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Realizing she y looked back at the tall blond standing behind her "I et eaten I ot it made coonna be safe and sound And your sweet baby will be fine"
Sy on the shoulder "I know"
"And that teaills with ammunition and y, you’re not old and you’re not a hag"
"I feel like it Worn out and tired Cody has got that daht with hi hihed and shook her head "Ihiy rarely spoke about her husband who had died in the first days
Katie knew froy’s little boy said that they had seen hiin with and the death of the world had crushed hiing to her and terrified whenever she was out of his view But lately, with other children joining the fort, he had been braver He was now able to be away fro
The door to the storeroom opened, and Nerit stood in the doorway The older woman had her yellowed, silver hair drawn back fro over one shoulder By her reddened cheeks, it looked like she had just coy I think Yolanda is struggling with the communication center and lost track of theo check on her? Make sure she has it down?" Nerit asked
"Sure thing," Peggy answered, handing off her clipboard to Katie "I told Curtis that one CB was shorting out But did he listen? Oh, no"
Katie listened to Peggy co away
"How are you feeling?" Nerit asked She slowly stepped into the rooain She wasn’t sure if anyone else realized that the wo ood I just have a few h then I’ll have an updated list for you" Katie motioned to the last shelf of ahtly, looking at the battered boxes nearby "Well, I’ll finish for you Jenni just got back and she’s asking for you I think it got bad out there She’s down in the paddock getting scrubbed down and checked for bites by Charlotte"
"Ugh! She hates that" Katie handed over the clipboard
"It can’t be helped Jenni has closer contact with the zombies than most
She punched one last week" Nerit shook her head "She’s taking too ain"
"I’ll talk to her," Katie assured the older woman
"Thank you I would, but she really doesn’t listen to anyone but you"
"That’s the curse of being her best friend" Katie winked and trudged out the door
The hotel’s ground floor was packed with people as shifts finished Weary groups were ed on the plush couches chatting A new group of people, looking shellshocked and tired, were being checked into the hotel by Ken
"Got Musli her She hadn’t realized he was next to her
"What?"
Curtis nodded toward the older arb "Muslims"
"I think they may be Hindu," Katie answered
"Still heathens," Curtis said, shaking his head "Don’t knoe should be taking in heathens"
Katie turned to gaze at Curtis, her disapproval clearly reflected in her expression "Really?"
"Well, we’re a God-fearing group, Katie Bringing in other kinds is gonna cause trouble," Curtis answered, his boyish face flush with e as it is"
"Curtis, people are people We can’t start picking and choosing or we’ll end up just like the Vigilante Offing people because we don’t approve of theer person’s face and he stepped back fro bad for the harshness in her tone, Katie hugged hi out just a bit"
He clung to her for a second, then sheepishly stepped back His face was so red, Katie felt embarrassed for him