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I changed quickly and pulledsure the coast was clear, and ent into the hall as casually and as fast we could We took another left, going towards where the other people were talking They complained about how loud the soldiers were on the floor below them, and Blue and I politely smiled alked by and rounded the corner

The stairs to the third floor were at the end of the next hall, and we aled towards them Blue punched in the key code, opened the door, and we raced up the steps

“Third floor is gonna be trickier,” Blue said as we reached the next door “We can’t be seen If we are, people will ask e’re there, and we don’t have clearance Obviously The only good thing is that very few people have clearance, so there won’t be many people up here to see us”

When the door opened, I was surprised by how htsfelt narrower and darker, but I’m not sure if that was true

The hall was co We crept down the corridor, literally tiptoeing like they did in cartoons when they were being sneaky

The sound of a door opening echoed down the hall Blue grabbed me and pushed ainst the wall, neither of us breathing, and waited Footsteps came closer Then another door opened, and they disappeared

After Blue let out a shaky breath, ent back out into the main hall and walked down a few doors We stopped in front of a plain white door, but this one had a slot for a keycard, like they had in hotels

“I think this is where your brother’s at” Blue nodded and pulled a plastic keycard out of his pocket

“Wait” I stopped hio I can do this I don’t want you to get in trouble over me”

“Are you sure?” Blue asked

“Yeah You’ve helped h”

Almost reluctantly, he handed me the card I waited until he had taken a few steps down the hall, then I slid the card in The light flashed green on the slot, and I pushed down the handle to the door My stomach twisted with nerves, and slowly, I opened the door

– 20 –

In a sht, dozens of vials lined the counters surrounding the walls Soreen, soes and all sorts of medical equipment were stacked about A computer monitor sat on a stand next to an IV in the middle of the room Next to it, was a white dentist chair

In that chair sat a very s He looked thin and pale,the few scattered freckles on his cheeks stand out more His dark brown hair stuck to the damp skin of his forehead, and he didn’t even open his eyes when I ca in ast a million other bruised needlefor him The bottom of his pants had been rolled up over his feet

I stood there for a moment, terrified he was dead He looked so frail and sickly Max ht be immune to the zombie virus, but he certainly was not immortal His chest rose and fell with a breath, and relieved tears welled into startle him

“Remy?” Max opened his eyes, and there he was Buried underneath this sickly haze, was my little brother His entire face lit up when he saw hter “Reed hiently as I could, afraid I would break hihtly as he could, and I barely felt it

“I’et a better look at him, and I pushed the hair off his clammy forehead “I’ve missed you so , too, which only ht… I thought you were dead!”