Here is a concise summary of the provided text:
**Setting:** A high school during a sudden zombie outbreak
**Plot:**
* Chemistry class turns chaotic when a student, Polly, becomes infected and turns into a zombie
* A group of students, including Sophie, Lyanna, Blake, and others, try to survive and escape the school
* They face numerous challenges, including hordes of zombies, a zombie teacher, and a zombie basketball star who appears to be the leader
* The group uses creative tactics to defend themselves, but their numbers dwindle, and they become increasingly desperate
* As they attempt to find a safe exit, they realize the situation is dire, with no clear rescue in sight
* The summary ends with the survivors temporarily trapped and surrounded, leaving their fate uncertain
**Tone:** Fast-paced, frantic, and slightly humorous, capturing the chaos and desperation of a zombie apocalypse in a high school setting.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, keeping each fact as a short sentence and numbered for reference:
**Note:** Since the text appears to be a transcript of a story ( possibly a movie/TV show/video game) about a zombie apocalypse in a school, the "facts" are within the context of the story.
1. Chemistry classes are in session at the beginning of the story.
2. A student named Polly is in the middle of an experiment.
3. Polly's experiment goes wrong, causing an unknown issue.
4. Students in the class exhibit symptoms like fever and hunger.
5. Polly transforms into a zombie-like creature.
6. The transformation is hinted to be caused by a bite (later confirmed).
7. Lyanna is infected by a zombie, indicating the virus spreads through bites.
8. The school is overrun by zombies, leading to chaos.
9. A group of students, including Sophie, Holly, Leona, and others, try to survive.
10. They attempt to find safe locations, including the nurse's station and the cafeteria.
11. The nurse has already been attacked by zombies.
12. The group discovers that zombies can be immobilized or distracted temporarily.
13. A barricade is built to keep zombies out, but it's eventually breached.
14. Dennis is characterized as a coward, while Sophie helps in the survival efforts.
15. The group encounters a zombie who retains habits from her past life (a cleaning lady).
16. They distract her to escape, using available objects as decoys.
17. The school basement is mentioned as a potential hazard due to its depth.
18. A character named Lake helps the group escape through a door.
19. The zombies appear to have a leader, identified as Jack, the former high school basketball star.
20. The group seeks refuge in the library, finding it initially empty.
21. They encounter Mr. Ryan, who has also turned into a zombie.
22. The group successfully defeats Mr. Ryan using a makeshift gas push.
23. They celebrate their win but recognize the need for a rescue plan.
24. The office is found empty, and the group attempts to secure it.
25. Despite efforts, more zombies arrive, prompting the group to consider escape through a window.
26. Mr. Thomas is shown to be weakening, with zombies closing in.
27. The group, led by Sophie, plans to escape outside through a window.