• INT. STAIRWELL. NEXT DAY.

    Trevor is making sure the doors to the other side of the
    school are locked. He looks through the door window and sees
    a few zombies wondering aimlessly in the halls. A zombie
    hand slams against the window, startling him. He backs away,
    slowly, then turns around and leaves.


    INT. COMMONS.

    Olivia is walking toward the nurses’ office. Michael
    approaches her.

    MICHAEL
    Hey.

    OLIVIA
    Hey.

    MICHAEL
    How is she holding up?

    OLIVIA
    She’s not taking it good at all.
    Its just so sad...and knowing
    there’s nothing we can do is
    just...apologize. Knowing that
    doesn’t help at all.

    MICHAEL
    He died from the bite?

    OLIVIA
    Yes.

    MICHAEL
    And he didn’t turn yet?

    OLIVIA
    No. I know it sounds weird and
    unlikely. You would think it would
    happen by now from the things we’ve
    seen.

    MICHAEL
    She’s in there by herself with him?

    OLIVIA
    No. Jaxon’s in there with her. He
    won’t take any chances. We can’t
    lose anymore people.

    MICHAEL
    Unfortunately that’s not the way
    it’s going to work.

    (Beat)

    OLIVIA
    The infected are still in the
    school...aren’t they?

    MICHAEL
    I’m meeting with Trevor soon. We
    have to think of something.

    OLIVIA
    Right.

    MICHAEL
    I should get going.

    She nods and they both part separate ways.


    INT. NURSES’ OFFICE.

    Olivia walks in the office. She sees Jaxon standing in the
    corner. Sarah is sitting on Mitchel’s bedside, still holding
    his hand. The redness around her eyes makes it look like
    she’s been crying for hours on end.

    OLIVIA
    Are you hungry, Sarah?

    Pause. Sarah doesn’t say anything, her eyes still locked to
    her dad. Jaxon and Olivia look at each other.

    Jaxon walks and kneels down beside Sarah.

    JAXON
    Sarah...I’m so sorry for your loss.
    He was a real good man. Very
    protecting, I could tell.

    (Beat)

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    I know it’s hard, but you know what
    we have to do. Before he turns.

    Pause. Sarah cries softly to herself.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    Sarah...

    SARAH
    Okay...okay. Can i just have a few
    minutes alone with him?

    JAXON
    You know I can’t do that.

    SARAH
    Please...

    JAXON
    Sarah, understand we gave you
    almost the whole day...I know its
    tough, but if he turns and you’re
    alone--

    SARAH
    Please...please. Just a few more
    minutes. That’s all I want.

    OLIVIA
    Come on, Jaxon. We’ll be right
    ourside if you need us.

    (Beat)

    SARAH
    Thankyou...

    Jaxon, hesitantly, leves the room with Olivia.

    INT. OUTSIDE OF NURSES’ OFFICE.

    JAXON
    I didn’t like that.

    OLIVIA
    What? The girl lost her father, she
    deserves to have as much time as
    she needs.

    JAXON
    At a situation like this? Mitchel
    is going to turn ANY minute, and if
    she gets bit and we lose her too--

    OLIVIA
    Just let her be, Jaxon. If anything
    I’m sure she’ll know what to do
    when the time comes.


    EXT. ROOFTOP.

    Xavier is on the rooftop, looking far out into the distance.
    We see dozens of zombies scattered out on the school
    grounds. He takes a deep breath and exhales.

    Emily comes up to him.

    EMILY
    There you are.

    XAVIER
    Hm?

    EMILY
    I was looking for you.

    XAVIER
    Oh, I apologize.

    EMILY
    No need to. I’m sorry about
    Mitchel...

    (Beat)

    XAVIER
    Thanks.

    EMILY
    Wish there was something I could
    do.

    XAVIER
    You’ve done enough. It’s okay.

    EMILY
    Why are you up here?

    XAVIER
    Just needed some air...was in a
    deep thought.

    EMILY
    Like what? If I may ask.

    XAVIER
    Just looking at the infected out
    there...and with everything that’s
    happening so far...what does the
    future hold? This?

    (Beat)

    XAVIER
    We’ve been here for days...no
    police...no military...no nothing.
    Its just got me thinking...is this
    really the end?

    Short pause. Emily walks beside Xavier, and look at the
    infected as well.

    EMILY
    It’s not the end...until we decide
    its going to be.

    Xavier and Emily look at each other. They then both look out
    to the distance again. We see clips of zombies hissing and
    sceeching.


    INT. NURSES’ OFFICE.

    Sarah has a tight grip on Mitchel’s hand. She sobs, running
    her fingers through his hair.

    SARAH
    Dad...come back. Please...come
    back.

    (Beat)

    SARAH (CNT’D)
    I can’t lose you...it’s not fair..!

    (Beat)

    SARAH (CNT’D)
    I love you dad...

    She continues to mourn. She lifts up his hand and kisses it,
    with tears rolling down her cheeks.


    INT. HALLWAY.

    Kierra is crying in a hallways near some lockers. She turns
    around and sees Damon walking toward her. She runs to him
    and hugs him tightly, crying.

    KIERRA
    Dad...I’m so scared...

    DAMON
    Shhh...you don’t need to be. It’s
    going to be okay. We’re all scared
    to...we’re going to miss him alot.
    What’s most important is that we
    need to stick through with this as
    a family. Ok? No different from
    when we lost mom.

    Short pause.

    KIERRA
    What if the infection doesn’t stop?
    There’s no help on the way or
    anything. Dad what does this mean?

    DAMON
    It means we still have each other,
    Kierra. It means we’re still
    together, fighting and trying to
    survive as one...


    INT. NURSES’ OFFICE.

    As Sarah is still crying softly, she suddenly notices his
    arm beginning to twitch. The tears stop and she watches. His
    whole body begins to twitch, as if he’s trying to wake up.
    Sarah slowly gets up, and backs away.

    SARAH
    What...?

    His eyes suddenly open. He turns to her, leaps up and
    tackles her to the ground. She screams loudly.

    INT. COMMONS.

    Olivia, Jaxon, Damon and Kierra hear the scream.

    DAMON
    SARAH!

    KIERRA
    SARAH!!!

    They all run to the nurses’ office.


    INT. NURSES’ OFFICE.

    Sarah is on the floor, Mitchel screeching right at her,
    trying to bite her. Sarah is screaming, pushing him back as
    much as she can.

    SARAH
    DAD! STOP!!!!!

    Damon kicks open the door. Sarah’s hand slips, and Mitchel
    leans in more, not even an inch away from her arm, chomping
    his teeth together.

    Damon takes out the handgun he was given, and takes Mitchel
    off Sarah. He then shoots him in the head. Blood splatters
    everywhere.

    Kierra runs to Sarah.

    KIERRA
    Are you okay??

    They hug each other, crying. Jaxon and Damon look at
    Mitchel’s corpse, lying on the ground.


    INT. CAFETERIA.

    Phoenix is walking past the cafeteria with Craig. He takes
    out a pack of cigarettes and hands one to him.

    EMILY (O.C)
    Hey, wait!

    They both stop and Emily catches up with them.

    PHOENIX
    Hey. What’s up?

    EMILY
    I made you something.

    He hands him a necklace with a beaded frog in the middle. He
    takes it and looks at it.

    EMILY (CNT’D)
    Found the materials in the art
    room. I hope you like it.

    Phoenix chuckles.

    EMILY (CNT’D)
    What?

    PHOENIX
    It’s a frog. It’s kind of funny.

    EMILY
    (giggles)
    Well, I know it’s a bit odd but...a
    frog symbolizes healing. I know you
    and your family are going through a
    tough time right now. So, think of
    it as a good luck charm. And, you
    know, whenever you’re feeling
    down...or defeated...time heals all
    wounds..and stops for nothing.

    Pause. Phoenix smiles.

    PHOENIX
    Thankyou. I like it.

    EMILY
    Sure. I want to make everyone one,
    but it’s going to take some time.

    PHOENIX
    Really thoughtful. I’ll be keeping
    this.

    She smiles, and walks away. Phoenix and Craig turn the
    opposite way, and continue walking as Phoenix lights up a
    smoke.


    INT. MAIN OFFICE.

    Jaxon, Trevor, Michael and Olivia are in the main office in
    a group circle on a meeting desk.

    JAXON
    So what should we do...with
    Mitchel’s body?

    TREVOR
    We need to burn it.

    OLIVIA
    What? We can’t burn his body.

    TREVOR
    That’s what we’ve been doing with
    the bodies, so why not?

    OLIVIA
    It wouldn’t be fair to Sarah. Maybe
    we should ask what she wants. It
    was her father.

    MICHAEL
    Not to be rude but she hasn’t said
    one word ever since he died. Going
    to her would probably be the last
    thing I would do.

    MICHAEL (CNT’D)
    Why not bury out?

    JAXON
    With those army of things out
    there? We know what only one bite
    could do. Too risky.

    TREVOR
    Well if we can’t burn it, we damn
    sure can’t leave it in here, and if
    we can’t bury the body what do we
    do?

    Short pause.

    MICHAEL
    Should we just...toss it?

    OLIVIA
    Toss the body? Where?

    MICHAEL
    In a river. In the woods. Anywhere.

    OLIVIA
    You can’t get much low than that.

    MICHAEL
    It’s not low at all. It’s an
    alternate option, since we don’t
    have much to begin with.

    OLIVIA
    Jaxon...

    JAXON
    Alright, let’s try and work
    something out. We obviously can’t
    have a funeral...but...I think I
    have an idea.

    (Beat)

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    We feed the body to the infected.

    Everyone is shocked by his answer.

    OLIVIA
    What??

    JAXON
    Now wait, just listen. It is smart
    to ask Sarah what she wants.
    But...we need to think long term.

    OLIVIA
    Long term about feeding those
    things out there?

    JAXON
    Listen. We know for a fact who ever
    is infected feeds from the
    living...they’re all out there, not
    attacking each other, or
    animals...they want us. And with us
    being trapped in this school being
    surrounded by those things isn’t
    safe. We need a plan.

    TREVOR
    Do you have one?

    JAXON
    Yes. We lure most of the infected
    away using Mitchel’s body as bait.
    Once then we can use vehicles to
    get everyone the hell out of here.

    TREVOR
    That doesn’t sound too bad.

    MICHAEL
    Hold on a minute. It’s a good plan,
    yes but we only have two cop
    vehicles. Also, where are we going
    to go? We don’t know what place is
    infested with these things and
    which aren’t.

    JAXON
    The police station about 10 or 15
    miles from here still has some
    vehicles. I saw it passing by the
    other day. We need to get to those
    vehicles.

    OLIVIA
    Jaxon, that sounds crazy.

    JAXON
    It’s the smartest thing to do. Look
    what we’re going through. The
    infected broke in, we lost so many
    people...we need a safe and secure
    place. We can even stay at the
    police station if we have to. We’re
    running low on food, water,
    supplies...staying here just won’t
    work.

    Short pause.

    TREVOR
    Sounds good to me.

    JAXON
    But...before we do that, I really
    want to ask Sarah what she wants to
    do with her dad’s body. It’s fair.
    I know if it was someone I loved, I
    would want the same. We’re getting
    the vehicles regardless.

    MICHAEL
    When did you want to head out and
    get them?

    JAXON
    Today we make sure we’re prepared.
    We will go out on the run tomorrow.
    Me, you and Trevor. I can ask Damon
    if he wants to help as well.

    OLIVIA
    And me?

    JAXON
    What?

    OLIVIA
    I’m coming too.

    JAXON
    No, Olivia.

    OLIVIA
    Why not? You should be thanking me
    right now. I’m offering you guys
    help.

    JAXON
    It’ll just make me feel more
    comfortable if you were to stay
    here.

    OLIVIA
    And it would make me feel more
    comfortable if you guys had more
    help. I’ll go.

    Pause.

    MICHAEL
    You heard the gal. She wants to go.

    JAXON
    (sighs)
    Alright. We get everything prepared
    for tomorrow. We need to get ammo
    set up, bring bags, and prepare for
    anything...because there’s still a
    chance we won’t make it back.

    They all nod.