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"You er in a low voice

"God, Jenni He’s my friend"

"It doesn’ton the door was increasing

"Roger, soainst the door "Jenni, get us an escape route!"

Roger ran over to help barricade the door More and h the slowly opening door

Jenni looked out theand saw a fifteen foot drop onto the roof of the first floor wing The red truck sat silent on the grass just within view

Sliding theopen, she punched out the screen

"We gotta ju the mattress off the nearest cot, Jenni pushed it out theand watched it fall Satisfied, she grabbed another one off another cot, and also pushed it out

"Let’s go, guys!"

Bill and Roger turned and ran as the door gave way The first of the zombies shoved itself into the room

Jenni pulled herself up onto thesill, her trehtly With a deep breath, she lowered herself as far as she could, then let go She dropped hard onto theonto her side, she led for her next breath

Seconds later, Bill fell beside her Despite his beer belly, heto his feet, he scanned the top of the roof they were on, then looked up at the

"Roger! Hurry!"

Roger appeared above thean to cli of the zoray chewed hand reach out frorab for hier screamed when he saw the hand about to close on his neck and jerked to one side He fell wildly Instead of striking the ravel surface of the roof feet first Jenni not only saw, but heard his legs break as the angry, white splinters of bone erupted from his shins

"No!" She rushed to his side as he screamed in pain and collapsed

"Fuck, shit! I shouldn’t have worn the red shirt," he cried out Tears streaked his face and she saw his red turtleneck peeking out fro to die!" Jenni turned to Bill, her expression desperate "Bill, help o," he said in a desolate tone

"Help er

The injured ony

"Now, Jenni," Bill ordered "We need to go now"

She looked up in tie out of the

Luckily, it landed head first, splitting its skull open But the second landed on the first zoer looked at her, terror in his eyes "Make it fast," he said, his voice cracking "I can’t juround It’s over, Jenni Make it fast"

"No, no!" She tried to drag hi in pain

Another zombie landed on theout of thefaster now So to their feet

"Jenni, do as he says!" Bill’s voice was urgent and stricken all at the saer screa toward him "I don’t want to be eaten alive! Do it!"

Jenni rose to her feet, her gaze sliding to the zoether in anticipation of their feast

"Roger, I’er and saw hirabbed the bone sticking out of his leg

Bill grabbed her, yanked her around, and they ran together to the edge of the roof Looking back, she saw that Roger’s dead body was giving the him apart

"Roll when you land," Bill ordered

With a nod, she sat down on the edge of the roof, her legs dangling

Taking a breath, she pushed off She landed hard again, but ed to roll Sharp swift pain hit her side When she rose, she felt blood on her hands, war down, she saw she had landed on the h the fabric and cut a two inch gash in her side

Bill landed with a thud next to her and et to his feet "Just run," he said

There were zo out of a lo The sha toward the their grasping hands, all the way to the red truck Leaping inside, they slammed the doors shut

Bill had barely locked the doors when the banging on the sides began

Turning on the engine, he floored it before the wave of zo out of the hospital could block off their exit