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or be able to get to a car and help us escape. He isn’t trapped like we are.”
       “I’m not saying we shouldn’t try. I’m just saying if we do actually get together with this guy, you need to watch him closely. Hang on to that knife and don’t hesitate if he does anything weird. If he tries anything – we kill him and gain a shotgun.”
       “Jesus, Veronica…” Allen said when he noticed an unfamiliar, cold tone of voice.
       Veronica leaned forward in her seat and looked up to Allen. “We have to think about things differently now… Hunger and desperation can turn almost anyone into a monster. People might be even more dangerous than those goddamn things.” She said with the utmost seriousness.
       “I know.” Allen said through a long sigh.
     
     
     

Chapter 5
     
       Brian switched the knob for the AC from low to medium, then turned to Jenny and said “We’ve been on this road for a while now. What am I looking for again?”
       Jenny quickly finished off a small bag of chips and wiped her mouth clean. Once she had the map folded out, she inspected it for a few moments and replied “We’re on highway-57 at the moment, but I don’t know where. We’re looking for 84, which should take us to Hinesville where we can get on to 119.”
       Brian put his hand up, chuckled and said “That’s enough for now – just keep watch for 84 in case I zone out or something.”
       Jenny slightly jerked her head back and frowned. “Zone out?”
       “I’m just tired.”
       Walt said “I can’t believe we still haven’t seen any decent SUVs. If we run into anyone else before we find one we’re gonna need a second car.”
       It took Brian and Jenny almost an hour of arguing to finally decide on a car while we scoured that neighborhood the day before we left. Jenny wanted reliability and good gas mileage so we wouldn’t have to stop as often, but Brian kept insisting we needed power, weight and brute force.
       He eventually brought up the point that we might even need to outrun other people who are trying to hurt us. What we all just went through caused Jenny to take his point very seriously. Instead of acquiring a powerful SUV like Brian had hoped for, we ended up settling on a Cadillac CTS, which provided us with plenty of room, weight and power for the time being.
       When Brian found the keys in the driveway next to some dried up puddles of blood, the first thing he did was go in the glove-box and check the driver’s manual. To our surprise, it boasted 300 horse-power and claimed to get over thirty miles per gallon when just cruising.
       We all agreed it was the perfect stand-in until we found a decent SUV. Vans were out of the question – we needed something that can be driven hard and doesn’t require a snail’s pace to get around a corner without flipping. Basically, we needed a brand new SUV with all the latest technology to get everything we wanted.
       It wasn’t long before Brian remarked “Just saw a sign for highway-84. It said two miles.”
       Jenny folded up the map and rolled down her window halfway to let in some fresh air. “By the time we get to Hinesville it should almost be dark. We’ll find a place to stay and then go out early to search for more supplies. I think we should consider taking the time to locate a gun store too.”
       “This is Georgia – we’ll find a gun shop.” Brian got out through a chuckle.
       Walt scoffed “We’ve wasted so many bullets keeping those damn things away while we siphon gas… There has to be a better way.”
       Clara also used up a few dozen rounds since Jenny started teaching her to shoot, but that was a necessity, and Jenny had her use one of the AK47’s we stole from those men instead of an M4.
       “If you think of one – let us know.” Jenny remarked with a touch of sarcasm as she turned back.
       My worry for Clara was growing by the day. She’d changed drastically over the