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A zo sound in the distance We hadn’t heard one since before we stopped to take a break, so they were gaining on us again

"Re"

"Go" I looked back over hed "Fine But hurry up"

They started walking away, and I heard Max asking Boden so about me Boden spoke too quietly for me to hear his answer, and I turned back to Daniels

"Why, Remy?" Daniels asked "Why is it so damn important to you that I live?"

"Why does it h?"

"Because it isn’t anyed hi down at the dirt

"Look, I get it I’ve been where you’re at," I said "But losing your girlfriend isn’t reason enough to quit We need to keep going"

"Why?" His voice cracked "Why do we keep going? Why, when there’s so clearly nothing left to live for?"

I rubbedwith someone that I wasn’t even sure I liked

"Dammit, Daniels, you only knew her for a few days What did you live for before that?"

"Finding a cure Trying to save us And that failed," Daniels said "I worked as hard as I could, and I didn’t do anything, except nearly kill you And then I , and the whole world’s going to end"

"Maybe it will Maybe we’ll all die," I said "But that’s not your fault And we’re not dead now And that’s e keep going We keep living as long as we can, and that’s all there is to it"

He considered that for a moment, then lifted his eyes to look atme?"

"You did the best you could, and I know it," I said finally "You did the best you could by me in a really shitty, fucked up situation Andor what I wanted, but it was the best you kne to do

"And this is the best I kno to do," I said "And all I can tell you is that shit happens, get over it, and go on But I can’t keep dragging you over these uess I’ll have to let you"