[Third person pov]

Dae-su looked into the broadcasting room trying to see what on-jo, Nyree, and ji-min were talking about.

"Why would you die, you crazy idiot?" On-jo reprimanded. "What's the use of living?" Ji-min asked despondently. Nyree was observing them leaning on the window. She knew why she was in here, it was because she was the only one where both of her parents were dead.

"Still, you should live anyway."

"I have nobody. I don't have a mom or a dad. I have no where to go or no one waiting for me. No one to scold me or praise me. Do you know how that feels?" She asked bitterly. On-jo shook her head, "No I don't."

"So stop acting like you know everything! Who are you to tell me to live?! Have you been in my shoes?!" She raised her voice.

"I have. My parents didn't turn into zombies but they are definitely dead. So what? You're going to just kill yourself because you think no one will care about you other than your parents?" Nyree asked, "I'll tell you to live. I know how it feels. But you have friends who care about you. I know this is hard. Trust me. I know. But do you think you're parents would want you to just die?"

Ji-min looked at Nyree with red eyes and shook her head. "Stay alive. That's what they probably would've wanted. You can do it" she encouraged after saying that she walked out as they continued conversating. She was immediately pulled into Gyeongsu's embrace. "Thank you for being there for me." She said muffled, as her face was buried into his chest.

A little bit after that the intercom went off and a noise rung throughout the school. Nam-ra got up and looked into the room. After she confirmed it was actually the microphone, she went in.

"Ji-min. Sorry, but just a minute" She said as she walked over to them and pressed the button of the microphone that connects to the intercom. She pressed it again to confirm whatever she was thinking. Feedback rang out through the room piercing the ears of the people who walked it. "Gross" dae-su said covering his nose, "can't you people smell? It stinks."

"What are you doing?" On-jo asked Nam-ra. "I think we can get out of here." She responded.

Nam-ra drew the floors and staircases on a dry erase board. "This is where we are. And this is where Cheong-San is. If we play music only in this speaker, the zombies will go left. Then we'll make a run for it to the stairs on the right, get Cheong-San and Gwi-nam, and go to the rooftop using the center stairs." She told them the plan. "The rooftop? Why" Su-hyeok asked.

"Choppers keep flying around. If we light a fire there or use the SOS method, they may come and save us." Nyree said getting the gist of the plan. "Will the zombies really go towards the speakers?" Dae-su asked unconvinced.

"They should. Earlier when nam-ra was testing it, I was near the window the zombies started going towards the speakers when the feedback was there" Gyeongsu added. "I think she's right they're drawn to sound." Joon-yeong agreed. "That's right. They come running towards us whenever they hear us." Su-hyeok said.

"Can we just turn on certain speakers?" On-jo asked. "Yeah. We'll turn on the ones in the cafeteria, yard, and library too. That will draw them there." She replied. "That's right. You and Nyree were in the broadcasting club in tenth grade." Hyo-ryung recalled.

"Yeah.. because my mom made me and Nyree didn't want me to suffer by myself plus she loves music so she joined as well." Nam-ra explained, sending a smile in Nyree's direction. "That's all good, but.. how can we play music?" Dae-su asked. "There's no internet so we can't stream" woo-Jin pointed out. Everyone looked at Nyree, who was in the act of stuffing her headphones in her bag before she looked up. "Hell no." She declined causing them to deflate, "y'all better use something else."

"That." Nam-ra pointed to a cd taped on the wall. "This is ancient. Will it work?" Dae-su asked while pulling it off the wall. Nam-ra put the cd into the opening deciding to see if and adjusted it to do what was required. Feedback once again took over the school and attracted the zombies.

"Who wants to do it?" Joon-yeong asked. "I've never done it before." Dae-su said. There was more chatter about who was doing it before Nyree  said she'll do it. "Testing testing 123. Cheong-san and Gwi-nam, are y'all there?"

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Kinda a longer chapter but still no romance 🤧. Soon y'all. Maybe. Anyways anything y'all wanna see?