line and you're done. Done! You two are suspended until your expulsion hearings. And I've got a stack of documentation that will ensure this is the last time you set foot on this campus. The video surveillance aline will be enough to seal the deal."
Alex stood up from behind his desk and motioned for the two corpses to do the same. "The two of you will be spending some time in In School Suspension until your parents can be contacted to come and get you. Now, get out of this office, and I had better not have to deal with you again today. Do I make myself clear?" The two corpses still remained silent, save for a very slight moan that escaped their lips. "Get out!"
The two teenage corpses shambled out of Alex's office and stood waiting for the School Resource Officer to escort them to the ISS room. Alex put both hands on the wall and lowered his head, willing his blood pressure down. A breathy moan brought Alex's attention back to the present. Secretary Lee stood next to Alex holding out a message for him. Her bottom jaw hung only by a single tendon, swaying slightly from her motion.
"Thank you Ms. Lee," Alex said with a sigh. He read the message, threw back his head and rolled his eyes. "Seriously? Seriously?!" He looked at the corpse that used to be Rebba Lee, the sole person capable of keeping this school running. She shrugged her shoulders. The secretary's left shoulder dislocated, dropping her left arm to dangle by the few thin strands of flesh and muscle that still remained. She appeared not to notice and turned to shamble back to her desk.
"Why do I have to deal with cheerleaders?" Alex said to himself. "When did she say she was coming in?"
Just then the door to the office opened and a great moan issued throughout the front office. The corpse of Shannon Hemenway struggled through. Mrs. Hemenway was a corpse only in the sense that there was enough flesh and muscle left to move what bones remained.
"Mrs. Hemenway, what can I do for you?" The corpses moans rose to a fevered pitch, making the living in the office cover their ears. Since Alex was the only living soul in the building, only Alex pressed his hands to his ears.
"Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway! I'm sorry, but we've already investigated the incident. Nothing happened, just hurt feeling between girl friends. Mrs. Hemenway, please come into the office so we can talk in private."
Alex didn't believe that the angry corpse could get any louder. He was wrong. The creature's moans bore through Alex to the point that Alex believed his head might actually split in two.
"Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway!" Alex patience snapped. He knew he was about to get fired and he didn't care. He closed his eyes and screamed. "Mrs. Hemenway, it was your brat of a daughter who spread rumors about three of the other cheerleaders! It was YOUR daughter that placed the cameras in the girls bathroom! Don't you dare stand there and try and defend your daughter when we already have all the evidence we need to prove it!"
Alex finished his rant at the parent and took a few deep breaths. It was then that he realized the ear splitting moans had stopped.
Alex slowly removed his hands from his ears and opened his eyes...
Shannon Hemenway stood directly in front of Alex, jaws open wide, broken teeth coming close. Alex felt the zombie rip into his flesh.
---
Alex jumped awake. He shook his head and cursed, "Goddamned morphine." Carefully raising himself from the bed, he looked around the room.
Light streamed in from a half open tent flap. The sides and roof were clean and white and the floor was covered completely in straw maps to help lessen the amount of dust in the air. There were mostly empty cots arranged throughout the tent, only a few of which were occupied by sleeping men and women. Looking closer, Alex realized that those men and women were the remainder of his team, the ones who survived the attack. Counting himself, there were only five.
Alex struggled to find
Alex stood up from behind his desk and motioned for the two corpses to do the same. "The two of you will be spending some time in In School Suspension until your parents can be contacted to come and get you. Now, get out of this office, and I had better not have to deal with you again today. Do I make myself clear?" The two corpses still remained silent, save for a very slight moan that escaped their lips. "Get out!"
The two teenage corpses shambled out of Alex's office and stood waiting for the School Resource Officer to escort them to the ISS room. Alex put both hands on the wall and lowered his head, willing his blood pressure down. A breathy moan brought Alex's attention back to the present. Secretary Lee stood next to Alex holding out a message for him. Her bottom jaw hung only by a single tendon, swaying slightly from her motion.
"Thank you Ms. Lee," Alex said with a sigh. He read the message, threw back his head and rolled his eyes. "Seriously? Seriously?!" He looked at the corpse that used to be Rebba Lee, the sole person capable of keeping this school running. She shrugged her shoulders. The secretary's left shoulder dislocated, dropping her left arm to dangle by the few thin strands of flesh and muscle that still remained. She appeared not to notice and turned to shamble back to her desk.
"Why do I have to deal with cheerleaders?" Alex said to himself. "When did she say she was coming in?"
Just then the door to the office opened and a great moan issued throughout the front office. The corpse of Shannon Hemenway struggled through. Mrs. Hemenway was a corpse only in the sense that there was enough flesh and muscle left to move what bones remained.
"Mrs. Hemenway, what can I do for you?" The corpses moans rose to a fevered pitch, making the living in the office cover their ears. Since Alex was the only living soul in the building, only Alex pressed his hands to his ears.
"Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway! I'm sorry, but we've already investigated the incident. Nothing happened, just hurt feeling between girl friends. Mrs. Hemenway, please come into the office so we can talk in private."
Alex didn't believe that the angry corpse could get any louder. He was wrong. The creature's moans bore through Alex to the point that Alex believed his head might actually split in two.
"Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway...Mrs. Hemenway!" Alex patience snapped. He knew he was about to get fired and he didn't care. He closed his eyes and screamed. "Mrs. Hemenway, it was your brat of a daughter who spread rumors about three of the other cheerleaders! It was YOUR daughter that placed the cameras in the girls bathroom! Don't you dare stand there and try and defend your daughter when we already have all the evidence we need to prove it!"
Alex finished his rant at the parent and took a few deep breaths. It was then that he realized the ear splitting moans had stopped.
Alex slowly removed his hands from his ears and opened his eyes...
Shannon Hemenway stood directly in front of Alex, jaws open wide, broken teeth coming close. Alex felt the zombie rip into his flesh.
---
Alex jumped awake. He shook his head and cursed, "Goddamned morphine." Carefully raising himself from the bed, he looked around the room.
Light streamed in from a half open tent flap. The sides and roof were clean and white and the floor was covered completely in straw maps to help lessen the amount of dust in the air. There were mostly empty cots arranged throughout the tent, only a few of which were occupied by sleeping men and women. Looking closer, Alex realized that those men and women were the remainder of his team, the ones who survived the attack. Counting himself, there were only five.
Alex struggled to find
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