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particularly hairy moment when he’d been forced off the road. Had it not been a few minutes until sun up, the infected would have peeled open his car and had a feast. “I think we should find a place to sit and wait. If we come across a couple of vehicles, we could pull in real close. If we’re lucky, we’ll find some cars with zombies trapped inside.”
    Jenn looked back at the darkening tree line along the interstate with renewed interest. “You think they’re in there?”
    “Oh yeah,” Chris said, “nowhere else for them to hide out here. Hell, I’ve heard stories…” Her head snapped around and he decided against continuing his train of thought. “…they’re in there, trust me.”
    “How’s your leg?”
    He’d almost forgotten about the injury from his fearless roof jump. The throbbing was tolerable as long as he didn’t move it.
    “I can take a look at it if you want,” she said.
    “You making a pass at me?” he laughed. “…because that would be awesome.”
    She grinned . “I was an EMT.”
    “The story gets more interesting by the minute.” He smiled back. “I’ll live. I just need to stay off it.”
    They kept the conversation light, stopping once to switch drivers. The tension cleared and the weight of Jenn’s tear streaked face subsided. It was nearly dark when the kids awoke in search of food. There were few choices, but still enough to keep them from starving. Chris was sure supplies, and in particular, food and water would be their first problem.
    “How long do we have?”
    Chris heard Jake’s question, but didn’t want to lose his count. “Not sure,” he said once he got the candy bars, chip bags, and crackers separated into two backpacks. He looked up with a frustrated scowl. “I’ve never had to ration for more than one.”
    “Haven’t you ever traveled with anyone?” Jenn asked from the driver’s seat. Chris was in the back with Jake , while Alicen was promoted to the front passenger seat.
    “A few times.” He zipped up the bags and stashed them behind the second row of seats. “It wasn’t anything like this lovable bunch we have here. It was always an everyman for himself type thing.”
    “Where are they now?” Jake asked.
    “Some didn’t make it.” Chris shrugged. “I decided it was best for me to go it alone.”
    “Until now, ” Alicen shouted from the front. She spun around in the seat and grinned at him over the headrest.
    “Something like that,” he said then flicked his hand at her. “Put your seatbelt on.” He saw Jenn flash a smile in the rearview mirror.
    The darkening sky brought with it increased concern on what they were going to do when the sun went down. The passing trees on both sides of the road had suddenly changed from a beautiful reminder of what u sed to be to a dim curtain from which sinister things would surely spring. The lifeless vehicle shells that dotted the highway had been sparse for the past hour. Chris was losing hope that they would find a suitable place to hide. They were still driving at dusk and the fear in the van was as thick as the silence.
    “We may run out of options.” Chris said, his voice sounding louder as it broke the silence.
    “Do we just stop and turn everything off?” Jenn asked.
    Chris had thought about it, but he wasn’t convinced it was the safest idea. In about twenty minutes, they would be out of alternatives. In truth, he didn’t know what to expect when the sun went down. For all he knew, the infected could have long abandoned the interstate for more fertile hunting grounds.
    “I think we should…”
    He didn’t finish as his eyes locked on a sizable lot of cars and trucks in the road up ahead. He was glad for it, but as they neared, his joy faded. There were several vehicles on the road, some turned on their side, and others flipped over entirely. Jenn brought the van to a stop and quickly realized they wouldn’t be able to get around the pileup even if they wanted to. She put the van