Outbreak Scenario 34

You're teaching third period AP English when the loudspeaker crackles. Twenty-three kids look up from their phones. The principal announces, "We're in lockdown. Teachers, secure your doors immediately. Students, move away from windows. Do not open doors for anyone. This should only last for a short time."

Someone starts pounding on your classroom door. You recognize Maya's father through the door. Blood streaks down his face, and his palm smears red across the window. "Let her out! I need my daughter!"

Maya jumps from her desk, chair screeching across linoleum.

Screaming erupts in the hallway. Voices overlap, and animalistic growls mix with human terror. Maya's father turns toward the noise. His mouth opens to say something. Then something tackles him from behind. You see teeth sink into his shoulder. Blood sprays across your door.

Maya's crying now, reaching for the handle. The other kids rush toward the windows. Below in the parking lot, cars are ramming each other. People are running and being chased.