LOGIN##AUTHOR’S POV “Run!”Marcus charged forward.The infected were coming from every direction, spilling between the abandoned trains and racing across the tracks.Daniel tightened his hold on Mia and followed.“Keep moving!” Jason shouted at Lily.The survivors rushed towards the locomotive. David was already climbing aboard, trying to reach the controls.A man stumbled behind Daniel.Before he could help, an infected woman seized the man's shoulder and dragged him down.His screams disappeared beneath the growing chaos.Daniel kept running. He couldn't stop. Not with Mia in his arms.They reached the exposed stretch of railway yard. The locomotive was still several metres away.“Faster!” Marcus shouted.A group of infected emerged from behind a carriage.Jason swung his baseball bat, knocking one down, but another grabbed his jacket.Lily screamed.Daniel turned just in time to see Jason wrench himself free.“Go!” Jason yelled at her.She ran.Daniel pushed forward, but the crowd behi
##AUTHOR'S POV Some stumbled along the tracks. Others pressed their bloody hands against the windows.One threw itself against the carriage.Mia buried her face against Daniel.“Don't look,” he whispered.David hurried to the communication panel and tried contacting the railway control centre.“Emergency! This is the passenger train on the alternative route. We've suffered a collision and are stranded near a railway yard. Can anyone hear me?”Static.He tried again.“Please respond!”Nothing.The executive appeared behind them.“We can't stay here.”Daniel looked at him.“For once, we agree.”“We need to get off this train.”“And go where?” Jason asked.The executive ignored him.“We need to find another train. Something with an engine.”David glanced through the window.“That's not going to be easy.”A distant horn suddenly sounded.Everyone went silent.It came from somewhere beyond the railway yard.A locomotive.Another train was still operating.Marcus looked towards the sound.
##AUTHOR’S POV Daniel sat with Mia on his lap, his arms wrapped around her.Nobody spoke.The survivors were exhausted. Their clothes were stained with blood and sweat, and several had sustained injuries during their escape. Even Marcus, who had fought through almost every carriage, was breathing heavily.Elena leaned against her husband's shoulder.Jason sat beside Lily, his baseball bat resting across his knees.Daniel looked down at Mia.She had fallen asleep, but even in her sleep, her fingers remained curled around his shirt.He gently brushed her hair away from her face.They were getting closer to Busan. At least, that was what he kept telling himself.The loudspeaker suddenly crackled.“Attention, passengers. We regret to inform you that the original railway route to Busan is currently blocked.”Daniel raised his head.“What?”The announcement continued.“The train will be diverted to an alternative track. Further instructions will be provided when available.”A wave of murmu
##AUTHOR’S POV “Stay back!”The passengers continued pointing at them.Daniel looked from one frightened face to another. Nobody seemed willing to listen.“We're not infected!” he shouted. “We came through those carriages to reach you. Look behind us!”A few passengers glanced towards the connecting door.The infected were already breaking in.But the executive stepped forward.“Don't believe them! That's how the infection spreads. They could turn at any moment!”“I have a child!” Daniel snapped.“So? Do you want all of us to die because of one little girl?”Daniel's face hardened.“She's Ten years old.”“And that makes her immune?”Mia tightened her grip around his hand.Daniel wanted to hit the man. He wanted to drag him out of the way and force the others to understand what was happening.But there was no time.Marcus pushed through the frightened passengers.“Enough! Move aside!”Nobody moved.The infected slammed against the door behind them.A woman screamed.“Close it! Close th
##AUTHOR’S POV Daniel's arms were growing numb from carrying Mia. Sweat ran down his back. His breathing grew ragged.He had never imagined that simply keeping his daughter alive could become this difficult.“Dad, are we going to die?” Mia whispered against his shoulder.His throat tightened.“No.”“Promise?”He looked ahead. He couldn't promise her that.But he couldn't let her hear the truth either.“I'm not letting anything happen to you.”A sudden crash came from behind them.The infected were catching up.“Faster!” Marcus shouted.They reached another connecting door.Jason pushed it open.Beyond it, several passengers were gathered in the aisle. David was among them, his uniform torn and his face covered in sweat.“Over here!” he shouted.Daniel hurried forward.The sight of familiar faces brought a brief wave of relief.They had made it. Now, they need to go back the way they came. Few minutes of hell later, they all arrived back at their carriage Marcus was the last to enter
##AUTHOR’S POV Daniel stared at Marcus.The man was already preparing to leave.“You can't be serious,” Daniel said.“David is still out there.”“And you think i don't want to rescue him? There are hundreds of those things between us and him.”Marcus glanced towards the connecting door. “Then we'd better move quickly.”Daniel looked down at Mia. Her little hands were wrapped tightly around his jacket. She had not stopped trembling since they escaped the station.He wanted to stay where they were. He wanted to find somewhere secure, lock the doors, and wait for help.But David was trapped. And there were other people in those carriages.He looked at Marcus again.“I'm coming.”Marcus nodded.Jason tightened his grip on his baseball bat. “Me too.”The elderly passengers remained behind with Elena, who was struggling to hide her fear.“Be careful,” she whispered to Marcus.He cupped her cheek briefly.“I'll be back.”Daniel crouched in front of Mia.“Listen to me, sweetheart. You have t







