Red Day

"NOOOO!"

Nathan quickly got up and rushed to Annie. he ran with all his speed because he knew what would happen next if he can't get Annie away from their professor.

"Sir, what are you doing!? you're hurting Annie"

one of Nathan's classmate, Richard, tried to grab the hand of their professor that was crushing Annie's wrist. he then immediately regretted his action. the other hand of the professor grabbed Richard's arm, the professor then pulled him closer. it was close enough for Richard to feel the hot breath of his professor on his neck. the professor was about to bite Richard's neck when a kick came flying aimed directly on his face. a bone-cracking can be heard when the feet and the face met.

BLAM!

CRACK!

because of this, the professor let go of the two people he was grabbing. his neck broke, his head turned 180 degrees. he was now facing his back. he then again fell on the floor face first even though he on his back.

the whole class looked at Nathan then looked at their professor that is definitely dead just by seeing the injury he sustained from the impact. Annie and Richard were still in a daze. they can't believe that their beloved professor who is always gentle and caring can do such a thing. Annie looked at Nathan and asked

"how- how do you know that he would do that? "

"tch, I will explain later! help me first dump his body on the window"

"wha- what? are you crazy!? you want us to throw someone's body on the window!? people will see us and then we are screwed!"

Annie exclaimed

"can't we just leave him here? call and wait for the police?"

someone said it was Richard who was still calm despite what had just happened. he analyzes the problem and comes up with a solution.

"We just have to say to the police that we just defended ourselves from Mr. Salceda, all of you just have to testify to it and we are all good"

Richard thought it was a good plan, but he didn't know that the police isn't coming. earlier Nathan ordered John to call the police when he was about to rush to Annie.

"Well, about that... I don't think the police will be coming. they aren't answering any calls, probably because they are pretty busy right now and it is connected to what happened to Professor. look"

Nathan said with a bitter expression. he looked at everyone and pointed at the window. they shifted their gaze to where Nathan was pointing at. everyone moved closer to the windows, then they saw what was happening outside.

they saw the bloody floor of the cafeteria, inside it where people being chased by other people only their skin was red just like their professor. a chill went down on everyone's spine. people getting eaten by several red people. he road was empty, only cars with bloody marks can be seen. the most baffling thing is that there were no police apprehending the red people who were killing and eating other people.

only at this moment that they can finally hear the screams the cries the wails of the people outside, even on the hallway screams can be heard. they must have been so focused on what was happening inside their classroom that it completely blocked out the noises outside.

then Annie remembered something.

"Micah and Andrew!"

she never thought of it but they were taking too coming back even after almost 5 minutes they still not coming back. especially Andrew, he just went on the classroom facing theirs and he is still not here? something was not right.

Annie felt a responsibility, she then quickly move to the door but Nathan saw her and blocked her way.

"don't go outside it's dangerous. you might be killed the moment you open that door! what the hell are you thinking!?"

Nathan stood in front of Annie. he looked Annie in her eyes. his expression was serious, his tone sounded angry but at the same time concerned.

"bu- but Micah and Andrew! I sent them outside. it will be my fault if they die, it will be on me! okay!? sobs sobs"

Annie started crying. she won't know what to do if the two people who are her closest friends die because of her. all she can think of right now was to go outside and save them herself even though there is a high chance of her getting killed. she placed her hands on her face to cover her tears. at that moment she felt a warm embrace. it calmed her down then she looked who was it that was making her feel comfortable just by hugging, it was Nathan.

Nathan felt awkward, he blushed while hugging his crush. it was like a dream come true to him but now was not the time thinking about such things.

"them"

Nathan cleared his throat.

"Annie, think about what you're about to do. even here inside the building, there might be a couple of red people roaming around, what if you get killed then Micah and Andrew come back? what would that make them feel? you don't need to worry about them so much. they are not kids anymore, they can take care of themselves."

"sobs o-okay sobs"

Annie wiped her face with a handkerchief she always carries with her. she can't refute what Nathan said. she then looked at their professor still lying on the cold floor of their classroom and said

"so what are we gonna do about Mr. Salceda?"

everyone looked at Nathan with anticipation. they looked like they will do anything that Nathan would tell them to do. Nathan felt a little embarrassed and uncomfortable. Nathan scratched his right cheek.

"uhh, we dump his body as I said earlier. it might be the safest move since we don't know if he really is 'dead'".

Nathan's classmates nodded with a fierce expression on their faces. Annie looked at the two biggest men in their class, Ren and Joshua, they are both boxers and very good at that too.

Ren has short black hair, thick eyebrows, fierce eyes, high nose and thick lips, a square-shaped face. he has a rock hard body truly fitting for a boxer and dark brown skin. a height of 6'0.

Joshua has long blond hair, thin eyebrows, gentle eyes, sharp high nose and thin lips, oval-shaped face. he also a rock hard body and white skin. a height of 6'1.

to the eyes of everyone, the two of them can easily carry their professor and throw him outside. the two nodded. Joshua held hands while Ren held the feet. with great ease, they quickly reached the windows then thrown the professor's body outside. he fell headfirst, breaking his neck even more. cracking and the thudding sound was heard.

" Now what?"

Annie asked. everyone looked at Nathan again.

"let's barricade the door, we also have to wait out this red snow. until then we won't leave here."

"huh? what about Micah and Andrew? they are not back yet!"

Annie said with a trembling voice. surely they can't just barricade the door when there still two of their classmates outside.

Nathan moved closer to Annie. he placed his two soft hands on Annie's trembling shoulders then he looked her in the eyes.

"as I said, they can take care of themselves. plus you can just chat them not to leave wherever they are. also, asked them how many red people they saw."

"hah... fine"

Annie let out a breath and took out her phone. she then started chatting with Micah and Andrew. after she confirmed that they were safe, she asked where they are and if they already have seen the red people. Andrew said that there was one inside the classroom he is in but it's already dead and there are at least two more outside luckily those two are far away from their classroom, they actually roam around the stairs leading to the second and fourth floor. while Micah was hiding inside the clinic with nurse Josephine. just before Micah reached the clinic she already saw three red people killing the students inside the classrooms she passed by. she then hurried to the clinic then told nurse Josephine what was happening outside.

"Now, we just have to wait for this red snow and red day to be over"

Nathan said while staring at the red snow falling with the red colored background. he can see the smokes rising from the buildings not that far away and screams can be heard inside the buildings that the red people can come inside freely.

"you should also contact your families, this might be the last time you can ever talk to them again"

Nathan said with a sad and solemn expression. his tone was low and can barely be heard. the whole class fell silent with a sad expression on their faces.