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“Never mind” I looked over at her “Why didn’t you run when I told you to?”

“Cause Lazlo was here, and he wasn’t running” Harlow said it like it made complete sense As if Lazlo was the voice of reason

“When I say run, just run! I don’t care what anybody else is doing! You could’ve been killed!”

“If you’re so worried about ht zombies on fire and then lead them to me,” Harlow shot back

“I wouldn’t have led him to you if you’d run,” I muttered

“Is everyone okay?” Blue asked, and I saw the bobbing glow of his flashlight as he rushed towards us from the other side of the casino

“Yeah, we’re fine,” Lazlo told hi What happened?” Blue slowed dohen he cae bag full of stuff, and clicked off his flashlight

“I saved Remy’s life,” Lazlo bea out “Oh, coonna die I just had to run a little bit longer,” I reasoned and carefully stepped through the shattered front doors into the sun, which seemed obscene after the darkness of the casino “Ripley! Kitty, kitty!”

“You could just say ‘thank you’” Lazlo stood next to me, but I refused to look at hi irl! Kitty, kitty!”

“Maybe she’s not co,” Harlow said She walked over to the SUV and opened the door “She is a wild ani in with our stuff, and he left it open before he got in the driver’s seat Even Lazlo got in the SUV, but I waited outside, calling Ripley

I was just about to give up when I heard her roar, and the clanking of her chain She flew right pastinto the back, and I had to suppress a set inside

“I don’t knohy it’s so hard for you to adot into the passenger seat “It’s not shameful I’m sure you’ve saved people’s lives before, and they’ve saved yours It’s part of life”

“It’s not hard forof stuff fro had left me in need of sustenance I pulled out a jar of cherries and opened it

“What do you have there?” Lazlo asked

“Cherries” I popped one in my mouth, and then held out the jar for anyone to take one Harlow reached in and grabbed one, and so did Lazlo, but Blue passed because he was driving “What did you get?”