Chapter 9: Sacrifice of an Unknown Hero

Ethan Warren

May 24th 2022

5 days after outbreak

Minnesota: Armstrong HS

Season 1

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There were monsters at the door, and opening the door would only bring more. We couldn't bring Connor with us, he was weak and in pain. He was going to turn soon.

Aiden noticed my concerned face, he looked confused until he realized. Together we ran out of the office. Connor was standing now, Khai was only a bit shorter than him so she kept him from falling on the floor. He was going to die from blood loss before the infection.

"Put pressure on the bite," I said before running to the door with Aiden and Rudi. They were out there. They were in the parking lot, tons of them. We couldn't kill them all but we had to get out of here.

"We could hot wire one of those cars," Aiden suggested.

"We'd have to do it quickly, we can't attract too much attention," I informed.

"When did you learn to hotwire a car?" Ashton asked, confused.

"Science project."

"I'll cause a distraction," Connor said from behind as he and Khai hobbled closer to us.

"What will you do?" I asked.

"Give them a grand meal. I'm already a dead man walking, what more could they do to me?" Connor laughed with sadness glimmering in his eyes. We all thought for a minute. We knew it would work but this sacrifice was almost too much to bear.

"Okay, then that's what we'll do. You'll go out there first, make noise and then Aiden and I will make our way to the car."

"Which car are we going for?" Aiden asked.

"The silver van over there," I pointed. Connor took his arm off of Khai and opened the door, leaving the school. He ran with as much strength as he could muster up, screaming at the dead. They ran towards him, it was our time to leave now. Aiden and I ran out, running to the van. I hated how I looked over my shoulder, I shouldn't have. Connor was getting ripped apart by the dead. His insides on the floor and his body lifeless. I felt guilty for a crime I didn't even commit.

Aiden and I made it to the van. He broke the glass window with his knife. I gave him a boost so he could climb inside. A few of the dead approached us. I sprung at them quickly, planting my knife into their rotting skulls.

"Hurry up," I said nervously as more of them came closer.

"I almost got it."

After a few more dead came, Aiden finally yelled in victory as the van started up.

"Get in," he said while he unlocked the passenger door from inside. It was time to go now. Aiden drove and we picked up the others from the door, they all climbed into the back. Everyone with a strong stomach and not crying watched them consume Connor, the sight was not pretty. This was not the way we wanted today to go.