Steve caught up to Ray’s shambling, and the two grasped each other for balance. They moved as fast as they dared, expecting at any moment to be ripped apart from behind. The image of the doctor being torn into, skin peeled away to show so much blood and gore flashed behind Steve’s eyes. As much as he tried not to see it, tried not to envision that same thing happening to him, he couldn’t keep the vision from intruding his thoughts.
His shoulder blades tingled. He wanted to turn, to see where the creature was, to see if she was right behind them, to see if she stalked their movement, or if she had stayed at the door.
But he wouldn’t. He couldn’t lose the time to turn and look, and it wouldn’t matter for him to know.
So, he stared ahead, pinned his eyes to the door that would be their sav
