chapter 16

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IT WAS BEGINNING TO GET DARK WHEN THEY FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE CDC

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IT WAS BEGINNING TO GET DARK WHEN THEY FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE CDC.

Marcella stared out the window with worry. Bodies littered the ground around the building. Both civilian and military.

At least Rick was right about one thing. They protected the CDC until the end.

"What if we made the wrong choice?" Marcie whispered, not wanting to wake the toddler up,

"Then we have to live with it." Vivian responded,

Marcie checked her weapons before stepping out of the vehicle. The smell hit her first. It was like a hundred farm cows died and were rotting in a field of manure, but worse.

Vivian got Liam out of his seat and he began to get fussy, waking at the smell. She silently prayed that he wouldn't cause too much noise. It was the last thing they needed right now.

Rick led the group and Marcie made sure Vivian wasn't far behind. All the mothers and children should be close together so the others could protect them. Vivian could fight, but not with a child in her arms,

Liam began to cry the closer they got to the CDC,

"Shut him up!" Shane scolded her,

"He's a baby, Shane!" Vivian hissed, "They don't stop crying on command!"

Rick placed a hand on her back and they began to jog towards the building. Vivian pressed Liam's face into her shoulder, hoping to muffle his cries.

Boy, did this child have bad timing.

Shutters were closed around all the doors and windows. Shane and Rick went forward trying to open them, "There's nobody here." T-Dog stated,

'Then why are these shutters down?" Rick asked, panic in his voice,

"Walkers!" Daryl announced and Marcie turned to see a walker in a military uniform stumbling towards them,

The group began to panic. Liam was crying louder and even the older children were whimpering in fear. Vivian bounced him, trying to comfort him while looking around in case more biters began to approach,

Daryl shot the walker before turning to Rick, "You led us into a graveyard!"

"He made a call." Shane told him,

"It was the wrong damn call!"

Shane pushed him away, "Just shut up. You hear? Shut up. Shut up!" He turned to his friend, "Rick, this is a dead end." Rick ignored him, still searching for a way into the building,

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