Firefight

The firefight began in Northton. It was a silent charge as the zombie horde matched towards the police barricade. The rows of men in full riot gear, shields and all, served no good to deter the hungering collective.

Some of the men broke away in the face of the coming onslaught. The haunting crooning hadn't been enough to shake their nerves. No. It was the look in the mob's eyes.

At a glance it was difficult to differentiate the infected from the uninfected. One sure way to tell was to look into the eyes. Deep, dark bags would form around the eye, like an extreme tiredness had overcome them. It gave the face a sunken look, accentuating the cheeks. The pupils became dilated while the edges of the limbal rings took a faint, red coloration. From there one could spot drool collecting at the edges of the mouth, like they suffered an insatiable hunger. The symptom that unsettled the line most was the stare.