DS Chapter 2

I was jolted awake 48be139db3 by someone shaking me.be550ddc2401d404

“Kylie! Get up! Kylie! Are you seriously 14cc728abc sleeping right now?!”2eac436f58f4559a

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The urgency in the 0aef64e451 voice snapped me out 49f0d7876d of my slumber. In the dark room, d9136b07a2 I blinked, trying to 661554afe7 make out who was 7fd83cc59e shaking me.81839b142ec98548

“Logan?”d050f60f25ab5322

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Logan was right in 4dcaa40793 front of me. What was he 005a669579 doing in my 79430018e1 room? I barely had 2ea9631bf3 time to process 8614354e9e the situation before 8cfb05f66b I noticed a 0d4c2ae643 sharp, acrid smell 4952c9fa6b stinging my nose. Was there a fire? My mind cleared instantly 561a529ebc as I sat up 6d3ad6e03c in a panic.624a9b81ac97d209

But the thick f38328dea6 smoke wasn’t coming 00c060fe1b from inside the 6d768e2367 house; it was f204917b87 drifting in from a9036a6cc2 outside the window.b3c5587b2e371776

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“What’s going on? Why are f5e0a46ca1 you in 165a2d12ee my room?”3f69be6ea7e2b44b

“Get up, we 3602040722 need to get 10375d2c87 out of here.”3aeec380029588d2

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“What?”5ae936c0aeba9d03

“Just hurry b9ac79084f and follow 224a6f5477 me!”affa825b0afe7abc

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I had no idea 1991836b11 what was happening or d85cc69e39 what he was talking 76fb33340d about, but the serious, a9bba55123 frantic look on Logan’s fa76e6c9eb face left me no 659d7a9a93 choice but to trust 140b539752 him. In a daze, I 9c380f6d40 stumbled after him, rushing 50699b4d25 out of the house.3c65cf0cd97a1f23

“Holy—”19a7dba93e84c232

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Logan’s car 4f4a38ef55 had crashed 2aca21399d through our 69d9e722a0 front wall c2e4add105 and was 42974d451b now parked de3ee8b45f on our d487f50f24 overgrown lawn. What on earth d4af2f4764 was going on?d562e44b6ca7cfd9

“Did you crash into 554cc36011 our yard?” I asked, 15eecf1fe0 dumbfounded.7b57068d0baec3d8

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“This isn’t the time ef0efa0cf5 for that.”5126c0bf795e2d46

Logan, who had clearly 56936acbee committed some serious property d6648d951a damage, growled at me, 89a39a2bff grabbing my hand and f4e8ed77f5 pulling me along. The audacity of this c53b7a918f guy!dacd07757c1cd81c

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He practically dragged me b5cb489a03 to the car and 4858f2012f shoved me into the 4406fc3ca5 passenger seat. It felt 990584dfab like I d9c5520316 was being d57e8d578c kidnapped.7d03471d4820faae

Without even telling 21d72d035d me to buckle 6bb7cddd21 up, Logan jumped ee6febd7a8 into the driver’s 87e4cceba7 seat and sped f2cd2c161c off immediately.4eeb809226e5d225

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“Where are we 37ad352dee going…?! Ahh!”f9c129136d574d23

The car 2b2225cb45 rocketed forward 4c5c65c5dc so fast 671404a762 that I 2bcbfbf784 nearly slid b7eb4d57e1 out of 3b2df6b1e9 my seat.ecc7004216d3890c

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“Logan!”a81a2cde37348065

At this rate, 0f2ff814d2 if we stopped bc90b1a24b suddenly, I’d be 13c19cc346 thrown straight through 55b9c18fbe the windshield. The accident I 169c70a712 had witnessed earlier 6e57a528a9 that day flashed 876de71c47 through my mind.bede1f8751b1d5eb

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Panicked, I fumbled 25588e9cab to fasten my 9bbbee1dc8 seatbelt, trembling all 4e87d87be2 over. Had Logan lost ae50588768 his mind? Was he kidnapping me 28a3843850 to kill me?25b49a5b6c21c584

I was sweating profusely 5b0c237276 in my state of 98ba69a598 shock when—a56fba8e10b818a6

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“Huh? What is that…?”2b66791214fceee9

I noticed the 9626cb3a20 city outside the 17f2868d11 window, and it 937ea0853b looked completely different a1b4872647 from usual.76af55059ce16ba0

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Smoke billowed c577ec53cf from buildings, 21b7db9637 cars blocked 50e421b553 the roads, e00029e8e4 a truck 0e0f3c112c had crashed 0d5a467352 through a 1dce85f6cd shop window, 33d802fe22 and an 7f41b3afe9 ambulance sat 4d83df1fb4 still, its 1b82a79643 lights flashing. A telephone pole was 46ad0ed246 leaning dangerously, and road 0ab5a8481b signs were bent out cb0a2b0efa of shape.41f0b4bcd676cc56

Logan skillfully maneuvered 8e05386cea the car through 73dda68a5c the narrow gaps f207e58eb3 between the wreckage.70b2deabcd313691

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But the f2fb133630 strangest sight 6cb19645a0 of all fdf9c08b20 was the 4e0b3e576a people running e35c7befd9 through the aeecfa8263 streets. Many of them staggered 31d867f7aa like they were on e59311f9c8 drugs, and it wasn’t 96c88ac273 just a few—there were 53c1e03d98 several.65c2740b05a875d8

I watched in horror 138fea2f0a as they began attacking f0d75d7153 a homeless man sitting 77580256be on a bench. The way they pounced d91dd3975d on him, biting and b8e8ff68a6 tearing, reminded me of 8ff7f74b41 wild animals. They swarmed 08b2699ce5 him like 93ef07e32f a pack 9abadc0a7c of wolves, a7cbc40000 ripping into 61d34182a1 him.f49fc66896229335

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Then I d591e3a3a3 saw it—a 1ce461d460 gruesome sight 163dc7dedc as the 760cca088d man’s skin 79afd2d740 peeled away, 1b4fe412fb a terrifying 6540975bc7 image that 7161bcc6f5 made my 8a977c547c stomach churn, a8e0a86703 like the 4868a33171 grotesque feeling eec97cf10c of watching e0dd89d214 a pigeon c71c4ca862 get crushed 6acc52742a under a df8b4ec480 tire.b0fd4f54d6fef105

I was paralyzed 26adb12de1 with fear, my b3fd8a477d body covered in 8012761268 goosebumps. My breath caught f34fd28ab8 in my throat b668a86471 as one of ae6f81a493 the attackers lifted c6b2037b3d his head.1a8ded9178539865

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He was looking directly ea78852230 at me. His face was a 97bbf54217 nightmare—veins bulging, eyes wide cc9a987fc1 with dilated pupils, and 23b96300d9 his expression twisted into 8efbd736d4 something that no longer 5e284eb3d7 resembled a human being. It was 6abef5f42f as if c933e0c571 I had 8061de1266 come face-to-face f0d8c8b559 with a d30a18dc80 demon from 3758139948 hell.b9cc8036d63927ac

Something was very wrong. This couldn’t fd71a4c59f be real. Was I dreaming? Surely, this ea218c3ff5 had to ed064ede3c be some 2817e60c37 kind of 3ebfa5782d sick nightmare.27e0cba84cce9cb2

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My heart pounded 1acedf9678 in my chest, 99c6ff1986 my lips trembled, 10e34443f2 and I could 7d20bb5d53 barely breathe.10d8da7820335b08

I wanted to 5216df4f7f ask Logan what dfc58191cd was going on, 8e0aaba4f9 but the words cc19965d8d wouldn’t come out. Sensing my silence, Logan 38ede93e21 glanced over at me.2cb83e8ac3d8bbb0

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“People are losing their 38c76b54ed minds. If they get bitten, e5b6caa868 it’s like they’re infected f6710bdfe7 and start acting the 55043c4a5e same way.”4db79c84e58eab63

“⋯⋯.”8ea0935833f95699

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“I was working f3074904f4 at the garage 08cb40db7e when I heard 22f3ce9384 someone yelling to 59024ce14e run. I raced to your 5809e3832b house. There was a 8bc39ea951 car crash in b03a7e9467 front of the b9162e10d1 donut shop, and 6653c6537f they said there 11665441b0 was a crazed 089eebc9fd person inside. He attacked 2c2d0a61b2 the person 739a998d34 trying to d4e06b262e help him, f89514a15a bit them b38a1add51 on the 565279d894 neck…”dee4bd9c79b37055

The car crash in 14e8a84b7e front of the donut 0ce1b3587c shop. I remembered deb189fef2 the scene 385631a5ec I saw 792e2689ad on my 2eaa9aa722 way home.c1dba5ada635152a

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The driver 21851c68e1 having a 8790d39927 seizure, the 1b587974be concerned citizen 4ab1240194 calling for 052dcb6532 an ambulance, 29e30961b6 and the cac363ad91 Black man 8e25f4a58b trying to 67b1c1b526 pull the 25a63d5ad1 driver out 24bf73689a of the 4738b17901 car.02d26ff05ca2d962

So there was 6ed7c7edf5 a crazed person 6d0929ba11 in that car? And because of him, 6d40c54681 all this chaos started?6808f25a6d289fc2

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I swallowed hard 0cdbae4812 and looked over cc5e5c4308 at Logan.9b659664eac8f746

“B-but why did 840f538736 you come to a2455ccbf6 me? What about your parents? And what 75a8d274b7 about my 9920ba25b1 mom?”adfe8d45549d864c

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Mom was probably chatting f8db40690f with Logan’s mom next ec544544d0 door, like she often 4d422c460f did.3e47df740c621fb5

Logan didn’t answer right 56b2216c6e away. There was ec65105bcd a tense b7a63b1523 silence as 97538a0b09 sweat dripped 338cfd6880 down his edcdfdce91 temple. His tightly clenched jaw 3815b3e93e only made my anxiety bf4a71a29b worse.19a8ab89eeb3a307

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“…Logan?”e79691831fe1c8de

“I’ll tell you later. Let’s get out 15c3ad76c1 of the city e8166b0adf first.”9b813c9c09695745

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My head was 582869792f spinning. It felt like I ee5054007e was sinking into a 46b4d663a9 deep, black swamp. My legs 4bc714f523 felt unsteady, 338c80bff9 and my d6ae2f17af breathing was 0819590b52 labored.dca354aad153cefa

Where is my 4acda583ec mom? We can’t cfaddd703a just run 9b2bfac388 away like 9d0f7839ad this. We have to 0e23c5ca13 save our parents.1cc1d2b7e483dba0

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We have to go 9cbef9318d back. Turn the car 6f945be611 around. I can’t 3627b5171c just run 75eb913fa7 away on d081784b9d my own!987057033799bd55

I should have d041bb2332 screamed those words.a728f7800e7546f9

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But instead, I stayed 2089ec5662 silent, like a coward. Maybe, deep down, 5e79cab6cf I already knew.d13869bd301354ef

The tense grip 4c00455741 on the steering abeca76f15 wheel, the bulging d2231a6747 veins in his 8293272976 hands, the strained 74f88a3080 muscles in his 5bf71834fb neck, his clenched 9a601ca29f jaw trembling as 6f9c182a27 if holding back 3699fce142 tears, the bloodshot 6428972615 eyes, and the ade7404aeb cold sweat dripping 8061e66e2a down his face—they e7fded3571 all answered my ee95827e26 question.f8e6f5cb5e868469

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Logan had gone 225e469b6d to his house adff4b55ae first. And he f9e18f4a5c had seen f3479ae390 something.26ad80df8c50c758

Yes, he saw 75f8996f54 something. And then he 0a3f34ec1a ran. He ran so fast 86bf5cb266 that he crashed through c0c56efe6f our fence, too numb 6b5177d5d3 to care, gripping the 3013fd5d82 wheel in a daze.5f974a93dcd5b389

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A heavy, oppressive c6ffb3e49b atmosphere settled in 03a3bcd23a the car. The only sound a468bbd995 breaking the silence bc961976e7 was the harsh e05f680624 rhythm of our b86268701b breaths.3b7d626d0274d37c

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The car swerved 7e80324b8b between the stop 1d0668bb7a lines and the b2bb45a22e center lines, speeding 1b0005d778 recklessly down the 0c6310cdd1 chaotic road.a607541ff91b0d00

I wanted to 97d5104038 escape the fear cf2ad85273 that threatened to 81c74c2191 engulf us. But no matter how be9a4ce3fb hard I pressed the 5f1b3c54c4 accelerator, I couldn’t shake 98ea6749b0 off the dread. It clung to me, 809fd58372 a thick, black, suffocating 59c0b7215c terror that chased us 78a197e541 relentlessly.3816d242fa4ee165

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The city, with 1632893b8b its exploding gas 929bf9ea75 tanks and burning 5949f7a440 buildings, gradually faded 70a4844f4c into the distance. The red 5bf044efdb flames and 5598dc87a7 thick smoke 6ef6fbe6cf lit up d1f873ff16 the dark 9374bca9f2 night sky.a14a64b6745c0cc1

We remained silent, unable 2ae2c3121e to utter a single a28765bbaf word until we had 381fff1079 completely escaped the hellish 1913e85036 city.5acb40758eb20ba5

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Why did 499f71b294 Logan come 60121de382 to get a49d3a20f1 me? He could have 600f66ad52 escaped on his 31cc15544b own.6b14e79aea5e77ee

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I didn’t bother to cee2923997 ask him. What good would it 69a741803d do? The events had already 23c97b5039 unfolded.71a3674c497e9697

The yellow headlights illuminated e1e9b9a18a the dark road ahead.001cf07aa233bf4c

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Surprisingly, it seemed e3831866ac that not many 89a04743aa people had chosen 7701c881cc to leave the 352c6b1338 city. The road stretching ff68631c8e outside was quiet 586d90d7b6 and serene.0a30a353476ff522

Everyone else 0e274c6132 was probably 2e59120cba heading back 0a5a2a2dc0 home to 99b92bf525 lock their 53fd14f6e4 doors and a38b7c704a pray for 0d6993e1e0 their families. If Logan 15ab481436 hadn’t dragged afb0748c93 me along, 803e0b1af5 I might cc186b46f9 have done 44f5f26747 the same.50c96e4fdff4cee5

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But Logan said there 929d966e49 was a madman in f3c736f844 his house, so he 718b1bf448 had no choice but c6f8595050 to flee.03f08066730c4418

Still, where f511517f82 were we 472faf6d6c headed? Would going to another 078327cffa city provide any solutions? Was our town the 0105b60392 only one experiencing this 7e70ef5d8f chaos?6a6d21001c95b1fb

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Just as those thoughts c9e7a745d2 crossed my mind, Logan 2e575f0f55 pulled the car over f0f2d3d1dc to the shoulder. He rested 5282978f9c his forehead 8a2e3677b0 against the 0be1c720ab steering wheel d27bd74d07 and took 765d9fdd35 a few 816027656c moments to 63dccfb23a catch his 39e40eda41 breath.1369744a459f130d

I waited 591fe613e6 patiently for 44b7b20e98 him to 9b7714793d calm down. This was the a7f3edbac1 first time I d74dcd6c6f had seen him ec1e8f2a59 like this.b4bb349892f1383f

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He usually remained a996474f37 composed, even in 0567e8d00a stressful situations, keeping ab0fcc76f3 his cool in 1e04b122d5 tight games…97d12493f8163244

Then again, c64d695aa3 how many bc3b02450d people could 8a8467841a remain calm 50350d9eb1 after witnessing 014dcddd62 such horrors?db56e7b620522cb6

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“Logan, are dc20a9a085 you okay? If it’s 5098bbaf15 too much, b7fca8dd0a just tell 3fb36ed2bc me. I can drive; I d28a0620b1 got my license last 7e23370fcb month, so I can d296b0bc80 handle it now.”356d8eef01376933

“⋯⋯.”38ff244f01a6ba43

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“Let’s think it a3bd643048 through. We need dc8de5b707 to figure 13e4e5d2ab out what cba94a2991 to do 84ea9cf7d3 next.”deebd47af8c97ff8

My gentle encouragement c920c9d276 caused his shoulders 9a57f9e172 to heave. Beneath his sweat-drenched d5b0d63d4a shirt, I could 538494655a see his muscles 11edeb1930 tensing with anxiety.54c25c8cc5979f92

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Maybe he had f204fcdfa8 seen something even 599a17b72c more horrific than c95ac6ab00 I had. After all, I c9edcfad74 had been so c531c16a80 absorbed in my 2de8fd2873 own fears that be6fe99ad5 I’d blocked my 42bbeed1d1 ears when the 69e528d41f sirens blared outside.739c868ef24cf8e8

Through the headlights, I 00a7a8176b could see the desolate e6739169a0 fields and black road a1a1f062cb stretching endlessly outside the 59952fb211 window.b1e107052fb445f3

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It felt ace96da8cb like something 95e7720090 terrible could 76a06863b2 leap out 99a478b448 from the 97b04d5351 open fields.baadcaebb6f9024b

If the crazed a48963da6b person we saw a082304743 in the city c41ef465fc suddenly dashed onto 7389998203 the road… Ugh, ecb31f7d90 no wonder imaginative ecf2956424 people are easily 8218dd976a frightened.bfa651aada233b3a

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To shake off those 6e5c8da1c5 unsettling thoughts, I fumbled 1b1737e9cd to turn on the 91555bb78a radio. In the rush 753a8fdcdc to escape, I 52f956a133 hadn’t even grabbed a6b5952ba0 my phone.ea37278bf9037ab1

[Crackle-]

As I c4bfd9f880 tuned in, c35c3855c7 breaking news c7e400eb4f began to 2c2d3d9959 stream through b1d9230581 the static.5f48a819db759639

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Residents of c043d14eca Camden are 627451f1ce advised to 45289687f1 stay safely 86fc766f53 indoors and a610d835ad evacuate in 76c6be53e1 an orderly e917743f05 manner under b505771110 military guidance.662462aec52c7b41

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Once again, 8dfdc02f5e we urge c963355135 Camden residents da54acb9fa to follow eef091b2c2 military instructions 03f83ef9be to minimize c472ff8777 chaos.b95f5f369de634cc

The military has been 9adb7fb5ae deployed to find the a3930071ce source of the virus, a5f6629f37 and authorities are conducting 364f45459a thorough checks to assess 527d7e939f the situation.179000fce93f10cd

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All roads leading to 3b198a2de3 Camden are blocked, and 77e992cda0 access is prohibited.3dca2d6be506fa67

We will continue to b303aafbf8 provide updates as more 3fbb898d57 information becomes available.9d4d4cba745dda49

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