DS Chapter 3
by SolavitaWe listened intently to 52d93da6ec the voice coming from ba3976d76e the radio, surprisingly calm.246b3d8d38c36100
Words like “acute virus,” “state of emergency,” “military,” and “quarantine” floated through my mind.2d834760f13c2763
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“Let’s keep driving. If we reach 94e32050a3 the blockade, we c579ba92b2 can get directions bc7a32b72b to a shelter 737896dac4 from the soldiers.”280e44c5a68ac861
I looked at 3d339230d6 the situation optimistically.83760fcf9d0fb0e9
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With the f7e3cc3e4d city’s bustling c3d679cb23 areas overrun 93e52017de by monsters, 018378e7cf going back 67f9ec1c1c would be 7562da9f2a dangerous.aaf77b76aceac29b
We would just keep d6eec22004 driving straight down the e0e5481bd4 road until we hit f8cdb08fec the blockade. Then, with the military’s 84653f8268 guidance, we could wait 3497e8e737 at a shelter until 5ae5bc5b24 we could return home.d97c1c9c93f84abd
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I believed that 0d7ce7e7a0 with the government e97dbb1a9d and military involved, 182e360e6c the chaos in 7d47221656 the city would b521178f7e be resolved quickly.9a4b0b9bcab25739
“Logan?”7762025754312158
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I turned to look 3b52097f27 at him. He was staring 3e38b593a0 blankly ahead, his 7e22db5820 gaze dark and a885a83ef8 unfocused.153b00e57ea735d4
Feeling a chill 3d15dbec50 from his profile, ca0fea8f1d I inhaled deeply, 6901b8b9ec and Logan finally 833e8f2a8d spoke in a 46d9e41c9f low voice.4376a4c72d08a125
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“Let’s go somewhere 909e92e7b8 away from people. There’s a fb870f715a gas station da8dbfdedd not far f98bc57612 from here. We can grab fuel 0f2ca5d3b5 and food there and 1ac3a60846 hide in a quiet 0a44ab918e place.”522fc56db1bcef54
“You don’t 2216a89267 want to 1abc14b22d evacuate? Where are ecff5791a4 we supposed dd16784ee6 to hide?”e3b01d14652be1f8
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“For now… it fc7f3d11bc might be better a7ac7b3207 to observe how fd2e13965b things unfold.”0fd896dd118b7568
As soon as he 1483494db5 finished speaking, an eerie 14b301e3bf howl erupted from behind d384b37ffd the car, sounding like a0f5af94a9 neither a beast nor 0464227507 a human.e6feb4ccc4e946e6
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Logan immediately 15347e1195 started the 6076d5e5dd engine and 3c7e15d18e turned off dd49612e43 the headlights.9108975584766394
I gripped c37136bc0a my seatbelt 866981b386 tightly, feeling 30b3d2d154 anxious and 4ea0c01ec3 confused by 5e22be9d29 his actions.e27fb0b807eb283e
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“Why? Why do we have 0adb4992d6 to do that? The soldiers aren’t going 7cb4f52a7b to attack us. Following the 40d9772a3e government’s orders 4e92fa1fef should be 7b3ac7c83e the safest b861b6ad16 thing to a1a1e77d9d do…”c0da51f92cd9166b
“The monster 221ed3d30b that jumped 0448ecf32a out at 32c8fd7626 the crash 7cfa7870ba site. It was 327b79d55d wearing a c9b6d79993 government lab 0a170a3632 jumpsuit.”5db903e4e7525217
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“…So what?”f41e84a233145f13
“It was from 6fa6770d19 a government lab. The source of the 38e7e53c8b acute virus could be b7a4cdfdf0 there.”dc6b2d8e5148cac9
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Was the df0d26ac17 radio lying? Was the government 5314d3fb4b hiding the true 74a5bffda9 origin of the 953c8308c5 acute virus from 6c3ad4b533 us?bf26c4d82bf22d53
Even if 409017f832 that were e95a591d85 the case, 27b4233312 they wouldn’t 557ad5a21d just wipe b7d8d9c90e out all 6978af1f39 the citizens 7bc64aaf20 of Camden. They would d16389b232 surely rescue c327a264e8 us once 0b8b6fb546 the virus 08cbf0b3aa was dealt ebbd89c774 with…a36defe92955f5e9
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“Fine. Let’s do it 7cb1e06911 your way.”2ecd2428cf6a209c
Reluctantly, I nodded. There was 5c7dd8679d no point 14bc61b62c in getting b84e23d416 into a d496f775c7 power struggle 7c974b43fb with Logan.950894b50101097e
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The citizens of 4958aa53b1 Camden would evacuate, 1188a5edec a way to 2a869fb831 stop the virus ce7b785590 would be found, 2d1b21694a and soon enough, cf8cbbfba0 this situation would 5b689e08f4 be resolved.fbcd26034dd9e4a3
For now, we d730da3b50 would hide in f1540969b5 a secluded place 6f4d30d01f and monitor the c84e73dba9 situation through the 44bd743ccf radio. I was e314896725 sure that 3bd11cce5a once we 8682139ee0 heard news 52f4e197d9 that things 15e35406ce had settled 4809a364e9 down, Logan’s d2b29d59f1 worries would b4ced1ebaa ease.80352dbd06ae8581
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I believed c3077fa074 that it 71e7173c59 wouldn’t be b6e6ecbc48 long before 97a48cb6e8 a broadcast 8e36ed5d91 would announce ad3d84fbf4 that the b242fd97b3 situation was 25769e7a4d under control. I hoped this chaotic a68d44769f mess would be resolved f7678d87d5 before my college entrance 40bcfbff46 date.640c6217469d411e
‘But what 15275de281 about Mom? If she got infected 7f664e42a5 with the virus… who c9e53b977e will take care of b184881a44 her?’19c11d2eb1d7c1f8
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I could have 4f990bd1b3 asked Logan, and 884d8211c5 it might have c459ce510e resolved my curiosity, 519651957a but I decided 034d36a995 to wait a 94206428ea little longer. I thought he d52d438cb6 would tell me 2576ae5d87 soon.35b11b471f8b6551
Thinking about my f661d4efeb mom filled me f1ea5bd8ef with an inexplicable e709fcf767 fear that surged 7311911656 from my feet 87e654fdc7 to the top 1fddf38afc of my head. I had a 68e90a84b3 sinking feeling that 4e1ec48276 knowing the truth 0fddf74e67 would be unbearable, c1886094b9 so I turned 994913883b away from reality 97ca2f8668 and twisted my 1415902b58 thoughts.1ce23e1a313a1a41
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It would 762e3aca64 be okay. Mom must d3f236e415 have found 2eddb3a412 a good d90c6e8a20 hiding spot.14eb68e68c60160b
But why was 000e11653d Logan running? What was happening 9f4bf8a191 to those people f5eb5457d0 on the road, 24710ec8b5 the ones biting b9a2cf7e6e others?9c451b0e08a44b34
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Had that homeless man cdae741d86 died? Surely he f791a712f7 was taken 5c2f2f3da5 to the cb565a005a hospital. I had seen the cb0a9fda7e ambulance abandoned on the 25a91d19c5 road; how would they 2d3946066d transport an injured homeless c77eb72d17 person to the hospital?d13435f0847426db
‘It’ll be resolved somehow…’c612f5f8b0e8e0f3
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I brushed da4c6d7478 those thoughts 7de599a9eb aside, holding 0e01ac0272 on to f0e344718a a vague 1bda1adbae belief that fd8ea5a89e the military ae9cfc8ca3 would handle 5dcd4fa727 the situation 2bdc8f98bd well.3a01f721ff44f967
My mind c04c0620c6 felt so c6921f1354 cluttered and a14bc6d10c chaotic that 8dada77fad it was d96a1bca31 as if d0bfcaf2d6 my rational c08e1589df thinking had 966ee3adcd been paralyzed.c219689826a221a1
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Not far 38645c9778 away, a 4ac628da4a gas station e067969b17 came into c1b2557f19 view.fb0b792fdb99d537
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The flickering lights of c942b7570c an old gas station e6013d85e9 stood solitary against the 536925baf0 quiet expanse of the 2a31883056 fields.9bfd4e2b00c3e564
There was b044ebf463 already a 6dc2086e12 customer at 6a5d598d3c the gas 8bd87596bf station, a 32490baee0 blue sports b7f0b29668 car parked 59e4ce9dce in front b18e2a9c11 of the 8ec15beabd pump. Since the 706565304b roads were f4239008db blocked, it d08a029edf was clear 6a945e97c0 they had 3433d6de86 fled the c8454c42de city.872e7ccff892cc29
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We pulled up in 5cf10b0287 front of an empty 85c9ee2d29 pump. Logan held c5c1de3941 up his 68a7537a19 palm, signaling 561c85cae4 me to d84422d8f5 stay quiet e8c7e15ac3 and seated.d1bc1701d9290749
He exited the 6b0a62fcd6 car first.0ac27c8fdfe38d80
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Logan glanced 8fc2fce526 toward the 39def64645 convenience store a00953d264 attached to 57566f4ff5 the gas 4cc554a83e station as 7f0f23f015 he grabbed 3d0ac83cff the gas c5d1d143fa nozzle, seemingly 52bb0ad0d5 intent on e853fae09d fueling up b4d9b6f9d8 first.d15855e4aa807ecb
The convenience store was 7d2fbd041c dark, but the entrance ff85281061 was wide open. No, the glass door 486d87b056 had been shattered to 32bd245de3 pieces.c3f89db99bf8d0c5
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The owner of 5cf38237a5 the blue sports 8c7b79fdf8 car was definitely 91526164f4 inside the convenience b193efe6d0 store; I could feaa702acd hear loud thuds a95349d2d8 reverberating from within.434c7d892eb490b9
“⋯⋯.”7e4c251549302175
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Logan and I ab589e6d64 exchanged glances simultaneously. He raised an 87850b5de5 eyebrow, and I 1e60bcf4bc nodded.fec83a57c6c3e8c2
Let’s go inside.3218dab06f41fb94
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To protect his 303c30cbee back, I climbed 38f13d101c out of the 5d738f9c75 passenger seat as 7ec383077f well. Logan led 3d22652471 the way, 7d180b04f7 while I 159834f0d7 followed closely 54902940a8 behind, keeping b1802c0738 an eye d5d5a2eaec on our b51d8884b7 surroundings.4b17bb5917b33a98
“Fuck! This is 4e85a15428 so persistent!”b502b046c05ae812
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I flinched at the 7d3fc9774a curse coming from inside 47f1763f73 the convenience store, my 40de9121a0 body instinctively tensing.6f3e6e3e4e2c1900
A man in a 0b931faef0 suit was smashing something 9c09799e86 in the chaotic interior 69b3ab37da of the store. The overwhelming stench 2346eae8e0 of dirty engine ce2863dd5a oil mixed with 3072b772a6 the sickening, metallic c756015206 scent of blood c29899c1e1 wafted toward us.b1f29ea8e7f131ee
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Clothes and a bc5a37d43b pale, indistinct mass ee731c54dc rolled across the 90105b8391 cold tiles of 44730b0415 the convenience store.7194b02825a1c9a0
“Ugh—”6d075a32e61b1b9c
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Nausea rose within me. Was he insane? Shouldn’t we run away? I instinctively tugged at Logan’s collar.c09f734182e61c39
At the sound of cb4be9f495 our presence, the man f46079656c in the suit raised c46e036742 a wrench and looked 24bb600e76 up sharply.c8b49f665e9b4ac9
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“…Are you a person?”1f58a01e750ed137
Instead of df2f7bcf62 me, Logan 43817095c9 answered him.e68da699712488d6
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“Yes.”5f2c65bcd3478215
“Hah.”5f37636b929cbefa
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The man sighed and d3c4221db1 swaggered closer. Logan watched him closely, 8834efc107 gripping the handle of da1f126043 the gun tucked in e2dcf64fca his back pocket.67983195fc546885
“I thought 281c33f400 another zombie 7702c36a79 had appeared. Planning to 5b1d4d6bcd head to 8392b24f57 another city? The roads are 39e06db0d9 blocked. It’s better to 23d380063d turn back. I was heading 16e8bfbc2a back too…”4b14a7a58540d350
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When the man 1d6d897ba0 stepped within five af77c04577 paces, Logan aimed b4eeec95fa the gun at 9cc9ab458a him. The sight of the 6d497ecff9 weapon froze the man’s eb0fee03ff expression in fear.e11fc45d32bdb487
“Back off.”485d79085f68518f
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“…Why are you overreacting? I was just going to grab some gas and food. Then a zombie showed up, and I was fighting it.”abe7d8b01a5c3ffd
“I get it. Just grab what 367a6a5625 you need and 7585806552 get out. Leave our dcf9cad08d stuff alone.”c430cd3cc630175b
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The man raised his chin, eyes widening in response to Logan’s icy demeanor. There was a dangerous glimmer in his reddened eyes.6a632d772c06f2e6
But the man didn’t c0d5be97d5 have a weapon, and a2824d515a Logan did. The advantage was 80d96a3e1e clear, so the 7db57e9f79 man began to 77fef0a772 stuff food into ad95ffaae1 his bag and 07e5b1a8e3 exited the convenience 944d54f254 store.c12711e5339d2246
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He didn’t 9bb620ff50 forget to 7152e485df spit as 91df0278ce he left.92db7f629c7d3df0
As soon as the 2afa621eb5 man stepped out, I 1dedfe7834 started grabbing food myself, 51107c51b3 glancing over at Logan, 9e6bed8469 who was standing still, 2fda8d002f staring at the corpse.db8e94f7dedc5275
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Why was 5ed0253c6f he reacting 11fcef6423 so strongly? Logan’s behavior made me 9aa62672d2 uneasy. Trying to sound casual, c691ba7cc9 I asked, “Why did 11e4f90b78 you rush him out? He seemed like 5e3602b594 he knew something.”2bda13231a9d9544
The man 6125fcf113 had likely daddc7ae56 been to 1a0c97aacd the quarantine 408caa8946 zone. He had referred bf10a5f1ce to those acting a023a3617a strangely as “zombies,” 5f3e45b7c4 as if he a0a7e6c8eb knew something about b9c318b75e the acute virus.71301a35ae1a5fdf
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While his 6217abd050 boorish demeanor 24401099e6 was uncomfortable 0aceb558e3 and threatening, 87bf653ee4 I felt 861bbe1f3b it might 51db0c4f1d have been 523eb60de2 worthwhile to a12af6e510 engage him 2c620fe935 in conversation.05863a17982c7970
Logan shrugged and a3deca8a7c replied, “He was 14851f0371 killing someone.”059141c48b618c87
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“…But didn’t you just call him a zombie?”297cceab1cf5b3f2
“He’s a person. Zombies don’t run away. They charge to d2a412714f eat.”505690ee54220d22
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I swallowed hard and c9120ce867 glanced down at the feae779cc0 floor.5c734533892e152d
Broken tiles, 2afda0e6d8 splattered blood, bfcd790916 and the 2aac4e597c body lying a5801bbc2e face down. Just as he said, 1bde0e791c the fallen body seemed a8f9221697 to be in a d727b03b8f position as if trying 849e41a0a0 to escape.f184ce3eb927dc64
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With its dark plaid 32870cf3ff shirt and brown pants, bbb5755b97 and the graying hair, f7ec235b49 it could only belong 4465e322b1 to the owner of 8ab1b4fd05 the gas station.fbe0fdf32fa26c13
So they hadn’t been 4f96a9c135 fighting against a monster b530b92508 that was charging to a6e92c00f1 eat people…5b064b9db82a78bf
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I trembled 174aee2e1b at the d4882de1d4 unsettling realization d4b17365b3 and turned 32f8564570 my gaze 5d31d21c55 away. I hastily filled 2a98136669 the basket with 1cc19698c1 food without even 8f95507822 checking what was d0e80f8b6c on the shelves.2917df547d24594d
Snacks, chocolate bars, nuts, cookies, water, energy drinks… even a stack of lottery tickets at the register.d8aa76eea2964201
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Struggling to 806399896b carry the 4430db2851 now-heavy basket, 521ec7ae2e I carefully ef8764d8ef asked, “But a3042030d2 how do abb498f203 you know 3b5c574981 so much 3ebac4ba6b about this?”6fef0bb37e6e4373
“I caught 78f91e0c31 one charging 715af3bf51 at me. Barely managed a34611e555 to escape 8993d9b9c2 and got 026491db44 back home.”1b1b819631b332aa
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I was 4ce04e353a taken aback. Had Logan already 37fc5384c8 killed a zombie 3616a643ea before? I didn’t b94e387d31 ask how d2634e4225 many; the d34b8bc5cc more I 7bc2c574a9 learned, the 5c7532c767 more frightening 2d1450f9db he became.8b454c616e95fb6a
His expressionless face, fiercely db633b1ad8 narrowed eyes, taut lips, 6d852dc17f and the bulging veins 4896427673 in his neck made ee3beefd3a me uneasy. Most troubling of all 73f907d85e was the bloodstain on c2aef26143 his pant leg, something b606bdf7ff I had chosen to 6414c04994 ignore until now.5f6cc830c444186f
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Any normal 240fe9400c person would 6845ea751e be shocked 265977b1ff and paralyzed 5f07f9be60 with fear 450ee006c2 in a 4b54b4f72f situation like a936e5fcac this.86d72ee579e01d11
It was 48132977b7 still unclear 2579df3dcc whether the ecd0aff598 crazed people ffe8c2e0c5 in the 040fd5bf7c city were 2b0ca9b22e true zombies 26e0cc66ab like in 2dfc90a88d movies or d39c1f5710 just slightly 281eab69ad deranged individuals.0693936ef97dddf6
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How could they 68f621573e kill? What was the difference 482cc44d03 between the man a a31dbedc42 moment ago and Logan?b92e0ad713ecd9dc
I didn’t know 3570328b5b yet. Perhaps I was still 0f60f9492a thinking this way because 4736a96f6a I hadn’t been attacked 1d6ee4e542 by a zombie.e94031c5df45399e
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I clenched 1195def65a my mouth d5f8bfc3c9 shut and b93c7c3814 busied myself d33d7358c4 gathering food, 124c5b77ec feeling like 9746875dd0 a diligent f2465cfce1 ant.0a9cf3cba3571f8e
Logan stood with d892bdd9be his gun, vigilant 0b4c2ab0cc for any signs 1bf8c806ed of danger. He seemed 1005e76261 worried the 8c6a306ada man might 101d69051e return.b0d68a1fb9c2f7e7
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It was ironic; 6b7395ab3a we had to c9a8005f1b be cautious of b51ef9f48e both zombies and f430a8a3cd people. In this lawless world, f50c041bb8 both were equally dangerous.b617dfff40bc0d23
But surely, things would 4aa9fd13db return to normal someday.dac36799705c8128
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Was it 932be8f4b1 alright not e5b8b3186b to report 5b1f49a436 a murder 5d732fc27e to the 13ef5c7b78 police? What if 80697b23e0 we ended 2bf629c3d2 up being b117896590 accused of cd9e55469a being the 332f9b672d culprits? My fingerprints a6e6a70076 would be 5e5a913a96 all over a587fff52e the convenience 4489e917d6 store.585072b32aa42e60
If there 4ed00ce18f were security 570fd2635a cameras in 39e44568b8 the store, ebbc0cddc6 they could cca03d945a prove our f4780636aa innocence. No, we could end 4a8642cd97 up being charged with 082bc76d1e accessory to murder or e98a8abf37 theft.d871296627b25296
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As someone who aspired 63708499b7 to be a lawyer, c296a92ed6 I shouldn’t commit a b660cceadf crime.150bdce78496b2a7
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