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She extended her pudgy hand toward rabbed it I pulled her out from under the machine, and I picked her up She tried to look around, but I put my hand on her head and pushed her into my shoulder, so she couldn’t see Bishop

I ran out the front door, and I kept running I really had no idea how long I’d be able to go, especially carrying Stella, but I had to pushzombies, and we couldn’t be anywhere near the up the tracks I’d left behind I could still see soot from the factory, the uess the way back to the farmhouse

When I couldn’t carry her any onto her hand, and she walked as fast as her little legs could carry her That was about as fast as I could go anyway I eating profusely, and I felt dizzy

At first, when I saw the figure waving its ar Then Stella pointed to it and asked who that ht of where ere heading

My first instinct was to give hi with hiht not be able to make it back to the farmhouse, and I didn’t want to leave Stella alone out here to freeze to death

Besides that, I’d been worried about Serg, and he’d turned out okay He’d helped us a lot, and uy would be the same I had to learn to trust my fellow man, because I really couldn’t do this on ot closer

"No," I said "Are you?"

"No" He laughed and started jogging toward us

Stella had been walking beside me, but I picked her up I held her on my hip, and her boot accidentally kicked my incision I nearly threhen she did that, but I sed it back

Theover to us appeared to be in his early fifties, with gray hair kept short and neat He had on an are suit kind decorated with all sorts of pins and patches It was in surprisingly good shape, unlike Boden’s and Nolita’s uniforlad to see you" He grinned broadly at us "It’s been too long since I’ve seen other people I got separated froroup after we left the quarantine, and I’ve been wandering alone"

"You were at the quarantine?" I asked