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Katie looked at the irainy black and white set Sighing, she said to Travis, "Get ready"

He blinked, confused

Katie twisted around and ejected the tape from the VCR

There was a hoarse scream and almost immediately the woman was on her Her bony, desperate hands clawed at Katie’s, trying to wrest the tape frorabbed the bone-thin woman about the waist and lifted her up into the air and over the desk

Kicking and screauished in his arles and dried bits of excreed to get to her feet despite the woman’s kicks

The wo Katie handed her the tape

The wo chest along with the re beyond the black and white ian to h"

Katie took hold of the woman’s arm and Travis set the wo blankly

Ralph and Bill stood in the doorway, both wearing looks of utter shock and revulsion Finally, Bill said, "It’s Laura Matthews"

"Shit, I opened the door and nothing ran at me or answered when I called out I didn’t think to look under the desk," Ralph said remorsefully

"I’"

Laura didn’t nition of her naer brother She basically raised him after their mom died" Bill shook his head sadly "We dumped his body with the rest of them a few days back"

"How did she live?" Bill looked amazed

Ralph pointed toward a water dispenser tucked near the desk "Probably drank water Don’t need food as long as you got water At least for awhile"

Laura just stared, slightly swaying

Katie gently pulled on her ared to walk Katie carefully led her through the store, trying to not sirl or look into her blank eyes

Once outside, the girl shuddered and grabbed tighter to the tape and the remote Katie looked at Travis to see that he was quite ashen She soan to walk across the road

The shriek hat irl’s arun raised

"Shit!" Travis fuaze took in the for toward her, a flash of red, black and white She raised the rifle effortlessly and fired Fine red spray splattered her and the girl and the headless zoround a few feet from them

"Yep Still not safe," Ralph said as he stepped into the road

Katie took hold of the young wo at the zo her drawn features and scrawny body

"…not…fast…enough…" she said

Katie sighed "Yes, ere We were fast enough We’re safe You’re safe"

She pulled the girl along toward safety But as they walked, she realized that the young wo the videotape of her brother’s death would never truly be safe again

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Katie pulled Laura into the hunting store behind her then looked toward the guys "I have her You guys can finish up"

Travis reached in and took Katie’s arently and looked into her eyes

"Katie…" He faltered, as if he wanted to say so, but he wasn’t sure what

"I’ll take care of her with Nerit"