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distress, those princess types who sit around waiting for knights to slay their dragons for them.”
    “I’m no princess,” Claire said. “I just…had a lot to learn. Jackie and I are from New York City, and we were in Pennsylvania on a modeling assignment when everything went down.”
    “So you were already quite far from home?” Asia said.
    “Yeah. I wasn’t even with my family, other than my cousin, when evil walked in and ripped my life apart. We barely escaped the city, but we managed to hook up with a great group who protected us in a safe place. We stayed there for about a year, but then my world was turned upside down again when everyone was killed and we were left to fend for ourselves in the wilderness. Boy, I was scared to death. I’m no princess, but I’m not Wonder Woman or Lara Croft either. I’m just an average American girl, not some action hero.”
    Val shot Asia and Kate a look. “I had to give her a wake-up call and a big reality check so she could survive out here.”
    “I thought they were gonna claw each other’s eyes out,” I said.
    “Dean!” Claire said, playfully slugging me.
    “She and Jackie had pretty, clean hair and clothes,” Val said.
    “What’s wrong with that?” Claire asked. “Who doesn’t like to be clean?”
    “It’s just…well, you don’t see that out here,” I said. “ Clean is a luxury in a post-apocalyptic world.”
    The reformed princess tugged at her filthy clothes. “Well, I must fit in now, because I’m covered in dirt and grime.”
    I wrapped an arm around her. “You’re fitting in more and more every day.”
    “So you like dirty girls, huh?” Claire teased, smiling at me coyly.
    “Well, that’s not what I meant but—”
    She laughed. “My cousin is so lucky to have you, Dean.”
    “No,” I said. “ I’m the lucky one.”
    “We’ve been through so much,” Val explained. “When Claire disappeared back at the nursing home, I knew I couldn’t leave her. She hunted for me when I escaped from that hotel room back in Kingsville. Even though I was really just a stranger with a death sentence, she never gave up on me and risked her life to save me.”
    Claire shot her a smile. “It was the least I could do. Like you said, we’ve gotta have one another’s backs.”
    “Thanks, Claire,” Val said. “I only remember bits and pieces of what happened during my, uh…transformation, but thank you.”
    “Val, when you were a zombie, I was totally freaked out,” Claire said, “especially in that grocery store, when you tried to attack me.”
    Val blushed. “I did? I-I had no idea. I’m sorry. I guess I was totally out of my mind.”
    “Nick and I had to break the fight up,” I said.
    “Well, it wasn’t a big deal,” Claire said. “I just used the stun gun on you.”
    Val’s eyes widened. “You what!?”
    Claire bit her lip. “Sorry, Val.”
    My sister let out a long breath. “No, I’m the one who oughtta apologize. I’m just glad I didn’t hurt anybody.”
    “Do you remember anything about being a zombie?” Kate asked.
    Val shook her head. “No, nothing.”
    Asia’s dark eyes narrowed. “Me neither. When our group stopped near Kingsville, we heard a baby in trouble, but nobody was willing to risk their life for the infant. They were gonna stand by and let it get torn apart.” She swallowed hard. “I couldn’t watch that. I went in and fought the best I could, but…” She trailed off, unable to relive the horror.
    “The baby didn’t survive?” Claire softly asked.
    “No, I saved the baby, but I was rewarded with a bite on my left arm. My friends agreed to shoot me the second I turned.” Asia turned away, and a great sadness came over her as she recounted the story. “I-I still don’t know what happened, why I’m still here. For whatever reason, they didn’t shoot me like they promised. For all I know, they were killed in another attack, because I haven’t seen them since. Those crazy people in Kingsville