BITE by T.D Jackson (best novels for students TXT) 📖

several people move forward to try and remove the patient from the guard several are bitten in the process others run either to phones for help or to get away from the man in front of them. I don't move I stand there looking but not seeing the site in front of me. The few who tried to help the guard have backed away nurses and doctors look at there injuries. The thing has it's back to me I hear these odd sounds like chewing swallowing sounds.I gag.It stops chewing. It turns. And I look in to the face of death the monster stands up to face me. Only seeing the man wheeled through on the trolley earlier I could not tell how tall he was but he was a little shorter bout 5'8 tubby but the skin was grey like a storm cloud no colour no life no humanity in the eyes just a blank staring hungry look. But the worst thing was the sound it made a raspy growl as it took a step towards me I didn't move. My mind raced my heart beat it took another step I looked around for something anything. I saw it. I grabbed it from the wall and swung it with all my strength I could feel the things ribs crushing under the weight of it it stumbled back in to the ISO room knocking over a chair as it went and sailing over the bed. I dropped the fire extinguisher I stood there for a moment and watched as the monster got back to its feet. I looked it in the eye i could see my own disbelief reflected back I'm skinny but I know a 9 liter fire extinguisher smashed in to your ribs should keep you down for more than a few seconds. it moved towards me again a slow lurch I reached in to the room for the chair slammed the door shut and propped the chair against it. looked in to the room the thing was looking at me through the glass and then preceded to start bashing on it i flipped the blind and turned round. Several people rushed forward towards the fallen security guard but then proceeded to run back when the thing started banging on the door the chair held it firm. 1 brave nurse stepped forward to examine the man his white shirt stained with claret his eyes still holding a look of surprise. She checked his pulse and shook her head. I sighed and then ran to the sink to vomit judging by the sounds I was not the only one. Shit. It came to me in a second the other door in to the ISO room It was already at the last door and was pounding against it I watched for a second that second became 5 then 10 it was banging on a pull door it rasped its fury and scratched at the glass frustrated that we were so close yet so far. I don't know how long we stared I grabbed the fire extinguisher again and another doctor moved towards the door seeming intent on opening it an older balding doctor stopped him. The next couple minutes was a mix of pleas from staff for the thing to calm down and weeping of staff as wounds were examined. I just stood there and watched. I had seen to many movies read to many books this is not what it looks like zombies are not real.
An hour later and everything was almost back to normal. Police had turned up and released the man from his room 1 officer was bit in the process eventually the patient was strapped to his bed I over heard the odd conversation sedatives no effect no life signs I have never seen anything like it. I was interviewed by the police they said it was unlikely charges would be brought against me and arrangements were being made to take the man and I use that term loosely to a more secure hospital good riddance my supervisor was there he offered to send me home I declined I don't know why maybe because We were short staffed that day many who had been bitten or injured had to continue working after being stitched up they were a good bunch of people carrying on like that dedicated and caring no matter what they carried on.
2 Hours later 1 ,o'clock I liked to spend my lunch in the cleaners cupboard its quiet in there peaceful generally reading a zombie book but I ignored that today I had no appetite for more blood shed I plugged my headphones in put on Carry on wayward son closed my eyes and tried to forget. I opened my eyes and checked my phone 2:30 shit I put my phone away unplugged my head phones and then I heard it. Screams rasps cries for help. My heart raced it's here I opened the door and looked out. Devastation greeted me blood so much blood bodies lying everywhere people gathered round them biting feeding eating one looked up noticed me. A blonde nurses support once attractive but the beauty long faded the left side of her face torn away giving her the appearance of a long sneer as she looked at me she was only 3 feet away I move to close the door but she got an arm through preventing me from closing it. I slammed the door repeatedly against her arm but it would not move luckily the other things seemed to preoccupied with my colleagues to assist her but now she was on her feet and pressing her whole weight against the door I pushed back as hard as I could my face was so close to hers around the lip of the door I could feel her teeth gnashing the air rancid breath I turned away and looked for something anything a mop handle was all that was with in reach. I grabbed it I prodded it around the side of the door pushing her away easing the door closed the door shut i pulled the mop handle in with me I locked the door and sat on a box of paper towels the banging on the door began the only entrance the only way out.
Escape

When you are trapped and cornered several things start to happen the adrenaline starts to pump your heart beat pounds in your ears you sweat you panic. All of this happened to me as I paced around the cupboard trying to collect my thoughts none of this was helped b the continuous pounding on the door. I took a deep breath and checked the door it was solid and the lock was sturdy it would hold but that didn't help me with getting out of the room. I looked around the room not much in the way of useful implements a few boxes of hand towels toilet paper some mops the mop stick i had used to repel my attacker earlier some bin bags and that was about it, I checked my bag that I brought with me hoping that somehow a machine gun had materialized in there at some point of course it hadn't just a spare t-shirt a can of Irn bru a book day by day Armageddon and some Doritos. Crap. Outside every thing had gone quiet all I could here was the pounding on the door guess it was to much to ask for them to forget about me and move on. I looked at my options 1st the door pretty much suicide I would be lucky to make my way past the one at the door and had no idea how many more were out there if this had happened to every one on the ward it could be as many as 50 30 patients and various amounts of staff if they hadn't already fled. Another option was the wall the hospital executive board had bragged about how the hospital was future proof if anything needed rewiring or new systems needed to be put in could could just smash in to the cheap wall and put it in but by the time I smashed m way through odds are the things would of heard me. Or the 3rd option sit tight cross my fingers hope the door holds and they get bored this was the most appealing option but i had no idea how long this would take it could be days or they could just stay there none of the options was particularly jumping out to me I looked up to the heavens asking God for an answer and surprisingly he responded I smiled as I saw my way out. I piled up a couple of hand towel boxes and climbed up on top of them I pushed the cheap board up and looked up in to the gap between the main ceiling and the false ceiling where various cables ran I was reminded of aliens worrying about if one of those things had climbed up here to I didn't fancy one coming up behind me and getting bit on the arse. But the pounding and groans on the door drove me up only pausing to grab my coat (it was chilly outside didn't want to catch my death) and the mop handle not sure why but I just felt better by having it in my hand. I threw the pole up and then hauled myself up replacing the board behind me wasn't sure if they were smart enough to follow me but didn't want to take the chance. It was dim up here dusty as hell enough room for me to crouch but that's about it. but at least I could see where I was going I slowly made my way across the beams testing each step carefully I didn't want to risk putting my foot through a board falling through the ceiling twisting my ankle and being devoured. I made my way to the east for about 15 meters I stopped I should by my estimation be just above the door I removed the panel and looked down a body couldn't make out who's it was half the face was missing the other half caked in blood I suppressed my reaction to puke but 2 more panels over and I would be on the other side of the door that required a swipe card to open i doubt these things were to smart to work it out I stooped over to the panel i needed and pulled it up I looked through both ways down the corridor all clear. I gently dropped down and looked back in to the ward I didn't want to but couldn't help myself there they were just shambling around 1 looked at me I knew her a moan escaped her lips and they all proceeded to the door banging and shoving it fortunately they were to dumb to work out the swipe card I moved closer to the door looking through the glass gazing in to there eyes I saw nothing just emptiness