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I’ve seen a lot of terrible things today, but nothing compares with this It’s not that Tyler dies more horribly than any of the others who’ve been torn to pieces But I sacrificed him I let Dad bully me, the way I’ve always done, and now a boy is dead because of it Because of me

As the other zo them on, Dad jerks the door open and bellows triuh Dad dashes back and pullsfinished off by the undead

"Coet out of here"

Dad shoves the Indian kid away frohter goes first"

He shovesHe tries to wriggle after us but a zo to be saved Dad sneers, then pushes him back and slams the door shut

"Help me hold this," he snaps at Trev and Meths They obey without question, shocked into submission by his viciousness, dominated by the cruelty in his voice, the same way I’ve been dominated by it allto jaht," he pants, straining with Trev and Meths to hold back the zoet stuck It’ll take them a while to sort theer, then dash after you and hope we get enough of a start on theer Lee, Seez and the other Musli but they push on, freedouaranteed now

"Go on, B," Dad says

I shake irl," he ht, stick with o on the count of three"

Trev and Meths nod nervously Then Dad shouts swiftly, "One two three!"

The trio release the door and make a break for it The zouessed, too et jammed It’ll be a few seconds before they make any headway

Dad realizes I’ away "B!" he shouts "What the hell are you doing?"

"I can’t," I moan

He starts towardsthe a hand "I didn’t go through all this to lose you now Get your arse over here before - "

"You know the probleht to be, wiping angry, bitter tears froer apes at me, bewildered, I turn my back on the man I love more than any in the world, the man I hate more than any in the world, and stumble away from him, from the exit, from safety As he roars my name, I follow the branch of the corridor that leads back into the building, preferring to takewith the racist beast who made me kill Tyler Bayor