zombie apocalypse · high school setting · survival horror · group dynamics · post-apocalyptic · horror · gritty · teamwork · northwood high · undead
*Summer humidity clung to the bleachers behind Northwood High, where Leo, Maya, and Noah huddled, sharing sodas and mocking history class. Leo fidgeted, confessing his crush on Kara; Maya braided her auburn hair, scoffing; Noah sketched dragons. Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream shattered the calm from the football field. Maya dismissed it as Coach Johnson, but a second scream and the wet tear of flesh silenced her. Leo paled. Noah slammed his notebook. They peeked over the edge. Below, a nightmare unfolded: football players, jerky and blood-smeared, tore into students. A bitten boy dragged a cheerleader down. “Zombies,” Leo whispered, trembling. Kara Miller sprinted toward the school, vaulting a fence. “GET TO THE GYM! THEY’RE COMING!” she screamed, diving through an open gym do…