Unknowingly that there are more plenty of those living dead on the second floor.

After Jack made sure he shot those living dead upstairs he reload his AR-15 and his pistol whom he uses earlier instead. He was doing that while his making his way downstairs following the others. Jack quickly move when he suddenly heard a shout from downstairs.

Margaret was the one who shouted when she saw some living dead downstairs and there are lots of them getting near to where they are. Margaret hold the two kids tight while screaming in fear.

Jack upon hearing the loud scream of a woman, he looked down at the side of the stairs. He was worried that they might got bitten and without any much hesitation he jumped through that stairs to reach the second floor and he was just in time before the attacker could possibly bite Margaret and the two kids. Jack fire his AR-15 successively to shoot the attackers (living dead) , there are only five of them so Jack was easily got them shot and fell down immediately.

"You alright?" Jack asked Margaret who were just standing and holding the two kids on her very tight while her tears falling down from her cheeks.

Margaret can't say a word because of shock and fear so she just nod.

"Okay, we need to hurry up." Jack commanded as he guided the two old couple who were also shaking in fear and couldn't even take their hands off from each other.

Jack was about to move when Winston grabbed his left hand and that makes Jack glance at his hand he were holding and then to him.

"Thank You." Winston whispered.

And Jack nodded as respond to him.

"We need to move quickly. We are almost at the first floor." Jack said as he lead the way downstairs pointing his rifle in front of him and then everywhere he looks just incase a living dead would suddenly appear in front of them.

He should be ready on that.

Jack stop on the middle of the stairs to let others pass and be guided by him in going down. Jack was after them while Winston were still behind them.

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"Here. Let me hold her for you." Jack said as he was reaching the hand of her daughter.

Margaret was having a doubt in handing over the hand of her daughter but still she had no choice but to because he was also carrying the granddaughter of the two old couple.

"Go sweetheart." She said to her daughter who hesitantly want to reach the hand of Jack.

But Jack grabs her hand after all.

"Keep moving." Jack commanded to Margaret.

She moves quickly going down to the stairs and about to reach the end of the stairs when she suddenly move her steps back upstairs. Margaret saw a lot of the attackers (living dead) downstairs so she decided to go upstairs in where Jack and the others are. Jack suddenly stop when she saw Margaret going back upstairs. Jack was about to ask what is wrong but Margaret spoke immediately.

"Oh my God?!" Margaret exclaimed.

"Why? What's wrong?" Jack ask but by guessing the reaction of Margaret.

He already knows that there were attackers (living dead) downstairs. The rest was stunt with Margaret going back to them. And you can already feel their fear towards what's happening around them.

"Why are you going back?!" Winston yell at Margaret.

"Hey! Shut your mouth will yah?" Jack wanted to stopped him from yelling at Margaret.

"Don't raise you voice, they might hear us." Jack continues and Winston can't do anything but just scratch and shook his head off out of anger and impatient.

"I-im s-sorry b-but but there are plenty of them." Margaret said in shock of what she has seen downstairs.

"O-okay. Please calm down okay." Jack said just to east the nervousness in her.

And then Jack move his way to the stairs going down. Slowly not to make any sound. He try to peek his head in the way where

Margaret saw them and there are really lots of them. They are clustered on the side of the narrow part of the building. Jack can't think of a nice way to avoid the attackers (living dead) because he knows if they go in that way they will surely be caught by them. And he didn't know how to protect the survivors from those if they will be attacking them once.

While he and Winston where the only ones holding a gun, still they can't save everybody. Jack was in the middle of his thoughts when Winston speak up.

"What shall we gonna do now?" He said as he was nervous and don't have any patience at all.

"I don't want to die." Winston continues but Jack reprimanded him.

"No one's gonna die. I won't let that happen." Jack exclaimed to himself and reach something in his bag.

He hold unto it tight- a grenade.

"After the explosive stops we shall run downstairs until we reach outside okay? " Jack exclaimed as it was the only way he thought he could kill those attackers at once.

And then they could easily go outside successfully. They are all nervous but they've agree with what Jack explained to them. They've got no choice but to trust him instead.

"This is gonna be our last chance of survival. As long as we've go out here safe." Jack said as he was trying to calm them and himself too.

He takes a deep breath and then slowly take out the pin of the grenade he was holding and nod to them as a signal that they will run fast as they can once he throw it. Jack throw the grenade to where those attackers (living dead) are. They bend down to avoid explosions while others cover their ears. And then it suddenly starts exploding.

'BOOOOM!' a big explosion at the first floor of the building.

And the bodies of those attackers was everywhere in that floor. Some got their brains out and some of them are split in half and there no feet but still keeps moving.

Two of the attackers were left unharmed by the explosions but they fell down from the floor and very weakened, can even barely move their body. But still heard the sniffing sound, screeching moans of pain. Spreading their hands while crawling on the floor.

A big smoke was scattered everywhere and it reaches up to the stairs where Jack and others are hiding.