Chapter 18

Leiloni's POV

Blood was dripping all over the floor as Angel and Kellie were screaming in pain with their faces grimaced. They were both being held by Michael and Elio who disturbingly merged by a strange purple slime a while ago that seems to have a mind on its own.

"Troy! Do something!" Audrey yelled but Troy only stood there pointing his gun to Michael and Elio.

"Troy!"

Troy suddenly pulled the trigger repeatedly shooting Micheal and Elio but it wasn't enough to kill them. The loud gunshots resonated inside the school bus that made us cover our ears but Michael and Elio just growled so loud that made Angel and Kellie scream even more.

"Shoot them on the head!" Alexis also yelled that it made Troy move closer to Michel and Elio and pointed the gun on their merged heads.

"I'm sorry," Troy quickly pulled the trigger and another loud gunshot echoed inside the school bus that made me cover my ears closing my eyes, but I immediately opened them as I heard a loud thud rocking the bus like there was a small quake. I gazed my eyes on the floor and there I saw the lifeless body of Michael and Elio while blood started pooling all over the floor.

Kellie groaned with her face contorted in pain while Angel has lost her consciousness. I was about to move but suddenly there was a sound of cracking bones that made my heart start pounding. I glanced at the body of Michael and Elio and there it was again, the strange purple slime, streaming out of their mouth and moves like it has a mind of its own. It was slowly heading towards Kellie and Angel but Troy and Lauren immediately rushed to get them and pulled them away from it. As the slime crawled on the floor it suddenly hissed crawling back inside Michael and Elio's body. What was that all about?

All of us were breathing heavily and my heart was still beating rapidly. I looked at everyone and terror overtook their faces.

"Oh my god!" Lauren blurted out covering her mouth while staring at Kellie. I turned my gaze to Kellie and I covered my mouth too as I saw her uniform got ripped and she has deep wounds on her stomach. Troy slowly rested Kellie on the floor covering her wounds as Kellie cried and grimaced in pain.

"Oh no, Angel too!" I turned my attention to Angel and she has totally lost her consciousness. Her head has scratches and blood were also coming out of it. Troy immediately took out the medical supplies from his backpack and he told us that it's the last one he got.

My phone suddenly vibrated again and I remembered that Aaron has called a while ago but I haven't got the chance to answer it since we got a terrifying situation a while ago. I looked at who was calling me but it was just a number so I immediately answered it and I know it was Aaron.

"Lei, where are you?" Aaron asked with a low voice while panting.

"We've already got out of school, where are you?" I said holding the phone to my ear as Audrey and Alexis were staring at me.

"I'm still inside the school, I'm hiding inside the clinic... h-hiding from the monsters..."

There are still monsters inside the school? I thought we've burned all of them. I was about to say something but Aaron spoke again.

"I'm so sorry if I left without telling anyone... I just... I just want to see her again for the last time... but she-"

Aaron stopped talking so I looked at my phone but the call was still on so I immediately held the phone back to my ears.

"...they saw me..."

"Aaron, listen to me, we're going back there to get you, just wait for us okay?" I said as Troy and Lauren looked at me while I was waiting for Aaron to say something but the only thing I heard was some low growl and scratches, "hello? Aaron!" I looked at my phone and the call already ended.

"Was that really Aaron?" Lauren asked staring at me with her face still looks terrified.

"Yes and he's in grave danger, he's still inside the school clinic and he's hiding from those monsters," I said but they remained quiet, "so we need to go back and get him."

"What? No, I don't want to go back inside that school and it's not our fault that he got left behind," Audrey immediately opposed.

"We can't just leave him there with those monsters!" I tried to argue but she just shook her head.

"Lei's right, even though he left us without saying anything, we can't just leave him there alone," Lauren said, and thank goodness she agreed with me.

Audrey took her backpack and turned her attention to me. "Fine if you want to go back then go back, but Alexis and I will not go with you and we will get out of this bus and go somewhere safe."

"Wait, sis-" Alexis wasn't able to continue what he was about to say because his sister immediately cut him off. It seems like Alexis hs no choice since his sister is too bossy.

"No, we're getting out of here and we'll go somewhere safe," Audrey wore her backpack and helped Alexis to get up from the seat.

"Have you ever thought about the possible danger that lies ahead?" Troy tried to dispute wiping the blood off his hands using a tissue since he was already done treating Kellie's wounds.

"Have you ever thought that you will only get yourselves killed going back to that freaking school?" Audrey asked back with her voice starting to get louder. Troy went silent that made Audrey shook her head and went beside the driver's seat to open the door of the bus.

"I'm so sorry, I'm totally out of control," Alexis apologized.

"Don't worry, I understand, just be careful on your way," I said trying to form a smile on my face.

Audrey went back and helped Alexis on his steps and his face winces every time he takes a step.

Before they could even get out of the bus, Audrey looked at me for the last time. "Goodluck on saving your ex," she said and flashed me her smug look and finally went out of the bus.

"I really hate that chick," Lauren blurted out rolling her eyes, "she acts like she knows everything and god I just want to slap the shit out of her!" Lauren is starting to get pissed so I tried to calm her down.

Kellie and Angel were taking a rest so we moved them on the chairs since the floor was smudged with blood.

"Are you sure you want to go back?" Troy asked while staring into my eyes and holding both of my hands.

"Yes, we need to save him, I promised Melissa," I said while Trot just flashed me his sweetest smile and sighed.

Troy started driving and took a u-turn heading back to the school. I took a seat beside Kellie while Lauren was on the other side beside Angel. I took a glance at Lauren and she looked at me too. I flashed her a smile and she just looked at me wondering why I smiled all of a sudden.

"Nothing, I just... I'm just glad that we're still alive," I smiled at her again and she flashed me her smile too.

I can't believe that within a span of four days, a lot of things have already happened. From day one to day four, we kept on fighting those monsters and have planned on getting out. And now that we've already got out of the school, we're now heading our way back there but this time, we are going to rescue someone.

"We're almost there," Troy said so I immediately looked outside. The gates of the school were still widely opened and from here, I can already spot a monster inside the school.

I stood up and slowly walked towards the front while holding on the chairs since the bus is still moving. My heart started to race as I saw a horde of monsters standing in front of the flag pole, reaching their hands above while snarling their blood-stained teeth like they're trying to reach for someone. I turned my gaze above them and they're trying to reach for someone not for something.

"Holy shit! Is that Aaron?" Lauren, who's behind me, asked while referring to the man who has climbed on the highest point of the flag pole.

Troy pressed something on the middle part of the steering wheel releasing a loud horn that made the monsters turn their attention to us. The monsters started sprinting towards us and Troy started driving fast running them all over while Lauren and I were holding tight on the seats beside us.

"Look out!" Lauren yelled but it was too late. The school bus suddenly crashed into the main building throwing both of us wildly on the front.

Someone grabbed my shoulders but my visions were too blurry. The person in front of me was trying to say something but all I can hear was a static sound. As I regained my sight and hearing, I realized that it was Troy who helped me stand up.

"Are you okay?" He asked but I just smiled at him and tried to hold my head and it was totally a bad idea holding it because it hurts so much. I think I harshly bumped my head into something. I looked at Lauren and her face contorted in pain holding her head too but thank goodness we didn't get any concussion.

All of a sudden, a loud banging and growling from outside made the three of us flinch. I immediately looked outside and there are too many monsters out there trying to get their way inside this school bus. I turned my gaze on the flag pole behind us and Aaron was still up there.

Aaron hurriedly loaded his gun and placed the baseball bat inside the backpack that he's wearing. He told us that we will use the emergency roof hatch to get out and that we should equip ourselves with weapons because rescuing Aaron means fighting all of those monsters outside.

I know that there's only the three of us but I wasted no time and took the crowbar that I placed below the seats while Lauren took a large metal wrench that she got from the toolbox.

"Who knows how to use a gun?" Troy asked and Lauren immediately raised her hand. Well, I remember that she used to have some training going to a shooting range with his father.

Troy took out a gun from his backpack and gave it to Lauren, it was the gun Kevin gave him before he died. After Lauren have loaded the gun, we immediately went out of the bus using the emergency roof hatch. We were standing here on the top of the school bus and it slowly shakes since there are monsters banging it.

I looked at Troy and Lauren and their faces were filled with fear. I turned my gaze to the flag pole again and Aaron was still hanging on tight since there are still monsters below reaching their hands to him.

We need to save him, I promised Melissa that I will take care of him.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as my heart started to race. I can still hear the growling of monsters below us while continuously banging the bus.

I looked at Troy and Lauren again and gripped on the crowbar that I was holding. "Let's do this."

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