"This is real" The thought that ran through Sally's mind now, just like it did when she did it. The college Labrador girl couldn't have been prouder of herself as her family and friends were. Nerd Girl most would call her and she loved and lived that title. Smart to know chemicals to radios to biology to some engines, she could do most anything. But slowly, she began hearing of strange things, beasts dying, coming back to attack others. Her friends along with her parents all told her it was fine. Nothing to worry about.

And then she killed her teacher. Her clearly dead before teacher. What happened was some of 'them' got into the school and one attacked her teacher on the hallway. Most of the students got out and ran off while others stayed in the class to wait for someone to come, all the while Sally kept telling herself it wasn't happening, it can't happen. the dead don't get up and kill. Then stumbled in was her teacher, patches of discolored fur missing, arteries torn, eyes vacant. Coming for her and the others. Each noise drawing him towards each co-ed and in all that backing away, Sally broke the push broom and with that, her teacher lounged for her.

It all happened in an instant, like it wasn't her even doing it. She stabbed him in the head and he fell, still and silent. It took her a real minute to process what happened, the shock hitting her and the reality hitting harder. Her friends/classmates are now more scared of her than of their professor. They all got out and made it to a shelter, though they didn't say a word. She met up with her parents and told them what happened. No one could believe it, but she did now. Just like when the shelter fell, she lost her friends and folks, and left with other survivors, she had the same thought as she geared up to be ready for whatever happened next. "This is real"