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didn’t even know when they are already making their way down the steps and into the yard. A guy in trunks covered in blood runs at Dan snapping his teeth, and not hesitating he swings the fire poker and knocks him out of the way.
    Screaming I yell to Dan to come back, that it’s not safe.
    Matt doesn’t make a move to help him, and he’s holding me too tightly for me to either.
    In the seconds it took for me to glance from the window to Dan, the chaos outside multiplied. There are at least twenty dead people running around attacking. Friends are attacking friends, guys are running to they’re cars leaving their girlfriends bloody and screaming. Still leaning against Matt, I reach out my free hand to Maria who is shaking in terror. I might not be able to do much, but I can at least offer comfort.
    But before she has a chance to take my hand, Matt pulls me to the door.
     
     
     
    Chapter Eight
    I resist him, my earlier ideas of leaving forgotten. He holds tight to me, and is almost dragging me out by my arm.
    “ Matt, stop. Are you crazy, where are we going?”
    He stops just inside the door, and turns to me. His eyes are frantic and I know he must be terrified. He pulls me too him, and places his hands on my shoulders.
    “ Listen to me Maggie. My car is parked along the road.” He glances behind him, before turning back. “It’s close, but we have to go through those things out there.”
    I’m shaking my head no before he even finishes. Is he out of his mind! The guys out there are stronger than us and they got killed. We’d never make it, its suicide.
    “ I know we can make it, I swear. We can’t stay here.”
    “ We can’t leave everyone else behind. It’s not right.” I say.
    I look behind me at Maria, and see that she’s as white as a ghost. She catches my eyes, and shakes her head. She starts to back up, implying if we leave, she won’t follow. I haven’t even seen Claire since we came inside, and I pray she’s not out front. The rest of the kids outback are rushing in through the porch door, but I don’t see her amongst them. I can hear the yells of my peers as they struggle to fight those things.
    “ Claire was outback, we have to find her. I can’t just leave and what about my brother?” I try to pull him back into the foyer.
    He holds me in place with his hands, and gets this sad look on his face. Raising one hand to my cheek, he shakes his head fiercely.
    “ I’m sorry Maggie,” He grabs my hand now and takes a step backwards. “I just can’t lose you.”
    He immediately pulls me through the door. It feels like another world out here. There are screams of pain, surprise, and even action. The lawn even in the dark is already covered in blood, and I can’t turn my eyes from the horror of it all. Someone comes out of the house behind us, and bumps into me trying to go down the steps. I stumble into Matt and we get pushed into the yard faster than I would like. Whatever those things are, they’re fast. As soon as they bite into someone and kill them, they are immediately jumping right back up and are running for the next kill.
    Matt doesn’t stop when we hit the lawn, but grips my hand and pulls me forward. He’s moving quickly and I try to keep up, but the chaos around me keeps drawing my attention. Everywhere I look someone is being killed, and then getting back up themselves. We dodge around a girl that has fallen with another girl biting into her stomach, and I hate that we don’t stop to help. As we are making it to the edge of the grass I hear a familiar voice. I turn to the right, and I see Gabe on the other side of the yard.
    He’s hitting at Adam who is biting into a girl’s hip, and she’s yelling and trying to tear him off her. His hits don’t register though, and I can tell by the intensity of her screams that he only latches on tighter. Just as Gabe pulls him off her, I’m sighing in relief when something slams into Matt. I have just enough time to turn to see what