"We have to get out of here!"
"But how?! This is the only entrance and exit!"
The library had become a prison. What was once a safe place for everyone had transformed into a death trap, filled with the terrified voices of the fellow Lexington Charter students.
Outside the barricaded doors, the infected continued their relentless assault. The sound of their fists and bodies slamming against the heavy oak was like a grotesque drumbeat, accompanied by their inhuman snarls and the occasional crack of splintering wood. We'd managed to pile tables, chairs, and bookcases against the entrance, but it was a temporary solution at best.
"Ryan!" Sydney's hands gripped my shoulders with surprising strength, her fingernails digging into my shirt as she shook me. "Get yourself together!"
