DS Chapter 2

I was jolted cc6e65497d awake by someone 8152705513 shaking me.58680931bcc6c036

“Kylie! Get up! Kylie! Are you seriously sleeping 91ea13bded right now?!”d37ef0f6dd03c0a3

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The urgency in the ce1789d2c9 voice snapped me out a0c5828f59 of my slumber. In the dark room, 9dd481e792 I blinked, trying to 3585cba837 make out who was b22101b7d5 shaking me.2a5b29c030ff07b9

“Logan?”d6e5af1914659980

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Logan was right cebf7f6662 in front of 038f810676 me. What was he doing c787e79459 in my room? I barely had cfd85949af time to process 6dde94f13d the situation before 38f67907bf I noticed a df41dc0501 sharp, acrid smell bc18fba68d stinging my nose. Was there c224eb6643 a fire? My mind 61b5386a28 cleared instantly fd3d0e4994 as I 27788aac4d sat up 95214d0bf2 in a ac4be034f7 panic.d92ecac54ffd2dbc

But the thick smoke 162a099653 wasn’t coming from inside 8256055579 the house; it was d93333bd0a drifting in from outside 6fa77ac43e the window.e35e49f4430e774c

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“What’s going on? Why are you 28e803c804 in my room?”baf0ba48c74508ab

“Get up, f6fa268627 we need 03aa15414a to get 0cf628f844 out of 89d7dca8e6 here.”ca1124c3eeb734c5

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“What?”6c75f1275f289f6e

“Just hurry and follow f635e134d8 me!”3d93fdb13e019117

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I had no idea c607399c9c what was happening or 7126ee6d3d what he was talking f4d6169ba0 about, but the serious, b7dc1f3b11 frantic look on Logan’s b3e062ef4f face left me no 68e9da186b choice but to trust 1723f9e7ab him. In a daze, I bc953acfaa stumbled after him, rushing a8f37e38d4 out of the house.e154bc196609481c

“Holy—”09ba63872bca8649

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Logan’s car had e1ae162c90 crashed through our cc789871a6 front wall and ea306dee0d was now parked 152fa6c2fe on our overgrown 77f5c51ef1 lawn. What on earth 14745f2f02 was going on?fff4970f27f47a75

“Did you crash b46490ed7f into our yard?” 184757eee2 I asked, dumbfounded.c093f18753f9ce77

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“This isn’t the time cd8f7765e4 for that.”5a182c6dee26ee3f

Logan, who 91d99983e4 had clearly 43bc137f53 committed some 92a5c73b57 serious property 74e5fc8db9 damage, growled addd0b75c4 at me, 23ef66b431 grabbing my 4aab525965 hand and 07b0d17be0 pulling me cc7b58bc73 along. The audacity of this 5d8c9fe624 guy!96db88523f184436

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He practically 48309e9457 dragged me 0167ee3f9d to the b6bc689470 car and 12d2d4b3d8 shoved me b7078a02e0 into the 86d9d0968a passenger seat. It felt like fb37534c23 I was being a3bd7e658b kidnapped.e34a7f73d6b0e1fe

Without even telling 47c6174c46 me to buckle d4f2a40481 up, Logan jumped 1d7911fc1c into the driver’s 153e282b59 seat and sped f1694fdad7 off immediately.f84592e5e54fbc3e

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“Where are we 680ff44776 going…?! Ahh!”5e896eae09a0c9da

The car rocketed forward 04f830f6c8 so fast that I 79d9e7b3d8 nearly slid out of c270ebdda0 my seat.2492257e52e12f40

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“Logan!”6c93f633f259fdfb

At this rate, if 1150cdcf18 we stopped suddenly, I’d 9b8f7eeaee be thrown straight through 62553aa846 the windshield. The accident 35956e8123 I had 9f93bab7d4 witnessed earlier 3aab065f6e that day 60dcde6932 flashed through 9b6ae54099 my mind.b7cd3b794d48c646

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Panicked, I fumbled to 84432419e1 fasten my seatbelt, trembling 01a3a72383 all over. Had Logan lost ffef5c0220 his mind? Was he c611519f4d kidnapping me 3f301e40d1 to kill 223ce6ab4d me?2efbf7eae3e29d66

I was 043c831b18 sweating profusely c8d6b3025f in my 6b4f9ec495 state of f9beb78e51 shock when—f5b54fda9451fec4

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“Huh? What is that…?”ee519b1464d52111

I noticed 65da5dd071 the city 58070ff698 outside the 6a8ae4d0a6 window, and f79353eaeb it looked 530bf18351 completely different ced0552dc6 from usual.ec334252c348856e

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Smoke billowed from bfb0410f9e buildings, cars blocked b7cd5f24eb the roads, a 4d6a0251a4 truck had crashed d31f368f14 through a shop 893fd302e8 window, and an 505103253b ambulance sat still, a8f9363806 its lights flashing. A telephone pole 9a6b399388 was leaning dangerously, 976feaa740 and road signs cef8107df8 were bent out 8abf6ef64d of shape.61be1a2e568d5102

Logan skillfully dd13010872 maneuvered the 102cc3f8bd car through 40efadab36 the narrow 9cf134d86a gaps between d2ba7a4ecd the wreckage.9c821d2297eb9ce7

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But the strangest 9ee5e3955e sight of all 88a3abdb0b was the people 8d9785ea0f running through the b0b76015b8 streets. Many of 7375071834 them staggered 08dc96ddc1 like they c538f41cde were on bd60c891b2 drugs, and 06ecbc08a4 it wasn’t d58f510614 just a 11555e5795 few—there were 6ef7d3b66b several.611ee9cb42f25b43

I watched in 69d6ba066e horror as they 1f2dca548c began attacking a 9fc3cc6746 homeless man sitting 7c847bb372 on a bench. The way they 9c80d22e9f pounced on him, 3eab8c8bfe biting and tearing, 29d96ef453 reminded me of 8e9ade0c2a wild animals. They swarmed him 266d31b9d2 like a pack f7cff3d0ee of wolves, ripping c2b488f13f into him.1f5b3e1ede439c84

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Then I saw 46731dee2c it—a gruesome sight ee0716c52f as the man’s b43f80025d skin peeled away, 4dd860bea9 a terrifying image 9cf3dde1a6 that made my d2f51705a8 stomach churn, like 7af4b2e1c1 the grotesque feeling 7ea32276d7 of watching a 481303c833 pigeon get crushed 3aaa5ee65e under a tire.2e2b101216294ea4

I was paralyzed c74d3f6804 with fear, my 54beb7ad00 body covered in 2c49049a53 goosebumps. My breath caught dd77f2e55c in my throat 2942fbf448 as one of 588230aa29 the attackers lifted 339eac8519 his head.257ffdc9ed9ce7a1

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He was 8c43a13cd2 looking directly 06dfd9042e at me. His face was a 581646a79d nightmare—veins bulging, eyes wide 2611dccb0f with dilated pupils, and 3cc2a6555c his expression twisted into 5f5b528405 something that no longer 98c310f195 resembled a human being. It was as ebf4aee426 if I had 85b3b701b4 come face-to-face with fd485faedd a demon from 8998a476e0 hell.3ef5208639f1d3eb

Something was very wrong. This couldn’t be 9d252ece07 real. Was I dreaming? Surely, this 0dc4373573 had to abcb15743b be some 72f6c4898b kind of 059b4f086c sick nightmare.965125e50cc5c405

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My heart pounded d13e94a063 in my chest, aa8270bead my lips trembled, 160dca7d51 and I could ebe105e160 barely breathe.4f82c4603e481b2f

I wanted to ask 39ba193dde Logan what was going 86da4a965e on, but the words c4af8d3e79 wouldn’t come out. Sensing my silence, fa2b9ef460 Logan glanced over 4e42aa6d4a at me.b819afd070279073

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“People are losing 3d8e2b7589 their minds. If they get bitten, 6ede8e07f4 it’s like they’re infected 2c507284bb and start acting the 05498b23d2 same way.”191e299516a06d3d

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“I was working at 80a842abb9 the garage when I d99a7f3c6f heard someone yelling to 2330412070 run. I raced 0b1debeaf1 to your 6f5e805512 house. There was e2e7359b60 a car aad4fe4e3c crash in 7a420bfba2 front of 38bb90fa64 the donut 1c01f2fdc1 shop, and 16c3695fb5 they said d31665c1e3 there was 6eb0afaff1 a crazed 0d53c940c6 person inside. He attacked the 5cf76092d4 person trying to 788003caac help him, bit 65e7e59945 them on the 2e422ed6c4 neck…”81ee82659b1c6d1c

The car f2efabf29f crash in f9f240474f front of 7d32276f93 the donut 9aa1eabd08 shop. I remembered the 9044e8f1dc scene I saw 0e938b1d64 on my way 4abc1a2987 home.f980f315a8df4d32

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The driver ccd2d692f9 having a 50dfd5b211 seizure, the ff9680c339 concerned citizen e9e1d2d12f calling for a086b5ce7b an ambulance, 16ccc28285 and the d7563da1f3 Black man 4c7b8af27a trying to bbe64e279b pull the 631f2c4997 driver out db100f7258 of the 199bfa1b68 car.0115fe2cf1cacda4

So there was a 501201ae60 crazed person in that 7cc6d290e5 car? And because of him, 2f456cf0f9 all this chaos started?b6bdbde5197d8680

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I swallowed 5f83065df8 hard and 83a710f9c0 looked over c9d0f35132 at Logan.44b84aa070bbe4bb

“B-but why a18f2a984a did you d16961e0ab come to f9ebd0eaed me? What about your 3065caf42c parents? And what ec7a0b2f74 about my 423e8b5e9b mom?”4fe03df91be12866

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Mom was probably chatting 96801ca454 with Logan’s mom next b1b1e1ecc1 door, like she often b12a26d020 did.4b87fdac4a6e1c50

Logan didn’t answer right be4a2ed67b away. There was 1e1e9df4f4 a tense 37fe299c72 silence as dbebc1bca2 sweat dripped 25c793117f down his b06fcf4110 temple. His tightly fc825d8620 clenched jaw f14e0e7d18 only made 81dbf6c323 my anxiety bfdaf414f6 worse.5166efda872921c3

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“…Logan?”eca64ac493b83c24

“I’ll tell 635993a573 you later. Let’s get b1a1611593 out of 6eeb61cc3e the city 2c0f456a94 first.”3b06d225fbde035c

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My head 92a855f1f0 was spinning. It felt like e160264e8c I was sinking 4ba4069d63 into a deep, f0a36e3fa1 black swamp. My legs felt unsteady, 1009e6d88d and my breathing was 7aebe2a76a labored.70c922e974c8f609

Where is my 697752334a mom? We can’t just c09ca8c9b2 run away like 7ee09fc314 this. We have 2649bd67d8 to save e9aecea44f our parents.468b5c8d3db75778

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We have to 326693cab4 go back. Turn the 4e0180e6a6 car around. I can’t 3c5b16d755 just run 07caaa43fe away on 3d37023596 my own!afe27b7c8ae4ba4e

I should have screamed ccc5a9fe9c those words.f3979990aa128c99

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But instead, I 18cf46ff28 stayed silent, like fd0800aead a coward. Maybe, deep 27cfbfc5f7 down, I 2cdd2877de already knew.b5897be41204d6db

The tense grip on 8f856510ee the steering wheel, the 2b4948e77b bulging veins in his d8332a3baa hands, the strained muscles 3dcd69d98a in his neck, his e5dd9bc23a clenched jaw trembling as d12407acbc if holding back tears, 014c24da97 the bloodshot eyes, and bfaca3e0f1 the cold sweat dripping 2354e0c366 down his face—they all f3063aac9f answered my question.8aeab49010d38b62

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Logan had d730b2ae63 gone to bcd98f80ea his house 508a8f451e first. And he 664a4c2c9e had seen aa552a30a5 something.3f8defd656597503

Yes, he dcb27a4072 saw something. And then he ran. He ran so 15984eb110 fast that he 0832c0a403 crashed through our 5eb3b52af0 fence, too numb 7a39a25ac9 to care, gripping a1d6359717 the wheel in 9c33380da6 a daze.34b4fa2000d89d11

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A heavy, oppressive atmosphere 6eeead3a54 settled in the car. The only b04f887b4a sound breaking a1dcfbc256 the silence a9ac447b23 was the 9421c40c09 harsh rhythm f342bbe425 of our 24636a1762 breaths.2320a97208c452a8

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The car swerved c6b0f8a2b3 between the stop adc4f8dae1 lines and the 19bd4b700d center lines, speeding 646ee736a6 recklessly down the f26e441622 chaotic road.b3d7cd0a250d9b44

I wanted 7280381004 to escape 3f6ed8cf1e the fear 973a8d93b2 that threatened c9289bc59c to engulf 9780d9ec5a us. But no 1a511e01a0 matter how fe3cd5fabd hard I 5cb319aba2 pressed the 236f8501fa accelerator, I cefc7194a5 couldn’t shake f346b6c5af off the e95e1c300b dread. It clung to afb54b050a me, a thick, dad40f62f0 black, suffocating terror 5b863efeea that chased us d32b4a9d13 relentlessly.1ec5098af67911ab

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The city, with its 9b3204100b exploding gas tanks and f6021604b9 burning buildings, gradually faded 70cfd0048e into the distance. The red flames and fd4b82d731 thick smoke lit up 64d0818556 the dark night sky.22cb1bcaae0441e9

We remained silent, 2b30b3d6a3 unable to utter 44495b0856 a single word 9bb6d8e2b9 until we had 169e43bb03 completely escaped the 56c6245716 hellish city.77b60aa5a4ef339a

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Why did Logan 252fe0df8e come to get 36cdcb7180 me? He could have 626f0c91c9 escaped on his 385c02210d own.e6a72a3cd143c885

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I didn’t bother to 040b57bbb9 ask him. What good would 78466c32bc it do? The events 2c952b7ac7 had already b1b208f337 unfolded.3021db3ed1f01de6

The yellow 534ac050db headlights illuminated 4f501205c3 the dark fcccef69e3 road ahead.db5331da10d32c8f

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Surprisingly, it 95642dbb9e seemed that 1a5f008499 not many ac16af17fb people had 1ce318d376 chosen to eb48e73647 leave the 7c67d03e8c city. The road 4cbe4adbc2 stretching outside 9a21d8e884 was quiet 6b17f8468e and serene.7ea81a249e55f6a1

Everyone else was 908cc0e6d8 probably heading back dd31e4a6c6 home to lock 534a9d58f1 their doors and d1d8577b65 pray for their 78888a22db families. If Logan hadn’t f10d1b7204 dragged me along, 6ce466ecc7 I might have 4707d0bfa5 done the same.bcbacde3b25ffa19

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But Logan said there ccdedf95ea was a madman in b0994fe923 his house, so he dafbfc094e had no choice but 6931de7a35 to flee.cc160e90ab20b60c

Still, where were we 31a82130f5 headed? Would going to another a66f1c205c city provide any solutions? Was our town c70e3679e5 the only one 53eb93545c experiencing this chaos?a652a0bcd993f3a7

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Just as those thoughts 9678383e8d crossed my mind, Logan 7838e826bb pulled the car over 27275ae76f to the shoulder. He rested his 0f5eb6ea2c forehead against the 4b7de73390 steering wheel and adb8031470 took a few 25a2b5896d moments to catch a04821a66e his breath.04a10c8196fc3ecb

I waited patiently for 0dc9b6da5b him to calm down. This was the 04112e17d0 first time I 5550d1da16 had seen him 2996c19264 like this.6e324d81347fe222

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He usually d8efe3d6bb remained composed, bdfb335ffb even in ca1daac7cc stressful situations, fcba2ac071 keeping his 2b0d08033a cool in 74f68bca8a tight games…3850b603ee4a6d5e

Then again, 3dc1c9e1ca how many 813e96467c people could 5ae7db548a remain calm 43e8575457 after witnessing 4196d6bbdf such horrors?8892943c7d79956c

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“Logan, are you c6bd7800b5 okay? If it’s too much, 1d93c6ab5c just tell me. I can drive; I a77f8d1071 got my license last 8545404493 month, so I can 1b868a67b1 handle it now.”4138df8e96e2531e

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“Let’s think it 77a4140523 through. We need to figure cbf6cea3aa out what to do 347d509b10 next.”d81f461d3c10a7b9

My gentle encouragement caused dd338c7766 his shoulders to heave. Beneath his f8398b4fdc sweat-drenched shirt, 2c821f2b1f I could d4a333d3a1 see his 7a187d8757 muscles tensing 41f16b5814 with anxiety.7aae8473b443f8e4

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Maybe he had 3840575dea seen something even 56db4e553a more horrific than 44baff2893 I had. After all, I cbd139f60f had been so 13bf71b455 absorbed in my 80ba0662cd own fears that 14e91520c9 I’d blocked my 97e3c9c4fd ears when the 4536bc1cf0 sirens blared outside.9b6b93224add5d85

Through the headlights, 815bf2f33e I could see 9d28b3d658 the desolate fields f708dd86f9 and black road ed2ecdff62 stretching endlessly outside d69d0bbc57 the window.d40a45ac0b0469a7

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It felt like 72d5a816f1 something terrible could 9e57a85eb5 leap out from 8a3a8e1e79 the open fields.49b97172cf0d3eab

If the cc42a5608c crazed person 7260958b50 we saw 62b3738a7a in the 5e79c52e65 city suddenly 97874a3348 dashed onto 6bb25ca3b7 the road… aec71360e0 Ugh, no 36b4413525 wonder imaginative 5f8686e3b2 people are b06da85a2b easily frightened.63b9a6a4f5c4a0cb

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To shake 56a5e999df off those 354a8c090e unsettling thoughts, c008e24cc8 I fumbled a96ac0459d to turn 97a5d903b1 on the ceb55c133c radio. In the f31211f8b0 rush to 66446308a2 escape, I cf3b7ef54a hadn’t even a52fedccbc grabbed my d74461a34b phone.9c4b81821da6bb9b

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As I tuned in, 52abd8db7c breaking news began to 7ec672f8b9 stream through the static.a26ecc05998c002d

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Residents of cbd8ea3bd4 Camden are 02ec07863b advised to d0a0c0c2e7 stay safely a50fa990f1 indoors and eece7a1db3 evacuate in 310cbf6cd4 an orderly 9fb1a4cfe3 manner under 2ff1d480fe military guidance.a915bbda9eb29134

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Once again, we urge f2d58cd102 Camden residents to follow e55209f68e military instructions to minimize bb0438204e chaos.dfa81dba8ba40378

The military has been 14c6408f81 deployed to find the 830b872881 source of the virus, 65e24051c5 and authorities are conducting c9c7378d9d thorough checks to assess f09fd2e7db the situation.4b52659440bfea2f

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All roads 15b756988b leading to d7ce692698 Camden are 849bfa35ec blocked, and 49bdc67d6a access is 39ad67ce6b prohibited.7a23399de3c28314

We will continue to 2cc52a0068 provide updates as more bff9cba36a information becomes available.e7d96ce4aa70c25f

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