Scarlet Memories (Book 1) by Jessica T. Ozment Page B

He must have been sweating in his sleep. Slipping his shoes back on, Jeremy decided that he would take a look downstairs to make sure the guys were doing alright watching the front doors. He opened his office door and headed down the stairs. As he passed a window of the second floor, Jeremy noticed a giant ball of light out side. He rushed down the stairs to the first floor.
    ‘Move all of this stuff! Now!’ Jeremy yelled at the crew guarding the door.
    They looked at him surprised at his tone and paused. They weren’t sure what to do. Of course they were worried about the undead getting in.
    ‘I need Jerry!’ He yelled.
    ‘I’m here boss!’ Jerry hollered from an upstairs classroom.
    ‘Alright, come on! I said move that furniture!’ Jeremy’s blood was boiling. He expected them to do what he said, without having to ask twice.
    ‘Ian’s group is back!’ He cried.
    Finally, they snapped into action and started clearing the doors. Some of the undead had already begun making their way towards the car beaming with light. \
     
    Sam clutched her bag tightly to her side. She was following Ian in the dark as best she could. It was difficult to see and she was nervous about the undead wondering about. She didn’t want to encounter one of those things head on. Especially in the dark.
    ‘Ok, everybody get over here. We will wait for them to signal us to come to the door. I can already see that they are moving around in there.’ Ian whispered.
    He was referring to the lights coming on in the upstairs classrooms. Most of the light was blocked out with paper and boards on the windows. But, a little was able to seep out. Ian and the group were hiding behind a few vehicles that were parked in the parking lot of the school. From what Ian could tell, it was vehicles from Jeremy’s group. So, he knew for sure that they had made it now. That was a comforting thought. They had each been through a lot already. And It was nice to see something had worked out in their favor. Soon, the group started to see bits of light shining through the front door’s glass. They had removed the baricade and would be opening the door soon to let them in. Thank god Jason had those flash lights. Ian thought. They never would have made it with out them. The doors to the school flung open. Ian and the others checked for any nearby undead.
    Most of the undead had made its way to the lit up vehicle. There were only a few still around the school. Ian motioned for the group to follow him. They followed suit and soon they were close to the doors. Ian turned around to check on his crew. Everyone had made it safely across the lawn. Ian pushed forward and moved into the open doors. He was greeted by Jeremy and a few of the other crew members from the movie.
    Ian watched as one by one the crew stepped into the school. Sam walked in, followed by Jaime and Susan. Spencer jumped in quickly and fell to the ground.
    ‘There back. Some of them got into the car and realized it was a fluke and saw us coming in!’ Spencer cried. His eyes were wide with fear.
    Ian ran to the door and saw that Eddy and Jason were still outside. They were trapped behind a car. They had been running from an undead and had no where else to go. It looked like one of them made it inside one of the vehicles. It was Jeremy’s van. He knew for a fact that he had left the keys in it. He always did. It was an old habit that would never die. Ian watched as the van rushed up to the glass doors. The driver backed up and pulled in with the back of the van towards the doors. The van had two sides of doors that would open. The driver quickly jumped from the front of the van to the back. Jason pops through the doors swiftly. He slammed them shut and ran into the school.
    ‘Eddy didn’t make it! Go! Go!’ Jason yelled. He was throwing his arms around. The crew inside quickly locked the glass doors behind him. Jason fell to the ground gasping for air. His eyes were filled with tears. Ian ran up to