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other an’ that.’
    Daz
took a deep breath and looked quickly at each of us in turn, as if he was
checking we were ready to hear what he had to say next.
    ‘We
moved off again, but I kept watchin’. Just as we arrived in Cowcaddens, a man
burst into my carriage and tried to force the door shut behind him. He was
covered in blood an’ was shoutin’ somethin’ I couldn’t quite make out. Everyone
turned an’ stared at him, an’ the train lurched forward; he lost his footin’ an’
fell onto the floor. The door burst open again an’ these people just started
pourin’ through. Except they weren’t actin’ like people, they were actin’ like
animals, attackin’ anyone they could get their hands on. They were covered in
blood an’ one of them was rippin’ into some poor woman’s face.’
    He
shook his head, as if trying to rid himself of this image. It was a few seconds
before he carried on.
    ‘As
everyone started to crowd towards my end of the carriage to get away from these
people, I was squashed up against the door. Just before the first of them got to
me, I felt the train slow an’ I realised we’d pulled into Buchanan Street. The
doors opened an’ I was pushed onto the platform by the people behind me. The
same thing was happenin’ at the other doors an’ soon there were all these people
on the platform. I scrambled to my feet an’ started runnin’ up the steps. I
heard this sound behind me, an’ I looked back an’ saw all these people chasing
me, their faces screwed up with anger an’ blood on them, on their hands an’ all
over their clothes.’
    There
was a loud bang as one of the infected threw itself at the door with enough
force to cause it to shudder alarmingly. Daz jumped as a look of panic flashed
across his face, but when he realised we were still safe, he steadied himself,
closing his eyes for a moment before speaking again. ‘When I got to the top of
the stairs, I ran into the first turnstile, but it didn’t move so I jumped over
it. Then I heard a crash and l glanced over my shoulder. It seemed that the
turnstiles weren’t working for them either an’ instead of leapin’ over them,
they were just pilin’ up against them; the ones in front being crushed by those
comin’ up after. I slowed down, thinkin’ I might’ve gotten lucky, but one of
them made it through by climbin’ over the bodies of the others ahead of it. Then
another made it, an’ another.
    ‘I
sped up again an’ headed for the escalators, takin’ them two at a time. I could
hear the people comin’ up behind me, an’ the noises they were makin’ were
echoing off the walls around me. It was pure terrifyin’.’ His voice faded out
and he took a deep breath before carrying on.
    ‘Anyway, I think you pretty much know the rest from there.’ Daz was staring down
at his shoes. He slammed his fist into his thigh. ‘Fuck! I can’t believe this is
happenin’ here.’ He looked up. ‘What the hell’re we goin’ to do?’
    I
could hear the infected still hammering at the door behind me. ‘Well, we can’t
go back out there.’
    Tom
stared at me. ‘Are you saying we’re trapped in here?’
    Iliana
looked up from her phone. ‘We could try the other door. It leads onto the street
by the bus station. We might be able to get out that way.’
    ‘Sounds like a plan to me,’ Tom grabbed his machete. Which way?’
    ‘Up
here!’ Iliana shoved her phone into her pocket and raced up the stairs. We
followed as she led us through a maze of empty corridors. I wondered where
everyone was, but then I realised it was still too early for the concert hall to
be open, or even for many of the people who worked there to have arrived.
Eventually, we reached a solid-looking door and Iliana stopped. She put her hand
on the handle, then hesitated before withdrawing it again. ‘What happens if
they’re out here, too?’
    Up to
this point, none of us had considered this