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The wet grass bent against our shins, wetting the front of our pants, as we sprinted across the field. One of them was standing in the far right side of the field, a machete grasped limply in her hand. Her long hair followed around her as she turned slowly in circles. Her head was down, staring at nothing at all.

I was in front, running towards the nearest building. It was a condo, made of brick, with a steep porch stair coming up to the glass screen door. I turned. The other two survivors I had been traveling with were behind me. The girl had changed direction and was now running directly towards the woman with the machete. "No!", I yelled. "No time!" She turned back.

I was at the front door. It was open, the screen door waving slightly in the wind. I motioned to my companions and stepped through the threshold. The room was dark, but the television was on. I could hear something from the back of the condo. My companions came through behind me, shutting the door, bolting it.

An old woman came into the room and we all jumped, leveling what weapons we had on her. "Stop! We're not here to hurt you ma'am, we just need a place to stay. It's not safe out there." I raised my hands to show my lack of ill intent and looked back, nodding for my group to lower their weapons and relax. "I understand, please, come in." She was wearing a nightgown and looked to be in her sixties. We all wondered how she'd made it this far.

She closed the two doors joining the front room to the rest of the condo, but I opened them immediately.
"Is there anyone else in this house with you?"
"No, no one."
"Are you sure?"
She nodded.

I checked the house and found no one. I ordered my companions and our new housemate to close all the window blinds, turn the lights off and make sure all windows and doors were locked and blocked. We found towels, blocked up the windows to keep what light we had from attracting them.

I sat with the old woman. She introduced herself as Jan.
"I'm glad you could make it. I was beginning to worry about myself."