[b]Present Time, Three Towers Apartment Complex, Lobby[/b]

As she stared at the television, she noticed a man waving at her at the corner of her eye. Turning towards his direction, she studied the person closely; a tall and rugged looking man. She was a little embarrassed, for she wasn't exactly the sociable type. Not to mention that she has barely enough experience talking to the locals since she usually hangs out with her housemate, which happens to be from Southeast Asia as well.

She pointed at herself and gestured if the man was in fact, getting her attention. It was to avoid embarrassment if the man wasn't calling out to her in the first place. It had happened several occasions before when she thought someone was calling out to her, which turned to be directed at another person. She had to walk away from that predicament utterly embarrassed while accompanied by giggles in the background.

To her relief, the man affirmed her doubts as he stared directly at her and queried about the conditions on the upper floors.

"Eh, I...I don't know to be honest, I didn't get the chance to..." her foreign accent which slightly resembled an Asian - but not quite, was immediately cut by the interruption of a loud crash from a very close proximity. She reflexively turned and looked towards the direction of the sound; the entrance of the apartment building, before looking back at the man she was conversing with. At the corner of her eye, she unconsciously followed the comedic jump which she assumed to be the poor man's reflexive startle, which ended with the man hiding under the desk in almost breakneck speeds.

She couldn't hold back but to giggle a little, only to stop in embarrassment while she covered her lips with both her hands. She shouldn't be laughing at people, she thought - fearing that she may have offended the startled man. She was often cautious to not offend a local. Who knows what they would do to foreigners!

She then attempted to divert the attention of the man from her laugh by quickly uttering; "T-that sounds like it came from outside..." while glancing quickly back and forth between the front of the apartment and the man in order to catch his expression, hoping that he wouldn't be offended, and that nothing undesirable would waltz through the front doors.

A seemingly wounded policeman showed up, to which the pastor attended to. It wasn't long before a large man covered in blood crashed through the front door while he sluggishly charged at the nearest person in his proximity. Her heart raced.

"Oh no...It's not safe here..."

She gestured to the man under the desk to leave, before a shrieking scream echoed through the lobby. She looked at the source of the sound to find a woman being mauled and attacked. Sue began to walk away from the front door and further to the back where most of the crowd was at, keeping her eyes glued at the poor woman's struggle with the large man.

She gave a sigh of relief with the knowledge that it was not her that was getting mauled. A look of pity was on her face, but she figured that she didn't have the time to empathize with the poor mangled lady, rather it served as a grim reminder for her to constantly be alert should she want to avoid being eaten alive. She stood still for a moment as she pondered if she should make a dash for her apartment unit - lock up - and hope for the best, only to recall the man querying her about the condition of the upper floors.

"[i]What if there were some unfortunate souls that were already infected and have made their way back home?[/i]" She thought to herself, while she considered how lucky she had been for not bumping into any when she made her way to the lobby. Sue subsequently decided to hang around the relative safety of lobby while closely observing the situation before making a move.