My Confession Was Ruined Because of a Zombie 5

After handing the mop handle to Yeoul, Taewoong took the lead in gathering chairs. As Taewoong, who was practically the leader of the class, moved, Hyunwoo, Seongyong, and Jaeseong carefully brought desks without a word.

The back door side was better off. They stacked desks like an iron fence and piled chairs on top. Yeoul, who was alternately watching them work like sentries and the zombies, picked up coats and bags that were thrown on the floor.

“Let’s tie and fix these in between.”

“…… Damn, he’s so smart.”

If they just piled chairs, it could collapse. Yeoul said it would increase the fixation and tied the dirty and torn coats and padded jackets in between the chairs to make it more solid. Seeing that, Jaeseong, who had been inwardly uncomfortable with him, unintentionally exclaimed in admiration.

With the strength of four strong boys combined, the barricade was made in no time. In the meantime, the three zombies became more than twenty.

“I don’t think it’s just our class.”

Screams and strange sounds kept coming from beyond the wide open front door and the back door Yeoul closed when entering the classroom. Taewoong, who was sitting on the floor catching his breath, looked at everyone and asked if they agreed. Hyunwoo muttered a curse.

“What do we do now?”

There was a barricade in the front and zombies in the back. Everyone was thinking silently when suddenly a sobbing sound was heard.

“11… 9, 112 a, aren’t working.”

Minchan, who didn’t even help make the barricade and was just standing still, held his cell phone and sobbed. Taewoong narrowed his eyebrows.

“What?”

“Lo, look at this…….”

How long will this situation last? What should we do if it gets longer? As he was somehow turning his poor brain, he heard a voice crawling and a cell phone was held out. Taewoong took Yubin’s phone that was thrust at him as if telling him to look, with a silent video playing.

[The number of injuries and deaths are rapidly increasing nationwide due to an unknown infectious disease. Accordingly, a national emergency disaster alert is declared……]

“…… So, is our country really becoming like that, uh, what movie was it?”

“Are you talking about Train to Busan?”

“Ye, yeah. You mean it became like Train to Busan?”

Someone in a green civil defense uniform was saying something and subtitles appeared, but he couldn’t understand a single thing.

Taewoong roughly recalled the movie and returned the phone, then looked at Yeoul who informed him of the movie title, and Yeoul nodded. Taewoong looked at Yeoul’s pale face for a moment, then cursed and lowered his head. He pulled at his hair with both hands.

“Ahh… We don’t have Ma Dong Seok.”

“…… We don’t have Gong Yoo either.”

The mood sank at Taewoong and Hyunwoo’s words. Yeoul, who was among them, became especially gloomy.

Taewoong might not know, but Yeoul had really been waiting for the graduation ceremony. He made up his mind to confess after the ceremony was over, even ate Woohwangcheongsimhwan and bought a bouquet, but it was ruined before he could even confess.

Is this how an athlete feels when they prepared hard to win the game but lost without even getting in the ring?

In the midst of the futility, maybe the effect of Woohwangcheongsimhwan was kicking in now, as his heart felt calm. As he let out a deep sigh, a vibration sound was heard from Taewoong’s side. And the smartwatch he was wearing on his wrist also vibrated. Taewoong looked at the watch screen with a “huh?” and when he saw “Dad” on the screen, he hurriedly took out his cell phone and answered the call.

“Oh, Dad.”

– Youngest, where are you?!

As he spoke in a whisper, a urgent loud voice came from the phone and cut him off. The zombies limping beyond the crude barricade all growled and looked at Taewoong. Taewoong flinched, then hurriedly lowered the call volume to the minimum and covered his mouth with his hand and whispered.

“Dad, I’m at school right now and it’s crazy.”

– School? How’s your body? Are you bitten or hurt anywhere?

“Ye, yeah. What about you Dad?”

– Dad is fine too. Don’t go anywhere and stay at the safest place in the school, no, at school. Okay?

“Where’s the safe place……”

If the 5th floor right below the rooftop was in this mess, the other floors would surely be similar.

Is there even a safe place? As he sighed in frustration at the safe place that didn’t come to mind right away, the dad on the phone also let out a long sigh.

– Dad will find a way to save you, so keep your cell phone with you. Make sure to answer when Dad, Mom or your brothers call. Got it?

“Got it. Be careful Dad.”

– Okay. You be careful too youngest.

The call ended shortly. As he was putting his cell phone in his pocket, a safe place suddenly came to mind. Taewoong raised his head and looked at everyone.

“Guys, wouldn’t the rooftop be safe?”

The school rooftop didn’t have an elevator that went directly to it. You had to go down from the 5th floor and go up to the rooftop through half-hidden stairs. Perhaps because of that, there were hardly any people using the rooftop.

“I mean, since it’s not usually used much, there would have been no people, and then wouldn’t there be no zombies either?”

At Taewoong’s words, Yeoul and Hyunwoo slowly nodded their heads as if it made sense. Seongyong, who was watching the two, gulped loudly.

“But how are we going to get to that rooftop? There’s no guarantee it’ll be safe even if we go.”

At some point, screams could no longer be heard outside the classroom. There were only strange sounds that sounded similar to what they heard while gaming, like kiak, kaak, kuak, and sounds like something falling.

Is it really a good thing that screams can’t be heard? At Seongyong’s question, Taewoong groaned, “Hmm,” and pondered for a moment, then grabbed the half-abandoned mop handle.

“Since the cell phones seem to be working, I’ll go alone to check and call.”

He was confident in his agility and running. He’d somehow manage. Taewoong, who had been sitting cross-legged, fixed his posture and untied his shoelaces, then tied them tightly again. Hyunwoo, who was watching, was about to open his mouth, but a white hand touched Taewoong’s hand before that.

“I’ll go with you.”

Yeoul, who had been watching the zombies, untied his shoelaces following Taewoong. Taewoong grabbed Yeoul’s wrist with an “Eh?” sound.

“Why you? Stay here.”

“No. I’ll go with you.”

He might be a burden to Taewoong who had good physique, was healthy, and fast, but anyway.

“I have something to check.”

So let’s go together, he held Taewoong’s wrist in return.

Taewoong’s face suddenly turned slightly red as Yeoul grabbed his wrist out of the blue. Then he soon lowered his head deeply.

“O, okay. Sure.”

“I, I want to go too, I’ll go with you.”

Somehow he ended up going with Yeoul. Taewoong looked at Yeoul tightly tying his shoelaces with a determined face, then turned his head.

As he was looking around the classroom for something to use as a weapon, suddenly Minchan, who said the report wasn’t working, also came out saying he would go. Taewoong made an “Eh?” sound.

“Why you?”

“Be, because I have to be with you.”

“…… What are you talking about?”

He said out of the blue that he had to be with me. When he asked back in disbelief, Minchan glanced at the other people, then lowered his head a little.

“Yo, your father said he’s co, coming to save you, didn’t he.”

“So?”

“Then… if I’m with you, wo, won’t I be rescued to, together.”

“…… Am I the only one not understanding?”

No, what does being with me have to do with being rescued? Taewoong narrowed his eyebrows and looked at Hyunwoo, Seongyong, and Yeoul. Yeoul also narrowed his neat eyebrows as if he didn’t know either, and Minchan, who was hesitating, started, “That’s…..”

“Your father is a member of the National Assembly. You’ll be saved no matter what, even if they have to use… public power, won’t you.”

As soon as the word “member of the National Assembly” came out of Minchan’s mouth, Taewoong’s face turned cold. Minchan, who had his head down and didn’t know that fact, kept talking.

“That means… if I’m with you… there’s a high probability of being saved……”

As if asking if he’s right, Minchan raised his head and briefly met eyes with Yeoul who looked as weak as him, then lowered his gaze. Taewoong, who had been looking at Minchan with downcast eyes without any expression, suddenly burst into a hollow laugh.

“…… Ah, in zombie movies there’s always an annoying character. I guess they exist in reality too.”

He thought since movies are just movies, in reality, everyone would still try to survive together, but that wasn’t the case. There was someone trying to live by any means. And very close by too. Taewoong stood up, looking at Minchan who was sitting as if showing he wouldn’t back down even though he was conscious of his gaze.

“I’m sorry but I’m not confident I can protect you.”

Not only was he not confident, but he also didn’t want to protect him. Instead of cursing, he glossed over it and busily scanned his surroundings to find a weapon. Hearing his words, Minchan was startled and quickly raised his head.