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He stood in the doorway of one of the rooms, so he must’ve been the noise I’d heard His blond hair was cropped short, and he had his gun drawn, pointed at the ground

"What are you doing in here?" Tatued "Just hanging out" He s on? What’s with the sirens?"

"The daot in" He lowered his eyes, and I noticed his arreenish blood – zombie blood

"Are we overrun?" I ht now?"

"No, not exactly" He shook his head "Coo outside where the sirens are quieter, and I’ll explain everything"

We walked down to the front door together, and he pushed open the door A draft of cool air blew in, I practically ran past hiht, and the stars twinkled above , and I swore that I’d never s as clean or fresh or wonderful as that air srass was cold beneath my bare feet, and the air had a bitter chill to it But I didn’t mind It all felt wonderful toit in

"What are you doing?" Tatuht I’d see this again I thought I was going to die in that room"

"I told you I wouldn’t let that happen" He smiled warmly at me

"You did" I smiled back, then realized ere in an abandoned quarantine in theabout "So what happened? Where are the zombies? Where’s everybody?"

"The past fewour walls," Tatum said "Or at least that’s what I said, but nobody believed h to for smarter," I re together soo, they finally got in"

I looked around the camp, the trailers dark and empty, and turned back to Tatum "But the zombies aren’t here now?"

He shook his head "No Only about thirty or so of theot in We went out to search for survivors, and they aiting for us e came back They snuck in with the caravan"

The quarantine was surrounded by a giant brick wall There was only one entrance to the facility, and that was through twoarea, and the second set of doors actually led into the quarantine The double doors helped keep the infected froh both doors?" I asked

"Yeah" He grimaced "The idiots on the other side opened the door when they heard shooting, and soht in"