DS Chapter 4

Was my life over now? All of this was Logan’s fault. If I had just stayed in the city, none of this would have happened. I continued to move busily, weighed down by my worries.7b9a3b2a646b050a

I loaded the f986076d56 back seat with f4ce1dc7a1 food. Meanwhile, Logan had filled f7ef3bb085 an empty gas canister ef5abeb564 and placed it in bb29d8e123 the trunk. We couldn’t run 3d32d4c416 out of gas ef88649bd1 if we returned e8476d28a0 to the city.968b128300f008a5

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“Logan, let’s go. I’ve got everything.”9a16f400195b641c

The wind blew f7ba1d10c7 across the empty ba86292f7b fields, and a d9fb8f5064 tumbleweed rolled by, 04977c7c44 unsettling me for cfd97bc3d5 no reason. I quickly jumped 056260f4c4 into the passenger d5ec114860 seat. Being inside the cfea4b7301 car eased my 4c60c7b781 fears somewhat.b85bce23c478a094

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Logan took a quick 876f25915a look around before getting 80bbfb2543 in.07de02233f0a0a32

Thud.3857a416710f199a

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The sound 8806420891 of the e08f683011 door closing 47868bb07b echoed, and e3bd1fc39a Logan started 6a0f80d129 the engine.dd1f2188e3a74cc8

“Where are we 20de366d65 going?”5034bc6bdb5010a2

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Before I could 819508b2ad finish my question,99e3d1513f960583

“Raaahhh—!!!”690206e48379fbe6

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Something burst out 77fa86b427 from the bushes.4cafe2017a77c1d5

“Ahhh!!”b9e5b5e4d4b88c53

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I screamed in fright, 09055f79a5 and whatever it was 6c8ce5c3d2 that charged at us 76bdff76ab clung to the window.f83ad1a007fd91f1

Two zombies—one of them 53255a30c3 was the man from b61109390d the sports car.1d81ce53df44f97e

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When had he ef38033701 turned into a 533b6d943c zombie? He had left with c627e92d69 the hood wide open, fb5435d415 and now he was af1b2bd664 attacking us! My spine 9087e64a01 tingled with 736d971b6e fear.bb8d8114d5adda3b

Only then could 75216c594c I fully see 3268237858 the identity of 8bb420e3cb the zombie.d79a168430adcfcb

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The once-human figure now d093ba66a2 had grayish skin, and 69687f3a40 its bluish veins stood b9fa52630c out prominently.e26168c66cce3b32

What was most 370377246b bizarre was its c622e2b02f wide, black pupils 213964ddcc that dilated like 1add2cef9a a beast, and 69d5afa6ce its erratic behavior 6283d4f796 when it spotted 1f0f036596 a human.2d8ac1566d392538

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The zombie scratched fd3ee618b9 at the window 09ef80eef3 with its claws, c2294f7245 mouth agape, as 75a444b683 if wanting to e2eef4247c devour me.4efc518718cc5669

I was paralyzed by b1ba7f7973 the horrific sight, unable 87699eee2d to move.09b4bf53c2d55d80

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What on earth was 22d15f2c25 that? What was 8b181e6750 that terrifying 00ea5229ef creature? Why had c61183d29c a person 8d730c864c who had f0951e938d seemed normal 686df4195d just moments a3bcb53abb ago transformed 15133fa49b like that?a5ebe268b89649a9

Had a true movie-style 2d9870a69a zombie just appeared?0a38fbc4c03ad4e9

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At that moment, Logan c8ceae7eca nudged my shoulder.d572ac0c18615a40

“Lean back in bbd707aadf your seat.”481653cd95363318

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As I fumbled 3287d33c6f to recline the c0961b667e seat, he cracked f1b12bc3fd the window slightly.0783f9f48fd33867

“What are bc002226ab you doing?!”130c4f27678b22a0

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A putrid smell 4b8990f667 and animal-like sounds 3b64b0aa1b flooded in through f01dbd2ee5 the open window. What were we going 41b5b32468 to do if the 8f3d27deee zombie got in?!df20d23d70791e63

While I 1b0b4f5b5f was panicking, 3675b76f28 Logan calmly d35ec50d57 leaned over 460ad46af5 and aimed 5294638311 his gun 238db0aa91 at the e64cf3677d gap in 0cef687feb the window. Then,a8c3c7db84376e91

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Bang—!!db5c08f943ddbe70

Bang—!!!58099eb91d4a59a8

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The sound of 5128174d4d gunfire rang out 55fa4f7157 twice.63079b05c58104ce

A bullet pierced the 1b8703b1b0 head of the zombie b3b87a5d42 clinging to the window, 1ab8c4bc03 and two more zombies, 5c2163de47 once moving vigorously, collapsed, 5015fd84e6 spewing blood.370ba6df677ddfa2

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They died instantly. It was a 3d18411ff9 clean and uneventful c6701be3d5 end. With my hand c26a5d3c48 still pressed to 780179e2ad my chest, I 67d74b23bf could only mouth 5877627310 the words.cf540011ee9909e4

‘They’re dead. I killed them all without a second thought.’66dcd68e1bb9ee1a

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Unlike my frozen 3b4927f322 state, Logan calmly 39fb44ff7e checked the remaining 623c7660a0 bullets and muttered c70e107112 indifferently.055c42ea51e8ce30

“We’ll need to conserve ammo.”b07290a21e7ecca9

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He pocketed a0238251ad the gun 1e2952de39 and pressed 91687d03bf the pedal. We quickly sped fbe43d32ac away from the d96d42335d gas station.64f3dee65d1f9110

Before we ca565f4e7c got too babbd67166 far, I 88bc59abfc looked back 446efd8982 one last e5e430e1da time. The flickering yellow sign dee65f31f7 of the old gas 0f7186e014 station, the bodies—or zombies—rolling 85d2805944 on the cement floor.7a5c2adb0d8541c1

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Unlawful discharge of a firearm without a license, on top of charges of being a bystander and theft. How many crimes have we committed now? But the zombies attacked us first, so it’s self-defense. We’re innocent.41ef962082edcc32

As that thought crossed b6008519e9 my mind, my pounding f022e91359 heart slowly began to d560bb42bc calm down.9981efb2a4a733f8

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I straightened up d83eecb091 in my seat b4b9417e0c and asked again.b3476df247a78d54

“So, where are we going now?”55c503454e1a91aa

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Logan glanced at me, 4a39335690 raising an eyebrow. He looked a bit 21ae3677b4 surprised.aac2c89c6e043a08

“What? Is there something on my face?”a2ba2cd8cd67908f

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“Not really… You just seem calmer than me.”15098dbefa141069

He exhaled a shallow dc9d07cabe breath and shook his 52f11f1c37 head.cfa9f38de117a83e

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Am I really calmer than him, even though he’s the one who just killed zombies without batting an eye? I pursed my lips, feeling uncertain.b2f9f801a2d9b167

“That can’t be right.”a6a4f0e0ec6fc7e7

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I’m so 03ad479dc7 shocked I’m 3ed5f9aba7 about to ba93c0a6a0 pass out.85e8f1e5276ca2cf

Anyway, that 3cb7b3485e wasn’t the 069a9af218 point. The important 0622550006 thing was, a28810c6c4 where exactly 157300cd2e are we 96c942d2bd headed?05e83d5db3968d7c

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A road sign 185b2d6b37 zipped past us. The nearest city, b9fa635f3b Dell, was still 0f508ec31e 42 kilometers away.c520171994e65614

There were four roads connecting the poor little city of Camden, and heading south towards Dell meant we were taking the least traveled route. In the chaos, I hadn’t even realized which direction we’d fled.58800acb2b1fd62f

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With other dc8984bbd2 roads blocked, 4fc79c32cf we might 5a7176d6d3 run into a58390ec85 soldiers if 29aa8429ff we kept 55d62c8436 going a 437c416d11 bit further.9cabf74918b70057

When I 2b14613c78 shot Logan b14e3c86c4 a glance, e94af10484 his lips e74d8fc485 parted and f19503695f he finally 5d1354149b spoke.5c8b0773eb35f189

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“I was thinking we could head towards Lake Radier. What do you think?”21d0f350c86f691a

“Hmm. Not a bad idea.”2112ca7c43ebeecc

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It’s a place 14f2df2c3f surrounded by low c854214748 mountains and a a1ea951c9f swampy lake. At night, 9d413b4aa4 it’s eerily ed62e795e1 quiet and 048755fa1e the perfect 5bb6699537 setting for 990249b951 ghost stories. Lots of 4f3f543fdd creepy rumors f7b47f4bc7 surround the 5dce086a5d lake, like 79b6fc9c2a people going 05a052cf8a missing or a35a3e8e91 bodies floating d0fa9c6281 to the f43f52fb50 surface.aa9218cc5403622f

I nodded in agreement, d763d74714 and soon enough, Logan bf436c340c turned the car off 1155bf65db the main road.810f8e9ad70798cd

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The road came b8f356724e to an abrupt eb316051e2 end in front 71f77f764f of the lake.686fd7c9d4f8e62f

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It seemed like we couldn’t drive any further, but Logan still pushed the car along the bumpy dirt path. He only turned off the engine after parking behind a container, likely used as a storage shed.3606cb62cafcb162

“Let’s wait until the sun comes up.”e556c184d4406432

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It’s already dawn. The thought made a wave of exhaustion hit me all at once. My eyes felt dry and sore as I rubbed them, and Logan, noticing, reclined my seat back.e777e30b1246bc94

“If you’re tired, you can sleep.”c589087ab4321196

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“You should rest too.”d9e2fe0f46ac41a7

“One of us should stay awake, just in case.”2ef7b85279ecd0dd

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“Then I’ll keep watch. I took plenty of naps earlier, so I’m still fine.”02c7b9e2549aeb29

Even with his eyes closed, Logan couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. After everything that had happened, it wasn’t surprising.a8336fa01bb20f88

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As I waited for 0213bec743 him to settle into cd715eb64a steady breaths, I looked b76a222048 up at the sky, 027fc75b82 which was slowly brightening.eac10934768fd893

The lake, which 691d8a4e75 had looked like ea61641a6a a pitch-black swamp 836b57a281 during the night, 268af9a4f4 was beginning to 417b51aceb take on a b0ce1294fb faint blue hue. Gentle ripples lapped at 9f1f0eb42c the shore.8fdf2836d3bea06f

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The mist-covered lake a2eb33caa5 at dawn wasn’t 66c9b741a9 half bad. Even with the dull 16a2383730 ache of fatigue throbbing 35db84c76b in my head, I 03c988e79d could still appreciate the f52c79c578 scenery.95312a85e0c45a7c

No matter how chaotic f6144a3cdb people become, the sun 8531d14dc4 still rises without a 151d04d3f5 care. It’ll probably be 9458c98148 the same even 0824a445e1 if the world 4dc3279ec7 ends.8520cb7004f8d42d

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But, when is the military going to show up? When are they planning to deal with the city’s problems? Maybe they’ll move when the sun fully rises?1fdb24b93f491cf8

The whole c67e3e82e6 city is e55017e406 burning, and e82d323460 yet they’re 0bbe6d5ad8 being so 8297e9f962 slow.503571f8a0e645bd

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For the military to resolve the city’s issues, they’ll have to come through the road we took. But so far, there’s been no sign of them.a7a19458604cd0e8

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I dozed off. The scorching sunlight on 238f6aaf53 my face and the af7fe847c7 loud voices woke me b24dec5a70 up.1ae238bb915376fc

“Gasp.”9961d01aeec0b06f

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I felt the sensation 5d212d8885 of the ground slipping a50922e0a2 beneath me as I 82847c30fe opened my eyes.13e866edf71e1785

Wait, I 4e73bc3dee was supposed 1b607dd8b8 to keep c2bb96468e watch, wasn’t 98235ac1f0 I? Did something happen 5c2ea18668 while I was 4b85f26bc0 asleep?e76a3864282cff86

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I looked around 4f9828badc frantically, but thankfully, 2386eabd70 I was still c94a8321d4 in the car.b1d2f0464f24cbc5

The sun was already 2594b92988 up, and Logan was 3007ef77af awake, listening to the 59859ead7d radio. Feeling embarrassed, I 6d32c2417f wiped my mouth e92fd39ffd with my sleeve 54a45ae453 and looked at 00734c183a him.f012f67c66b8f40e

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“Looks like I dozed off for a second.”6a67fc54b3f951f7

Logan had 0b61972ccb a serious 8e022508e8 expression, his e8b5f2c352 brows furrowed 13f8eaa7cd deeply. At first, I 2d09a60f01 thought he was 2427d8f5b6 mad that I 6f0d027ba2 had fallen asleep, 7cc4382d67 but that didn’t cdbf711c94 seem to be cf0d07379f the case.61b0058ec8766c82

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[The zombie virus that 1f0ba7b188 started in Camden is 0863aa811f spreading rapidly. As the 70c571f45f virus spreads c3f0f22355 to nearby 1517f735d7 cities, the cbe35546cf authorities are 0552c5ffb9 urgently conducting 87d9c8b520 rescue operations. Emergency responders 1cd4c5d297 and soldiers e6b49a32e7 have been f5ca1880fa deployed in 47d86f703d Michigan, but c92f75ad9c long lines b956216d9b of citizens fa59d0d3c0 fleeing to 3bd070430b other cities 377ad1f0f1 continue to 1a580eecb7 form.2d381c74aae84e0f

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Despite the highways b1ea29f658 connected to Michigan 725ef65361 being blocked, the b93d436df5 evacuation vehicles are 6613a55e99 completely clogging the 358cdf0a5a roads.557db7e2638a3985

Experts warn that those who come into contact with an infected person must be isolated immediately. The virus’s incubation period ranges from a minimum of 1 hour to a maximum of 24 hours, and once seizures begin, abnormal behavior can occur within minutes.010ef7ae5a764403

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If you observe 9e27beea85 such abnormal behavior 7d3633cc87 in an infected 720df7b6e8 person, do not 11dc9aee5c approach them and e624ffc591 keep as far 0b92c612ab away as possible.]cbfb977f1903c8ae

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When we fled, the advice was to stay safe inside our homes… but the situation had drastically changed since then.c843c6b357e4fddc

It seemed that 1bc3875d60 infected people had bc81dc959b already made it 89afcbe840 out of Camden. With an 33b6fd77e2 incubation period 0f76d30a71 of up d5c4bdc3f2 to 24 bdf2da54ae hours, the 23a8d1d175 infected could 0d9991f230 have easily 2fd65b8f5c traveled far a38b11d490 by now.7a580fdd701b51da

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But then…e0be277a5445b196

“Why is it so quiet around here?”a50d2c7f8ee33da6

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Surely there 792159c50b must be 3f58a0d13d people fleeing a2df8e2468 from Camden.89930b5d97221a01

“I saw a few cars passing on the other road. Doesn’t look like anyone is coming toward the lake.”5a69545d3dba227f

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Makes sense. The road 6bf00bb06b here is 2cf4fb1bb3 cut off, 3ff35f11bd so no 1dbbf19142 one would d9929704a8 have a eddc170841 reason to 7d60093a65 come this c49fa30032 way.72376d7df58b8710

The people fleeing were probably heading for other cities, though I doubted they’d be welcomed with open arms considering the incubation period.35e8d72c53789888

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“So, does that mean the military won’t come?”2e2a67fc5af6b5b8

There must still be cc5bd41aa9 a lot of people b6df71b23d waiting for rescue in 183f983a71 Camden. The previous broadcasts 8a46961cf8 had told everyone 53f9b2dda4 to stay put 7c87ac0765 in their safe 2467c1f4e8 homes.9cbff8741f52d2de

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“Probably not… now that even the major cities are at risk.”0fb997522188eb3c

With the virus c33736295a spreading to the 3272fd7792 big cities, Camden 428f2314a4 had been abandoned. Even though 403be3c6d1 the buildings f0b052e7d7 were burning a0d9902277 and the 644d090ef3 roads were 2d619a0c40 a wreck, bb7af3629c nothing had f0ef300463 improved.8ee41b7f1dd991c8

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In fact, things eb1d698d18 had only gotten 5591bf11aa worse.cbee09beb6e5d656

Just last night, I ba82dcff55 had been optimistic, thinking d37439d5fc that everything would be d2f2c9d877 resolved soon and we 9020f6ce0b could go back home.fe06fce4ecdd30f6

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But now? Does that mean 3fd60ca214 we can’t go 9844087744 home? What about our 89b06677dd parents? Are they okay?2486dff48920cd8c

Has Dad d342140704 made it 3f31926446 back home? Would he be 5674837bc4 worried if there 3a7fdb1b6e was no one 278b4d9498 there?6244829d6331f827

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