ᵃ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ ⁱⁿ ʷʰⁱᶜʰ ᵃ ᵍⁱʳˡ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵈ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵏⁱᶜᵏᵉᵈ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᴱˡᵐᵒʳᵉ'ˢ ᴮᵒᵃʳᵈⁱⁿᵍ ˢᶜʰᵒᵒˡ ᶠᵒʳ ᵀʳᵒᵘᵇˡᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘᵗʰ ᵐᵒᵐᵉⁿᵗˢ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵖᵒᶜᵃˡʸᵖˢᵉ ⁿⁱⁿᵉ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ˡᵃᵗᵉʳ
**ᴬ ʷᵃʳⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ!!!**
ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ᵐᵃʲᵒʳ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ ˢᵒ ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ˢᵘᶜᵏˢ ⁱᵍ. ˢᵒᵐᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢᵗᵘᶠᶠ ᴵ ⁱᵐᵃᵍⁱⁿᵉᵈ ⁱᶠ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ⁱⁿᶜᵒʳᵖᵒʳᵃᵗᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ⁱᵗˢᵉˡᶠ ˢᵒ ᵗʳʸ ᵗᵒ ⁱᵐᵃᵍⁱⁿᵉ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ'ˡˡ ᵖʳᵒᵇˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖⁱᶜᵗᵘʳᵉ. ᴬˡˡ ᵒʳⁱᵍⁱⁿᵃˡ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖˡᵒᵗˢ ᵇᵉˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵈᵉᵃᵈ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃˡˡ ᴼᶜ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖˡᵒᵗˢ ᵇᵉˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ :ᴾ. ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ᶠⁱᵛᵉ ᵉᵖⁱˢᵒᵈᵉˢ ʲᵘˢᵗ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵉᵃᶜʰ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ᵉᵖⁱˢᵒᵈᵉˢ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ᶠⁱᵛᵉ ᶜʰᵃᵖᵗᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵉᵃᶜʰ ᵒⁿᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᶠˡᵃˢʰᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᶠʸᴵ. ᴶᵘˢᵗ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ˢᵃʸ ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᶜʰᵉᶜᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵐʸ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ #ˡᵒᵛᵉʸᵃ
ⁿⁱⁿᵉ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ᵃᵍᵒ - ᶻᵉʳᵒ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ⁱⁿ
It was another typical quiet night, nothing but the rustle of leaves and the bird crow now and then. Neve stealthily climbed over the concrete wall and landed on the grass beneath, making sure to stay as silent as possible, though as soon as the single ray of light was shown on her she knew she had been busted.
It wasn't uncommon for Neve to sneak out during the night as she found peace in the moon guiding her paths and it was a way to push back the thoughts of her mother shipping her away to be forgotten about. Neve knew that her roommate, Violet, who was a moody girl and always gave her the cold shoulder, hated it because it would wake her up, but Neve didn't care.
Though, at this moment, the headmaster stood, a flashlight in his hand and a deep frown smeared on his face, Neve slightly regretted not listening to Violet's multiple pleads not to sneak out, but it was already too late for that.
"Miss Moore, this is the final straw. Tomorrow morning, you will have all your things packed to be sent home!" The headmaster said in a loud authorising voice.
And just as he said, Neve stood at the gate with all her items and clothes packed away in suitcases with almost all the students watching with mixed stares. Some were envious of her being able to leave, some sad to see her go, some confused as to why she was leaving, and then there were the eyes of the freckled boy who had been her first friend. Those eyes had emotions she could never forget.
The security guard bumped her shoulder slightly, signalling it was time to leave. Neve tiredly waved goodbye to everyone and turned away, leaving through the gate with the security guard following. The pair hopped inside the back of the nurse's car who was nice enough to drop them off and shared no words the whole ride.
At the train station, he finally spoke. "I'm sure you'll be able to see your friends again," he said with a warm smile.
Neve nodded her head, thankful for his reassuring words, though she doubted that was very likely. The train ride to the airport was filled with comforting conversations that Neve was sure she'd be able to remember for the rest of her life. It reminded her of when she first met him; he introduced himself with a kind expression and said: "Hey there, I'm Viktor, nice to meet ya" and just like that, he had become like the uncle she always wanted.
The girl stared at the rush of people that had suddenly appeared all around the streets out of the train window. For some reason, everyone seemed to be in a panic and Neve couldn't help but feel her heart start thumping a little harder. All the other passengers started noticing what they assumed was a riot forming and were all confused as well as slightly worried.
Those were the last moments of peace that Neve felt before screams and shouts echoed throughout the train. Viktor clasped his hand around Neve's in an attempt to calm her down but nothing could stop the rhythmic beats her heart was playing.
"Morning everyone, this is your driver speaking, I'd just like to inform you that we will be making an impromptu stop as there have been a multitude of problems around the train station, so if you all could in an orderly fashion..." he spoke through the intercom. His words were cut off, screams instead replacing them, resulting in a panic of people throughout the train.
Viktor clasped Neve's suitcase in one hand, tightened his grip on her in the other, and quickly began moving down the aisles towards one of the emergency exits. The two reached the exit along with a couple of other passengers, hurriedly opened the door, and jumped onto the railway. Now in the open world, they were able to hear the screams of terror throughout the city along with multiple gunshots coming from all directions.
"Do you guys know what's going on?" One of the passengers, a man, asked.
No one spoke up until someone eventually checked their phone and said, "There's no explanation... it just says to stay inside and avoid all contact with infected individuals."
Neve looked up at Viktor and noticed him focusing on something further down the railway. She followed his gaze and froze as she saw what looked like a rotted person slowly trudging towards the group.
The hairs on the back of her neck raised, her heart stopped beating for a moment, and she heard a muted scream in her head. Limbs shaking, she took a pathetic step back, Victor’s solid grip keeping her from fleeing.
"We need to leave and go somewhere safe," Viktor quickly said, alerting the rest of the group. "Does anyone live close to here and have a car that we'll be able to use?"
"Maybe we could go back to the school," the young girl offered in a hopeful voice.
Viktor sternly shook his head at her suggestion. "Sorry darling, but I don't think we should. It'd probably be best to get out of West Virginia and hope some other place is free from this."
Neve slumped but understood that Viktor knew better than her so she listened to him. The rest of the group all nodded their heads and started moving slowly towards the forest where some lady lived.
The trees around the group danced with the wind, reminding Neve of the school and how peaceful it was during the night. Then she remembered how all her friends were left there and possibly stuck. She wouldn't be surprised if the teachers left because most of them only cared about themselves and never even wanted to be there in the first place.
She then decided that no matter what, she'd go back there even if it took ten years.
