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Maybe they were being foolish for thinking Jason was still alive Hell, it was sheer luck that she and Jenni were both alive Right place at the right time She didn’t want to dwell on it too much but what if she hadn’t slipped free of her coat and ended up in theher from her car? Or what if Jenni’s zombified son had made it out thejust a little faster?

Up to this point luck had a lot to do with the fact they were still alive

Noould betheir wits in situations like they had just experienced that would dictate if they survived or not

So far, so good

Katie glanced at Jenni, as staring straight ahead Her lips were pressed firether and her broas knotted Jenni wasn’t exactly expressing how much this rescue meant to her, but Katie knew She understood Jason, even if he wasn’t Jenni’s flesh and blood, was all she had left Yes, technically she now had Katie and Jack, but Jason was a connection to her past To her previous life

Katie was envious of that fact There was nothing, absolutely nothing, left of her former life but a picture of her wife in a phone that’s battery was slowly running out and she did not have a charger for

Again, Katie looked at the gas gauge It was dropping faster than she liked And, she sighed, she hadn’t told Jenni yet, but they had blown one valuable point of their plan when they had escaped froas for "just in case" scenarios were still sitting in the back of that old beat up white truck In their panic to get safely on the road, they had forgotten that part of their overall plan

Now they could not deviate one iota

What was in the tank was all there was Pure and si far faster than she thought it would

"We’re close," Jenni said softly She was downright pale as a ghost now

Katie nodded The trees were growing taller andtrail and they had seen large patches of freshly hewed stuood

They were a mere five miles from the interstate and they had to consider this entire area a danger zone

"Katie," Jenni said in a hushed tone "I’ squeeze "Just keep breathing"

Finally, a sign appeared directing them toward the back entrance to the caun and laid it next to her

Katie could feel her chest tightening and her sto

Please, God, please, let hi Dry red dirt flew up in a cloud It hadn’t rained in a month and the earth was cracked Finally, they could see the cabins used for youth cah the trees as they continued down the dirt trail There was no sign of anyone

Jenni was close to hyperventilating and her hands fluttered around her face

"Jenni, calm down Calm down He needs you to be calain "Yesyes…yes…"

The ashed mess hall came into view and Katie slowed the truck to a stop It was thehall for ca, they could see the long road to the front entrance to the ca lot

The screairl as she hit Jenni’suts, and a gaping ainst the

"They’re here," Jenni whirily at the zo sure not to end up in a tree, teht in front of them confused at their sudden disappearance She realized where they were and charged

Katie slammed her foot down and the truck roared forward When they hit the girl, her head hit the deer guard and blood, bits of brain, and grayish fluid spewed across the hood

Katie felt sickened yet satisfied at the sa her hands

"Jenni, calm down!" Katie ordered But inside of her, she feared that Jason was gone Gone like the rest of the world

She realized the mess hall shutters were all down and that there were smears of blood on them The door cracked open for atheir eyes to see as in the truck

"Jason!"

Jenni was out of the truck and running before Katie could even try to grab her Jack bounded out of the truck and ran at her heels Her gun lay on the seat

Katie cursed, reached over and slarabbed the keys, shoved her door open, and was on her feet and running in an aly short period of ti out to the forure when she cried out in anguish

"You’re not Jason!"