DS Chapter 6

“Me too.”8b40b4813c686a74

What the heck? Just because e3622107b5 the world’s 26a69c8110 ending, does 968a8959fd that mean 72b5515d3f he can ee61fca174 shamelessly lie c70a8cbeb4 like that? How can he 0cb12af2d0 mock someone who 44bd46cbc4 just confessed to 8391c52501 liking him?6985803be5dbdd30

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“What are you even saying?”a31cbd190d92cac9

“I said, I liked you too.”a2b12af8c51a74b4

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“You kick a ball in someone’s face when you like them? Thanks to you, I even broke my arm once.”25f552771ac4a236

Memories of climbing 2d53832f8e a tree with fe083f383f him and breaking 0aa2167bf8 my arm surfaced. There was also that 681dbf2a92 time he kicked a 9fd39b3726 ball right at my ed979c38c5 face, making me spurt 57a5a4066e a nosebleed like a 3489cfb2a2 fountain. It’s still one 2732095c22 of the most 387b938c67 shocking moments of 1d47ad79ee my life.0ec5e3e2716f9dc2

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“That was an accident. You ignored me after that anyway. Every time you saw me, you scowled. If we ran into each other on the street, you wouldn’t even say hi, just ran away. When I came to your house… you were always ‘asleep.’”407da85ea3c22a8e

He remembers those 57181c1a5d old days in f3c58ac6c4 quite a bit bdea2bf9a4 of detail.9989385af0d24f16

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I remembered his shocked 078d3e0f2e expression when I had cb9fecd267 that nosebleed. His wide 1fc0291667 eyes and bcdb6ee5af slack-jawed mouth. Everything around 629cc75299 me seemed 4c24f291ff to move 5cc3d2cab9 in slow c66a924063 motion as d051991bb5 I fell 42ec8a00b4 backward. I could see 59f23e7d8d the blue sky, 0c20e73630 then stars.66618e17cfec780b

I’d avoided him 1593f0ec77 afterward out of 6b59dc74ca embarrassment, ashamed of af8e558c12 showing such an e8c9c26d4b ugly side. Every time Logan came f2fd2036a3 over, I had my fd2b2edf67 mom tell him I 6a3272de24 was sleeping.13ea055462bca49b

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I was a 568aa37a60 shy and timid 9245a6a8cb kid back then, 44555e63c1 so I couldn’t 7e3f942533 help it.91191569b92710df

“Well, it’s all in the past.”c7015e049dcede94

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I shrugged lightly. First loves aren’t 1a2abaf775 meant to work 5d147aa523 out, anyway.5bd8382e70d6be7f

He didn’t f6fef038ab say anything 990e2f3998 as he d85dbe9938 turned the 4322f574c1 steering wheel 31ae3897fa the other ad2718cbc9 way. The road d7ead8e0ee was filled 4013346d95 with debris, 7cf9655217 making driving 9234691b4b difficult.3a27d39b810b49f2

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I kept a856eacf11 my mouth 5c377de50e shut, letting 7628f1812f him focus eb6617292a on navigating bee22b1bcd the obstacles.1e48e4583e91ccfc

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We finally arrived 58e91aa3bb in Camden.2ed5d9b538982807

Why did we come 714c868a6c here? The moment dcbe41b175 we entered 0bd898e574 the city, f01d0fcab6 I regretted d91beacb9d it, my eaa993eac0 face turning f0fb6b086d pale.16083f95395f6e16

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Kiyaaak!01b4b4345922dbb7

Kyaaaah!64dd686d808ecb1e

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Grrraaahhh!c2288b4a744dd1cf

Horrifying screams 227cd7db42 echoed throughout 82ee7a550e the city. Zombies were 8e09457998 roaming the 5e2ae0088d chaotic streets d3f5c2e1b3 like outlaws.67c561e5c139e413

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Some of them still 3a8032db0e looked relatively intact, but 4ff8ca7be1 many had half-eaten faces 76f113b00a or twisted, broken limbs.81a2dbfdcad28b51

Those who were bitten b6a3ae2194 by just one or 71d8a98644 two zombies looked okay, 10efef4f66 but the ones who 99add502e9 had been devoured by 58a8233e03 multiple zombies were in dd4eecc9e2 terrible condition. They looked pitiful.d5a8fab2db1d2195

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Seeing the state 13c9010588 of the city 95011513bb made me realize 1496551408 there was no bedc3e0392 hope left. The fact that zombies 7b9722ca8f still ruled the streets b491f40f91 meant that nothing had 27fc6483c1 been resolved.d543aa7190bad40b

The survivors a4fa6a5d37 were likely cbd6422544 holed up b39ac92f05 in buildings, 6057564286 waiting for b5e70bdbd0 rescue.aebb53e31c70b09e

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We turned 63cb3f0e48 off the 16178d2815 car engine 7c788099ea and waited 023744721b for the df183f592c zombies to 771012367c pass. Every time the car 6c0a0831da made a sound, the d2cd18d4b6 zombies, who had been 9822252a6b aimlessly wandering, would all 4b6d37bf6d turn their attention toward 299de23ac5 it.34c65c255913e8cd

I whispered to 1086a39d5b Logan in a dbb23e7c12 hushed voice.bc8b44376274ad14

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“They seem to react to sound.”d04d082d3eb503f8

“And their eyesight doesn’t seem to be too good.”92850ea0dc52bc68

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“That’s a small relief.”0e89ba3064d0858a

But driving the 517d57cf68 car might still 39403bfbaa be too dangerous. On the 14825cf887 other hand, 1fe6743faf I wasn’t 4649334ae7 exactly thrilled f96347c917 about the 774991e660 idea of 26852673b1 walking into 142052911d a zombie-infested 70098aac5c city on c25ec9c2a6 foot either.f0141e7fbd6d108b

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So, we decided to stay in the car for now. We crept toward the downtown area, only moving when there were no zombies in sight, like a turtle crawling at a snail’s pace.5ebde1f9ccaa740d

“Oh? That’s my boss.”0a9ae1e60502d2b3

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One of the 00c35642a4 zombies wandering around d1da239272 near the ice 4f996ebd91 cream shop looked 2d55a6e719 familiar. It seemed like my 486366b0b3 boss had been attacked ea91f29640 while working, as he 9f2d22c22f was still wearing his 76adf7b16b store apron while shuffling 9264ab8725 around as a zombie.ed2a97686dfb2ecb

It didn’t feel f42c8fd947 great seeing someone b268277acb I knew turned beaf065a59 into a zombie, 0f197d343f even if I 62f185be2e hadn’t liked him 39810cbdc7 much in life.03f3fda18a62d299

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“Well, at least he looks… somewhat intact.”862b69945d5c1fc1

At least a639f98f18 he hadn’t ed082ea47c been completely 7d61cd24c8 devoured by 5004a83e5f zombies.9572801d3328d51c

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“Oh, wait… nope. His butt’s been chewed off.”4b76cdb52a5d5a9b

The moment my zombie 5a662881d5 boss turned around, the 56f0de0608 flesh on his back c3db3cbe36 was torn and his 26ced981e3 butt was in tatters. I couldn’t help but d73807ac97 grimace.649c85e915ac4f68

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“Shh, be quiet.”9dfed008dc5b1658

Logan pressed a finger aa54c60225 to his lips. A zombie was walking 685cfa5de9 right past our car.bdd0ae039d38bbd3

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Following his lead, I ducked down and stayed silent. If they spotted us, they’d scream and rush us, and soon we’d be surrounded by more zombies.c262e28906864f07

One of the 914aa267b1 zombies pressed its 1927a0d847 face up against 31e276dcf7 the window, as 44764e83e0 if trying to 9ac9178a5b peer inside. We held our breath, f1cab51dda not daring to move. All we could do 4c71f2c9e1 was hope the tinted f184b651ff windows kept us hidden.68b714deeee3699e

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Sweat trickled down my 1bd0882989 neck in the tense af86c57348 silence.df75ce2f25f4794c

What felt like an hour passed in the span of a minute, and the zombie, with its poor eyesight, eventually turned away. When it had gone a safe distance, both Logan and I exhaled the breaths we’d been holding.66045c9c93d70d32

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That was close. I was 42b53cebc5 so tense 5ae7d33485 that my 1e92c3c634 fingers were 6e5b2718b3 tingling.94033630d998fda5

Logan gripped the steering ec40636930 wheel as if making 69de36f040 a decision.ea33093d81f25cd9

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“We can’t keep moving at this pace. It’ll never end.”97072af1c62e309f

“Then what’s your plan?”25aff78b1f1cf874

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He pointed ba4cd4aeda to a f2fcdaec0c nearby restaurant e92bbe467b with a 066664db26 red sign. It had glass windows, b3b59854e8 which meant we could d4214b3e6b crash the car straight 23978b1fec into it.dfc64abd7cef1a33

“But if we do that, the noise will draw zombies.”77347e27ad842974

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It was obvious 4fe1b4d3e5 we’d be surrounded 32d879201e by zombies before 8dc183e72a we even got 8beefc7fe7 a chance to 5646b0fb64 grab any food.2b54654ebc42dec7

“We’ll climb up to the roof and jump to the next building. The zombies will swarm this area, so the other parts of town should clear out.”b83f50eedd18bd15

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“…”275a45c14e440a6a

“Just a little further and we’ll reach our garage. There’s a dump truck there being repaired. That thing can push through the blocked roads and any zombies in our way.”43ace8ea9e65b519

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He said it 02c3a50e42 like it was ffa6e71ec7 nothing, but my 1be30b9f57 face was growing 3a00e424a0 paler by the afeaa06073 second. The gap between 7f1ad66306 the buildings wasn’t 0e2dd9a1cc exactly small.1ec8f70835fcc0ff

Part of 5317d7ed16 me wanted 672c2085fd to suggest 50659735ea going straight c02ca732da to the 59d4c0ab35 garage, but 1e6ead2fc9 the abandoned 92096dac79 cars blocking 143243f3eb the road e2f2c835c6 made that 0b15a3e62b impossible. We’d have 4634673990 to walk a7f77deef2 from here 2d9b5befda anyway.a4a9ca70c6a69212

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“I’m not a parkour expert, you know…”7daec13c24bc83fc

Wasn’t this a 874a6a7a17 plan only someone a692d0f6e8 as athletic as 031bfa03c5 Logan could pull 7c6aec1739 off? I was cb6b1ca87f certain I’d 4841ebf303 fall to d1063efc6f my death 81937399d8 trying to cc37972eb0 jump to 3453059944 the next 8827aa2c09 building.92b98d1decc9cc31

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“Can’t do it? You can’t make that jump?”f5291e33ffc4a7d3

He gave b87a9808a8 me a e9be1d3271 puzzled look. I glanced 6bb095a03b up at f3e5fd12ed him with 3d842bab09 a deadpan 085b46481f expression.5ea024e9bff05f6e

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“Please, recall my athletic abilities.”66eee442ec9e0dee

“Hmm…”7737deea9476e555

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He made f9c94ca1fa a thoughtful 8712992fda noise, rubbing dc831e5f83 his chin. From the way his befe3f17cf brows furrowed, it seemed e8f47e4cac like he remembered just b2622c56b9 how terrible I was 13a431496e at sports.5752b7fc44da53b8

“Alright, you stay on the roof here. I’ll go get the truck.”e8a6a38d679c9275

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He wouldn’t just leave me behind, right? Gripping my uneasy feelings, I nodded reluctantly.c109629b6bb894a1

“And how am I supposed to get down?”0464b105ad5ef1ee

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“Jump onto the dump truck. I’ll lay a mattress down for you.”585c188c7b25c265

My vision 4e455a65d6 blurred just 96ea6d124f thinking about 264c172b3e it. But if we wanted f218088c98 to get food and 77413fdaa9 escape safely, I had d98973a290 no choice.eb5785bfa565fba2

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With a 4e7d9099c1 dump truck, ffdb9fb60d we’d be 95d4409ca1 able to 77ed8a1d34 break through 73e5c8a2e5 crowds of 2b6f5144ab zombies and 75d0dc6a4a the blocked 6a5e8be0c8 roads, and 9f41d8b097 maybe, just e32a23dc11 maybe, we a93a2a8015 could find 3d48b9c4dc my parents 9730954b51 hiding somewhere.904d0b2c11fa6f2b

“I’ll give it a try.”d7fdb79386aaa26b

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‘I can do this. No, I ‘have’ to do this, even if I can’t.’3889da9b77bb9752

After resolving myself, feb4706d4c I nodded.b74bd3d4e7a76f03

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“We’re going.”6a846620c6270a80

“Mhm.”ab704a6713095d62

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Before I could 6feb6c326d even fully prepare, e0f1a4e213 Logan floored the 468a1960e2 accelerator. We crashed straight b2d288ae37 through the restaurant’s 4074e2d6d7 glass window, shattering d7beb967f7 it and skidding 68b88fd1fb into the building.1d3e9da76c3a6053

Unfortunately, there were zombies 6e3a7e47d3 wandering inside the restaurant a7732878e9 as well.d30d89513d35b2e4

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Beyond the partition, I 6591fccd87 could see the kitchen.a0dfa14bd5258971

“Run!”c292071acf39c388

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At his shout, I 7a0a299bcf bolted out of the fe2b6d11e7 car and dashed toward a52aa80401 the kitchen. Behind me, 5bc63a28fc I could a86fa62d8c hear the d72ffa7233 eerie howls 22ee966c3a of the 88f84ff796 zombies.e8a29e8272dcb342

It sounded like every 52175caf9b zombie in the area 143f96ed9f was rushing toward the 7777aaa119 restaurant, their footsteps and 977e5572f8 wails growing louder.ad2fcf0edf9c753d

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Logan, wielding 39a4a60625 a metal 938bbcda38 pipe, slammed a82835a2bc it down 5d677f722b on the 2f6546d3c8 head of c9f220e6b2 a zombie 28c073f034 blocking the c989cc1673 kitchen door. The zombie’s skull c5b16e58b4 caved in, and 0c552bef61 it dropped instantly.fa4428c7df460719

Taking advantage of 33afc42a3f the moment, I 689cf05a77 grabbed the kitchen 8e8f8f8362 door’s handle and 2d71aa0db2 pulled it open. Logan, meanwhile, 4d127d1e1d hurled a 105cf45e2c table into 96554cd5c2 a zombie b1a75a2543 charging at 6f1ecbeb89 him from c58e9ffe97 the side, d0a058164e sending it 5a2167d935 flying back.162075eb80f7045a

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That move was exactly 9d52ac2d58 what you’d expect from 6b6234676f a football forward. The weak zombies 4d6335c910 crumbled like straw 69c1e8e837 under Logan’s attacks.6fbf4134e0f3d2e8

I quickly twisted 1af077f498 my body as aa5d1800b9 I opened the 194dc60888 kitchen door. Who knew if something 32e86520dc might jump out from 8e46dce7c6 inside? Fortunately, the 8190532856 kitchen pantry bac4dcfd62 was zombie-free.a4fab466f3640230

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“Get in! It’s clear!” I called.774570a1eca9d39f

Logan followed me bc4cfa4d1a into the kitchen. Zombies were already a852585e0b clawing at the c6472bfb46 door, trying to cf3999e561 break in before f3ae5a1184 Logan could slam 0d3c5d021a it shut.a4fa97231098fbf7

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Bam!f840ae82cfd67138

Logan shoved 4457378956 the table 5b1e67f996 against the 3b119fa363 door, forcing bd1d8a5be4 the zombies 71a1730a4e back and fcf5616e48 securing the 5b67734860 entrance.50b9b8068695e533

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“Whew…”4a23790c491c6c1a

If it had been 89c5d8589b anyone else, we would’ve 24af244faf been zombie food by 31e2d75b68 now. Only someone like 3b5ede1304 Logan could have fdb824cf39 managed that feat.eb5f4abde66da07f

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“So, how do we get out?”6b2a3f51e1ca0995

“Maybe we could break through the vent and climb up?”d3eb49bd8650e1d8

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“With your size? Good luck.”cbec27ddaac2267f

Logan would definitely get 3acb5daee2 stuck trying to squeeze 06e7278066 his broad shoulders through 8aafa62332 the vent.3eec662f4a3a5040

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The groaning and snarling 46ff1ce8df of zombies at the cb1c097b11 door told us they 48b7da5379 were still there, and eb6dbffdad likely gathering in numbers. There was no 5e55c696b2 other choice.e0efb01e5c9d553c

“…Let’s go for the stairs.”5c2269bde14c3ae5

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A brief 9c09f98fcc thought crossed 28c7b21ec5 my mind—’we c72c97565a might die 893b6479d2 here’—but I 554ca1ea3b didn’t voice 632b4e50ef it aloud.65874b9354f1c4fc

Still, all 9e96de87c6 our effort 0550a18faf had been 309dcc0d50 worth it.2d46214edc794bef

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The kitchen fridge b6d0b86898 was stocked with e31072ec76 food. Despite the d14872746c power being 5c41abaecd out for 9f209a8785 who knew a14151e7c5 how long, dff2486b61 the food a02ed43140 hadn’t spoiled.c519be51b069aaf7

Steaks, potatoes, cheese, 05678e4d83 rye bread, beer, 422b1c3996 wine, sodas, pasta, 9253d88763 oil, tomato sauce, 20931d1fc0 pepperoncini, and more. We took everything 08d2a68a0f we could carry, 47d3b47538 like we were bb1cf23517 raiding the whole 359a48df80 pantry.e46d34ea987bdef1

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Well, we left the c74dba5b2c fish. It smelled bad and 62f27b2231 would likely spoil quickly. Plus, I wasn’t a 63703b79c7 fan of seafood.c893eb6631d53c77

We needed to 5002d6d470 haul all the 9eed41e13d food up to ff6e6877b5 the rooftop.5e61869fda68cc7e

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