"Who are you?! Don't come near!" shouted a woman, her face filled with fear and panic.

Cody tried to quickly explain himself, "I'm not here to hurt you! I'm looking for my sister, Lilly. Do you know where she is?"

"Lilly... She... She's not with me. We got separated when we fled," the woman revealed, her voice interrupted by wounded sobs.

Cody felt terrified hearing this news. However, he comforted the woman, and once she calmed down, Cody began to introduce himself.

"My name is Cody. I'm Emily's brother. Are you a teacher here?" Cody asked the woman.

"My name is Emily, and yes, I'm one of the teachers here," Emily replied, wiping her tears.

"What happened here, and why are you alone in this school?" Cody asked Emily.

Emily's sobs resurfaced. "I... got separated from my students. I... sacrificed myself so... they could escape," Emily said amidst her wounded sobs.

"What do you mean you sacrificed yourself? What really happened?" Cody asked, confused.

"I protected my students from 'them,' those infected people," Emily said with fear.

"Infected people? You're talking nonsense. Calm yourself and speak slowly and clearly to me," Cody reassured Emily.

"Okay, I'm sorry for speaking incoherently; I'll explain what happened here," Emily replied while composing herself.

"I was teaching that morning, the atmosphere was calm as usual. Towards the evening, as the children were about to go home, suddenly strange people were wandering outside the school gate. Their eyes were red, their mouths foaming, and their movements were erratic. I heard from the news, those were signs of people who got infected by a mutated virus. I saw them from afar, and I had a bad feeling then, so I told the kids to go back to class, and the school security then approached those people," Emily explained.

"When I told the kids to go back to class, suddenly loud screams were heard from the school security, and I ran towards the noise. I was shocked and horrified, seeing what happened in front of me. The unfortunate school security guard was torn apart by 'them,' and they started moving towards the school," Emily said, frightened at recalling the incident.

"I then locked the front door of the school and barricaded it with a broom; I then instructed my colleagues to lock all the exit doors in the school and barricade the windows with chairs and tables in the classrooms so they wouldn't enter. And I told the kids to stay in the classroom with other teachers," Emily continued.

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"As the night progressed, they got closer and closer; I tried to calm myself and my students. Before you came to this school, I had actually decided with my colleagues to escape from this school, taking the students out. I then took them into the basement, trying to exit from the back of the school using the basement door."

"That basement entrance that was closed," Cody muttered, remembering clearly his entry point into the school.

"But I don't know what possessed me at that time; foolishly, I pushed them out of the school, and acted like a superhero, trapping myself in this school," Emily said in frustration.

"I tried to buy time for my students and colleagues by diverting 'their' attention to me, and somehow I succeeded. And those infected people are now gathered in the room you were trying to open earlier," Emily said, pointing to that room.

Cody was shocked by this and grateful that he hadn't opened that door.

Cody then asked Emily again, "So, are you planning to stay in this school forever? You must have another plan to escape, right?"

"I do, but I can't do it alone," Emily replied.

"Well, that's why I'm here, right? If we continue to be trapped here, we'll only become their prey. So, what can I do to help, Emily?" Cody said, wanting to assist.

"There's a school bus parked in the side yard of the school. I dare not go there because there are many infected people around it. Besides, I can't drive a bus. So, I need your help to escape using that bus," Emily asked Cody for help.

"Alright, I'll help. I'm also fed up with the situation in this school and want to get out of here," Cody said.

"Follow me and my commands; I'll get us both to that bus safely," Cody reassured Emily.

"Okay, Cody," Emily replied.

Cody led Emily out of the school through the side door to the schoolyard. When Cody opened the door, the atmosphere outside became even more frightening. A horde of violent infected individuals was seen roaming in the parking area, creating a highly dangerous atmosphere.

"Hurry, we have to go to that school bus," Cody exclaimed urgently.

Emily followed him trembling, her heart pounding hard. They had to face a big challenge to reach the school bus that would be their way out.

As they approached the bus, a sudden attack occurred. One of the Infected people then leaped towards Cody, trying to thwart their plan. Quickly, Cody moved to avoid the attack.

"We're almost there! Hold on, Emily!" Cody shouted, motivating himself and Emily not to give up.

They reached the bus door, but their challenge was not over yet. Cody had to start the engine and drive the bus out of the school. Emily sat at the back, her eyes fixed on the window showing the horrifying violence happening outside.

"Where are we going after this?" Cody asked Emily, trying to find a safe place.

Emily remembered a place she had visited during her school's field trip. "I remember there is a farm around here from my school trip before, Cody The place is quite remote and spacious. They have many livestock that can be a food supply. We can try going there," Emily suggested, trying to find a solution.

Cody agreed with Emily's suggestion. He drove the school bus towards the farm recommended by Emily. As the bus traveled through increasingly deserted roads, Cody couldn't shake off his worries about his sister's fate but also felt relieved that he wasn't alone in this terrifying journey.