June 9, 2030
Luke tried the door, it wasn't locked but pushed as a student ran past it erratically. "Don't give me a scare like that man" Mira complained while sounding relieved herself. "Sorry but lets get out of here" Luke replied sounding worried. Luke's heart was still pounding as he and Mira rushed through the library’s back exit. The sounds of chaos echoed through the campus—the screeching, the distant gunshots, and the inhuman growls that made the hairs on his neck stand on end. It was pure mayhem outside. Luke witnessed betrayals of all sorts as everyone tried to survive. “its really happening" Luke said, his voice barely above a whisper, panic creeping in as he glanced back towards the library. They had to keep moving; they couldn’t afford to be caught in the open. . . . . . . . The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the eerily quiet campus as Luke and Mira hurried away from the library. The occasional scream and distant shouts were enough to keep them moving, though neither knew exactly where to go. “Luke, seriously, where are we going?” Mira asked, panting as she struggled to keep up. “Anywhere that isn’t swarming with those things!” Luke snapped, though his voice softened when he glanced at her worried expression. “We’ll figure it out, okay?” They rounded the corner near the engineering building and almost ran straight into two figures. “Watch it!” one of them barked, stepping back defensively. Luke instinctively raised his hands, ready for anything, but then recognition set in. “Collins? Jeff?” Collins, his shorter but feisty coursemate, looked at him like he’d grown two heads. “Luke? What are you doing out here? And what the hell is going on? We just barely got out of the workshop alive.” Luke glanced over at Jeff, Collins’ towering, soft-spoken friend, who looked pale but steady. “Workshop? Wait, you saw them too?” Jeff nodded grimly. “Saw one guy collapse, then next thing we knew, he was... biting someone.” Mira stepped closer. “It’s everywhere. We just escaped the library, and it was bad—really bad.” Collins folded his arms, his jaw tightening. “So, what’s the plan, genius? Or do we just keep wandering around hoping not to get eaten?” Luke frowned, taking a moment to think. Before he could answer, a rustling noise from behind the bushes made all of them freeze. “Who’s there?” Jeff demanded, his deep voice carrying an edge of fear. From the shadows, two figures stepped out—one skinny, clutching a bag that looked stuffed with books, and the other broader, huffing from what must have been a long run. “Don’t shoot!” the scrawnier one blurted, holding up his hands. "Shoot? What the hell-" “Favour?” Mira asked, squinting in disbelief. “And... Justin?” Luke added, recognizing the stocky guy beside him, his round face glistening with sweat. “Thank God,” Justin wheezed, leaning against a nearby pole. “I thought we were done for.” “Wait,” Collins said, narrowing his eyes. “Who are these clowns?” “Coursemates,” Mira muttered, brushing her hair out of her face. “Apparently.” Justin straightened up, catching his breath. “Hey, I resent that! I just saved Favour’s butt back there. That’s gotta count for something.” Favour adjusted his bag nervously. “Technically, I tripped, and you just happened to pull me up before I got... uh, eaten.” Collins groaned, rubbing his temples. “Great. So, we’ve got a group now. What’s next? We gonna go sing Kumbaya while the campus turns into hell?” Luke ignored the jab and scanned their surroundings. “First, we need to get off the open streets. Find somewhere we can regroup and figure this out.” Jeff nodded. “There’s an old storage building near the sports complex. Hardly anyone ever goes there. It might be empty.” “Good enough,” Luke said. “Let’s move before anything else finds us.” The group set off cautiously, sticking close together amidst the chaos. The cautious moment didn't last long as two students lunged at them blood all over them. Justin screamed shrilly "Yo get away you disgusting -" "Fuck run!" Collins hollered leading the way whilst barreling through some students. They ran to a deserted area catching their breath. No one spoke for a while just wheezing. The uneasy silence between them was broken only by Justin muttering, “I swear, if I die before breakfast tomorrow, I’m haunting all of you.”The group moved through the campus, their breaths heavy and their nerves frayed. The eerie silence was broken only by the faint sound of distant screams. Luke led the way, his eyes scanning every shadow for movement. “There it is,” Jeff whispered, pointing to the storage building ahead. The old structure looked like it had seen better days, its peeling paint and broken windows giving it a haunting appearance. “Let’s get inside,” Luke said, quickening his pace. Jeff stepped forward with his trusty brick, smashing the padlock off with one swing. The door creaked open, revealing the dark interior. “Wait,” Mira said, her voice barely above a whisper. “Do you hear that?” Everyone froze. From inside came the faint murmur of voices. Luke motioned for the group to stay quiet as he pushed the door open wider. Inside, they found a small group of students huddled in the corner, their faces pale with fear. Among them was Akin, his sharp features unmistakable even in the dim light. “Akin?”
The storage building was eerily quiet. Inside, the air was thick with unease. The group had done their best to barricade the door, but the makeshift barricade of old shelves and desks didn’t feel strong enough. Favour perched on a crate, thumbing through the battered virology book he’d salvaged from the library. He mumbled to himself, occasionally glancing nervously around. Justin, unfazed as usual, was munching on a pack of biscuits he’d somehow stashed in his bag. “You seriously brought snacks during a zombie outbreak?” Collins snapped, his irritation rising. “What? Comfort food,” Justin said with a shrug. “You’d be amazed how thinking clearly works when you’re not starving.” Collins grunted, muttering something under his breath as he resumed pacing. Luke leaned against a wall, his arms crossed, eyes fixed on Akin and his small group of students. They had been in the building before the outbreak started, and that fact gnawed at Luke. Akin seemed too relaxed, too prepared,
The banging at the door grew louder, splinters flying off the barricade with each hit. The tension in the room was suffocating, a mixture of fear and suspicion thickening the air. Everyone held their makeshift weapons tightly, their eyes darting between the door and each other. Luke’s gaze fell once again on Akin, who sat unbothered, his arms crossed. His relaxed demeanor infuriated Luke. How could someone be so calm when chaos was clawing at their only line of defense? “Help reinforce the barricade!” Luke barked, directing his order at Akin and Charles. Akin didn’t budge. “And risk being the first one dragged out? No, thanks.” “You’re unbelievable,” Collins growled, stepping forward with the metal pipe in his hands. “Collins, not now!” Mira snapped, grabbing his arm. “Focus!” Jeff and Justin rushed to push a heavy cabinet against the door, adding another layer of protection. Favour fumbled with his book, muttering what sounded like prayers under his breath. Luke glanced at Mir
The orange glow of the evening sky spilled through the cracks in the boarded windows, casting long shadows across the storage room. The muffled groans outside had faded, replaced by the occasional scrape of undead feet shuffling across the pavement. Inside, the group sat in uneasy silence, their nerves fraying with every passing second.Luke stood by the barricade, his eyes scanning the darkening campus outside. His thoughts, however, were locked on Akin and his group, seated in the corner. The unease in his chest had only grown since Bayo's arrival.Bayo lay on a makeshift bed of torn-up jackets and cushions. His pale, sweat-soaked face twitched as he drifted in and out of consciousness. Jeff crouched beside him, carefully cleaning a jagged wound on his arm."He's burning up," Jeff said, glancing at Luke. "But he's alive. For now.""Alive and infected," Collins muttered, pacing the room. He tightened his grip on the metal pipe he carried. "We’re sitting ducks if he turns in here.""H
“Damn it! Of all schools, why hers?!” Joseph Erickson cursed, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white. The car roared down the highway, his foot pressing hard on the accelerator, daring the engine to give out. “If anything happens to her... I swear to God, those bastards are going to pay. Every last one of them!” he yelled, slamming the dashboard for emphasis. Joseph wasn’t just any soldier—he’d recently been promoted to sergeant, and he took pride in his discipline. But hearing that Mira, his younger sister, was trapped in a terrorist attack, all that discipline flew out the window. And zombies? The thought made him scoff angrily. Zombies sounded like a bad joke, but the situation wasn’t funny. “What the hell is the government even doing, letting things get this bad?” he muttered, punching the steering wheel. His phone buzzed on the passenger seat. He glanced at the screen before snatching it up and putting it on speaker. “Yeah, Dad, I’m not tu
Amos paced back and forth in the dimly lit room, the faint hum of the overhead bulb doing little to soothe his growing frustration. "What the hell is wrong with them!?" he spat, his voice sharp with anger. He dragged his hand through his disheveled hair, his breath coming in short bursts. "I told them to keep it quiet. Just stay in the shadows, but no—they had to involve those damned terrorists!" Amos’s mind raced, piecing together the fragments of chaos. The serum—the very thing he had sworn to keep hidden—was now at the center of this unfolding nightmare. How had Zotes learned about it? Worse, how had they turned it into a weapon? He clenched his fists, veins bulging against his skin. His phone buzzed, jolting him out of his thoughts. This time, the caller ID read Unknown Number. He hesitated, his thumb hovering over the screen before answering. "Who is this?" he barked. A gravelly voice responded, calm yet laced with menace. "Governor Amos. We've been expecting your call. S
Luke stood frozen, his thoughts racing as he tried to make sense of what he’d just witnessed. What the hell was that? Zombies don’t move like that. Are they even zombies? The memory of their precise, coordinated attack churned in his mind, leaving a cold weight in his chest. “Bloody hell!” Collins exclaimed, pacing frantically. “What was that? We’ve got to get out of here! We can’t stay in this death trap—we’ve been exposed!” Collins’ words snapped Luke out of his daze. He shook his head, forcing himself to focus. Across the room, Mira gripped a shard of glass so tightly her knuckles turned white. “Mira,” Luke said, his voice tight as he gently wrenched the glass from her hand. “Did you see that? They weren’t just attacking—they had a plan. They were working together.” “I saw it,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. “It’s like...they knew what they were doing.” “They took Bayo,” Jeff muttered from the corner, his voice hollow. “Dragged him like he mattered to them.” “Val
June 10, 2030 Bang! Bang! Luke's head snapped toward the door as something—or someone—banged on it with relentless force. His throat tightened, and he swallowed hard as the pounding grew louder, each blow more determined than the last. Slowly, he crept toward the door. “How many?” Luke whispered. “Check the window, bro,” Collins hissed back, his voice strained as he leaned heavily against the shaking door. Luke peeked cautiously through the window, his breath hitching as he caught sight of the chaos outside. No amount of mental preparation could shield him from the grim reality of what he saw. His shoulders sagged, and he shuddered despite himself. There were five of them—students—now part of the undead. A cold dread settled over him as he realized he recognized three of their faces. “If someone had told me four days ago that I’d be fighting for my life against zombies, I’d have had them checked for madness at the nearest mental facility,” Luke thought bitterly. His stom
Luke stood frozen, his thoughts racing as he tried to make sense of what he’d just witnessed. What the hell was that? Zombies don’t move like that. Are they even zombies? The memory of their precise, coordinated attack churned in his mind, leaving a cold weight in his chest. “Bloody hell!” Collins exclaimed, pacing frantically. “What was that? We’ve got to get out of here! We can’t stay in this death trap—we’ve been exposed!” Collins’ words snapped Luke out of his daze. He shook his head, forcing himself to focus. Across the room, Mira gripped a shard of glass so tightly her knuckles turned white. “Mira,” Luke said, his voice tight as he gently wrenched the glass from her hand. “Did you see that? They weren’t just attacking—they had a plan. They were working together.” “I saw it,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. “It’s like...they knew what they were doing.” “They took Bayo,” Jeff muttered from the corner, his voice hollow. “Dragged him like he mattered to them.” “Val
Amos paced back and forth in the dimly lit room, the faint hum of the overhead bulb doing little to soothe his growing frustration. "What the hell is wrong with them!?" he spat, his voice sharp with anger. He dragged his hand through his disheveled hair, his breath coming in short bursts. "I told them to keep it quiet. Just stay in the shadows, but no—they had to involve those damned terrorists!" Amos’s mind raced, piecing together the fragments of chaos. The serum—the very thing he had sworn to keep hidden—was now at the center of this unfolding nightmare. How had Zotes learned about it? Worse, how had they turned it into a weapon? He clenched his fists, veins bulging against his skin. His phone buzzed, jolting him out of his thoughts. This time, the caller ID read Unknown Number. He hesitated, his thumb hovering over the screen before answering. "Who is this?" he barked. A gravelly voice responded, calm yet laced with menace. "Governor Amos. We've been expecting your call. S
“Damn it! Of all schools, why hers?!” Joseph Erickson cursed, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white. The car roared down the highway, his foot pressing hard on the accelerator, daring the engine to give out. “If anything happens to her... I swear to God, those bastards are going to pay. Every last one of them!” he yelled, slamming the dashboard for emphasis. Joseph wasn’t just any soldier—he’d recently been promoted to sergeant, and he took pride in his discipline. But hearing that Mira, his younger sister, was trapped in a terrorist attack, all that discipline flew out the window. And zombies? The thought made him scoff angrily. Zombies sounded like a bad joke, but the situation wasn’t funny. “What the hell is the government even doing, letting things get this bad?” he muttered, punching the steering wheel. His phone buzzed on the passenger seat. He glanced at the screen before snatching it up and putting it on speaker. “Yeah, Dad, I’m not tu
The orange glow of the evening sky spilled through the cracks in the boarded windows, casting long shadows across the storage room. The muffled groans outside had faded, replaced by the occasional scrape of undead feet shuffling across the pavement. Inside, the group sat in uneasy silence, their nerves fraying with every passing second.Luke stood by the barricade, his eyes scanning the darkening campus outside. His thoughts, however, were locked on Akin and his group, seated in the corner. The unease in his chest had only grown since Bayo's arrival.Bayo lay on a makeshift bed of torn-up jackets and cushions. His pale, sweat-soaked face twitched as he drifted in and out of consciousness. Jeff crouched beside him, carefully cleaning a jagged wound on his arm."He's burning up," Jeff said, glancing at Luke. "But he's alive. For now.""Alive and infected," Collins muttered, pacing the room. He tightened his grip on the metal pipe he carried. "We’re sitting ducks if he turns in here.""H
The banging at the door grew louder, splinters flying off the barricade with each hit. The tension in the room was suffocating, a mixture of fear and suspicion thickening the air. Everyone held their makeshift weapons tightly, their eyes darting between the door and each other. Luke’s gaze fell once again on Akin, who sat unbothered, his arms crossed. His relaxed demeanor infuriated Luke. How could someone be so calm when chaos was clawing at their only line of defense? “Help reinforce the barricade!” Luke barked, directing his order at Akin and Charles. Akin didn’t budge. “And risk being the first one dragged out? No, thanks.” “You’re unbelievable,” Collins growled, stepping forward with the metal pipe in his hands. “Collins, not now!” Mira snapped, grabbing his arm. “Focus!” Jeff and Justin rushed to push a heavy cabinet against the door, adding another layer of protection. Favour fumbled with his book, muttering what sounded like prayers under his breath. Luke glanced at Mir
The storage building was eerily quiet. Inside, the air was thick with unease. The group had done their best to barricade the door, but the makeshift barricade of old shelves and desks didn’t feel strong enough. Favour perched on a crate, thumbing through the battered virology book he’d salvaged from the library. He mumbled to himself, occasionally glancing nervously around. Justin, unfazed as usual, was munching on a pack of biscuits he’d somehow stashed in his bag. “You seriously brought snacks during a zombie outbreak?” Collins snapped, his irritation rising. “What? Comfort food,” Justin said with a shrug. “You’d be amazed how thinking clearly works when you’re not starving.” Collins grunted, muttering something under his breath as he resumed pacing. Luke leaned against a wall, his arms crossed, eyes fixed on Akin and his small group of students. They had been in the building before the outbreak started, and that fact gnawed at Luke. Akin seemed too relaxed, too prepared,
The group moved through the campus, their breaths heavy and their nerves frayed. The eerie silence was broken only by the faint sound of distant screams. Luke led the way, his eyes scanning every shadow for movement. “There it is,” Jeff whispered, pointing to the storage building ahead. The old structure looked like it had seen better days, its peeling paint and broken windows giving it a haunting appearance. “Let’s get inside,” Luke said, quickening his pace. Jeff stepped forward with his trusty brick, smashing the padlock off with one swing. The door creaked open, revealing the dark interior. “Wait,” Mira said, her voice barely above a whisper. “Do you hear that?” Everyone froze. From inside came the faint murmur of voices. Luke motioned for the group to stay quiet as he pushed the door open wider. Inside, they found a small group of students huddled in the corner, their faces pale with fear. Among them was Akin, his sharp features unmistakable even in the dim light. “Akin?”
June 9, 2030 Luke tried the door, it wasn't locked but pushed as a student ran past it erratically. "Don't give me a scare like that man" Mira complained while sounding relieved herself. "Sorry but lets get out of here" Luke replied sounding worried. Luke's heart was still pounding as he and Mira rushed through the library’s back exit. The sounds of chaos echoed through the campus—the screeching, the distant gunshots, and the inhuman growls that made the hairs on his neck stand on end.It was pure mayhem outside. Luke witnessed betrayals of all sorts as everyone tried to survive. “its really happening" Luke said, his voice barely above a whisper, panic creeping in as he glanced back towards the library. They had to keep moving; they couldn’t afford to be caught in the open. . . . . . . . The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the eerily quiet campus as Luke and Mira hurried away from the library. The occasional scream and distant shouts were enough to keep t
June 9, 2030 Today was the day Luke's entire world unraveled. His sanity teetered on the edge, and his mental resilience would face its greatest test. The morning had started innocently enough, like any other day. Yet, beneath the surface, Luke was a bundle of nerves. The zotes had made their chilling promise clear: if Nigeria failed to meet their outrageous demands, they would release the UBEV. Luke tried to shake off the unease as he went about his morning routine, but every news alert on his phone was a reminder of the looming threat. Social media was ablaze with speculation, jokes, and outright denial about the virus's potential release. "People always joke until it’s too late," Luke muttered, scrolling through the chaos online. He hadn’t even stepped outside yet, but something in the air felt… off. A knock at the door snapped him out of his thoughts. "Yo, Luke, you good?" Collins’ voice called from outside. Luke opened the door to find his friend standing there, his usual