Free Dead & Alive (Book 1): Survive by I.J. Smith Page B

Zombie’s head crushing its skull. “We cannot lead them back to the others,” Bray told the others. The gunshots kept ringing out.
    “In the basement, we can lead them down there and get outside and double…” Frank was saying, when Jack shouted out.
    “RYAN STOP!” Ryan had run off, straight towards the double doors, he crashed through the doors. Elle looked outside to see Jack, Frank and Bray shooting at the zombies.
    “Shit, quickly inside and barricade the doors,” Jack told them. They run inside and shut the door, Jack and Bray leaned against them . They braced themselves and the zombies tried to break down the doors. Jack and Bray struggled to stand their ground because there were just so many of them.
    Elle limped to the doors to help and so did Clare who was followed by Joe and they all struggled to hold the doors . Some of the survivors ran to the door to help brace it.
    A scream echoed through the room, as panic broke out. Ryan was standing at the back wall shaking in fear. Frank dragged over the table, people moved to allow him to push it closer to the door.
    “That’s not going to be enough,” Jack shouted to him. “Look for another way out,” Jack told everyone.
    Frank looked around the room, he moved to Ryan. “Ryan, Ryan, look at me.” He told him, but Ryan was shaking and started to cry with fear, Frank grabbed him, “RYAN, WE NEED A WAY OUT!” Frank shouted at him. Ryan shook in fear, “behind the cabinet on the wall” Ryan replied scared. Frank looked round for a cabinet; there it was against the wall. He ran over, he pulled the cabinet out to reveal a door behind it. “JACK!” Frank shouted.
    Jack was struggling to hold the doors, he looked to Frank, “GO, GET EVERYONE OUT!” he shouted back. Frank opened the door; behind it was a set of stairs leading up.
    “THIS WAY!” Frank shouted.
    The survivors started running through the door, Ryan ran over, he tripped over a woman as he tried to get away; he left her on the ground and carried on running. All the survivors were through the door, Jack shouted to Elle, “Go, take the kids.”
    “The two of you can’t hold this alone,” Elle replied.
    “GO!” Bray shouted.
    She looked at Jack, “Please,” he told her. Elle grabbed Clare and Joe and made her way to the door. Elle struggled, but got through. Frank walked to face the door, he raised his gun, “OK, NOW!” he shouted out . Jack and Bray moved away from the door and joined Frank. A moment later, the doors crashed open and they started shooting.
    The three men backed up to the escape door while still shooting. “Let’s go,” Frank told them
    . Bray ran through the door, “Now you, “Jack told Frank.
    “You first, no arguments,” Frank replied.
    Jack looked at Frank in a new light of respect, now he was acting like a leader, Jack was thinking. Jack got through the door and stopped just behind, he raised his gun and shouted, “FRANK, STAY LOW,” Frank lowered his head and rushed to the door while Jack gave cover fire.
    Frank pulled the door shut. Together they ran up the stairs, they run into a large room. Everyone was still panicking. “Don’t stop moving,” Frank told everyone. They ran towards a set of large, heavy door.
    Bray was first to the doors, he tried opening them, but they were locked. “IT’S LOCKED!” Bray shouted out. Frank and Jack were standing at the top of the stairs; they looked down to see the door starting to break open. “IT’S LOCKED!” echoed over the room again.
    Frank shouted out, “FUCKING SHOOT THE DAMN LOCK!” Bray used his sidearm and shot at the door lock, the wood cracked and the lock broke. He pulled the door open, looking inside; it was mostly clear except for tables and a few crates.
    “IT’S CLEAR! COME ON!” Bray shouted. Everyone rushed into the room; Frank and Jack were the last ones through the doors.
    As they entered, Bray ran over with a length of wood he found on the floor, he pushed the wood through the door