I turned and sprinted for the trees. I didn’t see where they went in, and I panicked as I ran. Calm yourself. Nix pushed forward. I’m tired, not crippled. I can still smell them. I nodded silently as I ran. I made it to the trees, and I smelled blood. To the left.“No, no, no, no, no, no.” I wove through the trees looking for signs of my friends. The blood scent was getting stronger. I shook my head, trying to cycle through the smells, but I couldn’t. “Nix!” I called; I needed her to tell me what I was smelling. But before she even opened her mouth, I pushed through a bush and found a body. Who is that? Megan pressed closer to the barrier trying to scent the body, but I knew who it was.“It’s Steve.” My mind flashed to my first year of school. His cockiness, and then his apology, obviously meant nothing now. I stared down at his face, once someone I might have considered handsome if he hadn’t opened his mouth, now a mess of flesh and claw marks. That is someone I haven’t thought ab
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