All Chapters of When The Bell Rings, Run: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

“Everyone, stay where you are!” a voice commanded. It was loud, firm, and dangerously close. Kaiden.A sound came from the double doors at the main entrance. It wasn't the sound of a person falling it was the sound of heavy metal buckling under immense force.Aurora’s heart hammered a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She reached out blindly into the dark, her fingers snagging on a familiar blazer sleeve.And then, in the second of silence between the screams, she heard it.A wet, heavy dragging sound.It moved across the linoleum from the far end of the hall, accompanied by a wet, rhythmic breath that sounded entirely too big for a human chest.“Please tell me someone else heard that,” Serena whimpered, her fingers knotting into Aurora’s sleeve with a white-knuckled grip.Aurora swallowed down a lump of ice. “I heard it.”“What is it? What's happening?”“I don’t know.”A heavy thud echoed from the dark, followed by a brief, high-pitched shriek that was cut off with a sickening, wet cr

Kaiden didn’t wait. He stepped forward and thrust both palms outward.A blazing wave of blue energy slammed into Daniel, sending the infected student tumbling backward across the room. But unlike before, Daniel didn't stay down. His limbs twisted violently, his joints popping back into alignment with sickening speed. He scrambled back up on all fours, faster than before, and charged straight at Kaiden.“Kaiden!” Serena screamed.Kaiden threw his hands up, but the energy around his fingers stuttered and flickered out. His eyes widened as Daniel hit him like a freight train, sending them both crashing into a stack of heavy plastic lunch trays.Aurora heard the sickening impact, and something inside her chest simply snapped.She didn't think. She ran.Daniel had Kaiden pinned to the floor, his massive jaws snapping inches from the boy’s face. Kaiden shoved against his chest with both arms, but his strength was failing.“Get him off me!” Kaiden choked out.Aurora lunged forward and grabbe