(Everyone looks disappointed, their excitement ruined. One by one, they go to bed.)
Ahmad: "Now where will you sleep?"
Arjun: "Shift."
(He pushes Ahmad aside and lies down while Ahmad whines.)
Ahmad: "It's meant for one person, not two!"
Arjun: "Come on, adjust a little."
Unaware of the chaos outside, they drift off to sleep…
…while in other dorms, lights turn on, blood splashes against windows, and screams echo through the night.
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[ 12 HOURS LEFT ]
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Next Morning
Arjun wakes up early.
He stands up and opens the window—
—and freezes.
Chaos.
Blood splattered across the ground.
Athletes and faculty roam with twisted movements and hollow growls.
Their isolated camp is overrun.
Arjun's eyes widen. He rushes to Ahmad's bunk and shakes him awake.
Arjun: "Wake up!"
Ahmad (half-asleep): "Two more minutes, Mom…"
Arjun: "You idiot, WAKE UP!"
(He shakes him hard, then hits him with a pillow.)
Ahmad: "What happened?!" (finally awake)
Arjun: "Look outside. NOW!"
Ahmad: "What—did you spot a beautiful girl—"
(He reaches the window, opens his eyes fully, and SCREAMS.)
Ahmad: "AHHHH!"
(He falls to the floor in fear.)
"What IS this?!"
Arjun: "I don't know… but they multiplied overnight."
The other two roommates also woke up after hearing Ahmad scream.
Roommate 2 (sitting on the lower bed of the left bunk while the other sat on the upper bed on the right, rubbing his eyes):
"What happened?!"
Roommate 1:
"Where is Max?" (points at Arjun's empty extra bed; everyone looks around)
Ahmad:
"Where did he go now?"
Arjun (doubtful, feeling something is wrong):
"Maybe the washroom?"
They all turned toward the small inbuilt washroom in their dorm. Roommate 2 walked ahead to check, followed by the others. He grabbed the washroom doorknob, while Arjun and Ahmad stood right behind him. Roommate 1 stood near the main door, alert.
Roommate 2:
"I'm opening it."
Ahmad:
"Just open it a little. Only enough to peek in."
Arjun:
"First check if it's locked or not—"
Before he could finish, the doorknob twisted on its own.
They all stepped back instantly.
The washroom door slowly swung open…
and Max walked out.
His sleeves were wet, and his hands were hidden behind his back.
Roommate 2 (suspicious):
"What were you doing inside?"
Max:
"What do people do in a washroom?"
Ahmad:
"Then why are your sleeves wet?"
Max:
"I washed my face."
Arjun:
"You could have used a towel."
Max (irritated):
"I forgot mine in my dorm. And using yours without permission didn't feel right. Why are you guys questioning me so much?"
Max walked out of the washroom looking confused. The others felt a little guilty for questioning him so directly.
Arjun quietly stepped inside the washroom.
On the toilet seat, he saw a strange white liquid.
He looked at it… then looked at the door in disgust.