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"Now come on downstairs for a bit to eat Sun is about to start down and we don’t wanna have empty stomachs," Nerit said and walked past theood food First we eat, then look at guns, hed contentedly, obviously relaxing "I’ood to be around real people, not dead ones Or stupid ones We saw a few of those on the road"

"I’m sure you did," Nerit said sadly

Ralph sentle arm around her shoulders "Glad to have company Glad to help you two out"

The three of the in quiet conteaze If she had a choice, to die quickly or turn into one of those things, which would she prefer?

Letting out a soft sigh, she rubbed her forehead

"Jack, has the world gone crazy and everyone in it?"

Jack slightly whined She nodded "Thought so"

Together they followed the others down the stairs

3 The World Ends

Katie followed the others down the stairs, Jack faithfully following her

Nerit and Jenni veered off into an old fashioned kitchen while Ralph continued down the hall to a co room If not for the enormous flat screen TV it would have looked like the Norrandparent’s ho while in the corner in big green lettering it read "MUTE"

"Got tired of watching Too much talk, too little information," Ralph told her

Katie stood mesmerized as the scenes of mayhem played out Dutifully recorded by the media, visions of destruction and violence played A reporter cah above street level and out of the range of the violence It looked like New York City

Throngs of bloodied, crazed people were running down the street, attacking cars, buildings and the people within The ar they called it race riots When it hit more cities, they called itthem "the infected"" Ralph sat down in a comfortable, over-stuffed chair

Katie sat slowly on a flowered sofa with big crocheted doilies decorating the back and armrests Jack sat at her feet and yawned

"I never saw or heard the news," she said softly "I was attacked during early ot hied to him On Jack’s vet papers it says the oas the Reverend William Hairl with you"

"Yes," Katie’s gaze re awhere all the violence was occurring "I had driven home to check on my…spouse" She hesitated, not really sure if she wanted to come out of the closet to this old-tiot hi toward her, screa, her chest torn open…

Katie nodded mutely and wiped away a tear "Yes"

Ralph shook his head "It’s gone crazy The whole world"

"Can I hear?" Katie ed the reest that this is so psychotic behavior is ludicrous We are not living in the dark ages," the man on the screen said firmly

"Because of the severe wounds on the attackers, people are clai the attackers are actually the reanimated dead," the reporter pointed out

"Preposterous! We live in a modern era of medicine and science, not superstition If we do not treat this as a medical crisis immediately we are doomed Those who have been bitten and are infected must immediately report to the nearest hospital for treat tersely

"Most of the hospitals are now overrun with the…the CDC called them reanimated corpses"

"The CDC has fallen prey to the hysteria of a population overwhelmed by the mass infection of an Ebola-like virus…"

Ralph o to the hospitals anymore Then CDC ca up Called them reanimated dead Found it funny Nobody wants to say zo her own reluctance to eed? She wasn’t sure But it was clear to her now that the dead had returned

And so she sat, watching the screen, watching reporters trying to report live from around the world only to be run down and torn apart She watched anchor as more and more reports flowed in Maps were flashed on the screen shohere blackouts were already occurring TV helicopters hovered over h the streets howling, chasing anyone still alive Scenes of fires burning, the ar…

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