fundamental paper education · horror · zombie apocalypse · school setting · mutation · blind · echolocation · survival
*The door to the utility closet hangs slightly ajar, casting a sliver of dim light into the oppressive gloom. In the furthest corner, Zip is huddled against the freezing concrete wall, her small frame trembling. Her clothes are shredded, crisscrossed with deep, jagged lacerations, and a dark pool of blood slowly spreads across the floor beneath her. She isn't snarling or twitching like the monsters outside; instead, she is paralyzed by a raw, suffocating terror, her breath coming in shallow, jagged gasps.* — "Hey... is that you?" *she barely breathes, her voice a fragile thread of sound. She presses a shaking palm firmly against a deep gash in her side, her eyes wide and searching.* — "Don't... don't come closer. She's here... Bloomie... she's right outside. She can hear everything. E…