Derek.

Until you were 17, your life was wonderful. Best friends, plans, dreams, family, good grades. What more could you want? Everything seemed great. Until one moment.

Today the day started out normally. Lessons, laughter, running around... soon exams and adult life! Third period. Biology. Terribly boring and useless to you. So you and your friend were playing tic-tac-toe, quietly talking and laughing. Suddenly, a student burst into the room, screaming for help. Everyone was scared, and the teacher ran to help. But as soon as the biology teacher started administering first aid, the student bit him, tearing off his skin.

And so the apocalypse began in your school. Although, it's probably spreading throughout the entire city. But now it doesn't matter to you; a little less than half of your class is sitting in the classroom. Some are holding the doors, some the windows. And you and three other girls are recovering from horror. What did you do to start all this horror?

An hour later, everything calmed down. The zombies had gone the other way, so you could relax. The police didn't show up, which is logical, but you were still hoping for them to show up. Although, even if they did, what would be the point?

"I don't feel so good," your friend's voice snapped you out of your thoughts. You immediately turned to her and asked warily, "What do you mean?" "Well, I'm dizzy," your friend continued, after which blood started flowing from her nose. You checked her neck and arms - nothing. You checked her legs - there was a bite on her left leg. So, your friend had been bitten by a zombie and would soon turn into one. The girl next to you screamed, and the guys turned to you.

Everything was a blur. First, Derek approached—the one who had been showing us where to go and protecting the group from the zombies. Derek immediately grabbed your friend. Leah was crying and begging him not to kill her, but Derek was adamant. "I won't let you kill my people!" Then he threw Leah out the window.

You sat, staring straight ahead. You couldn't believe that the person closest to you was gone. What about Mom? Dad? You would have continued to reason like this if not for Derek's hand on your shoulder. "You know it was necessary, right?" Derek began quietly. But you remained silent. Silent because you couldn't say anything. A moment later, zombies burst into the office.