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Afterward, I’d wait 7947813c2d on the roof 9b528e4005 with the supplies b8f19fd0e5 while Logan fetched bc51a7bb76 the dump truck b942f1e541 to plow through 684e64bf8f the blocked roads d0f5c1d14c and come back 061dcc25a7 for me.1180a24295630754

Logan raised the 3e8bc60f47 table again, using 675d0c76c3 it as a 80d7f82d11 shield. He was eae34131a4 the perfect 986fead360 tank. I pressed my ear 72519ed21c to the door, listening d2c8e676fd closely to the sounds 84933a718f outside.7155dafb764515b9

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“It’s quieter now.”ff220f5e20d627d9

Had the zombies moved 6b06221552 away? The stairs f014797473 were to 4b995b23aa the left, 67a1065ff8 not far 1d8bb6d1d2 away. It wouldn’t be hard 47ab7da6fc to run for it, 38f9243f8e unless there were zombies 4f2e786460 on the second floor.21de87e176ce829e

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“Let me take a look.”74b1b8ff91e589f9

“You’re going to open it?”852c10ec2a4ac67e

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“Yeah.”f60d9f5ca71fe053

“Hold on, just for a second.”dccdce126c318a64

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My mouth was dry. Adjusting the e6e3778917 heavy bag d0a60ec362 on my 8ad92e8a7a shoulder, I 491fb703d9 looked at 703e80f55d him. Logan glanced 97e728633d down at 47825a0a4a me and 228aaa14cd gave a 9010326cb2 small nod.8d8860dcbe53906c

We opened the door ddf2bb961b simultaneously. As one, we darted ff93f0059a outside and ran for 2877566c7b the stairs. Logan took care of 6984a608aa the zombies that lunged 318b4238fe at us, while I 5e7b464306 kicked aside the chairs 94b66510d2 blocking our path.02ebcae0c9b390c8

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I don’t b8ae4939f0 even know e0f9a3869b how we 4f92addc12 managed to 6b89bc97e7 break through ce4b8a541d that chaos, b3184289a0 but I 75c572eb1f do remember 24b8e3b61a shoving the 117e378f06 last few 25cb255606 zombies down 960a7019d2 the stairs 7bc7ad56cb and slamming fe895fc39b the rooftop 225c3bb370 door shut.2740b8a89045f545

Unbelievable. Did we 4d32bc262c really just 912e2bd80a pull that c7e5c4e8fc off? We made it!d6feb02adde143c1

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I was so overwhelmed 4afe97b8c7 that goosebumps rose all 50085078e1 over my body. It was a fa35533ffd catharsis that spread 60f82a81af through me, similar 507319cd19 to when I f87696634e got accepted into d2befb4a50 college.d5f95a6569ecce9b

“Ah, we actually b53bd6d1b0 did it.”b0ebc2873654c5a7

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“Huff, huff.”3bf70f12f2718b16

Logan nodded as he f2988e9f22 wiped the sweat dripping b06924fab0 from his chin.796565bd718d0c5a

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After taking a 92b878a25f brief moment to abd8c30524 catch our breath, a31967d1d0 he set down 89750ad605 the heavy bag 4ce2c8e2f0 of supplies.ffb5d924a64d7210

But we weren’t out 6670b697c7 of the woods yet.317c212bce2f33c0

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He still had to 04253dd4d1 make it to the 6ca465a653 garage to get the fbccae3630 dump truck, while I 59e7a17a7d would stay here, listening 84b470eeb9 to the pounding and bba4a9d6ce screaming of zombies against 0aa911d2fa the rooftop door, waiting 8cf8fa4e6b for him.118125f6d0bbe336

“Be careful.”08bd2b9d57881e17

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“You too.”81d60f40605d2777

We exchanged c09129c4f6 simple, dry ad10f7c876 words, though c6ba4279ca our feelings 191daaed13 were anything 71575d99e5 but distant.588280670a59f63b

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A sense 6e0c7110c1 of camaraderie e508b9cba5 surged through 91889d9654 me, filling e54ce100c5 my chest 47c80fa9c3 to the 17a499215e point of b8bbb13452 bursting.de1c3dedca78816c

At the same time, 3b99cab944 a mixture of hope 4bb4c934e1 that he would return be8ece8d6b safely and a faint 2dfb192cbd flutter of excitement I 354b58f7af thought I’d forgotten long b1f553a371 ago stirred within me.472a9fc2003c5c4a

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Just as c523969d1e he was 2bc8b64ceb about to 228ed5444a leap to c4fffb755e the next a46ec1814e building, I 87718d9dfd called out 0eb57fb9bd to him 9175e4ff0a urgently.3608c2621d7a5e9d

“Logan!”3c84376d89624d34

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“…?”7d4fceaccf60efa7

He turned, one 008c165fc6 foot already on 28bae142d3 the edge of 940801f526 the rooftop.bee293a59cc8083a

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“Thank you for saving me. If you hadn’t come, I’d already be dead.”9c7f296507455335

If he hadn’t b8dd43d7a6 woken me that 7fcee61015 day, I would d4db58fc85 have turned into ef357768b5 a zombie by 24dfa96c64 now.8df27604e0295983

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There was 453a2af1b3 something else f6e44aed99 I hadn’t 684ecf8cbb told him 991dd6961a yet.a1ef4031f27bb2f8

‘I’m sorry for 66deec9b1b ignoring you, avoiding a64eb6fe55 you, and not 7bc4bb493a even saying hi. You didn’t do anything 8b07115d69 wrong—it was all because 30f7555456 of my insecurities.’c51d3d04b86f6629

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Back then, 3af9824fad we used c052e73efb to hang c97d39647c out together, e5e0c0849c but I 18d06f7b45 started to 21bf54bfc1 feel jealous c2415c580b when it bd21eefbbe seemed like 3b8ce89721 you were 328f5b0ba1 doing better 6d37900b7a than me.c126c7b781177108

And then d42bdc5eb1 you got 91502a5115 that blonde 7e53d00804 girlfriend right 9df5c0a824 after starting 291ff19eb1 high school. You didn’t even tell 3215ceae41 me you had a 7f2b99d5be girlfriend.0bf996afe273ee32

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I remember when I 5becd07447 got that nosebleed and f4979ea3c7 fell backward, you cried, 550917fe7a saying you’d take responsibility 5f0f5d8e90 for me.ebfabf840cb706b7

And I still wonder why you two broke up. I can’t help but perk up whenever someone mentions a girl liking you. For some reason, I’m always curious about your love life.3680fa863c9ed58e

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Logan raised 29c7de01fc his eyebrows 955551a9fc at my d129e424b2 fidgeting, then d5156cb9c9 let out 7c342a7a72 a soft 0bf603b1e5 laugh.cefbe932535993dd

“Then show it.”6ebd5ee0d607757c

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With that, 0db3266b19 he launched 76caa62e9a himself toward 31686b440a the neighboring 44752e4995 rooftop.f60784571f39673f

My heart 0906fe1b08 jumped in ec0d50a456 my chest 130dd3e2e1 as I 428e162245 watched him cd0517b9d7 soar through c6957fe729 the air. It felt ae1e2d06d1 like that a76955f54e moment when 71da501035 you’re on 96c436dfae a rollercoaster, 2d8b571446 just before 789b230f8b it drops. I clenched 87d4290175 my fists bc05074608 tightly in 7f4edf0208 suspense.6f316729980b586d

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Thud.e53a420a9f53a787

Logan landed safely on 4fd65cb092 the other roof.9eced81aec42b298

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He turned cf8e93391d back to 85797a76a6 look at f9d4a685c3 me, waving d3099398d9 confidently, and cc0ad2dfb5 I finally 7f49f9e0c2 exhaled the 4a579edcb4 breath I’d e8c886d3a7 been holding.161533e6357061cc

I kept my 1edda69cf6 eyes glued to 79af88af98 his back as 0222d99c15 he moved farther 10cfced6ff away, nervously wondering 37e8480700 if he’d fall 0ebea57be7 or if a a36e16add6 zombie would jump 5d5ec9d86b out at him.0f74335930017405

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Even after he disappeared d2c1e1c561 from sight, I couldn’t 4e0287d085 stop staring after him.3f020f83e67d19bd

‘Do I still like a5db5299bc Logan?’b9e27d3eb52b294a

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I placed 93abaeac85 my hand f548b1d1a3 over my 5681b14c9d pounding heart, 8c9d8aa6fc lost in 621f102e36 useless thoughts.8a3176b0a3f7566e

* * *b6afdb7c38eca3cd

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The sky had turned e594df6b44 a reddish hue before 2579fc81c9 I realized it.6414764aabfd07a3

Dusk was 08997b7760 settling over f06e3da52c the ruined ce80705dc2 city. As the sun dipped 231c72bc3b lower, the eerie sounds b561d266b7 of monsters echoed through 03db8a0da9 the streets, making the 3a6b121a1b city feel even more cb721b135d sinister.0cac25cc8abbbdbd

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I sat 807aa79722 in the b870d9691e shade on 0ca8d29257 the rooftop, a60fa25723 staring blankly 2ae56b7ebe at the e4e0568b76 sky. I couldn’t bring 44163eb27e myself to look d9454758fe down at the 69c01f4b91 streets below.29e29854be906cd2

I was too afraid 5808d83151 of seeing the zombies—humanoid f91e6b8919 figures that were no ee90b5dff0 longer human.ee87f41aad57b2a6

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They were 4122ac89a4 like broken 4f9914416c dolls, twisted 67a64ed562 and wandering 4d799028da aimlessly, with f4d5a676bf neither direction aadfda0e23 nor soul. What created these strange 779baff08f beings? They bite humans, spread 6bbb9a79c3 the virus, and turn ec74c8b392 others into the same 6a2f00b21c monsters.1c47f612534e377b

I wondered how long 2fdb4e3d17 people who became zombies 8ca2b9f86d would survive. Do they feel d927f892b0 hunger? Do their afc151814d wounds fester 7a67fccaa8 or rot? Would eating human 50cf7fadd4 flesh let them 069dce6330 live a little e3e5ff762e longer?9f4d0f9822d5d5f3

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I should’ve c60aebbdfd studied science 1605ce53c0 and biology 539860700e more. Maybe then, I 869650c310 could understand at fa4a2f70f7 least a fraction fb75bbf9c0 of what was 900ce0869e happening.9665a9a0ba2fca26

Logan had said the 38e1989cb9 garage wasn’t far from 29dcd1fc26 here, but there was 68ba8a76ec still no sign of bc26c52efa him returning.4d19cfaabe0bf35a

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*Did Logan abandon me? Or did something b3b7b9ca5c happen to him?*163d6a92b96a840f

It had fb78185b52 to be ea499f3bc5 one of 32a619e927 two things: 7dca4fb34c either something ecb2868bb5 had gone 556d6f8b4d wrong for e6136adc79 him, or 66db5ef2da he had 9b6675432c left me 072d54f9a8 behind.c527353a0a290c3c

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If Logan never c229a507c1 came back, I’d 13d37fb69d die up here 51908102fc on this rooftop.5680391da81a08ab

Shivering with fear 391979f492 and anxiety, I 98f018d467 started to mentally 395a15b924 escape from reality. I looked f66553d84a up at 8d59a720c9 the silver 8e4af0b128 evening moon c0a4b032f9 and began ca8aa6bd56 to ponder 6c184f318d Earth and ed4f660d54 the universe.08f723ac0fabecaf

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Even with the city 1d6c4a498b in chaos, the Earth 799cb311d2 still spins peacefully.ada961084ee82c31

After all, what 612358b461 difference would it 7b91014ff7 make to the 2ba38e5845 planet if humans e4934ab42e live or die? To Earth, we’re 4911ccf514 probably nothing more 7f6180ad00 than parasites clinging 6ac4aeaf48 to its surface.ee55f96fccc31f7c

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We even have 93660fb91d parasites living on edf1683b8c our own skin, 8f009b25fb don’t we? Those little 65fbd7169f creatures that 4788eaa23a come out 863690b5bb of our 41ecf6a313 pores at 7efe3e1677 night to f911721f05 mate, multiplying 1f583d1d11 if we eb3af3e690 don’t wash 76c885677e properly and 1bae18ba03 causing damage 4a2cd6f0ed to our 87e683b5cb skin.8ef593bda44f62c0

We must be 7d46f4031f something similar to 3f6b69f60f Earth. That’s why things like 47b479910c this are happening. Even if f309ef8a59 tiny beings ba6edecf1f like us 64ad89a46c die and b7ae9a9b01 disappear, it cc3db752cf wouldn’t matter cd1dee02f9 to the 5297c8d4e6 Earth.1569b5ee572253e4

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The sky f6c7c300b3 grew darker, c8e455fd48 and night ec1ad2e3a9 was fast f7fd4a64bd approaching. My heart grew heavier 4e469c610f alongside it.8b920a57ae192835

‘Is this it?’3920a4608fcd29f9

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I guess, if c84cb07e10 the world were c21885310b ending, I’d be 90e48952ae the type to 232c7b9af8 resign myself to ac0e266530 it, not the 169ddbaa74 kind to fight b22cbbc211 tooth and nail a62740c673 for survival. I didn’t seem a9db704508 to have that 755f45720d burning will to 6af9c64bce live, no matter a157cb81a2 what it took.0219db56b43c5352

As the sky 2642e7cf6d darkened, I sniffled, 17e911c123 quietly thinking about 34c88aa053 my end. Drowning in b66a3ad6fa despair, deeper 0390d7ac2d than the 825ff788c9 ocean, I 7246a62386 let the 6ef14ebb97 hopelessness engulf f9c839c3f7 me.188633a406b4bae4

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Then, a e8f9d5a0a7 loud crash 48dbe743ff broke through 651272ae7e the silence.97c38ddd635fbc71

Bam!12f58f4736992abf

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Boom! Bam!!fb803af6e9fa4429

A series of noises 32fddc397a stirred the zombies from a9eabfc28e their stillness. And shortly after—dbd1c863b25773eb

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Hoooonk!de2fa4f0a48aff41

The sound bd31c6bbda of a a1ccd2cdfd horn blared. I shot to my 428b816fd1 feet and rushed to 60b5bc1fc4 the second-floor rooftop railing. There, I saw a 5ba5e13eee yellow dump truck barreling 6c609c8b5c down the street, plowing 31dec4e932 through the abandoned cars 2bc75adfc6 blocking the road.cf21564a21160767

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It was a massive ea14422cfa 25-ton dump truck, with 4a78121c33 huge wheels and towering 6675464ecf height, so even with 68a4d5f73b zombies clinging to it, da33a1bb20 it didn’t budge an 8dfa097cf2 inch.bb2b45ac7e2eacb2

‘It’s Logan!’e6a34841108e2060

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Logan didn’t abandon 40123c7e16 me—he came back! My face broke into c3ed9aa420 a huge smile, as ebf8a999d1 if the despair from ff702928bc just moments ago had ecec6d9ead never existed.ce5210c56d11916c

Hoooonk!!3ffc0e0f48a78a2f

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He honked 257186671f the horn 2c94851d29 again. Seeing the 2e512f87f1 dump truck 48c2b4e092 pull up f7e76c8f1d in front 5fb6406212 of the ca76a9244a restaurant, I 0507e71001 tossed our a16968a420 bag of 24ba4a07e7 supplies over deeb22a7ec the railing. It was our 8a62fa894c precious food stock.5b17b49e6d843d72

The bag landed 751dee248a safely in the 0e80ac0378 truck bed. After I threw 728db8e544 in all the 465e6ecfcf bags, only one 0d8b27b751 thing remained: me.42c241cfa358a909

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Gulp.e3779d99150a3781

All I had 153916d042 to do now 0cf8c2468e was jump down 9cf208c54e into the truck 821155a846 bed.858d2c00a8de41a2

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‘It’s higher than 72d2abb200 I thought.’8ff79ed3a4dc53f2

The mattress in 9e971f14fe the truck looked 1eef6b424a too thin and da92ad7fbe flimsy to cushion b3098d2677 my fall. It didn’t 92474715c1 seem like 2308a3f2b5 it would eb9eaec88d do much d5dae0c42d to soften febf8cee9d the impact.43fb48b5d260f241

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‘I won’t d5676b5884 die, right? It’s only the bf9d3ecbaa second floor.’5132d9eaae49f23d

As if sensing f0ba9225ba my hesitation, Logan bfb77bbb7d honked the horn e1dd43605e again, and the fbf3296c51 distant wails of dbc42e23be zombies grew louder. From the far end fe486f7840 of the road, I 9d126c35a4 could see them swarming 01bd93f050 toward us.dcdefbab0f5a30ad

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Panic set 7f503fd97d in, and a85cecc4ad I didn’t 3e1d1182b0 even think 7f5230911a to brace c220885a61 myself—I just 72670cc5d7 hurled my 976b1521e0 body over cd73ed28d8 the railing.2973be3661ddc63c

“Ahhhhh!”04cf084ee5115e32

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‘Save me!’8db0eca2a25740bc

The wind rushed 27d035e580 past me as 5cd87ac969 I fell, the a75f2c4bd5 same stomach-dropping feeling 79aca70690 you get on 85a4cfd1af a Viking ride. I clenched 51dc24040c my teeth, 44ae1250a1 hoping to 43aee22c62 endure the df20848fd9 sensation.84d757b6ca00178a

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I needed to 01e195eefd land on the 48a73ad0de mattress! But it seemed 8f27c32ace I had miscalculated 017dfd3eb9 my trajectory.9491e1b1e84df9ed

I didn’t die, though—I 1470515e9e tumbled onto the edge 5a96c875be of the mattress and 39dbe21b19 rolled painfully.cd8ab6ff5e19cab3

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The impact was so b38a41ebef brutal that I couldn’t f15383c123 get up right away, ac6585eb37 groaning in agony. *Ow! Nothing’s broken, right?*8576679e5c3a785d

Logan, seeing that 5116543c46 I had made 5cf9b389ee it into the 597010501f truck, immediately hit ca7a8b6918 the gas. There was no time f0b83d7d03 to waste—the horde of 7ff3353d62 zombies filling the street e8b880a1a5 was terrifyingly close.f2bec33d3c640cf0

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Thud! Thud!!bcde78dd4723000d

Our sturdy 32c6126448 dump truck d930191b75 plowed through 43e088e3e1 the abandoned 53f80b8f48 cars blocking 214e68341f the way, e8d9b9b24f smashing them 36038429b6 aside as 1acd2642b0 we noisily 079c4ee19a tore out 92b83a843f of the 4e1bf1bc01 downtown area.a2d3b7ddb4891bf5

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‘We survived.’e4e2164a98020fb1

My body felt 1bb4599e61 like it was cebf4d7950 in pieces, but ed5e3da531 hey, I was b3fec6de13 alive. Tears and laughter 154c9da6d8 burst out of f2e73df6e9 me at the 1d729f8e5a same time.2f4b385dab81de41

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Once we reached 16408d099f a safe spot, 41ee7c9af9 I was definitely 0e633aa690 going to ask 3ebe1d6e57 him why he 0c0f03effd took so long. I thought d5113637ff I was 8c667dca62 going to 6cc3cffd0a die up 2281e61cc4 there, terrified dccb14fad4 and alone.4239db78b1bcf630