As the infected closed the gap between Hannah and themselves, Jim quickly turned around and helped Hannah on to her feet. She had snagged her coat on a piece of metal sticking out of the wall. Once Jim untangled her, he grabbed her hand and ran as fast as he could. There were only two infected chasing them, so Selena waited for Jim to pass the kiosk. When Jim and Hannah passed her she took a step out and started hacking at the infected. There being only two infected and Selena only being able to battle one at a time, Harry pulled out his handgun. He lifted it and fired three shots. The infected dropped instantly to the ground.
"That was close."
"There's still more." Jim said as several more infected screeched.
"Keep going!" Selena yelled as she ran up to Jim.
As the bunch ran up to the luggage trolleys Hannah took one and wheeled it into the doors.
"Nice!"
"Thanks."
They all ran out of the airport. The silver Land Rover was, strangely, parked right up front. Selena wondered if this entire scenario was planned. As they all piled into the truck, more infected came barreling down the road. The truck's engine wouldn't turn over.
"Hurry up!"
"I'm trying!"
"They're right behind us!"
"Come on. Come on."
"Faster!"
Finally, "Got it!" the truck started and they zoomed out of danger.
As soon as they were far enough away from the mass of infected, Hannah asked, "At the cottage, the infected were dying! Why are there more here?"
"There were more people out here. Ones that we rescued. On the trips back and forth, some got infected. But don't worry. You have me to protect you now."
These last words made Selena cringe. Why was he saying these things? He continues to quote the soldiers. Did he know them? Is he one of them? She was now, more than ever cautious of what she, Jim, and Hannah said and did around this fellow. He wasn't trustworthy.
"We're driving out of London?" Selena said as they headed west on the M4
"Yeah. HQ is over in Binfield." Harry said.
"Binfield?"
"Isn't that what I said?"
"There's nothing out in Binfield, but a garden."
The next 15 miles went by pretty quietly. No one said anything. They all just stayed in their own corner of the car.
Finally, Hannah said, "I'm hungry…"
To that Harry said, "There's a bag in the back. It has a few snacks."
Selena and Jim both looked at each other, remembering back when they met Frank and Hannah.
You've got no fat on you, and all you've had to eat is sugar, so you're crashing. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot we can do about that except pump you full of pain killers and give you more sugar. As for sugar, Pepsi or Lilt?
As they turned, leaving the M4, Harry told Selena and Jim to re-arm, and that they would soon be at their destination. Selena and Jim complied. The back seat was full of first-aid materials, weapons, and ammunition. They each took a handgun, a box of ammo for that gun, and their original weapons.
They soon came to a large research facility. It was run down and depressed, but it seemed to be safe. And then she came out. She was a thin Caucasian woman. She had black hair and was wearing black clothes. She came charging at them. She was infected.
