Across the river

Hi, I'm Makayla, I have just started at a new high school and, have also moved houses. I don't really talk to new people unless I have too. I guess you can call me an introvert.

Anyway, on the first day of high school, I got up, did my morning routine, put on some baggy camo jeans, a belt, a oversized t-shirt, and some sneakers. After that, I brush my hair and teeth, grab my phone, earbuds, and backpack, then went into the kitchen. I grabbed a water bottle from the fridge, an orange, and brought my parents coffee, then went to school.

I walked and made it to school on time, but something felt off all throughout the day. Eventually, I got through my 4th period ( history) and went to my locker, put my books back then headed to lunch.

On my way to lunch, I looked outside and saw something tall run past the school.

My thoughts: Just to be okay, I'm going to stay on guard.

I continued to go and eat lunch. I remember that day really well. We had pizza for lunch. I was waiting in the lunch line, when I heard something hard hit the glass window a few feet behind me. I turned around and saw someone with a crazy look in their eyes. He was running and banging his head on the glass.

As the glass began cracking more and more, I wanted to run away, I wanted to go hide, but I couldn't. I was frozen, standing there, watching. I didn't even look around the lunchroom, to realize that it's happening inside and everywhere else too.

I was about to get tackled by one of them, but someone took my hand and pulled me to run with them.

A few minutes go by, and I realize where we are now. The detention room. I take a look around, there's two other people in the room with us, a boy and another girl. I take a look around the room and see the windows, I get up and go look outside. It's really not just happening here, its happening in the city too.

The boy walks up to me and taps my shoulder.

Him: What's going on?

Me: I'm not sure.

The girl: We should hold the doors shut.

The guy I came in with: ya, good idea.

Later....

Things have calmed down a little and one more person came into the classroom with us, another guy. It's the principle of the high school.

Once the principle is fully in the room with us, he shuts the door and starts talking.

The principle: I've already called the police. What we need to do is barricade this room shut. Help me tie something to the door handle.

We all start helping, but I'm very hesitant about it. Instead I stay put. Then, when looking over the principle, I see something on his lower leg. It's a bite mark.

Me: Mr. Principle, you're leg.

Once I say that he looks and tries to find what I'm talking about.

The principle: what about my leg?

Me: there's a bite mark on your lower leg.

Immediately everyone in the room stops what they're doing and backs away from the principle.

The principle : its nothing, I fell, but I'm okay.

Me: you fell and got bit by something?

He comes closer to me, and tries to slap my face, but I back up just in time.

Him: get back here missy.

Me: back up

He keeps getting closer to me and I keep backing away.

Me: I simply dont believe that your okay sir. Now back up, or run out of the room.

He keeps getting closer and as soon as he does, I quickly move some stuff, and run out of the room. With th principle chasing after me.

I run back to the detention room , and loose the principle near the art classroom.

As soon as I know I lost the principle, I run back to the detention room, luckily the others are still there.

I quickly open the door and go inside the classroom. Once I'm inside the room, I make sure to check and make sure I didn't get bitten. I didn't.

After, catching our breath, we think we figured out what's happening right now, it's a zombie virus that leaked out of a science laboratory.

After that, we make a plan and decide to leave the school and find a safe place to stay a while.

We're walking cautiously and find a house that we can stay in.

We cautiously go inside and make sure we we're the only ones here. We are, so we settle down in the kitchen and find something to eat.

After eating, we tell each other our names.

The girls name is Carla, the guys name is Leo, the other guys name is Aidan.

Carla was in detention because she forgot to do some homework for one of her classes. Leo was in detention because he wouldn't stop talking in class. Aiden was near the back of the lunch line with me. We're all in the same grade but we have different classes.

Anyway, we finish eating and figure out where we're sleeping. Theres four different rooms. So the others take which room they want and go to sleep.

I don't sleep, I can't because I'm trying to decide on something. Going home. I decide that I will go, but later.