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We don’t get very far This corridor stretches along the side of the gyeway, off of which lie a series of classroo e hear a
"They er Lee says
"They’ll be on us in a sec," Copper o back," Suze pants
"Don’t be stupid," I snarl "They’re being chased They won’t stop and listen calh them," Cass says
"Even if we do, zoht behind," Copper says
There’s a door to er kids It’s empty
"In here," I decide "We’ll hide, wait for them to pass, then sneak out"
"What if the zo "It’s a gamble one way or the other"
The first few kids of the , tearing,"In!" I bark and everyone pushes into the room after me, no complaints
When we’re all inside, I slam the door shut There’s no key, of course "We need to barricade it," I shout, but some of the others are ahead of me Copper and Ballydefeck arrive seconds later with a desk each, which they prop against the door More furniture is added to the pile and moments later there’s a mountain of desks and chairs between us and the door
"Won’t do h the s," Trev says, nodding at the frosted glass on either side of the door
"They can’t see us through the glass," Iback "And if we keep quiet, they can’t hear us either"
"What about smell?" Cass asks
I frown "What is it with you and zo us?"
"I’ve seen ," he says
"Well, let’s hope they all had really bad colds when they were turned," I growl and we all squat quietly
Screa Solass and it rattles At first I think it’s a zoh, but itinto it, because there aren’t any more assaults on the
"Please don’t eat"Please don’t eat h-pitched shriek I shut my eyes and feel tears build behindZombies aren’t real Pallaskenry was a joke We were so sneery, laughing about it in class, co Babies will co ht This is reality I always knohen I’ a dream No matter how real it seems at the time, it never feels completely real This does
I openand either crying or close to it La Lips is clinging to Copper, weeping as he whispers soothing words in her ear Linzer’s praying She’s not the only one - Dunglop, Tyler, Ballydefeck and two of the Musliure some of the others are too, but privately
Pox is squatting a couple of feet away fro his head,an eye on hi, ready to leap on Pox at the first sign that he’s turning into a zo about this?" Elephant whispers When a few of us stare at hilule "Idiot!" I snort
"You were crap anyway," Meths says
"Was not," Elephant growls
"We need a plan," Trev says, and we look at hi about the place"
"So what should we do?" Cass asks
"Stay here," Trev says "Keep our heads down Wait for the police to find us"
"But in Pallaskenry - " Copper starts to object
"This isn’t Pallaskenry," Trev snaps "It’s a school They’re not going to stand by and let soldiers kill a load of kids There’d be riots if they did They’ll come as soon as they can, flush out the place, protect the survivors If we can stay hidden for an hour or two, that’s all we’ll need Maybe less"
We consider Trev’s plan
"If police and soldiers raid the school," Linzer says, "we’d be safer here than out there They shot anyone who moved in Ireland They won’t knoho’s a zombie and who isn’t, and they won’t want to take chances"
"It’ll be a free-for-all," Copper agrees
"But if the zoer Lee et to the floor above, find the exit, let ourselves out, don’t look back"
"What if that door’s shut too?" one of the Muslier Lee says
"The one by the gym was," the Muslier Lee says "There’s no chance that two of the exits will be jammed at the same time"
"Who says it was luck?" the Muslim asks "Am I the only one who thinks this is too ularly - they have to be sure they’re working, in case of a fire And on the very day we need them, one just happens to be stuck? I don’t buy it"
"What are you talking about?" Trev snaps
"Someone sealed it shut," the Muslim says "We’ve been locked in"
A scary silence settles over us I findat Cass, and he looks back at o