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"We’ll get control of the fort At so Central for help and we’ll have to go and save theht" He looked around nervously, his hands shaking slightly

She always thought he ay too skittish He was good at the can, but he liked to be apart froed world He hated dealing with the people that were behind his carefully monitored statistics and polls The Senator didn’t care much for the people either She was in politics for two reasons: power and the knowledge that the peons really didn’t kno the hell to take care of theovernment, she knew they would fall into chaos

Mistakes had been made here That was true But she learned from her mistakes and she would move on Once at Central, she wouldnature and her determination to stand with him and rebuild America

"Ma’am, you ready?"

She flashed her perfect beautiful smile at the soldier in front of her "Yes, sir I am"

He opened the door for her and she walked out to the waiting truck

"You’re here for a reason," Lydia’s voice whispered

Katie forced her eyes open

Her dead wife sat on the floor next to the air bed she was sharing with Travis

"Lydia?" Katie sat up, the "

"Lydia!" Katie stu her arms around her wife

She could feel the softness of Lydia’s curves beneath the long black jersey dress and her long dangling earrings tickled Katie’s cheek "I’m so sorry!

I’m so sorry I didn’t make it home in tiht, Katie I proently wiped her tears away, Katie gazed at her, pleading with her gaze for forgiveness

"Katie, it’s all right I’m not trapped in that body I pro, listen to me Listen carefully There isn’ton Lydia’s shoulders "What is it? I’"

"You came here for a reason," Lydia started

"To save these people," Katie answered

"No For another reason You don’t knohat it is yet, but you hen the time comes" Lydia’s expression was filled with sadness

"Lydia, you’re scaring me I don’t understand"

"When the time comes, you will knohat to do"

"What do youme this?" Katie’s brow furrowed

Fear welled up inside her

"Because, you will give the one you love the gift you never gave me," Lydia answered

Katie woke up with a start Travis was deeply asleep beside her, his back to her Shivering, she pressed herself up against hi in her chest and she was terrified Her gaze swept over the people in the boutique Everyone was sleeping despite the excite exodus from thearound Travis’ waist She clung to hi hard in her chest He rolled onto his back in his sleep, his face tranquil Snuggling into his side, she stared at his profile, trying to calm herself It had been wonderful to dream of Lydia, but her words had shaken Katie

It ly that Lydia warned her

She did not want to even think about so to Travis

Beyond her husband, she could see Jenni curled up in a ball on the cot next to the softly Her friend’s black hair fell around her pale face Jenni looked like Snow White with her white skin and raven hair

Her red sweater set off her looks beautifully

Closing her eyes, her heart still thudding in her ears, she tried to sleep

The gate slid open soundlessly and the explosive detonated with a loud thuate on fire They staggered back, setting more zombies on fire and a small stampede followed as the pri backwards The secondary explosives, that had been tossed out on a line, also exploded, setting ate and down the street, crunching burning zombies under the tire treads

The Senator looked out herat thezoh said softly