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said.
     
    “Your choice,” Jason said. “We’ll be back as soon as we can. Try to stay out of sight.” He slammed the door and the pair headed off toward the stores.
     
    Rising once again from her position on the floor, she waited until they disappeared into the night and jumped into the front seat. The keys were nowhere to be found, although she wasn’t surprised. While driving off without them would have been nice, she had mentally prepared herself for what she needed to do on the ride over.
     
    With the hood release pulled, Savannah moved to the front of the car. Popping the hood, she grabbed a handful of spark plug wire and in one motion ripped it from the vehicle. Craning her neck to the left, she checked for any sign of Jason or Lance and slammed the hood back down. Making a beeline for the trees at the far side of the parking lot, she avoided a gathering horde near the street and randomly tossed the wires into the dumpster near the exit.
     
    Less than a block from Randy’s apartment, the sound of gunfire nearly knocked her from her feet. She slowed to a light jog and scanned the area, searching for its origination. The streets leading to his building were free of the infected as well as any sign of stranded survivors. She was alone and couldn’t have been more relieved. Figuring she had no more than a fifteen minute buffer, Savanah again picked up the pace and headed across the greenbelt leading to the building.
     
    A third shot rang out as she ducked into the building and made her way to the elevator. Hitting the call button and waiting for it to make its descent, Savannah chewed her nails. “ What’s taking so long ?”
     
    Behind, the familiar slow paced footfalls signaled the first time in hours she’d have to face the infected. Not wasting time to confirm her assumption, Savannah turned and ran for the stairwell at the rear of the building. With each passing floor, her heart paced faster. Not only due to the strain of climbing two steps at a time, but also the anticipation of what waited outside the landing to her cousin’s floor.
     
    Bursting through the stairwell door, she tumbled to the carpet and slid into the wall. Her imagination was beginning to control her every move. Three infected souls occupied the hall twenty feet beyond the entrance to Randy’s apartment. Savannah reacted only seconds before they did and won the footrace to his apartment. With only seconds to spare she was relived his door was unlocked as she twisted sideways into the foyer and slammed it shut behind her.
     
    Catching her breath and looking around, she only half expected him to still be here. “Randy.”
     
    Her cousin was already gone.
     
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    No one knew how or where it all began. There were only rumors at first, spreading from one city to another. The infection took hold quickly. Many that became victims of the first wave were caught off guard by the unusual behavior of those infected. Millions perished with each day that passed and the number of survivors continued to dwindle as they desperately searched for places free of this hell.
     
    The devastation was almost immediate. Law enforcement fell, utilities powered down and civilization was shattered within the first few weeks. With no structure left in the world, the few remaining sought to band together to fight and survive in this new existence.
     
    They had no other choice…
     
    Mason looked out over the floor in between sets and was somewhat caught off guard, and also a little amused as one of his favorite songs from high school started up through his headphones. He hadn’t heard this for quite some time and figured his phone must be cycling through the deep reaches of his enormous playlist.
     
    Just as the chorus set in, the music muted, signaling a call was coming through. Mason pulled the