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With a nod, Bette ran up before the people, cli three stories to the door at the very top

Thoate at the botto, men, women, and children poured up the stairs

Valerie tossed chairs and tables into the corridor leading to the Left Corridor The zo but their victims and were easily tripped Thomas joined her as more and o," Travis said fir her toward the stairs

"But Jenni," Katie protested "We need to find her!"

Travis turned to his wife and she could see the anguish in his eyes "Katie, I love you and you know I care about Jenni, but we need to get out of here now! Think of the baby"

Katie nodded and, tears streaet the fast zombies first," Kevin ordered as the five soldiers took up position, looking down the corridor It was streith chairs, tables, and potted plants

"Where the fuck did the fast ones corily

"They all slowed down Why are they fast again?"

"They’re the fresh ones," Kevin answered grionized tone

Kevin didn’t even want to think of howthe Right Corridor were down to a trickle Some had been overcome by the smoke or badly burned by the explosion Finally the last survivors stumbled out of the s and half pulling the children, she saw the line of people ascending theup the wall and hurried toward it

The first of the running zo at full speed, they hoith hunger

"Fire!"

The soldiers opened fire, their bullets slicing through the air to impact with the heads of the runners The zo to h to trip over the tables and chairs But they, too, were cut down

"Running low on ammo," Valerie said to Kevin

Kevin looked up to see that the ht of Jenni with three s into the last part of the line

"We keep them covered until they are up the stairs," Kevin instructed in a sori, slow dead were reat wave toward theri her weapon

Katie was nearly halfway up the stairs when she looked down to see Jenni pushing the children onto the first steps of the staircase

"Travis, sheto cliie up onto the stairs She heard the gunfire and turned The zo toward the soldiers The soldiers backed slowly toward the staircase, atte to defend those on the stairs

Why she looked up, she would never know But Jenni did and saw a single black bird flying over the skylight She flashed on Juan being shot and all that followed And she understood

"Keep going," she told Margie, setting the two younger children on the stairs "Get your brother and sister out of here!"

Jenni then turned and ran down the stairs Running up behind Thorabbed his revolver from his holster

"Hey!"

She ran past hi corpses could not follow the people on the stairs Aiven her life for her children They would live Katie and Travis were going to have a baby and be a family They would live

This was her time Her choice Her decision

"Hey, fuckers!" Jenni waved her arawddamn muthafuckin’ zombies, c’mere!" Then she screamed at them and waved her arms desperately "Look at me, you fuckers! C’et ?" Kevin exclaily close to the slowly advancing zombies