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.06249ac491fcd065

I loaded 37c0f8434d the back 64bc010621 seat with 3744bdac09 food. Meanwhile, Logan had a595def91c filled an empty 157fd16d0a gas canister and bafee448da placed it in e4a3e597a7 the trunk. We couldn’t 4ac2837e10 run out 1d60ec1d3a of gas b373b57219 if we e00d353f09 returned to 3ef4724e7d the city.75fd0561ffe34e64

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“Logan, let’s go. I’ve got everything.”061a0ed71fedc2ac

The wind 7421927c2c blew across 40fcde7383 the empty c92fe76748 fields, and a89813a8ff a tumbleweed f76d253107 rolled by, 22131b1476 unsettling me 07abfb4c03 for no 0bf539b774 reason. I quickly 6d31ce02f4 jumped into b4e851471c the passenger 064e9bed3d seat. Being inside the 1ae2599237 car eased my 978878fcb2 fears somewhat.91098ea36396d915

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Logan took 4ac97004e7 a quick d1d100c542 look around d0ae1374c1 before getting dffd26883f in.2a50d4d2719b3ffa

Thud.1ca2a15c86ef2013

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The sound of 2bffc7e893 the door closing 285ac67225 echoed, and Logan cdda7d192d started the engine.66e8f5143a46c3ee

“Where are we 9a931fe93c going?”6adf661ff32b8f73

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Before I 0d7ecc824d could finish 37831a8890 my question,21298ad045e0ea33

“Raaahhh—!!!”75ce825aa32f1a3e

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Something burst out from 222579d2ee the bushes.45cb2eb7cc706ee8

“Ahhh!!”d5b3d5284f2f921e

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I screamed in b64a8fc01c fright, and whatever 6bf74a1f40 it was that 6dcafe29e1 charged at us 51a5ae6204 clung to the 572dc6ac37 window.8d74ba40765e39a0

Two zombies—one of them 69fb613529 was the man from 5a62106966 the sports car.a5640394b5af4839

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When had he turned 4ed265a78a into a zombie? He had 0b7000d6f0 left with 73d3ea68d3 the hood 049d9cb6aa wide open, a6cdd40a56 and now d12b3cd3af he was 89f3c26c6c attacking us! My spine 89a1967687 tingled with ddc336a3df fear.ace281b378975a55

Only then could 360264e428 I fully see ba83d2762f the identity of ab7bde4c8c the zombie.aea627064724335c

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The once-human figure now 7e256844d6 had grayish skin, and 9ca657f8d4 its bluish veins stood 6c666a4787 out prominently.79109c76e55b732f

What was most dcbc6e3b13 bizarre was its 44fce0c5d0 wide, black pupils 4952ca06f6 that dilated like a9e3bb82b4 a beast, and 13d65d99f8 its erratic behavior 034e4f3081 when it spotted 81823b729e a human.fa18d6b5776595a3

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The zombie 8eaabdcd1d scratched at 6b6ff25bab the window c4c5b03ab6 with its bc666ce9a3 claws, mouth b7f0d94058 agape, as 13ebf07ff0 if wanting 21d2511f4d to devour 7001b63470 me.0a0f9a02c13b4756

I was paralyzed by b0a1abfb7a the horrific sight, unable 5b1948f2c6 to move.e855f96d11944b9a

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What on earth b0a584b492 was that? What was that 1bb1fc0cf0 terrifying creature? Why had c987d646de a person 36af5c9770 who had 1f2bbdba3b seemed normal 169086f75a just moments 6c2b8aec64 ago transformed 220ecd6514 like that?faa66925162c4276

Had a true movie-style 47fc257611 zombie just appeared?0324c9e23606f48d

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At that 7223685cfe moment, Logan 706c8e8b6f nudged my 113d951fb7 shoulder.b9c806fb26ed5c27

“Lean back 2c2989346c in your 26af2fb1f5 seat.”be88be60df1e1859

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As I fumbled to 32a5a5886c recline the seat, he 4538271b94 cracked the window slightly.22b630425891f6aa

“What are you c89b1bbe97 doing?!”1e8d2c4aa89630ae

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A putrid smell and d279b36622 animal-like sounds flooded in 52ce5dda68 through the open window. What were we going 43761fc8fb to do if the 8c00f58d47 zombie got in?!a70a234f47903c6a

While I was panicking, 9d7eb29c87 Logan calmly leaned over 369c83b56e and aimed his gun 4a658a1a6d at the gap in 2dfcaee56f the window. Then,88179004d6b9be86

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Bang—!!f00fd8a5cdd2f9da

Bang—!!!8e71016a33adc8f2

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The sound of 2082c7d320 gunfire rang out 3f5c706b71 twice.06b2e175da8a5c8b

A bullet pierced the 3734a10a86 head of the zombie 2d2a64ea16 clinging to the window, 30ae2e16bf and two more zombies, 9dacb3c3dc once moving vigorously, collapsed, 93a996ab07 spewing blood.bd0171a2d49d1789

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They died instantly. It was a clean 21620b487f and uneventful end. With my hand still 845890796c pressed to my chest, ba75494d69 I could only mouth 1aaaf2926c the words.1181315550eb074b

‘They’re dead. I killed them all without a second thought.’97069bdd2d5eb2d9

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Unlike my frozen 69768a2bc6 state, Logan calmly 800e97e21b checked the remaining 7881e76892 bullets and muttered a15fc2b62b indifferently.54c3fba0db239b93

“We’ll need to conserve ammo.”dc815d17028842af

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He pocketed the gun 63b282185d and pressed the pedal. We quickly sped away 28d64a24c4 from the gas station.5b410ee766394e5a

Before we 9952cdbfa9 got too 6251387e2e far, I 79fbf619a2 looked back 6257226472 one last 25c25da147 time. The flickering yellow 807ac9f63e sign of the ee71dc5a0b old gas station, 4129aeed16 the bodies—or zombies—rolling 63bafde007 on the cement cec317a55f floor.01dc912b2d54552d

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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.e5088f1b04edf4b7

As that thought 0aff97527a crossed my mind, 3b54050a4f my pounding heart f5fd812a67 slowly began to d8a1882bf0 calm down.5c054cb77b9af8bd

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I straightened ce989836f4 up in b71e547543 my seat be21502f3a and asked 9ccd188b5a again.1453faa65f58cafc

“So, where are we going now?”46505c61f8e49080

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Logan glanced at f103167bea me, raising an 38e4c0929e eyebrow. He looked a 7c3705aa4d bit surprised.966a2ae9463da5c4

“What? Is there something on my face?”ce4c86c4f5b10cac

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“Not really… You just seem calmer than me.”a509508e9077a376

He exhaled 9346261d05 a shallow 0c06f1b7ad breath and 2fe528c49b shook his 0c3e39e9c1 head.8bf1f0914e3bd57b

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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.9a76838e91d7c0be

“That can’t be right.”6f733eec08ab3234

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I’m so shocked I’m a88028c0bc about to pass out.88b54ac10663e22b

Anyway, that wasn’t the 7ccf7b34d2 point. The important 956f27873a thing was, 8936c1c73a where exactly 4290466ca3 are we 21eea4dddb headed?0b177a2158d4e8a5

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A road sign 97d84e5249 zipped past us. The nearest city, 48da35d374 Dell, was still 1bd62d3424 42 kilometers away.75d3d97c48d58188

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.385aa878a728e4eb

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With other roads blocked, 8b6008fb88 we might run into 3acb26b6ce soldiers if we kept b096ad7f59 going a bit further.0ed9cbbe818c7f5f

When I shot e5f18cfa77 Logan a glance, c331df5b65 his lips parted bee3831fa0 and he finally 073b7e96d0 spoke.f7e0a1ab474e8082

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“I was thinking we could head towards Lake Radier. What do you think?”1231de0e9d280f3a

“Hmm. Not a bad idea.”635aa70bfb7f0c97

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It’s a place surrounded 381df8cc88 by low mountains and 45f3fdcbed a swampy lake. At night, it’s eerily ebe6c49d5c quiet and the perfect 89d09116c4 setting for ghost stories. Lots of creepy 493470fba4 rumors surround the f7ab41899d lake, like people 46dd54018b going missing or ff52c3cfa1 bodies floating to 56b898e101 the surface.0bb789053a4e4aa8

I nodded in 098ae57129 agreement, and soon 842f579eb1 enough, Logan turned 90205372a6 the car off 9c1e1c9c3e the main road.dfce6f0f1ae60f28

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The road came 7f95953920 to an abrupt 51309d4a03 end in front 8d30127f34 of the lake.dcf2cd58b0bb3f8e

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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.d6444ae21828be70

“Let’s wait until the sun comes up.”872e2ef54d83351a

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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.4560f40ac7b4a678

“If you’re tired, you can sleep.”bed64149d9402764

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“You should rest too.”4bdc5a7ec5e29d40

“One of us should stay awake, just in case.”c6aefb9e0ea6e886

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“Then I’ll keep watch. I took plenty of naps earlier, so I’m still fine.”7c4f18b79b349470

Even with his eyes closed, Logan couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. After everything that had happened, it wasn’t surprising.0199e22f294e8ded

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As I waited 085d84f853 for him to 2c5f484e0c settle into steady cca264b8d7 breaths, I looked 4c97e24bca up at the c8c1056b33 sky, which was d634063bd8 slowly brightening.68f2f487550961db

The lake, 71aecfecd3 which had 569faa54a4 looked like 2390a1f054 a pitch-black a5843bd960 swamp during 4b3a297c76 the night, a1fa551a95 was beginning 7986489fdf to take 9b92114c4a on a 3236be3d25 faint blue 934abc73c8 hue. Gentle ripples lapped 8a739033f5 at the shore.38f97c494de1dc28

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The mist-covered lake at 84e8466320 dawn wasn’t half bad. Even with 74284703d0 the dull fde6371453 ache of a4e0ea6941 fatigue throbbing c364c2a0a4 in my 536ae7b280 head, I 7f89b7bf52 could still b97f7b14b6 appreciate the 3b514ce46e scenery.d9fa0126404b503c

No matter da91fd48ad how chaotic 9aa5565bdd people become, 55817d685d the sun 86a1cf378e still rises e8f3844667 without a cdebc796f3 care. It’ll probably be the c584bfa6c2 same even if the ccd579780c world ends.0e2481e4783816cd

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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?e7242dc378f772f4

The whole 571a1cc2a6 city is 2e1f295889 burning, and 3a671654d9 yet they’re 0c17e09610 being so 5413051f10 slow.66e0bd20eca63ad5

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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.94779c6c0df141f1

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I dozed off. The scorching sunlight on 9cf0e79818 my face and the 9176303c2f loud voices woke me 077294cd83 up.c721c9c123873c4f

“Gasp.”7f39b9404dc97202

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I felt 957ddea310 the sensation 6e096ea5c2 of the 981f68e65d ground slipping 40692fc3a7 beneath me ad5960a2b8 as I 1bcfb03356 opened my 1bc19ca230 eyes.d9e35fa1602d4f2d

Wait, I ed585858bd was supposed d7b03c868f to keep 5126e6e25b watch, wasn’t 91e8435272 I? Did something b8ebbe51b8 happen while c32dc44900 I was 02f4f4f0da asleep?72bc7bc150b79e51

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I looked 0d1099796f around frantically, ad36d3d7b9 but thankfully, f94bd982cc I was 8cbf78ca0a still in dce208526c the car.53928c15e2538e0c

The sun was c2a99e0f2a already up, and 51ce1eaf02 Logan was awake, ce2644fa23 listening to the b0d4cb2e3c radio. Feeling embarrassed, I wiped 1acf723bc5 my mouth with my fee95b6f09 sleeve and looked at 14bfe1f8cc him.ed8063c2085b99dd

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“Looks like I dozed off for a second.”b7c3afa8b5aa55ae

Logan had a serious 04eda79145 expression, his brows furrowed 774f7cb6f9 deeply. At first, I 18abea74a2 thought he was 3df2261aaa mad that I 708ab9c1dc had fallen asleep, 17cc80c604 but that didn’t 1c82753a5a seem to be 6515063e5c the case.754d85d1255ac8fb

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[The zombie virus a507ed2350 that started in 39ee1c20bc Camden is spreading a2a578eb94 rapidly. As the virus 8324c0ba0e spreads to nearby 55ca6d9a78 cities, the authorities 728b39235a are urgently conducting 95ae360cac rescue operations. Emergency responders and 6e9689bb42 soldiers have been b383bdd767 deployed in Michigan, 17978b2076 but long lines d69f12c400 of citizens fleeing 152fe51a1d to other cities 7de6ba3204 continue to form.efed1a827b5a8c7b

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Despite the ad56960250 highways connected 844305ce60 to Michigan ea3aedc7f8 being blocked, 05417f136d the evacuation 2461a9e918 vehicles are f0212221b0 completely clogging ce748d6e0d the roads.2e9543c40a71dbba

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.4548ac5b39122655

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If you observe f910a40f9c such abnormal behavior 6e8927ff8e in an infected b0bb560bdb person, do not 95177267a0 approach them and 380806996f keep as far af6c0b0f41 away as possible.]db69d9d64ce82881

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When we fled, the advice was to stay safe inside our homes… but the situation had drastically changed since then.50c59c94b36c5ff5

It seemed 96673623de that infected 3b590169d7 people had 59344041bd already made 7a11f56842 it out 7ce3e46d09 of Camden. With an incubation 35ec9c9e73 period of up 5f62e59dda to 24 hours, 5660b802b5 the infected could c0224173f4 have easily traveled f67d88939a far by now.0b2b7db73686b405

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But then…7ac45c35e742618c

“Why is it so quiet around here?”6f4f372f0eff6435

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Surely there must be 142c40b90d people fleeing from Camden.8aac4c0e042f7381

“I saw a few cars passing on the other road. Doesn’t look like anyone is coming toward the lake.”5983ec6e9d59e4be

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Makes sense. The road here f4eb6832d5 is cut off, 94c53df07c so no one 2882fc3508 would have a ffbcf4afb1 reason to come 000b1ce143 this way.8976bd607d8f7e12

The people fleeing were probably heading for other cities, though I doubted they’d be welcomed with open arms considering the incubation period.d21fea1686efa0e5

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“So, does that mean the military won’t come?”5394a37169d70d54

There must db3e11af16 still be 16bbaaabd6 a lot a07e66797c of people 1747d2f251 waiting for 582454a697 rescue in 2bd220f630 Camden. The previous 8f77e21add broadcasts had 29a262880a told everyone 35742feec8 to stay 6c840b24e9 put in 3dfe32fc84 their safe ab2acb56bf homes.fdbcb98c6e33ecc7

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“Probably not… now that even the major cities are at risk.”549a7fcfbb6db394

With the virus e5e8c38bea spreading to the 58684b0022 big cities, Camden b97a0df0e8 had been abandoned. Even though 8a372ebb43 the buildings b802e1abec were burning 8539813d26 and the 1e20b76f48 roads were 69a1d99911 a wreck, 36aa36f295 nothing had ef68a6650d improved.8437e9cae28b5b7b

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In fact, things had 34dd332f3e only gotten worse.7f34dbd319abfe35

Just last night, df8efad8e0 I had been ae25a57c6b optimistic, thinking that f2d42dc9db everything would be 75008a6b82 resolved soon and d1cd64027f we could go 17d2bf6c4c back home.7fbd184fcc93a359

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But now? Does that mean we 007b0aa982 can’t go home? What about eb4875df20 our parents? Are they okay?0d1e237360fb90c1

Has Dad e8a268bcde made it 0f8e32d054 back home? Would he 94aa991f51 be worried c9e7f36067 if there 41118edf32 was no b112bed3c4 one there?8d659b995e16e504

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