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us that you’d stop by and thank us,” Claire said. “We want to help as many people as we can.”
    Out of all those people, she was the only one to come and express her gratitude. I couldn’t help but be touched by her sincere words.
    Her voice started to tremble. “I’m not good at this kind of stuff.”
    “ You and me both,” Nick chimed in.
    “ But I just wanted to show you my appreciation,” she continued. “We’ve got to get this cure into the right hands.”
    “ That’s the plan,” Lucas said, softly.
    I met Kate’s gaze. “How are you doing?”
    Her face hardened. “Hanging in there. I decided to go on living…for my sister. She’d want me to keep fighting to live. So that’s what I plan to do.”
    “ You’ve been through so much,” Jackie said, gripping her hand.
    “ We all have,” she whispered. “We live in a cold, cruel world now.”
    “ Never give up the fight,” Nick said. “No matter what life throws at you. Always remember to keep fighting…especially when you’re hit the hardest. That’s what I do.”
    Kate nodded. “Don’t worry, my survival instincts won’t let me sit down and take it. I plan on fighting until to the very end.”
    I remember how valiantly she fought in that arena. I believed every word she said and definitely knew she wouldn’t go down without a fight.
    “ Well, if you need anything, don’t hesitate, neighbor.” She waved goodbye and left.
    “ Bye,” Asia said, smiling. “Nice meeting you.”
    “ Nice to meet you too,” I said.
    ***
    A group of us decided we should take shifts and go to the top of the roof and keep watch from every angle. The roof had been deemed clear by Nick and Lucas and some of the other men, so I decided to join Jackie and a few of the others for the first shift of roof duty. We climbed up the stairs and opened the door, only to see a medium-sized greenhouse with glass walls over to the left. A short lady handed us some umbrellas and we headed out into the storm.
    “ Hi, Dean and Jackie,” Howard said through the pouring rain. “Thanks for volunteering.” He handed each of us a rifle. “Your brother says you can handle one of these.”
    “ Without a doubt,” I said.
    “ Great. I’ve got every area covered excerpt the north side.”
    I smiled. “The north side it is.”
    “ If you see anything funny or out of the ordinary, feel free to call one of us over,” he said. He then walked away but suddenly stopped and looked over his shoulder, as if there was something more he needed to tell us.
    “ What is it, Howard?” I asked.
    He hesitated, then spoke. “I just…well, I really like Claire. I’d love to stand guard with her, if given the chance.”
    “ She’s sleeping,” Jackie said. “She’s taking the next shift.”
    “ So I’ll do a double. I don’t mind. She’s worth it.”
    “ Howard, it’s pointless. My brother and Claire are dating,” I said firmly.
    “ Dating? But how? They barely know each other!” Howard argued. “I hardly call that dating.”
    Jackie gripped her gun tightly. “Listen, Claire’s not interested, so just back off. You got that?”
    “ That’s not your decision to make,” he spat back.
    “ Just forget it, Jackie,” I said, tugging on her sleeve. “He’s not worth the time and effort.”
    “ I hate guys like him,” she said as we walked away. “They just won’t take no for an answer.” Jackie wrapped her arm around me and nuzzled into my shoulder. “I’m so glad my guy’s not like that.”
    “ Your guy, huh?”
    “ Yeah, my handsome, gorgeous, sexy guy.”
    I smiled as she grinned.
    Lightning flashed, zigzagging across the sky, and thunder rumbled. The men had set up spotlights, but we didn’t have nearly enough. We didn’t see any zombies, but it was so dark that I wasn’t sure we’d have been able to until they were right on top of us. All we could do was watch for shifting shadows.
    “ You know, it’s gonna be really nice to stay here for a day or