DS Chapter 6

“Me too.”cdcaa983094702eb

What the heck? Just because d643c11141 the world’s 20d9b402b9 ending, does 646b4728e4 that mean 6e67724f93 he can d42cb82b58 shamelessly lie 0741c05702 like that? How can he mock 4edec48633 someone who just confessed c4e6d1873b to liking him?5e335b10f86cac31

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“What are you even saying?”7ea2dfbb3f0ff0f5

“I said, I liked you too.”ac0e71cd7a0452f2

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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.”30f71f87f46223b5

Memories of climbing f0b83fd872 a tree with ae118a6ef6 him and breaking e102a4bfc0 my arm surfaced. There was also that 1d2f29a1d5 time he kicked a 4d67c4f42c ball right at my 11ad686e87 face, making me spurt 1147939a2d a nosebleed like a 0bebfbb857 fountain. It’s still one 35e2b30b12 of the most a78e1ecfa5 shocking moments of 3e788e8772 my life.e44ff0ab3889e040

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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.’”d70e4784b659af8e

He remembers those 2bc386598f old days in a838462816 quite a bit dfc6b89f82 of detail.8a6e58dae5c8e253

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I remembered his shocked ec3ecaea38 expression when I had bee3864b71 that nosebleed. His wide eyes 7d00857404 and slack-jawed mouth. Everything around 2c02b78efc me seemed 0dca0f13cf to move 0d300814bd in slow 877821929f motion as 3e11b313b9 I fell 65eec6b257 backward. I could see fa06313de5 the blue sky, 9ac7136292 then stars.b8773a853f16dae7

I’d avoided 6dd156bdd3 him afterward 5b741603a8 out of acc044497b embarrassment, ashamed 86c6f22b23 of showing d8605cc6a9 such an 308f0338c4 ugly side. Every time 1e1dc58e51 Logan came 84a71197c7 over, I 3ea8f45b0b had my 9ff1f3e28c mom tell 9b07260506 him I 1629abf8d2 was sleeping.34a7f62a44c56d2e

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I was a eef2200b59 shy and timid 44022b3b7e kid back then, 0ad2f25b9b so I couldn’t c77b7b0b3c help it.ded927cbd134833e

“Well, it’s all in the past.”2b292abb9704d434

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I shrugged lightly. First loves aren’t meant bea2275583 to work out, anyway.20ad380c894d9c88

He didn’t say anything 28ecde433d as he turned the 14212a5851 steering wheel the other 5edc641de9 way. The road was 380939cd6f filled with debris, fda4b5e6af making driving difficult.d3109f026cc36984

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I kept 5e4569b225 my mouth 44125d2291 shut, letting 0bc1227d07 him focus dcf382395e on navigating 5809efffac the obstacles.71ca882963b7203a

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We finally 5b8fe7d636 arrived in c4076529ed Camden.a702bd40dfeb7106

Why did we come eb5b5d1cd1 here? The moment we entered bcea44119b the city, I regretted fc0da33138 it, my face turning f9d1fd1559 pale.65a63287403d2753

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Kiyaaak!36979949c2f3f65c

Kyaaaah!6b90cb22d51248cc

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Grrraaahhh!10c2ec170921611b

Horrifying screams echoed 7daf954648 throughout the city. Zombies were roaming 59e957a2e2 the chaotic streets 24caad9340 like outlaws.a4c408104784124f

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Some of 46bd03b60b them still b53cde5e36 looked relatively 0013580d3c intact, but a2ffe7370e many had 83cb6df3ba half-eaten faces 8ef6ce4687 or twisted, 10be3de8bb broken limbs.5fc3314d344849a9

Those who were 71b3671f12 bitten by just d3453ff3e0 one or two 54cb1caeeb zombies looked okay, 9f06459d30 but the ones 743a6b4894 who had been 1d32965f54 devoured by multiple 64c7a37895 zombies were in a8ccf0c8bb terrible condition. They looked pitiful.77bd5d143b95db23

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Seeing the state of 69bb7502ab the city made me 63b27bbe3c realize there was no 0facbe27d5 hope left. The fact 3c4c2aa619 that zombies 8da8a2e447 still ruled 18c806ccb6 the streets 94798e07a6 meant that 61f9b76c95 nothing had 401cb512ea been resolved.3cca0f4778c7f9fb

The survivors were likely c97e5c15a3 holed up in buildings, 7ceaf5743d waiting for rescue.b8e623cdbdac29c6

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We turned 254d6826fa off the 186b153375 car engine d9ddba6e1d and waited 4180932dbd for the 34edbd99a7 zombies to fc6792ead3 pass. Every time the fa4630a07a car made a 11d0319493 sound, the zombies, b275b21297 who had been 53d59433e5 aimlessly wandering, would 49c4854ed9 all turn their eb466b7a66 attention toward it.7d3480684367ab99

I whispered to b2c05c9d92 Logan in a b58b6b17cc hushed voice.1b5d88f689938ebf

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“They seem to react to sound.”1b26c1f0af60eda6

“And their eyesight doesn’t seem to be too good.”249a99dcc8f0c193

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“That’s a small relief.”8d0c3d8c67b69313

But driving the car 989aaa51ef might still be too 2624f1f05e dangerous. On the other hand, cf4ade5151 I wasn’t exactly thrilled 952338cbda about the idea of a77ba8ab78 walking into a zombie-infested f72a129211 city on foot either.83d796b574753078

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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.f566c89dd0c6ee20

“Oh? That’s my boss.”f700298cfc01a6df

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One of the 74c2772629 zombies wandering around 11b8bd2bfb near the ice 8270a19cf3 cream shop looked f86a66f130 familiar. It seemed like 6411305a3a my boss had 7ecd9ec46d been attacked while a967d01d1d working, as he c9ee9309e9 was still wearing 280df2400e his store apron 8db5774751 while shuffling around eb76cae7b8 as a zombie.c21ce40da71d768f

It didn’t feel great 203f853e7f seeing someone I knew 004d80f517 turned into a zombie, 0d2366925b even if I hadn’t d7b5bd19ad liked him much in c7f8591fca life.a914c0b5bb676c87

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“Well, at least he looks… somewhat intact.”7fc79d480c529f9c

At least he 19b7edab18 hadn’t been completely 09264082d7 devoured by zombies.a7c7f5a66a03413f

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“Oh, wait… nope. His butt’s been chewed off.”bf230664704452be

The moment my 0c115575b0 zombie boss turned dd37278436 around, the flesh cdd7e14b87 on his back f4acec6107 was torn and bff3397f43 his butt was 849603ba45 in tatters. I couldn’t 8b0e333d76 help but 0221d5c0c7 grimace.e38f342fb0fb5b22

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“Shh, be quiet.”2f862e7621d9d6ae

Logan pressed a da47179a64 finger to his 3061a43b8d lips. A zombie was walking bd0b080f11 right past our car.9ee5b8d642563e1b

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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.ab0ecdccb722ea00

One of the 4a508d7183 zombies pressed its 35b0c8e86c face up against 509ecc94ff the window, as 29bc61a004 if trying to 4ec73f7c19 peer inside. We held our c89800df2a breath, not daring 7318d3adde to move. All we 5b2baf88b6 could do ff9c351301 was hope 8f99a260e6 the tinted d878d09bca windows kept b44846cc6d us hidden.97f16279f3ff412a

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Sweat trickled 2111912118 down my 1773c30343 neck in 1e281f89e5 the tense a4602f65d1 silence.d4de364288afa221

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.163d8bac4e4bd8a2

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That was close. I was so tense 621aa65efb that my fingers were e22de996aa tingling.16ff9c22c54ef4f4

Logan gripped a546a002fd the steering 3ee2bc87b6 wheel as 97c2628e89 if making 16a1ece80c a decision.6f33157f7295b768

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“We can’t keep moving at this pace. It’ll never end.”394df31bbc00d68f

“Then what’s your plan?”a51550a1c11b8f02

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He pointed 008d05b6ff to a 56a7398563 nearby restaurant c53d1993e6 with a a6cf8fa995 red sign. It had glass 5732ef96e2 windows, which meant 18ee8dcf56 we could crash f213b72273 the car straight ec872f390b into it.f82d34ac5797e509

“But if we do that, the noise will draw zombies.”c73cb64a95ead98e

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It was obvious we’d 3822f659c7 be surrounded by zombies c02f3b68ac before we even got 04211d1c25 a chance to grab bd286242ad any food.1ba67b6e2ab1edb6

“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.”ffcea82ac6f00ecc

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“…”1ee1deeec9434a06

“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.”34a64381a23af173

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He said it like 8101ba8a94 it was nothing, but 2ff4c2240e my face was growing 7e791f2b7a paler by the second. The gap between 2f55a4c3ac the buildings wasn’t 7a9c941888 exactly small.00540592b664bac6

Part of 07b2ddd57c me wanted f6d9dca9ba to suggest 958912dcd6 going straight ed401ebec0 to the 90c38544e3 garage, but f41313b2cf the abandoned 52e409b631 cars blocking fe0995f0d3 the road 5b3a44839f made that c835c8d8db impossible. We’d have 692af53769 to walk f0970923bb from here c0202dc183 anyway.b5e7d4d49dbf0b76

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“I’m not a parkour expert, you know…”50081a87f546c34d

Wasn’t this aa2d399cdd a plan 8b63bb85c5 only someone b1eaa9884b as athletic 227c96268c as Logan 7b702d88b0 could pull e954b4083f off? I was certain I’d 3ecd112a67 fall to my death 097628240b trying to jump to 9181eb45bc the next building.4224b00dabae0714

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“Can’t do it? You can’t make that jump?”986db183205d86de

He gave 0c181a344d me a 194f304eb2 puzzled look. I glanced up 635f548fbf at him with 79f3a306b8 a deadpan expression.6b4d0b617d563ee7

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“Please, recall my athletic abilities.”a10418e3ca5c5356

“Hmm…”0ea396eece75e1af

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He made 6a89e6e945 a thoughtful e58a1f00ed noise, rubbing e1800befff his chin. From the ad63bb6174 way his daef6aa021 brows furrowed, a8563339d5 it seemed 65790b1b81 like he f9f95e1139 remembered just 25f6ef0ed5 how terrible eb7af78954 I was 1e826b2f7f at sports.4c15378cb6779458

“Alright, you stay on the roof here. I’ll go get the truck.”51fa96930d555dc8

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He wouldn’t just leave me behind, right? Gripping my uneasy feelings, I nodded reluctantly.296746cb6d527575

“And how am I supposed to get down?”95f8820a16d0bc58

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“Jump onto the dump truck. I’ll lay a mattress down for you.”02047b0c49800553

My vision e71a9d2827 blurred just 0d3b754a7e thinking about 3f92b3e627 it. But if 87c3c2c9e7 we wanted 3db0dcedf8 to get f85632adb7 food and dc20483aea escape safely, e6dd227642 I had def558e5c3 no choice.1effae05088b8979

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With a dump 6f0f4c1c71 truck, we’d be 30ff4b7499 able to break b2d027f408 through crowds of f0708e4753 zombies and the 92f63f20c9 blocked roads, and 5e3161b264 maybe, just maybe, 22e6b23beb we could find 9626ef6b37 my parents hiding f1d56d72ed somewhere.0cbbc19df5bbec90

“I’ll give it a try.”bccf6c1bab045c5f

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‘I can do this. No, I ‘have’ to do this, even if I can’t.’675d5a628c7d0798

After resolving myself, I 688f507159 nodded.962ef3c88441f061

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“We’re going.”3d0594808c0d8e0e

“Mhm.”dcb7e893333e5998

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Before I could 57c324b16b even fully prepare, 2232cb5096 Logan floored the 97322c6866 accelerator. We crashed dc0f78bd92 straight through 0aac3aa117 the restaurant’s 75be4e5dbf glass window, 11855b86f9 shattering it 20c0eec3a4 and skidding d67c24a72b into the 52cbb389e9 building.42070a5317b3e685

Unfortunately, there were ea6c059573 zombies wandering inside c98114c36b the restaurant as 431e63e224 well.1a19f180d852e516

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Beyond the partition, I 18296a3959 could see the kitchen.7f3ab20fae788ffe

“Run!”6d1bb2b8ebcc1f41

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At his shout, 1a642dc1f9 I bolted out 76d2895fcb of the car 7457593d6b and dashed toward 4aa030c5a2 the kitchen. Behind me, I could 8154386db4 hear the eerie howls 4fcaf6ed28 of the zombies.d5305dfb4badcbe2

It sounded like a15c246e88 every zombie in 2cabc6b777 the area was 8ab087418b rushing toward the db4ff9b91f restaurant, their footsteps 9bd5ba12fa and wails growing ecc3343fd9 louder.17f8709f2b38a287

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Logan, wielding 3932c890d7 a metal a1b247bd21 pipe, slammed cc13262e26 it down 7aa099d22b on the f0f62e9c87 head of 2b5fb09c0c a zombie 4f053e307e blocking the dd437f0a91 kitchen door. The zombie’s bdf5b93919 skull caved 0d6fe28853 in, and bd77e92096 it dropped 34a2f5e14f instantly.70f63dbe1976b238

Taking advantage of 5e52a3099f the moment, I 747ebe11b7 grabbed the kitchen dd91c0272e door’s handle and bfc4029bdc pulled it open. Logan, meanwhile, e4c40337bc hurled a 4ee48dafdd table into b3ce8ac0ce a zombie 57716ab2f0 charging at 13f34533c3 him from e0c2008738 the side, 1ec722d338 sending it 5466907197 flying back.ad735836e9e49381

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That move was 980a5dddcf exactly what you’d 5709e6102a expect from a a92015c3e3 football forward. The weak 2b59a9f3d3 zombies crumbled f5b580ebcf like straw a584a2c0f3 under Logan’s 89795e7647 attacks.093f039306e249b2

I quickly twisted my 55642eaf7f body as I opened 9394253644 the kitchen door. Who knew if something efeb50b3c8 might jump out from bbd18131b6 inside? Fortunately, the kitchen pantry fc406f7904 was zombie-free.dce4009e858367dc

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“Get in! It’s clear!” I called.b36e908a183d661b

Logan followed 7e290f1113 me into 4b7f98383b the kitchen. Zombies were already a26b181dae clawing at the 79ad4b2058 door, trying to b22a3a348e break in before 6289be6b9c Logan could slam 877bacd221 it shut.959db9f1ef4e76b5

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Bam!8fa47b00a8c60893

Logan shoved 848b98a02b the table 0fc945fd46 against the 434cb7978d door, forcing dd05acb9a3 the zombies c937988790 back and ded9a6bb5f securing the 02da20569f entrance.334ac6d3d17ac803

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“Whew…”1f69b1ff6dd9c247

If it had c503b1c1a0 been anyone else, fbf813d474 we would’ve been dc4478fbc0 zombie food by a16adbb63d now. Only someone 50e573a4f1 like Logan 581d5dac7d could have 71e5c198fb managed that e657923eec feat.9a47a65a2a9a5b78

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“So, how do we get out?”c1dc48c05fbfa652

“Maybe we could break through the vent and climb up?”e514c769df0f3d19

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“With your size? Good luck.”4e6b6ba54d3254d1

Logan would 08ed964d5b definitely get 6d4ea7af46 stuck trying fb9e6cce1d to squeeze 412841e9eb his broad 7c862c2442 shoulders through 9e80c830b3 the vent.18fd7acf86406819

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The groaning 3675a68945 and snarling 78671ae649 of zombies bccd6216a0 at the db82423d0a door told 9f773f331e us they 281a443f26 were still c6f7f43883 there, and 3aa0580e28 likely gathering fd4a850371 in numbers. There was 5b90a029b8 no other 5a2b5239fe choice.ab74ae947666b49b

“…Let’s go for the stairs.”5daafa71a4ffede6

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A brief 6cd9d9bb83 thought crossed 51177937f7 my mind—’we 6a992b4e8d might die bcbc85ea29 here’—but I 3d7fcb796c didn’t voice 9c2cc5e55c it aloud.932cdef746212792

Still, all 0b2c3762d3 our effort d4f5671af8 had been e2b7872c7a worth it.2190ea9d346892e7

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The kitchen fridge c01ef5f78d was stocked with 424a34860b food. Despite the power being 283918f5fc out for who knew cd2a191cdc how long, the food 7a08d534f4 hadn’t spoiled.ea15d14c39a002eb

Steaks, potatoes, d6b8e3322c cheese, rye d730d9da5e bread, beer, 40f42335c9 wine, sodas, 8f353dcb5a pasta, oil, 779b4b5dee tomato sauce, 1c12e0fd34 pepperoncini, and 58c86ef187 more. We took everything 9fcb0a90a2 we could carry, a6ed3b7301 like we were 9c86310e9f raiding the whole 1e0865e816 pantry.4d98005bb09f5558

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Well, we left 8368fc7021 the fish. It smelled 940c0da68b bad and 10ac6e4293 would likely f0453ced36 spoil quickly. Plus, I b6d76b4186 wasn’t a e7581a7548 fan of 7a7d568e39 seafood.42a323bdb4a121ca

We needed to ef8ca82055 haul all the 14d231b946 food up to d6266acc86 the rooftop.5e9843600f182878

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