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Questioning their father on what had happened on his end was out of the question as they glanced at him at the moment before hearing a small gasp behind them.

Hyun-Jae quietly listened as she turned to face the others before glancing at Hyo-Ryung.

Hyo-Ryung pointed to Nam-Ra's injuried arm. "Nam-Ra.. she was bit.." She spoke up. Alarming the others who stayed back.

Cheong-San grabbing the closest thing to him as he gripped it. Ready to attack if he needed it.

Hyun-Jae and Ga-Eul noticed as they moved away from their father. Immediately moving closer to Nam-Ra. Standing in front of her.

"Move out the way. She's infected." Cheong-San spoke.

"She's not infected." Hyun-Jae spoke up.

"How do you know? Hyun-Jae move."

"Gwi-Nam hurt her. I saw him."

"What? What are you saying?" He asked.

"Gwi-Nam attacked us to find you." Hyun-Jae spoke.

"Gwi-Nam is dead." Cheong-San spoke up. "I saw him die from the zombies in the library."

"W-what?" Hyun-Jae spoke.

"He is dead. We were fighting over a phone and he got pushed off the bookshelf. He was attacked by the zombies and I watched it all happen." Cheong-San explained.

On-Jo walked over and standing between them. "I don't think there's any reason for them to lie."

"You don't believe me?" Cheong-San asked. "Why would I lie?"

"I don't think you're lying but you're attacking my best friend." Hyun-Jae spoke.

Cheong-San listened before moving past them with the intent to still hit Nam-Ra with the object in his hands.

Hyun-Jae wrapped her arms around his waist from behind as she tried to keep him back from Nam-Ra.

Ga-Eul standing before Nam-Ra as he pulled her to him and and kept her safe from the hit that Cheong-San wanted to Give her. Feeling the hit on his back as he groaned a bit.

Nam-Ra was surprised as she glanced at him before quietly glancing up at him as he covered her and made sure that she was safe.

Ga-Eul moved back a bit as he glanced down at her. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Why did you do that?" She asked quietly.

"I did it because Hyun-Jae cares about you and so do I." He spoke as he let go. Staying between her and Cheong-San.

Nam-Ra listened before moving away. "I'll just leave. It will be better that way." She spoke. Trying to head to the door.

"No." Hyun-Jae spoke as she watched. "I trust you. I know you wouldn't lie." She lightly spoke as she walked over and held her hand. "Stay."

Nam-Ra listened as she glanced at her before feeling her arm getting grabbed.

Ga-Eul listened as he grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. Having found a red string as he tied his hand and her hand together at the moment before keeping her close. "If she turns. Then i will keep her back."

"Ga-Eul." Hyun-Jae spoke up as Nam-Ra wiped her cheek.

"I'm serious." Ga-Eul spoke as he walked to the window and sat on the ledge with Nam-Ra. "I'll throw her out the window and I'll go with her." He added.

"I'm not losing you both." Hyun-Jae spoke as she walked over before feeling Cheong-San hold her back as she turned to him. Moving him back a bit. "Don't even think about it." She spoke.

"She's infected."

"Stop saying that." She spoke as she turned to Ga-Eul.

Ga-Eul listened before turning to his sister. "Hyun-Jae. I'm sorry." He spoke as he reached over and unbandaged his hand. A bite mark being on his hand. "I was bit back in the science room when I was helping Joon-Yeong get free when the zombie grabbed his hair."

Joon-Yeong listened as he glanced over. "You got bit.. because of me?" He asked. "How are you still...?"

"I did it because it was the right thing to do. How I'm still alive? I don't know. I had the urges of biting one of you but I've been able to hold off for this long."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to worry about losing me." Ga-Eul spoke. "I had planned on staying back with the zombies to avoid turning any of you but when I didn't turn I felt I had a chance." He added.

Hyun-Jae quietly listened before walking over as she hugged her brother. "You're an idiot." She mumbled. "Don't hide something like that from me."

"Get away from them they could still turn." Cheong-San spoke.

"We should kick them out or kill them." Ji-Min spoke.

Hyun-Jae turned to them. "Hey. They're still alive. They still talk and know that we are their friends and family. They feel things just like we do. We are not killing them." She stated as she stayed with Ga-Eul and Nam-Ra

On-Jo listened to them argue back and forth but she knew which side she was on.

Nam-Ra stayed seated by the window with Ga-Eul as she focused on the silence that had filled the class. Quietly glancing down at her hand as it cracked a bit before glancing at Hyun-Jae. Her left eye changing a bit.

Her vision changed as she watched her friend tie her hair back. She wasn't sure what was happening to her but she knew one thing was certain. She wanted to bite her best friend. Leaning in before leaning closer.

"Nam-Ra?" Hyun-Jae asked as she was pulled back by Cheong-San as he noticed the movements from Nam-Ra.

"I don't think I should stay with you guys." Nam-Ra spoke.

"No. You're staying." Ga-Eul spoke.

Hyun-Jae glanced over as she pulled away from Cheong-San. "Nam-Ra. You're not going out there."

"I wanted to bite you.."

"But you didn't."

"She could've." Ji-Min spoke up. "Let her leave. She has zombie blood running through her vains. Zombies killed my parents. My innocent mom.."

"She's not really fully a zombie.." Woo-Jin spoke.

"Zombies killed your parents. Nam-Ra had nothing to do with that. You're not kicking her out just because of that." Hyun-Jae spoke. "I'm sorry for your loss but you're not the only one who's lossing people to them."

The room filled with silence as they glanced between the two before going to sit away from Nam-Ra at the moment.

Ji-Min glancing at Hyun-Jae with a bit of anger that she was letting a bit person stay with them.

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"It's going to be okay." On-Jo spoke as the group sat in a circle excluding Ga-Eul and Nam-Ra.

Dae-Su listened to what they were all saying before speaking up. "Hey. If she's immue does that mean she's okay?" He asked. "Even if she was bitten?"

"Probably."

"Fuck. I'm so jealous."

"But she still has zombie blood flowing in her veins."

"She isn't completely a zombie." Dae-Su spoke. "Hambie?"

"What's a hambie?" Hyo-Ryung asked.

"Half zombie."

"What the hell?" She spoke

"It's like half and half. Like half spicy and half.." Dae-Su stopped himself. "I want fried chicken." He spoke.

"We haven't even had water." Joon-Yeong spoke.

"Will we really die with no water after three days?"

"I don't know.. don't talk to me. I'm hungry."

"How can you guys think of food with a zombie here?"

"For the last time. She's not a zombie." Hyun-Jae spoke.

"A hambie."

"Still a zombie." Ji-Min mumbled.

"She's still human enough to talk and understand. Leave her alone. How do you think she feels about the whole thing?" Hyun-Jae spoke up as she would always defend Nam-Ra no matter what. She knew her friend better than they did. Ignoring Su-Hyeok and her father trying to calm her down.