things head I recognized the clothes "That's Mr Wilson.I never liked that guy" as I was examining my partner was going through the teachers desk. "Nothing useful here" he sighed before getting up and walking towards me. "I guess I should introduce myself since were surviving together" a cute smile appeared on his face "I'm kieron" he said extending a had for a hand shake. A laugh escaped my mouth before grasping his hand and shaking "Yasmin" I replied with a small smile. 

  "Well alright now we're officially best friends" he chuckled. That cute grin plastered on his face.