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Authors: Michael McManamon
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"It's more than that," he explained. "I..well…I want to know that you're safe. I don't want to have to worry about yo u an d Jane out there. I want you safe…in here."
"It's bright out," Claire argued. "You'll be able to see me. We won't lose each other."
"And if we get separated? If those creatures are out there?" He shook his head. "No, Claire. I need to do this on my own."
Claire breathed out slowly. "Just make sure that you're safe," she said.
"I'll try. " He had said the same thing to Robert.
Claire stood up. "Come on, I'll walk you out."
On their way to the door, Claire grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to him. From the look of the sun, it was going to be another hot day. Adam was happy that she had thought of it.
"Do you want to take any food?" she asked.
Adam shook his head. He didn't say it, but he didn't think that he'd be gone all that long. "I'll be all right."
They walked to the back of the school.
"Now make sure that you're safe," Claire said again. Then she reached up and kissed him on the cheek.
Adam smiled to try to reassure her. "I will."
He began to walk away.
Before he got very far, he heard someone call to him. "Bring her back!" the voice said. It was Charles. The old man's head was sticking out of the library window. He was waving. Robert was beside him.
"I'll try," Adam said once more. That was the best he could offer.
Chapter 2
Adam walked away from the school. Claire, Charles and Robert watched him as he went, their eyes on him until he reached the small ditch where he and Jane had disposed of the bodies. He stopped at the top of it, unsure of where he was going to start his search for her.
Toward the trees , Charles had said.
His search last night had turned up nothing. But the trees still seemed like the best place to go . After tha t , he didn't know.
He turned back to face the school. Everyone was still there. Shelly had joined them now too.
He waved to them. They waved back.
Then he turned around and walked down the small embankment.
As he came upon the bodies that laid at the bottom of it, Adam could see flies buzzing around them, could smell their decay.
He tried his best not to look, but couldn't help himself . The children. The janitor. The librarian. The teachers . He wondered if Jane had seen them on her way . It wouldn't have helped her any if she had . She had killed some of these people…thes e things . It wouldn't have helped her at all.
He turned away from them and walked into the forest. There wasn't much in way of a path, but the trees were spread far enough apart for that not to matter. It also helped the light to shine through and illuminate everything around him.
He’d easily see Jane now. He’d see if there were any creatures around too.
But which way to go ? he wondered.
He wished that there was a clue of some sort to lead him in the right direction . Maybe she had dropped something. Or broken a branch. A footprint would do.
There was nothing.
Fine , he decided . Go forward…and hope for the best.
As he took his next few steps, Adam started to think about Shelly and he how he had managed to find her after she had been taken from him. He had ridden his bike up and down roads with nothing more than one of the shoes she had left for him to fine. He had been attacked in a town by two men, and had had to kill them. But, in the end, he had found her.
He figured that the same thing might be true of Jane. It gave him hope. Only a little. But more than he had had.
He kept walking.
After a while, Adam could feel the sweat building on his forehead. He opened the bottle Claire had given him and took a sip.
With his throat wet, he thought about calling out to Jane to see if she was anywhere nearby. He wasn't sure whether that was the best idea with those creatures running around, but it could be worth a shot.
He took a deep breath.
Then let it out slowly. Quietly.
Even though he had his shotgun, he didn't want to run the risk of having
"It's more than that," he explained. "I..well…I want to know that you're safe. I don't want to have to worry about yo u an d Jane out there. I want you safe…in here."
"It's bright out," Claire argued. "You'll be able to see me. We won't lose each other."
"And if we get separated? If those creatures are out there?" He shook his head. "No, Claire. I need to do this on my own."
Claire breathed out slowly. "Just make sure that you're safe," she said.
"I'll try. " He had said the same thing to Robert.
Claire stood up. "Come on, I'll walk you out."
On their way to the door, Claire grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to him. From the look of the sun, it was going to be another hot day. Adam was happy that she had thought of it.
"Do you want to take any food?" she asked.
Adam shook his head. He didn't say it, but he didn't think that he'd be gone all that long. "I'll be all right."
They walked to the back of the school.
"Now make sure that you're safe," Claire said again. Then she reached up and kissed him on the cheek.
Adam smiled to try to reassure her. "I will."
He began to walk away.
Before he got very far, he heard someone call to him. "Bring her back!" the voice said. It was Charles. The old man's head was sticking out of the library window. He was waving. Robert was beside him.
"I'll try," Adam said once more. That was the best he could offer.
Chapter 2
Adam walked away from the school. Claire, Charles and Robert watched him as he went, their eyes on him until he reached the small ditch where he and Jane had disposed of the bodies. He stopped at the top of it, unsure of where he was going to start his search for her.
Toward the trees , Charles had said.
His search last night had turned up nothing. But the trees still seemed like the best place to go . After tha t , he didn't know.
He turned back to face the school. Everyone was still there. Shelly had joined them now too.
He waved to them. They waved back.
Then he turned around and walked down the small embankment.
As he came upon the bodies that laid at the bottom of it, Adam could see flies buzzing around them, could smell their decay.
He tried his best not to look, but couldn't help himself . The children. The janitor. The librarian. The teachers . He wondered if Jane had seen them on her way . It wouldn't have helped her any if she had . She had killed some of these people…thes e things . It wouldn't have helped her at all.
He turned away from them and walked into the forest. There wasn't much in way of a path, but the trees were spread far enough apart for that not to matter. It also helped the light to shine through and illuminate everything around him.
He’d easily see Jane now. He’d see if there were any creatures around too.
But which way to go ? he wondered.
He wished that there was a clue of some sort to lead him in the right direction . Maybe she had dropped something. Or broken a branch. A footprint would do.
There was nothing.
Fine , he decided . Go forward…and hope for the best.
As he took his next few steps, Adam started to think about Shelly and he how he had managed to find her after she had been taken from him. He had ridden his bike up and down roads with nothing more than one of the shoes she had left for him to fine. He had been attacked in a town by two men, and had had to kill them. But, in the end, he had found her.
He figured that the same thing might be true of Jane. It gave him hope. Only a little. But more than he had had.
He kept walking.
After a while, Adam could feel the sweat building on his forehead. He opened the bottle Claire had given him and took a sip.
With his throat wet, he thought about calling out to Jane to see if she was anywhere nearby. He wasn't sure whether that was the best idea with those creatures running around, but it could be worth a shot.
He took a deep breath.
Then let it out slowly. Quietly.
Even though he had his shotgun, he didn't want to run the risk of having
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