"Get your foot out my face!!" Yunjin shouted. The sound of arguing continues but sounds blurred to me. Everything felt like a daze to me as I took the tarp off me and sat up. Yawned softly and rubbed my eyes with my backhand.
Arms immediately flew around behind on my waist then a head buried in my shoulder.
"Morning, you slept like a log. Even missed Chase and Yunjins little friendly chat."
Ash said in my ear with teasing sarcasm.
"Sounds very friendly." I mumble back voice husky from sleep. I don't bother moving away from her, actually a bit comfortable.
"Yeah me and Yunjin are best friends." Chase called out in a sly tone while running away from Yunjin who was shouting incoherent things and holding a stick.
"GET YOUR ASS HERE CHASE!" Chase laughed and ran around the roof with Yunjin gaining on him.
"HANNA HELP-" Those final words escaped Chase before being tackled down by Yunjin.
For once Hanna let's out a slight chuckle while looking down at their tussle. The two of them continue doing whatever chaos they can stir to piss eachother off. Pretty entertaining honestly.
Ash leans more on my back now getting more comfortable, her arms now limply at my hips. Hyun and Sieun do their own thing as usual, sitting in the corner of the roof close together, like cuddling. Hanna eyes keep drifting over to me and Ash before she finally comes over standing over us on the side.
"Ashlyn, can you go grab my bag for me? Its just down there." Hanna asks with her sweet voice but more like a demand.
"Yeah sure I guess." Ash sighs off and stands up, the warmth on my back gone now.
I yawn softly and lay back down, hands behind my head while Hanna stays standing over me, not moving, her expression not visible to me with her hair making curtains around her face. Then the soft breeze hits her face and I see it, her jaw clenched, eyes dark and dangerous unlike her usual bright blue ones.
"Are you two close?" Hanna says, breaking the silent tension between us.
"Well, friends." I say simply.
"Is that so.. thought you didn't like anyone here." She mumbles the last part.
"Oh um thanks for last night." I say with a sheepish smile as I rub the back of my neck. "It really helped. The water I mean." My voice is awkward and quiet. I should have socialised more.
Hanna smiles, a small one that doesn't reach her eyes. "I'm glad.." She stops her self from saying anything else then brushes her bottom lip with her finger.
The silence grows between us as I keep my gaze at the sky, full of smoke.
"Jeez what is in your bag?" Ash let's out breathless laugh and hands Hanna her bag. Hanna chuckles softly, forced.
"Thanks." Hanna takes her bag and sits next to my laid down figure without saying anything and opens her bag.
Ash sighs and sits on my other side.
I feel stuck now.
Hanna opens her bag and takes out some protein bars she keeps in there daily. Yunjin and Chase stop their bickering and look over at her.
"Relax you animals there's enough for all of us." Hanna tosses them one and gives Hyun and Sieun one.
"Your the best Hannaaaa." Yunjin muffles with her mouth full.
"Thanks Hanna." Chase also says with a full mouth while him and Yunjin see who can eat their bar faster.
Sieun thanks her shyly while Hyun nods as a thanks to her while helping Sieun unwrap his.
Hanna gives them a flash of a smile then turns back to me and Ash.
She hands Ash one then looks down at me.
"Alex, there's only one left." She holds the bar in her hand.
"You have it."
I'm hungry though, screw my stubborn ass.
"What? Don't be stupid were sharing." She states as its an obvious fact then goes closer to me, pulls me to sit up like a mother would, then shoves the bar in my mouth. "Hey-" My voice is cut off by the bar.
"Chew."
I hesitate before I bite. She then takes her bite of the bar where I just had.
Her hand stays on my back longer than necessary to keep me sat up to the point I have to slide her hand off. She doesn't push but I see her annoyed expression in the corner of my eye.
She tries feeding me again but I break off a small square on the back of the bar.
"More accurate to be equal now." I say as I eat my part.
"Right.." Hanna mutters then finishes her own part.
The others were to busy to notice us, Ash and Yunjin now teamed up on Chase while Hyun and Sieun do whatever.
I sigh softly as I stand up then walk to the edge of the roof.
"What a view." I mumble to myself sarcastically. The school grounds below are completely filled with zombies, their feet dragging with every step. You can even see limbs and organs randomly left around. Half of the zombies down there I can't even recognise with how messed up their face is, some dented in and others with skin peeling off in chunks. The school is surrounded with these creatures.
Outside our school is worse. Sirens can be heard with smoke rising in multiple places. A few helicopters blend into the smoke and hover above. Mabye they could save us.
"HELP ME! ANYONE!" A screaming voice ruins my thought process.
I finally locate the voice. It's our maths teacher running from a practical army of zombies across the field.
The others hear too and join me by my side.
"What's happening here?"Ash puts her arm around my shoulder as she looks over. "Is that Mr Twat?" Chase blurts out.
"Mr Taylor dumbass." Yunjin smacks his arm lightly. "Ow ok ok." He pouts and looks below. Hanna goes pale as she looks at him.
"He's been running for 5 minutes or so now." I say as I keep watching.
"Should we help him?" Sieun speaks up.
"And do what." I sigh at the stupid question.
"I..I dont know mabye bring him here."
Sieun stutters while fidgeting with Hyuns fingers.
"How." I pressure him.
Saving Sieun from further press Mr Taylor sees us looking down at him.
An awkward mixed with hopefully laugh escapes his lips as his panicked eyes meet ours. "Hey kids,care to help your teacher?" His voice is breathless and loud. He's attracting more zombies like that. "Don't-." I get cut off.
"Mr Taylor the stairs!" Hanna shouted to him. Dumbass is trying to kill us.
I cover her mouth with my hand before she can say anything else.
Mr Taylor grins and looks more at Hanna with some twisted gleam in his eyes. "I'm coming up then!"
No don't come up, he's going to bring a hoard of zombies. And.. he seems dangerous..
I give him a forced smile before turning to Hanna. She looks terrified despiteher own words. "What is your problem?" I pull my hand off and wipe it on my trousers.
"I.. I don't know." Oh right Mr Taylor was always with Hanna. Probably just mutual emotions she's feeling.
I sigh.
"Look, I don't care what relationship you had with him the past but that's gone now, right now focus on surviving with the group. Don't put us in danger for your selfish emotions."
By us I mean me. Ironic how I'm calling her selfish when I'm only with these idiots for my own survival.
"She's right Hanna, what if Mr Twat..um.. Mr Taylor is already bitten?" Ash joins in her arm still around my shoulder.
Hanna looks away. "That's not it.." She mumbles while holding her arm.
"What are we going to do now?" Yunjin asks not hearing Hanna's mumble.
"Not like he can get up here with his age before being tackled by zombies." Chase laughs lightly.
Yunjin pinches his arm to shut up.
"Ow again!?" Chase pulls his arm away.
"Your just annoying." She smirks at him.
Then they wait for me to speak.
"What we can do,huh? Just be blunt and dont open the door. What can he do now, give us detention?"
Ash chuckles.
"Love the way you think Alex."
"Its a gift. Well any other suggestions?"
"Nah we're good with what your doing."
Chase says while looking over the ledge. "Yeah sounds good." Yunjin says.
Sieun and Hyun nod.
Hanna looks up, pale and heavy breathing.
"Alright, but I don't want to be near it when we do."
"Fair enough." I yawn softly.
She goes to sit down, movements stiff, almost as if she's scared.
Not my problem to ask. I shrug the feeling off simply.
We all wait for that knock on the door. I rummage in my bag while I wait and find that pocket knife i took from Hanna's bag.
Just in case.
I slide it into my pocket and put my bag away, my skateboard still sticking half out.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
There it is finally.