A few others seemed to either have the same idea or just decided to follow him as he noticed people behind him now, following him. Before reaching the roof access there was a sudden scream in a classroom on his right. Grunting he decided if he could help, he should. He peeked in to find a family of three. Jemma, Annie, and Ellis, a walker had broken the the classroom window and was now crawling towards them. "C'mon!", he yelled as he opened the door. The three of them rushed out and he slammed the door leaving the walker to its new home. By now the small crowd of people had caught up to them just before the roof access. Jake noticed also that a large swarm of walkers were making their way down the hallway towards them, following that same small crowd. Jake and a few others, opened the door and ushered people up the stairs and out onto the roof. It was oddly quiet out here, almost like they'd entered a different world entirely. The moonlight shining was the only light out here, it took everyones eyes a moment to adjust from the sudden change.
Most of them were out of breath from the running, Jake caught glances of a few. He recognized a teacher he knew. Mr. Richards and one of his friends, Kate but he couldn't make out any of the others from his quick glance. He leaned against the door catching his own breath. "Hey, do you think we should do something more to these doors?", he asked point his thumb over his shoulder at the doors. Some others nodded, but before anything could be done the doors flew open and a few walkers spilled out. The door being pushed opened had thrown Jake off balance and to the ground where a walker found him and went for the flesh of his neck. There was no scream, just gurgling as Jake drowned in his own blood, being devoured.
More screams erupted from the small group, the only way to go was up a ladder that led to a higher part of the school roof. And it was a scramble for everyone to get up. Luckily Jake's body along with two others had most of the walkers distracted. Only a few made their way towards the living. Klaire, a woman in a police uniform leaped into action, taking the baton from her belt and striking at the walkers. Trying to keep them back. She wasn't alone, Wayne was doing the same but with a knife. Which proved more effective at killing them. Once it was their turn to go up the ladder they didn't hesitate. The area the ladder led to was smaller than the one they'd just come from. Jemma, Ellis, and Annie were in a corner huddled together. "I think we're safe here, unless these damned things learn to climb ladders." Klaire said, cracking a smile and hoping the others would as well. However with what they'd just gone through no one was paying much attention. All just quiet, sitting or propped against the edges.
"I can't b-believe... Jake h-he just..." said Kate, a brunette young girl before breaking down into tears and sliding down the small wall she had her back against, with everything that happened there were many emotions bundled inside, and now that she was seemingly safe they all came spewing out, she hugged her legs and buried her face into her thighs. Two young men, who were clearly close to Kate walked over and sat on either side of her to try and comfort her.