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Chapter 18
I stood in a hallway. Noises and lights were going on and off all around me. I was all alone. An alarm was sounding and a light was spinng on the wall. I could taste blood in my mouth, and I could feel it running warmly down my chest. A nurse ran out of a room, not noticing me. I jumped on her backas she passed and knocked her to the floor. Her screams were ended as I sank my teeth into her neck. I tasted more blood, and I let the woman die slowly. I got up and saw a shadow move at the end of the hall. My eyes opened wide, and I began to run. I knocked over stretchers and trays. I screetched at the shadow, and I heard screams erupt from the end of the hall. Footsteps echoed, and I kept following the shadow down different halls until it stopped.

I finally turned a corner and saw a group of people staring back at me. These people were men and women, children and elderly, sick and healthy, and they were all unarmed. Some of them had bandages around various parts of their body. I smiled, and drool and blood fell from my mouth. I moved slowly towards them. The children whimpered and called for their parents. The older men hid the children behind them. Some of the women were comforting the children. I could seem to get one word out of my brain: Delicious. One of the men stepped forward, challenging me. The man took a stance, and I stared him down. A few silent moments passed with no movement. Finally I dove at the man. I aimed for the neck. He closed his eyes and screamed while I was in midair.

I woke up and has happy to see that Amanda was still with me. There was a knock on the door and Travis entered. He told me to come out into the hall. I stroked Amanda's hand before placing it down gently. I stood and smoothed myself off as best as I could. Travis and Kate were standing there waiting for me. Kate stepped forward holding the map in her hand.

"We're done with the map...or at least we think we are. We wanted you to check it out and see if you had anything to add," she said slowly. "We have a whole route planned. We wanted to show you. Come to the roof."

"Alright," I answered. "Let me just get Amanda. She hasn't had any fresh air in awhile." Kate sighed as I turned around, but they waited for us. Amanda was still asleep on the floor where I left her. I knelt down next to her and gave her a little shake. She groaned and lifted her head. She opened her eyes slowly, and I smiled to her. "Come on," I urged her. "Let's get out of here. You need some air."

Amanda sprang to her feet quickly. She was instantly awake. Her eyes were wide and she seemed to be very excited. "Yah!" she screamed joyfully. She ran out of the broken theater quickly. I went after her, but she was moving fast. She headed for the lobby, and Travis and Kate started to follow me. When we got to the lobby, Amanda was trying to pull away the barricades we had set up on our first day. They had become weak from the bombings.

At first we just stood there watching her. We had gotten so used to the fact of security inside the theater, we forgot that those barricades were the only things keeping death at bay. "No!" the three of us screamed at her once we finally came to our senses. Travis ran straight for the pile of weapons. Kate went after Amanda to try to stop her, but she kept slipping on the ball bearings along the way. Amanda manged to pull one of the movie displays away during this hesitation. The glass was broken on the other side, and the zombies started to flood the building.

"Come on, guys!" Amanda yelled to them. "We're getting out of here!" Kate was trying to push back the dispay into place, but the entering zombies over-powered her. She gave up and ran back to Travis. Travis wanted to fight them off, but I knew we had no chance. I started to pile the weapons into the duffel bag along with the ammunition. Travis had grabbed a pistol and an assault rifle. The zombies filled in quickly now. I saved the last pistol for myself and started to use it.

A scream stopped me. Amanda had been grabbed by the zombies. I saw four of them just grabbing whatever they could get their hands on. One was biting her arm, and another had sunk his teeth into her thigh. A third was attacking her neck. She was screaming in pain and desperation. I rose my pistol and took aim. I fired a single shot without hesitation right at her face. The bullet wnt straight through her eye and stuck into the body of a zombie behind her. I turned around and didn't look back.

"Let's go!" I shouted. Travis couldn't hear me over the sound of gunfire. We were being overrun. I grabbed his collor and got him to move. I went for Kate next. We all started running towards the back door of the theater. Travis limped as usual as he led the way with Kate close behind. They knew the plan, but I didn't. The zombies filled the theater like the opening day of a big movie. Kate was starting to panic, but I kept pushing her forward. She kept getting lost, even though we had been at the theater for three weeks.

We finally made it to the heavy backdoor by the generator. The zombies weren't far behind. Travis kicked the door open and stormed out. No zombies were around outside. They must have made their way to the front. I pushed Kate out before leaving. I slammed the door behind me and the three of us waited for a moment.

"Fuck!" Travis managed to say between breaths. "We just have to stay put for a little while untill all these damn things jam themselves in." We all waited in silence. Kate was shaking nervously as Travis made sure she wasn not bit. I noticed that his wound had started to bleed from running on it. It must have torn open. A zombie's face appeared in the small window of the backdoor. Travis looked to me then nodded. He took Kate's hand and placed it on his shoulder to lead her. "Let's go," he ordered softly.

We started to sneak along the edge of the theater. We headed away from the crumbled room to make sure that the zombies in that room didn't see us and start to chase. The fear running through me didn't even allow me to feel the difference between fresh air on the roof and fresh air from outside the theater walls. So far it was silent. So far we were lucky. We need to get to the gas station and see if we could find a map. We only had one chance. There was no way we could go back to the theater if something went wrong.

Travis stuck his head around the corner, and he quickly let out a slow, quiet breath. He crept quietly around the corner and out of sight. Kate followed him close by. I took in a large breath and stepped around the corner. The bag full of weapons followed me. I had my pistol aimed ahead of me.

No zombies were in sight, but they could still be heard. They must have filled into every theater, every hall, and every other room that we had been familiar with for the past couple weeks. The rest, we assumed, were all packed by the entrance. Travis move a little faster, but he was still careful to make sure he didn't step on any twigs or broken glass. We didn't want to draw any attention to us. Every step we took forward brought a small twinge of relief and grief at once.

The gas station was barely in sight now. It was within reach on any ordinary day, but times had not been ordinary for a long, long time. By the time we got to the next corner - the one leading towards the entrance to the theater - we were all sweating a little bit. It could have been out of fear or nervousness, but we hadn't traveled very far and the day was not too sunny.

Travis looked slowly past the corner and quickly withdrew his head. He looked at us and nodded with widened eyes. "What now?" he whispered to me. I looked back at him confused. "We never got a chance to really plan this far ahead. Do we run for it or do we try to sneak by?"

We all paused for a moment. If we tried to sneak by, we might be able to get by unnoticed. If we just ran then at least we had a headstart if things got out of control. The sky seemed to darken very quickly during our debate. Large, heavy clouds rolled over us and took away the light from the sun. A raindrop landed on my cheek. There was a breif pause before the rain started to pour very heavily from above. We all looked at one another and realized that this was luck.

Travis spun quickly and ran towards the gas station. Kate followed right behind. I took a short pause before springting into the open myself. I tried not to look at the zombies. I focused on the gas station. I felt the cool rain hit my face, and I tried to avoid the puddles already beginning to form from the intense weather. I leapt over a large puddle, but the bag around my shoulder threw off my weight and my foot slipped when I landed. I fell forwards and my knee landed in a puddle. I heard a loud screech from the theater.

I turned back to look, but the rain was coming in so fast that it was hard to see anything clearly. The wind picked up very heavily so it was loud as well. I thought I heard a voice. I was afraid to move. I was disoriented from the fall. I didn't know which wasy was towards the theater and which led safely to the gas station. The wind howled as it sped past, and I couldn't see an inch in front of me.

I felt a hand grab me by the collar. The rain was blinding me. I couldn't get a good shot off. I felt warm breath on my neck and I swallowed deeply.

"Let's go!" Travis yelled in my ear. He pulled me to my feet and spun me in the right direction. I took a few clumsy steps forwards, but I began to run shortly after. I heard Kate screaming for us to hurry.

Travis was holding onto my sleeve, leading me like a blind man. The rain was still blinding my eyes, but I could tell that we were nearing a building. Travis was still pulling me along. I saw a flash of bright light, and I blacked out.

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Chapter 18
I stood in a hallway. Noises and lights were going on and off all around me. I was all alone. An alarm was sounding and a light was spinng on the wall. I could taste blood in my mouth, and I could feel it running warmly down my chest. A nurse ran out of a room, not noticing me. I jumped on her backas she passed and knocked her to the floor. Her screams were ended as I sank my teeth into her neck. I tasted more blood, and I let the woman die slowly. I got up and saw a shadow move at the end of the hall. My eyes opened wide, and I began to run. I knocked over stretchers and trays. I screetched at the shadow, and I heard screams erupt from the end of the hall. Footsteps echoed, and I kept following the shadow down different halls until it stopped.

I finally turned a corner and saw a group of people staring back at me. These people were men and women, children and elderly, sick and healthy, and they were all unarmed. Some of them had bandages around various parts of their body. I smiled, and drool and blood fell from my mouth. I moved slowly towards them. The children whimpered and called for their parents. The older men hid the children behind them. Some of the women were comforting the children. I could seem to get one word out of my brain: Delicious. One of the men stepped forward, challenging me. The man took a stance, and I stared him down. A few silent moments passed with no movement. Finally I dove at the man. I aimed for the neck. He closed his eyes and screamed while I was in midair.

I woke up and has happy to see that Amanda was still with me. There was a knock on the door and Travis entered. He told me to come out into the hall. I stroked Amanda's hand before placing it down gently. I stood and smoothed myself off as best as I could. Travis and Kate were standing there waiting for me. Kate stepped forward holding the map in her hand.

"We're done with the map...or at least we think we are. We wanted you to check it out and see if you had anything to add," she said slowly. "We have a whole route planned. We wanted to show you. Come to the roof."

"Alright," I answered. "Let me just get Amanda. She hasn't had any fresh air in awhile." Kate sighed as I turned around, but they waited for us. Amanda was still asleep on the floor where I left her. I knelt down next to her and gave her a little shake. She groaned and lifted her head. She opened her eyes slowly, and I smiled to her. "Come on," I urged her. "Let's get out of here. You need some air."

Amanda sprang to her feet quickly. She was instantly awake. Her eyes were wide and she seemed to be very excited. "Yah!" she screamed joyfully. She ran out of the broken theater quickly. I went after her, but she was moving fast. She headed for the lobby, and Travis and Kate started to follow me. When we got to the lobby, Amanda was trying to pull away the barricades we had set up on our first day. They had become weak from the bombings.

At first we just stood there watching her. We had gotten so used to the fact of security inside the theater, we forgot that those barricades were the only things keeping death at bay. "No!" the three of us screamed at her once we finally came to our senses. Travis ran straight for the pile of weapons. Kate went after Amanda to try to stop her, but she kept slipping on the ball bearings along the way. Amanda manged to pull one of the movie displays away during this hesitation. The glass was broken on the other side, and the zombies started to flood the building.

"Come on, guys!" Amanda yelled to them. "We're getting out of here!" Kate was trying to push back the dispay into place, but the entering zombies over-powered her. She gave up and ran back to Travis. Travis wanted to fight them off, but I knew we had no chance. I started to pile the weapons into the duffel bag along with the ammunition. Travis had grabbed a pistol and an assault rifle. The zombies filled in quickly now. I saved the last pistol for myself and started to use it.

A scream stopped me. Amanda had been grabbed by the zombies. I saw four of them just grabbing whatever they could get their hands on. One was biting her arm, and another had sunk his teeth into her thigh. A third was attacking her neck. She was screaming in pain and desperation. I rose my pistol and took aim. I fired a single shot without hesitation right at her face. The bullet wnt straight through her eye and stuck into the body of a zombie behind her. I turned around and didn't look back.

"Let's go!" I shouted. Travis couldn't hear me over the sound of gunfire. We were being overrun. I grabbed his collor and got him to move. I went for Kate next. We all started running towards the back door of the theater. Travis limped as usual as he led the way with Kate close behind. They knew the plan, but I didn't. The zombies filled the theater like the opening day of a big movie. Kate was starting to panic, but I kept pushing her forward. She kept getting lost, even though we had been at the theater for three weeks.

We finally made it to the heavy backdoor by the generator. The zombies weren't far behind. Travis kicked the door open and stormed out. No zombies were around outside. They must have made their way to the front. I pushed Kate out before leaving. I slammed the door behind me and the three of us waited for a moment.

"Fuck!" Travis managed to say between breaths. "We just have to stay put for a little while untill all these damn things jam themselves in." We all waited in silence. Kate was shaking nervously as Travis made sure she wasn not bit. I noticed that his wound had started to bleed from running on it. It must have torn open. A zombie's face appeared in the small window of the backdoor. Travis looked to me then nodded. He took Kate's hand and placed it on his shoulder to lead her. "Let's go," he ordered softly.

We started to sneak along the edge of the theater. We headed away from the crumbled room to make sure that the zombies in that room didn't see us and start to chase. The fear running through me didn't even allow me to feel the difference between fresh air on the roof and fresh air from outside the theater walls. So far it was silent. So far we were lucky. We need to get to the gas station and see if we could find a map. We only had one chance. There was no way we could go back to the theater if something went wrong.

Travis stuck his head around the corner, and he quickly let out a slow, quiet breath. He crept quietly around the corner and out of sight. Kate followed him close by. I took in a large breath and stepped around the corner. The bag full of weapons followed me. I had my pistol aimed ahead of me.

No zombies were in sight, but they could still be heard. They must have filled into every theater, every hall, and every other room that we had been familiar with for the past couple weeks. The rest, we assumed, were all packed by the entrance. Travis move a little faster, but he was still careful to make sure he didn't step on any twigs or broken glass. We didn't want to draw any attention to us. Every step we took forward brought a small twinge of relief and grief at once.

The gas station was barely in sight now. It was within reach on any ordinary day, but times had not been ordinary for a long, long time. By the time we got to the next corner - the one leading towards the entrance to the theater - we were all sweating a little bit. It could have been out of fear or nervousness, but we hadn't traveled very far and the day was not too sunny.

Travis looked slowly past the corner and quickly withdrew his head. He looked at us and nodded with widened eyes. "What now?" he whispered to me. I looked back at him confused. "We never got a chance to really plan this far ahead. Do we run for it or do we try to sneak by?"

We all paused for a moment. If we tried to sneak by, we might be able to get by unnoticed. If we just ran then at least we had a headstart if things got out of control. The sky seemed to darken very quickly during our debate. Large, heavy clouds rolled over us and took away the light from the sun. A raindrop landed on my cheek. There was a breif pause before the rain started to pour very heavily from above. We all looked at one another and realized that this was luck.

Travis spun quickly and ran towards the gas station. Kate followed right behind. I took a short pause before springting into the open myself. I tried not to look at the zombies. I focused on the gas station. I felt the cool rain hit my face, and I tried to avoid the puddles already beginning to form from the intense weather. I leapt over a large puddle, but the bag around my shoulder threw off my weight and my foot slipped when I landed. I fell forwards and my knee landed in a puddle. I heard a loud screech from the theater.

I turned back to look, but the rain was coming in so fast that it was hard to see anything clearly. The wind picked up very heavily so it was loud as well. I thought I heard a voice. I was afraid to move. I was disoriented from the fall. I didn't know which wasy was towards the theater and which led safely to the gas station. The wind howled as it sped past, and I couldn't see an inch in front of me.

I felt a hand grab me by the collar. The rain was blinding me. I couldn't get a good shot off. I felt warm breath on my neck and I swallowed deeply.

"Let's go!" Travis yelled in my ear. He pulled me to my feet and spun me in the right direction. I took a few clumsy steps forwards, but I began to run shortly after. I heard Kate screaming for us to hurry.

Travis was holding onto my sleeve, leading me like a blind man. The rain was still blinding my eyes, but I could tell that we were nearing a building. Travis was still pulling me along. I saw a flash of bright light, and I blacked out.