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on Dedee’s nerves so she told her to stop and sit down.
    Lisa turned and noticed everyone in the room was watching her. “Sorry, I’m just a little nervous I guess.”
    Jeff asked, “Why? We should be out of her soon.”
    “No, it’s not that. Mark is supposed to meet that nurse. Apparently, she has something very important to tell him, but he has to go alone. I don’t like it and I don’t trust her.”
    Mark spoke up, “Well, I don’t think I need to worry about her overpowering me or anything. Besides, it’ll be a lot less conspicuous if only one person goes.”
    Lisa leaned back on the counter and crossed her arms. Looking away, she shook her head.
    Mark got up. “I’m going to have a look outside to see what the zombies are doing.”
    Amy asked, “Lisa, you seem kinda edgy. Why don’t you go into the room next door and get some sleep?”
    “I think I’ll do just that.”
    Before she left the room, she heard Mark coming back and saying, “Just flippin’ wonderful. When you think things can’t get any worse than what they already are, you get shit slapped right upside the head.”
    Lisa waited there for him to come back in. Curious, she asked, “What’s wrong?”
    Mark sat down. “Do you really want know what’s wrong? Those dammed zombies flipped the truck. Right now, it’s outside the door, resting upside down on its roof.”
    Amy said, “Why don’t you and Lisa get some sleep? We’ll figure something out in the morning.”
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    Mark woke to the sound of the alarm on his watch. Climbing out of the bed, he rubbed his face, trying to wake up. Lisa was leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed. “Do I need to say it again?”
    Mark shook his head. “No, you’ve made yourself perfectly clear.”
    She stared at him for a minute then said, “And you know you could be walking into a trap?”
    “I’ll admit it is possible, but then aren’t we already trapped here anyway?”
    Her face softened a bit. “Yeah, I guess we are.”
    “Let me go see what she wants. I promise I’ll come right back and we can all met up here. Then I’ll tell you what she had to say.”
    Lisa threw her hands out and said, “Fine!” She stepped back as Mark left the room and she watched him walk down the hallway. Going over to a chair next to the bed, she plopped down in it and crossed her arms as she said, “Fine!”
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    When Mark entered the room, Sheryl was already there waiting. “Good, you made it.”
    “What is it you need to tell me?”
    “You and your friends are in danger.”
    Mark’s insides started to knot up. “What do you mean?”
    “The doctor has gone off the deep end. He has been trying to come up with a vaccine that will stop the zombie virus.” Mark tried to speak, but Sheryl continued. “The bad part is that he has been using the patients as test subjects and he’s turned them all into zombies.”
    Mark felt a chill and had to sit down. “But how? He’s a doctor; he’s supposed to help people.”
    “He was at one time, but his wife was one of the first to become infected. From what I hear, he went home one night and found her in the kitchen. She had cut her abdomen open and was eating her own intestines.”
    Mark had a vivid visualization and felt his stomach beginning to tighten. “What are we supposed to do? The truck we came in is sitting upside down in the parking lot.”
    Sheryl put her hand on his chest. “I need you to help get me out of here. In turn, I will help you. You see, the doctor has run out of patients to test. My friend Paula has gone missing and I fear he’s now using the staff.”
    “Why can’t everyone stand up together and stop him? You easily out number him.”
    “It’s not that simple; people are scared to. The last nurse that tried was thrown out. She only got about thirty feet before those things out there got a hold of her. Everyone in the hospital could hear her screaming and begging for help while those things ripped