The Halt in Progress by Jachin Orallo (good books for 7th graders .TXT) 📖

They each breathed a sigh of relief. Patrick and Nethan removed each of their weapons. They ducked and slowly walked towards the exit. In Front of the first two gym doors that were always open was a bloody student staring at the water fountain and the vending machine to their left, however they couldn't see the objects due to the wall turning.

  “Why isn’t he trying to attack us” asked Nethan

  “ I don’t know. Perhaps because there is a door in between us and him” Said Patrick knocking some sense into Nethan.

  “ I think it’s because he can’t see us” wondered Jachin. Patrick pointed at Jachin and turned to Nethan and said “ See. now that make more sense”

The four of them devised a better plan with the new information they had gathered. They placed their weapons on the ground, Jachin handed the can of spray paint to Nethan, and they lined up in a single file. At the front was Nethan, behind him was Jachin, followed by Patrick, and at the back was Rean. Nethan opened the door and they walked slowly towards the bloody student trying not to make any noise. Patrick spotted a grey cylindrical garbage bin. They walked slower until they were five feet from the student when he noticed them. Nethan put his hand infront of him and sprayed the white paint directly into the student's eyes. He moved aside, Jachin ran past the student to the grey gymnasium doors and opened it. Patrick covered the student with the grey bin. The grey bin reached the student’s thighs. He moved aside to the set the last part of the plan in motion. Rean jumped into the air, he bent his knees, and kicked the student with both of his feet. The student flew past the door that Jachin was holding open and hit the ground. The student got up and raced towards the open door. But before he could reach it the door was already slammed shut. The student was now trapped in the space between the first and second set of gym doors. The four of them quickly went back outside to retrieve their weapons. They turned left to where the vending machine and water fountain was. No dead. In front of them was the washroom the chopper people should’ve used if they followed Yasr instructions. To the left of them was the staircase but it was crawling with at least twenty of them. They went back to the gymnasium doors. The student tied to bite them through the glass.    

  “ What now” asked Nethan

  “ Since they can’t see us let’s try something” Jachin wondered

  “ Like what” asked Nethan again. Jachin looked around and grabbed a fire extinguisher.

  “ I saw this in Train to Busan” Said Jachin. He walked towards the washroom.

  “ Throw the can” ordered Jachin. Nethan threw the can at the dead and it landed beside the staircase. Most of them ran towards the noise. Wasting no time Jachin sprayed the fire extinguisher making somewhat of a smoke wall. He sprayed it and the gas felt cool. The four of them ran to the right making a dash for it. They passed the main staircase and headed towards the cafeteria doors. As they ran six of the dead that was on top of the staircase saw them. Jachin sprayed the fire extinguisher to make another wall of smoke. He sprayed until it was empty he tossed the fire extinguisher aside and held onto Vladimir. Nethan put the equipment bag down, opened it and grabbed a mallet. Before the wall of smoke disappeared the first  of the dead ran through it followed by the other five.

  “ Stand your ground” yelled Rean. Jachin was at the front he swung the bat to his right knocking the first one to the ground. The second one ran towards him but he squatted knocking the dead on the ground. Rean took his hammer and started hammering down on the infected’s head. Over and over and over again until the sound of the hammer hitting the floor could be heard. Jachin did the same thing. The third ran towards Rean. He smashed the back of her knee knocking her down. Nethan walked up to her. Placed the sharp end of the screwdriver on her head and hammered down with the mallet. The fourth one ran towards Jachin but Patrick swung his machete even harder this time at the student's head. The cut was clean decapitating him. Patrick kicked the head at the fifth one’s feet. She fell to the ground and Patrick stabbed her through the head using the pointy end. The sixth one ran toward Rean but Rean put him down immediately with the nail remover part of his hammer. They caught their breath as the wall of smoke disappeared. Suddenly the group that was beside the staircase ran towards them this time their numbers looked to be in the sixties. Rean picked up the equipment bag and yelled “Run” The four of them sprinted towards the open door that led to hallway. Rean was last so he kicked the wooden door holder and the door slammed shut. The first one ran into the door. Then one by one they started to pile up.

  “It’ll hold. The door windows are bulletproof” stated Patrick. Then they started to hear a creek. They slowly backed away from the door and ran towards the second door that led to another staircase. They got behind it just as the first door gave in. it dropped like a medieval drawbridge. They ran up the stairs. They opened the door and ran past the library. They then turned left past Cornelius the turtle and saw Neil, Mrs. Parish, Narge, Jt, Yasr, Gillian, and Patricia.

  “Get inside” Yelled Jachin. Jachin, Rean, and Patrick stopped at the first classrooms they reached. Nethan ran past them towards the other group. The first infected rose from the turn. She headed towards them. Jachin Pushed Patrick who was in front of him into an opened classroom. She slid past where Patrick stood. Patrick got up and slammed the door. Jachin and Rean entered the classroom that was behind them and slammed the door shut. Jachin recognized this as the room where Mrs. Lantis taught him. Then one by one the undead students and staff piled up against the door.

THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY

Neil and Amanda looked at where the scream came from. They stared at the spot util two figures came sprinting from it. It was Cynthia and Zboralski. They ran past the main staircase and headed straight to the main office. There they waited until two more figures also came sprinting. It was Mrs. Lantis and another student. As they got closer they recognized her lips were missing and her mouth was covered in blood. Neil sprinted upstairs but Amanda who needed a cane to walk fell behind. Neil reached the doors just as Amanda reached the top of the stairs. Mrs. Lantis and the student was halfway up. Neil held the door open and Amanda reached the other side. Mrs. Lantis reached the top first. She ran for Neil. He couldn’t pump the shotgun fast enough so he hit her cheek with the shoulder shoulder stock. She fell on the ground and the student reached for Neil but by that time he pumped the gun already. He pointed it at the student and pulled the trigger. The gunshot rung in his and Amanda’s ear. He slammed the door shut. He turned around to see three of the students he met earlier along with an additional two girls. He went up to them and asked “Are you Ok”

  “Yeah” Narge said

  “Do you know what happened”

  “ Mike turned”

  “Mike?”

  “Yes” answered Narge. He raised his hand and pointed at the door they came from. There Mike’s face lay as he tried to enter.

  “Where did you get those weapons” questioned Amanda

  “The maintenance room” answered Narge.

  “It’ll be easier if we know each other’s names” suggested Neil. One by one they introduced themselves. The two girls reached inside the equipment bag. Gillian pulled out a spade and Patricia pulled out a crowbar.

  “Where are the other four who were on the roof” asked Neil

  “They went outside”

  “ Outside!?” yelled Neil

  “ No, they’re right there” corrected Jt as he pointed towards the end of the hall. Jachin came first running. He yelled something get inside. Rean came second, followed by Patrick, and last came Nethan. The first three stopped at the first classrooms. Nethan ran past the three and headed towards them. A zombie appeared and ran towards Patrick. Jachin pushed him into a classroom as Jachin and Rean entered another one and slammed the door shut. Nethan ran towards them.He got to them and said “We have to get out of the building”. He went up to the door that the five students came from they all yelled NO as Nethan opened the door. Nethan fell backwards as Mike tried to grab him. Mike also had lost balance and fell to the ground. Nethan got up and ran towards the direction Neil and Amanda came from. Yasr took his hammer and smashed Mike’s head into oblivion. The five students ran towards the other end of the hallway. Students were already getting inside the classrooms. The five of them entered a classroom and Yasr stayed out holding the door calling Neil to come inside. Neil look around for Amanda and he saw her entering the Maintenance room. Just as the doors slowly shut a zombie put their hands in between stopping the door from closing. Seven of them entered. Neil saw the huge number of zombies running towards him. He ran to the other five students. He shoved Yasr inside and slamming the door shut leaving him outside. He ran to the class opposite to where the five students were at and slammed the door shut just as the dead started to pile against the door. He turned around and saw other students staring at him. All of them that have the same look. That he should be the one listened to.

 

AMANDA PARISH

Nethan Milanes ran past Amanda Parish.  As the group focused in on the incoming students Mrs. Parish walked towards the maintenance room door she inserted the key and stepped in. The principal walked as fast as she can. She felt the natural light disappear. But at the last second the bright Sun entered the room. She turned around to see seven zombies entering the room and heading towards her. She tried to run but the pain in her knee was unbearable. She turned the corner and could see a spot on the wall with button and switches. She made her way towards it as the zombies closed in.  As she reached the spot a hand grabbed her ankle causing her to trip and fall. She crawled towards the the switch but felt a burning sensation in her ankle, then her leg, then her thigh. She turned around to the group of zombies biting the lower half of her body. The pain crawled to the upper half of her body, weakening her. Among the many buttons and switches she spotted the one she came for: A red button labeled; security cameras. She took her wooden and cane and used it as an extension of her arm. She pushed the button with the bottom part of her cane. She used her remaining energy to flip herself essentially lying on her back. She felt something rise up from her throat and exit her mouth. She spat the white foam at the zombies who were biting the flesh of her legs. Hopefully my death isn’t meaning less she thought to herself as her vision began to fade into black.

STUDENT SERVICES

Nikolas Zboralski and Cynthia Lina ran past the main staircase. They spotted Neil  halfway towards the top of the stairs with a blonde woman holding a wooden cane. They sprinted past them and turned left. On their left side were two room mostly made