• EXT. IN FRONT OF SCHOOL

    The vehicle drives up to a school. It’s surrounded by fields
    and trees and it’s low key there, as if it’s the only place
    that hasnt been attacked. The car stops by the entrance.


    INT. SCHOOL.

    Michael leads the characters in the school. Kierra is next
    to Phoenix, comforting him.

    MICHAEL
    Just follow me to the nurses’
    office, you’ll get checked out
    there.

    PHOENIX
    Hey man, I hope this nurse or
    whatever can do what a doctor does,
    I’m hurting real bad.

    MICAHEL
    Don’t worry, we’ll have that taken
    care of.

    DAMON
    (to Michael)
    Please tell me you know something.
    Do you know how long its been going
    on?

    MICHAEL
    I don’t know anything really.

    DAMON
    You’re with the sheriff, suppossed
    to protect us and you guys dont
    know anything?

    As they’re walking, there’s other people in the school, some
    panicking, some crying and most trying to keep calm with
    their families.

    MICHAEL
    Listen, now’s not the time. Please,
    all you guys need is to relax. You
    guys looked like you’ve been
    through hell and back.

    DAMON
    Right now I need answers, we all do
    and you’re telling me you don’t
    know ANYTHING?


    MICHAEL
    I’m not gonna say what you want to
    hear. No one knows whats happening.
    We all just need to stay put until
    something does. It’s too risky out
    there.

    DAMON
    But...those people? You shot them
    all? Do you even have an idea on
    what happened to them?

    MICHAEL
    I sure wish I did...I sure wish I
    did...Trust me, I want to know as
    much as you do. But...there aren’t
    any. Atleast for now.

    INT. NURSES’ OFFICE.

    He leads them to the nurses’ office. He lets them in. We see
    a beautiful doctor, OLIVIA, 32, taking care of a few people.

    She sees Michael and rushes to him.

    OLIVIA
    Thank God you’re okay. Where’s
    Jaxon?

    MICHAEL
    Doing what he does best. I have a
    few more who need your help.

    OLIVIA
    Good job...I’ll do my best.

    She turns to Damon.

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    Hi, I’m Olivia. You can trust me
    I’ve been a doctor for a few years.
    You guys can just have a seat in
    there and I’ll be with you.

    DAMON
    Thanks very much.

    OLIVIA
    Of course.

    DAMON
    Guys, come on.

    They all enter the nurses’ office. Michael and Olivia look
    at each other.

    MICHAEL
    I’ll come back if anything.

    OLIVIA
    Got it. I got it from here. See
    you.

    He smiles at her and he leaves.

    Olivia is taking Xavier’s temperature. She takes the
    thermometer and studies it.

    XAVIER
    What’s the damage?

    OLIVIA
    Not bad, you’re temperature is
    pretty normal.

    XAVIER
    Thank God for that.

    OLIVIA
    Yep. You’re blood pressure just
    needs to be checked along with
    other vital signs.

    XAVIER
    Vital signs?

    OLIVIA
    Don’t worry, nothing serious. Just
    a precaution.

    XAVIER
    You look really young to be a
    doctor...

    OLIVIA
    Well get this, I graduated school
    early. I skipped a lot of grades,
    blah blah blah. Went to medical
    school when I was 17 and I finished
    when I was about 29.

    XAVIER
    There’s no way you’re older than
    29.

    OLIVIA
    Well, it’s true. Looks can always
    decieve.

    XAVIER
    Definatley. You got me there.

    OLIVIA
    (laughs)
    Well, since this office is filled,
    I’ll have my assisstant check you
    out. She won’t be long, I’ll let
    her know now.

    XAVIER
    Alright...thanks alot.

    She smiles and walks over to the beds. Phoenix is lying on
    the bed, in pain. Kierra and Damon are next to him.

    OLIVIA
    Wow, how did you do that?

    PHOENIX
    Doesn’t matter how, just do what
    you do best and get it healed,
    thank you.

    Olivia puts on rubber gloves. She lifs up Phoenix’s white
    beater and sees the deep wound on his side.

    OLIVIA
    Wow...that looks bad.

    KIERRA
    He’s going to be ok though, right?]
    ]
    OLIVIA
    Of course. A little rubbing
    alchohol, stitch it up, not a
    problem at all.

    She grabs the rubbing alchohal from the counter and dabs it
    with a cotton ball.

    PHOENIX
    Ugh, this is gonna suck.

    DAMON
    You’ll be alright.

    Olivia puts the alchohal on his wound. Phoenix grunts and
    twitches a bit, but holds still. She cleans the wound, and
    does the same thing again.

    KIERRA
    Come on Phoenix, you’ve handled
    worse than this.

    They laugh.

    PHOENIX
    I just want this over with...ugh...

    OLIVIA
    It’ll be done in no time, trust me.

    KIERRA
    You look pretty young to be a
    doctor...

    OLIVIA
    Yeah, I get that a lot.

    EMILY, a cute 17 year old blonde high school student
    approaches Xavier, looking at her clipboard. She looks at
    him, almost surprised to see him.

    EMILY
    Xavier?

    XAVIER
    (surprised to see her)
    Emily!

    EMILY
    It is you! Hi!

    XAVIER
    How have you been?

    EMILY
    Good!

    They give each other a tight hug.

    XAVIER
    It’s really good to see you!

    EMILY
    It’s good to see you too!
    Especially at a time like this...

    Xavier sits back down and Emily sits next to him. She begins
    checking his blood pressure.

    XAVIER
    Does anyone know whats happening?

    EMILY
    Nope...not a one.

    XAVIER
    No one here watches the news or
    anything?

    EMILY
    Media has been out for hours now.
    That’s why no one really knows what
    to do. Everyone looks up to whose
    in charge. Sometimes he doesn’t
    even know what to do.

    XAVIER
    How do you know that?

    EMILY
    I can just tell...by the look on
    his face and everything. I don’t
    think it’s fair. If he wasn’t the
    sheriff then I don’t think he’d
    have so much weight on his
    shoulders.

    XAVIER
    Did you say the sheriff?

    EMILY
    Yeah, his name is Jaxon. He’s the
    one that lead most of us
    here...including me.

    XAVIER
    Wow...he saved me and my family
    too...we were...surrounded by those
    things...

    EMILY
    No one in your group got bit did
    they?

    XAVIER
    No...atleast I’m pretty sure
    not...why?

    EMILY
    I’m not sure...Jaxon asked me the
    same thing when he found me. He
    didn’t bring it up again so I just
    brushed it off my shoulder.

    XAVIER
    Hmm...who knows? Those things can
    be carrying any type of diseases
    and we wouldn’t know.

    EMILY
    Yeah. I just wish we knew how to
    keep ourselves safe.

    XAVIER
    We only know so much...

    EMILY
    Exactly.

    Olivia approaches Mitchel and Sarah, sitting together on one
    of the beds.

    OLIVIA
    How are you guys holding up?

    MITCHEL
    We’re just fine, thanks.
    Maintaining.

    OLIVIA
    That’s good, glad to see you guys
    are okay. Just do me a favor and
    put these under your tongues.

    She sets a thermometer under their tongue.

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    We’re just going to check your
    temperature and your pulse and
    everything.

    MITCHEL
    A lot of patients today?

    OLIVIA
    This is nothing compared to a busy
    day at work. Keeps the time going
    and it gives me something to do.

    SARAH
    Do you know how this infection is
    spreading at all?

    OLIVIA
    You would think I’d know because
    I’m a doctor right? Unfortunatley,
    I don’t. It’s nothing like I’ve
    seen before.

    MITCHEL
    Well, we need answers.

    OLIVIA
    I think we all do.

    Cuts to Xavier and Emily.

    XAVIER
    It’s really cool to see you doing
    what you’ve always wanted.

    EMILY
    Yeah, it is cool. Olivia really
    couldn’t do everything by herself.
    I’ve always wanted to be a nurse,
    so...

    XAVIER
    ...she showed you how to do
    everything.

    EMILY
    Yep. It’s fun. It’s a good feeling
    helping people when they need it
    most.

    XAVIER
    You’re definatley helping me out.

    Emily looks at him and smiles.

    EMILY
    Thanks.

    XAVIER
    You’re not here by yourself are
    you?

    EMILY
    No, not quite. My boyfriend is
    here. That’s about it.

    XAVIER
    Where are your parents?

    EMILY
    Before this whole thing happened
    they were already on their way to
    Russia to visit my family. Then
    phones went down...haven’t heard
    from them since.

    Short pause.

    XAVIER
    I’m sorry to hear that.

    EMILY
    It’s fine. Just trying to keep my
    mind on other things.

    XAVIER
    Like making sure I’m ok for an
    example?

    EMILY
    You got it.

    They both laugh.

    EMILY (CNT’D)
    Are you here with your family too?

    XAVIER
    Yep, we’re all here. My dad,
    brother and sister.

    EMILY
    Oh, wow I haven’t seen Phoenix in
    forever. How is he?

    XAVIER
    Same as always, you know.

    EMILY
    That’s good. Where’s your mom?

    Xavier goes from happy to down in a blink of an eye. He
    looks down and almost forgot his mother was gone.

    XAVIER
    She died...three months ago.

    EMILY
    (shocked)
    Oh my God...Xavier...I’m so sorry.

    XAVIER
    It’s fine, really...it’s fine.

    (Beat)

    EMILY
    How did she pass?

    Xavier doesn’t say anything.

    She looks at him and rests her hand on his arm, reassuring
    him everything’s going to be okay.

    Cuts to Olivia, Mitchel and Sarah

    Olivia takes out Mitchel’s thermometer.

    OLIVIA
    You’re temperature is normal. Good
    to go.

    She takes out Sarah’s thermometer.

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    Oh, wow...

    SARAH
    What?

    MITCHEL
    Is something wrong?

    OLIVIA
    (to Sarah)
    You’re temperature is 102.

    SARAH
    Is that bad?

    OLIVIA
    It’s not dangerously high, but it’s
    definatley something we shouldn’t
    just push aside. I wouldn’t worry
    so much.

    (Beat)

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    (to Mitchel)
    If her fever gets worse we might
    have to keep her here for a day or
    two.

    MITCHEL
    (uncomfortable)
    Right...

    OLIVIA
    (to Sarah)
    It’s just to be safe. And if it
    makes you feel better, we can--

    SURVIVOR
    (interrupting)
    Olivia! Jaxon is almost here. He
    needs you.

    OLIVIA
    (to Sarah & Mitchel)
    I’ll be right back.

    Olivia and the survivor leave. Mitchel and Sarah look after
    them.

    SARAH
    I’m not staying in this room.
    There’s no way.

    MITCHEL
    Sarah, please, she’s a doctor.

    SARAH
    So what?

    (Beat)

    MITCHEL
    She’s just doing what’s best, all
    she wants to do is protect people
    from what ever is going on?

    SARAH
    Is she saying I’m sick?

    MITCHEL
    No, Sarah...

    SARAH
    She thinks I am. Well I’m not.

    MITCHEL
    What makes you so sure?

    Pause.

    SARAH
    Back at the gas station...someone
    almost took a clean chunk out of
    me...not even 2 inches away from
    me. He literally tried biting me,
    dad...

    MITCHEL
    That’s what the media has been
    saying, Sarah. Word was people were
    acting on cannabilism.

    SARAH
    No, dad, you don’t understand...I
    saw...bite marks...on the SAME
    person who tried biting me...

    Mitchel looks as if he’s in shock.

    SARAH (CNT’D)
    Do you think that’s why it spreads
    so fast? Whatever this thing is?

    Mitchel puts his arm around Sarah and holds her close.

    SARAH (CNT’D)
    Dad, I’m so scared...

    MITCHEL
    Shh, it’s ok Sarah. As long as you
    have me here, you’ll be okay. I
    promise I won’t leave your side.
    We’ll get through this together.

    Cuts to Kierra, Phoenix and Damon

    DAMON
    I think I should follow her...

    KIERRA
    Why?

    DAMON
    The sheriff is suppossed to come
    back. He might have answers.

    PHOENIX
    What if he doesn’t?

    DAMON
    It’s worth a try.

    KIERRA
    What were you going to ask him?

    DAMON
    Just do me a favor, stay here with
    your brother, please?

    PHOENIX
    Just go. I’ll be fine. I have no
    where to go anyway.

    KIERRA
    No. I don’t want to leave you.

    PHOENIX
    Kierra, it’s okay.

    KIERRA
    I know it is. But I’m staying with
    you.

    She turns to Damon

    KIERRA (CNT’D)
    (to Damon)
    We’re here if you need us.

    Damon gets up and leaves the nurses’ office.

    PHOENIX
    You could’ve gone with him you
    know.

    KIERRA
    I know, Phoenix.

    (Beat)

    Cuts to Emily and Xavier.

    EMILY
    Looks like you’re good! Everything
    is normal.

    XAVIER
    (smiles)
    Alright, thanks alot.

    EMILY
    Yep!

    (Beat)

    A young man, RYAN, 20, comes into the nurses’ office. He
    spots Emily and approaches her.

    RYAN
    Geez they still have you here?

    EMILY
    Yeah, Jaxon found alot of people.

    RYAN
    (to Xavier)
    And who is this?

    XAVIER
    I have a name.

    EMILY
    His name is Xavier. We went to
    school together. He graduated two
    years before me.

    XAVIER
    It’s nice to meet you.

    RYAN
    Uh huh...

    (Beat)

    XAVIER
    Is there a problem?

    RYAN
    Hey man, I don’t mean to sound too
    straight forward or anything,
    but...I don’t want her near you.
    Got that?

    EMILY
    Ryan, please...

    XAVIER
    We’re just friends. Nothing more
    and nothing less.

    EMILY
    We’ve been friends for years.

    RYAN
    I don’t care. Things are different
    now, don’t go near her.

    EMILY
    What’s your problem?!

    RYAN
    (to Xavier)
    Don’t let me catch you with her.

    XAVIER
    Or what?

    (Beat)

    RYAN
    Or you’ll regret it.

    Xavier just rolls his eyes. He walks away, tugging Emily
    with him. They go in a private room.


    INT. SMALL ROOM.

    EMILY
    What the hell was that all about?
    You humiliated me!

    RYAN
    Well I’m sorry to ruin your day,
    but I just don’t trust him.

    EMILY
    You don’t even know him, Ryan. Are
    you still going to be over
    protective of me like this?

    RYAN
    I HAVE to be.

    EMILY
    No you dont!

    RYAN
    Yes I do! You know I’m the only one
    who’s going to look out for you.

    (Beat)

    EMILY
    Don’t boss me around. Not at a time
    like this. It’s not a regular day
    in high school anymore. We’re here
    hiding from a bunch of ********
    killers right now!

    RYAN
    I’ll do whatever I have to do! No
    one is here for you right now
    except for me! And unless you want
    me gone to I suggest you shut up
    and listen.

    EMILY
    I have Olivia. She taught me
    everything, we have Jaxon he’s the
    one that saved our asses out there.
    If it wasn’t for him, we’d be dead.

    RYAN
    Emily, Emily...if this school was
    infested by those infected creeps
    out there...would they risk their
    life to save you like I would?

    (Beat)

    RYAN (CNT’D)
    Think about it...you know the
    answer.

    EMILY
    They would try and help me.

    RYAN
    Right. Right, keep telling yourself
    that and you’ll end up dead for
    ******** sure.

    (Beat)

    RYAN (CNT’D)
    (gets closer)
    You need me and you know that. So
    do me a favor by listening, and
    I’ll do you a favor by protecting
    you.

    Emily is looking at Ryan, feeling trapped. He goes to kiss
    her but she turns away to the side. Ryan glares at her, and
    angrily walks away. A tear runs down Emily’s face.


    INT. ENTRANCE OF SCHOOL.

    Jaxon and his team hurry in the school with more survivors.
    Olivia is helping them inside.

    OLIVIA
    Everyone to the nurses’ office,
    Michael will show you the way!

    MICHAEL
    Come this way, everyone.

    He leads the frightened pedestrians into the nurses’ office.
    Jaxon stays behind and walks to Olivia

    OLIVIA
    How bad is it out there?

    JAXON
    As far as I know, this town is
    going downhill. But we’re clearing
    the area more and more to make this
    school safer.

    OLIVIA
    Have you heard anything? From
    anyone at all?

    JAXON
    (sighs)
    No...unfortunatley, not.

    OLIVIA
    Jaxon, what are we going to tell
    the people? They’re all scared
    right now and we have no idea
    what’s going on.

    JAXON
    This is what I wanted to talk to
    you about...gather everyone to the
    assembly room in about 20
    minutes...

    OLIVIA
    What’re your plans?

    JAXON
    You’ll see later. Just please do
    this one thing for me.

    OLIVIA
    Sure, no problem.

    Jaxon starts to walk away.

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    Will this plan work?

    (Beat)

    JAXON
    Only one way to find out.

    He walks away.