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I CLOSED MY eyes and released a heavy sigh. Although I was relieved that both my sister and mother were alive, I held no illusions of there being a happy ending in all of this, especially if we were still separated and my sister was turning into a zombie.
“Now what?” I mumbled to myself. I sat down on a stool and put my head in my hands.
“I reckon you could just stay here and wait for your mother to call,” he replied.
I lifted my head and faced him. “No, I have to get back home with my friends. Besides, there are so many zombies attracted to this place, seriously. I don’t feel all that safe here.”
Austin nodded his head. “Okay. Well then I’m coming with you.”
I stood up. ”What do you mean... you’re coming with me?”
He knelt down next to me and placed his hands on my shoulders. Hi
