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"Ripley?" The voice was soft and sh She lifted her head and looked around Then the call caain, and I swore I knew the voice

I stood up My heart was nearly pounding out of e froot there withouthiht

But as soon as I saw hi about the zombies and how quiet we needed to be

He lifted his head, his eyes wide, and I couldn’t stop rass, falling to otten to my knees when Max rabbed his arms, almost forcefully, and I pushed his hair back fro him He looked so much better than when I’d seen him last Even an apocalyptic diet was better than the care he’d been getting in a quarantine His face was dirty, his thick brown hair was a little long, but he was alive

I wrapped ed hied me back just as hard

"Remy," Boden said from the roof His voice was quiet but his tone was plaintive, and I understood why

My yelling had attracted zombies I could see the jerky movements of three zombies as they walked down the street toward us, and when I looked around, there was movement in the shadows beside the house

Then I heard that howl, the ones the zombies oing to be surrounded within seconds

I got tohi we’d really last in there, but it was better than being on the street

"No," Max said and wouldn’t let ue with him, but he’d obviously survived here for a while He probably knew better than I did where to go

As he yanked me away, I looked back over my shoulder at Boden "Don’t make a sound We’ll lead them away Don’t shoot or draw attention to yourself"

Boden did as he was told, standing on the roof of the house, and watching as my little brother led me away

Max was really fast, and I pushedchase, Ripley took after us, too Max ducked and darted around things, taking the most complicated path to lose the zombies They were fast, but they weren’t smart