The Banging

Imagine the world coming to an end. No reason as to why no clue as to how. What you do know is everything is going down and fast in a matter of days from the first report.

Name: Lee Y/n

Occupation: general surgeon ( but you have an interest in other medical fields)

Age: 24

Likes: Helping, studying, kids, and animals, oh can't forget sunsets with bright oranges and dashes of pink gradient to purple.

Dislikes: rude people, annoying people, those who ignore others in trouble, basically shitty people, oh and the cold (that's a big one. The cold sucks.)

You came from a small town so you had to give up everything to work in the biggest city's number one hospital. It was an easy choice to make as you didn't have much. No family, just an orphanage that was run by a lady that hated kids, no friends, just small brained bullies that picked on you for having less, no good memories, just the cold nights of the wind blowing on you when you had nowhere to go. If one thing was hard to leave behind was the kids at the orphanage. They were the reason you love kids that despite that nasty old lady they had hope to be adopted or to leave and have a good life. You visited when you could which wasn't often because work piled up. You enjoyed having so much work it kept your mind occupied from having no one to come home to. When it came down to it you wished you had lived a life outside of work. No one was worried if you were alive or wanted to protect you. Loneliness set in after you no longer had work. But i am getting ahead of myself let's take it to when the world ended right before your eyes

The Beginning:

It was a normal day when you woke up, got coffee and then headed to your early morning shift. Patients were your everyday patients you were happy to see. Then moved on to new check ups and a quick surgery for an appendix but you could do that in the dark and one hand behind your back. When your shift ended you were about to walk out the door when you were called out

Jihyo: y/n can you do me a huge favor

You continued putting on your coat acting as if you didn't care what she was going to ask.

You: speak I am at the end of a 12 hour shift and am tired

Jihyo: I know and it was hard but I need your help majorly

she seemed more excited then frantic it must not have been urgent.

You: for what

You put your bag over your shoulder and looked at her

Jihyo: well Daniel asked me to dinner tonight

they always went on dinner dates

You: doesn't he know you have a shift tonight. You are on the same schedule sheet right above his name.

Jihyo: we never get the same time off together.

You: so you want me to take your shift so you can go out with him

Jihyo: i am tired of cafeteria dates between calls. I think he is gonna pop the question. He wants to marry me

You let out a happy squeal and people began staring at you

You: omg that is amazing of course I will take your shift but you have to text me as soon as it happens

Jihyo: of course

You: and i want pictures lots of pictures

Jihyo: done thank you so much for this

She hugged you and ran out. Putting your things back you got ready picking up her extra night shift in the ER. The people that came in were not emergencies to you but treated them like they were life threatening cause everyone who came in at night felt that way.

?: why are you here shouldn't it be jihyo

You: she is out on a date

?: She went out on a date you just got off a 12 hour shift

You: you know my schedule

?: I know your schedule by heart. Any way to catch a conversation with you. Your always so busy makes it hard on me

You: I like to keep busy

?: so where is she at

You looked up from your board

You: who

?: Jihyo your covering for her date where is it at

You: not sure

?: and she can't make time to date on her own time

You: they have no time together. At least I can help

?: don't you ever want to

You: to what

you smiled at him

?: date your single young… pretty you would make someone happy

You: have anyone in mind

He opened his mouth but then the emergency phone rang from the EMT

You: hold that thought

You picked it up

Ambulance: bringing in a patient now less than 3 minutes away

You: just one what happened

Ambulance: he was attacked by another man. That man seemed to have bitten a chunk out of him. I have stopped the bleeding but the skin seems to have developed a rapid infection

You: what's the coloring

Ambulance: green almost black maybe

You looked at the man staring at you. He mouthed

?: what

How did it end up killing surrounding skin cells? You shook your head

You: we will be ready for you when you get here

You hung up the phone

?: what is going on

You: prep exam room 8

You yelled to the nurses desk

Nurse: that far away if he needs surgery a closer one would be better

It seems infectious if it's airborne or by blood he needs to be far away so less of a chance to contaminate other

You: I need to keep him away from other patients when he gets here

Nurse: got it

You ran outside with the rest of your team to greet the on coming patient.

?: what is the condition of the patient

You: chunk bitten out the area around it seems to have a fast onset infection

?: how fast

You: fast

The ambulance pulled up before another word could be said. You helped unload the man. The areas around his neck were rotten. We ran him inside.

Nurse: pulse is dropping. Breathing is jagged.

You were losing him as fast as you got him. You pulled open his eyes and checked for dilation. You then jumped on the gurney and started chest compressions and breathing procedures. They pushed you into the exam room where you moved him onto the bed.

You: quickly hook him up and get me the defibrillator

?: charging

You ripped open the man's shirt giving him a pulse

?: charging

You: clear

You did your best. But nothing seemed to work.

?: charging

You: clear

Nothing

You: charge them

?: it's too late

You: no charge them

?: y/n he is lost you have to call it

You: no i have to try

?: y/n call it he is your patient

He grabbed your hand holding it tight. You had lost your patient. You closed your eyes sweeping back your hair

You: time of death 12:56

You looked at the body

?: go rest at your desk I will clean it up

You: he was my patient

Your whole team was exhausted and you knew that he wasn't on the schedule he was just passing by. You had learned to seperate yourself from the loss but it still hurt. You couldn't look at your team or him. You left your office to start on the papers. You were signing on your last line when there was a knock on your door.

You: come in

Director Park: Dr. Lee you didn't report the loss in the ER

You: I was finishing the paperwork and coming to get your sign off

Director Park: you are supposed to get me as soon as it happens so you are not liable

You: yes i know. But since your here look over the papers

He sighed and sat down. Halfway through an alarm was sound. We looked at each other. He picked up my phone

Director Park: this is director park what is going on

…

Director Park: in the morgue what do you mean

…

Director Park: he was dead. I just signed off on his papers

He looked up at me

Director Park: who did he attack…

And that was the beginning. Many had gone down to check out the morgue but each attacked and bitten. You tried to help out but everyone then began to have the same symptoms and then died. But they never stayed dead; they came back and attacked. The sweetest people you had ever known were now vicious killers. The numbers grew fast and so you had to shut off half of the hospital. Patients, doctors, nurses so many lost even if they were not infected.

Director Park: y/n shut the door

You: wait she is almost here

Director Park: You saw all the death that virus caused. She will never make it in time. Do you want to be the reason we lose even more lives shut and lock the door?

You looked into her eyes as she ran to you begging for her life. You closed your eyes

Director Park: then i will do it

He grabbed the keys from your hand. He shut the door and locked it. Just as she hit the door. She began to bang on it

Girl: please save me… i'm fine… don't let me die please

You turned from the door. Tears fell from your eyes as you heard her screams and the tearing of flesh

Director Park: she couldn't be helped. She would have doomed us all. It's better this way. We need to look after our own. But how would he define our own. How far would he go to save himself.

6 months later

You stayed at the hospital as the world fell. You couldn't even think about leaving. The hospital was stocked with supplies and food. But as time moved on those supplies saw a drastic drop. So your supervisor made a decision. He went and killed everyone that was not staff.

Director Park: we could never last with them. It's better this way. We look after our own

It was that line again that he used to make you feel safe. Then next to go was the nurses. He locked them in rooms and let them starve. Even your best friend. But you let him as he said it was to look out for his own. Soon it was only you two left as he went after other doctors.

Director Park: are supplies won't hold out for another month y/n

You were next and you knew it… after all the horrible things you did to live… or watching him do finally it was your time. But he didn't kill you. You waited for it, you hoped it would be in your sleep. But the next day you woke fine. After that you watched him begin to lose his mind even more than usual. You sat looking out the window at the world below as those things walked the street. He put a hand on your shoulder

You: Director Park

Director Park: call me Jinyoung y/n. There is no use in this world we are all doomed. We could be the last human alive so who cares about the title fuck it.

You: of course that thought has run through my mind. But i can't believe it… there has to be someone out their right. Looking for survivors who want to live.

Jinyoung: that's never gonna happen…

His voice trailed off. He took his hand off your shoulder you stared forward at his reflection

Jinyoung: I'm sorry truly

You saw his arm raise. You closed your eyes ready for it. But at the last second you had a will to live. You opened your eyes as it came down. You elbowed him in the stomach and kneed him in the balls. He fell to the floor and you ran.

Jinyoung: comeback here. There is no where for you to go

You ran far but at every turn the doors were locked. With the victims you created. You ran down a hallway. He was in front of you and you turned but he grabbed your hair.

Jinyoung: don't make this harder than it needs to be. it's you or me

You let out a scream.

Jinyoung: no one's gonna help you. Scream all you want.

As you screamed he laughed. You pushed him back. You ran the opposite direction he yelled this time.

Jinyoung: you can't escape me. It's meant to be

You were running out again. You turned the corner passing the room where trapped was the lead NRA. You unlocked the door and opened the room running around the corner. You ran into your office and shut and locked the door

Jinyoung: y/n where are you at

He yelled loud. Loud enough for her to hear. He let out a scream. Then it went silent. After staring at the door you walked closer to it. You reached for the door knob but there was a bang against it. You fell to the floor

Jinyoung: dirty trick you played opening that door. We agreed to keep it close that they were a danger. Letting that bitch do you dirty work. Now i'm angry y/n. If I have to die you're gonna die as well. You know your selfish at least one of us could have lived now look no one will

He began to bang on the door harder. You were so sure it was gonna break. Your heart pounding in your chest. You put your head down. The pounds got louder and louder until it stopped. In its place there was growling. He is dead…. I'm alive but trapped in this room.

You: how long can I survive here without water.

You didn't want to take any chances of going out and dying. So days past you looked out the window. Herds upon herd passed one a while back and were even on fire. You created a game out of it. For every dead you saw wearing a hat you would do five jumping jacks and for every one you saw that was a child you would do 10 push-ups. You then began drawing pictures of them and creating stories about their life before becoming one of the dead. But as time went on you ran out of energy. You just laid on the floor behind the desk. The growls are the only thing keeping you company. You were too weak to do anything. That's why when it happened you thought you were delirious from dehydration and starvation. It sounded like banging and yelling. Have you tried moving to see but you couldn't lift a finger so you just listened. The sound got closer and closer. Until they were right outside the door. Then it was more yelling

Boy: look at this son of bitch. Last one alive out of everyone wanna bet he killed them

Girl: judging by the bite on his shoulder the dead in the hallway back there took him out. So they probably got revenge in death

Boy: that's just wrong

There was more rustling and growling. The man started laughing. He was playing with him. Why didn't they put him down.

Girl: his tag say park

Boy: well doctor park why were you so special why did you decide you got to live and they had to die...

Just then there was shuffling grunting and a collapse

???: don't play with the dead that's how we lose people

Boy: don't be a stick in the mud

???: I just want to leave

Girl: we are gonna be stuck here for the day. Now travelling at night. That's when they like to hunt. And a days away from camp

???: doesn't mean I like the idea. Of being in a hospital with who knows how many walkers we could out run. We barely got up from the ground floor. We will get the supplies now and then leave as soon as the sunrises

Boy: we know the drill and will be careful

It went silent again. Did they leave

Girl: hey what do you think is in here

There was a knock on the door. And a snort.

Boy: probably another office

Girl: but look at the door the imprints someone was banging on it they wanted in

Boy: what could be so important

You heard the door handle jiggle and banging

Girl: it's locked figures

The door was kicked but more in anger not trying to open it.

Boy: like that has ever stopped me

There was more banging it got louder and louder

???: don't before you attracted more dead

Boy: look around they pretty much had this whole side locked off thank god. I don't think I could kill another dead.

How did they get to this side of the wall? We had it all blocked off… the doors were locked and the wall of chairs were unmovable from the other side… I'm sure of it. What other way in could they have gotten in

Girl: that doctor and nurse were out

Boy: someone let the nurse out and she killed him

Girl: you don't know that and who would let her out

Boy: whatever is behind this door i bet can confirm it.

Girl: how much

Boy: you pay for my breakfast ration

Girl: deal

The door began to bang. Once twice then a third time. That door was made to withstand an attack by a battering ram. We got plenty of nut cases who like to attack doctors. No way kicking it will open it. This is my tomb. After 10 minutes of the banging it had went silent

Girl: give it up will you

Boy: no i want what he was willing to die for

???: you're still on this door. It's been over 15 minutes since i left

He groaned in anger

Boy: I'm not gonna give up

Girl: his rations are at risk

She laughed

???: well why don't you do that on your own time. He had food and water enough to last a person 2 weeks maybe a month. And every shut door had at least one or two dead. They didn't have any marks either so they probably starved to death. He deserved what he got

Girl:he locked them all in there so he could live longer. But why is he dead

Boy: he let one out to kill him and then kill it

Girl: he went crazy with regret and… he opened it to kill him. But as soon as he was bitten he wanted to live so he killed it.

Boy: and what is with him banging on this door. Maybe someone else let that NRA out

Girl: it could have happened while he was going crazy. Like banging his head against a wall with regret wanting to live… it actually makes a lot of sense

???: it doesn't matter now he is dead. find your list of supplies i got food and water. When you find everything then you can comeback

Girl: your kicking us out

???: you wanted to tag along so do what you're told.

Boy: fine but if you get that door open i call dibs

???: I don't care about the damn door.

It was silent again as the guy and girls voice fades further away.