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We found sanctuary under a bridge on a country dirt road A wide streah that it didn’t appear we’d have to worry about flooding

Even though it was only afternoon and we usually pressed on until nightfall, we decided to camp out here The rain didn’t look like it would let up anytime soon, and it would be better to stay somewhere dry

And with the storm, the zombies would be less likely to find us The rain would mask our scent, and the noise would drown us out

Once ere safe out of the rain, we started setting up ca, which was a nice treat since we usually avoided fires because they could attract zo it along the e up wet clothes to dry out Stella changed out of her soaking clothes, and Bishop wrapped her in a rather dry sweater that had been shoved deep in one of the bags

I took offit back on There wasn’t much more I could do until my other clothes dried Boden simply took his shirt off, and he was actually probably war about going fishing Bishop and Teddy , and a bent safety pin I’ in here, but it didn’t hurt for hi to do, and we could use the fresh food if it worked

Daniels apparently used to fish a lot, so he volunteered to help hiht close by the strea with Max, but Max seeh Daniels had hurt hi the kinds of tests he’d done on ht he was a doctor trying to help, and that was good enough for Max

I was off to the far side of the bridge, using the rain water to try to get dirt and blood out of my clothes, but my eyes were locked on Daniels and Max I was too far away to hear them, and they had their backs to me, so I couldn’t even read their lips

Ripley was on the other side of the river, sprawled out on the rocks and licking herself Lions were social cats, so I think she liked being around us It was in her DNA to search for a pride But at the sa some space between us

Nolita sat by the fire with Stella wrapped up on her lap I was surprised that Stella was letting Nolita hold her, but Nolita see next to the war the fresh water in bottles, since it was clearer and cleaner than any other water we could find, and Boden was standing watch, the way he always seelanced back over my shoulder at her, but only for second, thenher, I scrubbed hard at the blood onto do to hied Daniels hed loudly, the sound echoing frohed a little, too He looked back, s, but when his eyes landed on mine, his smile fell away and he quickly turned around

"I met him a few times back in the quarantine," Bishop went on "He didn’t seem that bad Distracted and devoted to his work, but not bad"

"Lay off her, Bishop," Boden said, his words firm but kind "If she wants to worry about her kid brother, let her"

"I’," Bishop said carefully "I just think there’s better things to worry about" She’d filled up all the bottles we had, so she straightened up and brushed the dirt froy, so be it"