Sia: "What happened?"
Lily shakes her head and signs that she isn't feeling dizzy.
Sia nods and lies down again.
Lily, still awake, notices a faint glow outside. Curious, she stands and moves the curtain slightly.
From the basement parking, the emergency hazard lights of a car are blinking.
A slow beeping sound mixes with the distant growling of zombies.
Suddenly, the blinking stops—
Then starts again, more aggressively, as if something hit the car hard.
Lily's eyes widen.
Is it a survivor down there…?
Or zombies in the basement?
As she keeps staring, a zombie suddenly appears in front of the window.
Lily quickly lets go of the curtain and sits back down, still staring at the now-covered window.
She looks at the others sleeping peacefully.
She tries to sleep again.
---
Next Morning
Everyone is almost ready to leave.
Arjun: "Okay… should we leave now?"
Sia: "I'm coming too." (She picks up the gun.)
Ahmad: "Why? You weren't interested."
Sia: "I'm still not interested. But I'll go for Lily. Because of you, I can't leave her alone."
Ahmad: "Liar." (He chuckles as Arjun glares at him.)
Arjun: "Glad you're coming. You know the plan, right?"
Sia: "Yes."
Vijay: "So… let's go."
Vijay opens the door slightly, checking one side, then the other.
Arjun peers from behind him.
Two zombies are outside.
Vijay is about to close the door, but Arjun stops him.
Arjun: "Two can be handled. Where's the door?"
Vijay: "That side of the reception."
Arjun: "Come on. Walk out."
As Vijay steps forward, Arjun turns to Sia.
Arjun: "Tell Lily not to fire."
Sia whispers to Lily, and they step out in formation:
Vijay → Arjun → Lily → Sia → Ahmad.
Broken glass covers the entire floor. One wrong step could alert every zombie.
They walk carefully.
One zombie slips on the glass, falling repeatedly.
Arjun notices and quickly pushes the second zombie down too.
In that moment, the group rushes into the side door and shuts it.
---
Basement Stairway
Inside, it is pitch dark.
Even small sounds echo.
Lily, unable to see or hear in this environment, panics and grabs someone's arm.
Arjun looks up — pipes run across the ceiling.
Arjun (whispering): "Hey… hold the red pipe. It's the easiest to see. Move slowly down the stairs."
Sia: "But how do I tell Lily in this darkness?"
Arjun: "She's with me. Don't worry."
Lily squeezes Arjun's hand tightly as they descend, following the red pipe.
Ahmad (whispering, disgusted):
"This liquid… is it blood? Are we stuck?"
Arjun: "Shhh."
They continue down until Vijay, leading ahead, suddenly stops—he almost slips because the stairs end.
He looks around. There are two paths.
Arjun: "Which way?"
Vijay: "Uhh…"
He freezes.
He has forgotten.
Ahmad: "What? Tell!"
Vijay: "Oh—here! Left."
He finally remembers and begins walking. The others follow.
A faint light appears ahead.
They stop.
The floor and walls of the basement are covered in blood.
Everyone exchanges a terrified look.
Lily lets go of Arjun's hand and grips the gun tightly, alert.
They step forward and peek around the corner—
About ten zombies on each side.
They quietly back into the darkness.
Arjun: "There are nearly twenty."
Sia: "What?!"
Ahmad: "How about we take the right path, then?"
Vijay: "They're not connected."
Suddenly Lily turns around.
Her eyes widen—a pair of red eyes glow behind them in the darkness.
She freezes and points her gun.
Arjun notices Lily's reaction, then sees the glowing red eyes.