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coming if I had asked?

Seems when you got older if it didn't have

anything to do with music, you weren't into it.

A lot of good that did me.

Spent all that time and money trying to get

somewhere, and ended up with nothing.

Don't talk like that.

You were just getting started.

Who knows how far you would have gone...

with another 10 years of work.

Another 10 years...

I guess I'll never know.

Listen, right now the best thing we can

do is just focus on what's most important.

To me, that's you, and Daniel.

What?

- Daniel's dead.

- No.

He has to be.

I need to know, one way or another.

So suddenly you care about all of us?

Would you be doing all this

if it was me instead?

Of course I would.

Why would you say something so stupid?

You're all I care about.

Then where were you growing up?

You were always in the city. Working.

You were never around.

Aaron, this is not the time for this.

You know I had to go where the work was.

This might be the only time for this.

By this time tomorrow we could both be dead.

So, tell me.

It had to be more than just work.

It's complicated.

Make it simple.

If you want me to keep on following

you around, just be straight with me.

I don't see how this is going to help,

it's just going to up set you.

Just tell me.

Your mother and I, we were

just having problems.

What kind of problems?

Aaron...

She cheated on me.

I don't believe you.

Believe me or don't believe me...

It's the truth.

No.

We got past it...

your mother... she's never been

good at routine.

You know, that's what marriage

becomes after a while.

After kids, debt and responsibility, it's

just the same thing day in and day out.

I think she just got bored.

I've forgiven her since.

At the time though, we needed the space.

Kill two birds with one stone:

Put food on the table,

and had time to think.

You know she was never really...

We were both to blame.

Here.

I'm sorry about leaving.

But it was for the best.

I mean, eventually we all ended

up in the city anyway.

Except for Daniel.

Don't be angry...

In the long run I think it helped us.

You aren't going to say anything?

I don't have anything to say.

Besides, none of it matters now.

We should get some sleep.

In the morning we'll grab as much food as

we can carry and get moving.

You get some sleep. I'll take first watch.

Deal.

Kill for me.

Okay, weneed a stop.

F***.

I need new shoes, man.

My f***ing blisters have blisters.

Don't lance them.

You don't want an infection.

I wish I had grabbed some

antibiotic cream from the store.

I saw it sitting right there.

Aaron?

We're running low on food.

How much further do we have to go?

We've gotta be getting close. We've

been walking for 6 days now.

We're about a day or so

away from county limits.

Say another half day to hit Daniel's place.

We should stop and eat then.

Then get going?

So what do you want, beans or... beans?

What are my choices again?

Green or brown.

In that case, brown.

What is it?

I think it's following us.

I don't hear it.

It's different than usual.

You ever think that we're walking out

here, totally isolated, and out...

...there things are going back to normal?

Do you actually believe that?

No... But there has to be

safe zones, or something?

We'd never know because we're in the

middle of f***ing nowhere.

You saw what happened as much as I did.

You've got to know that can't be true.

For all we know, we're the only

living people for hundreds of miles.

And the only way we've stayed that way

is by being out here like this.

Yeah...

I guess you're right.

I just hope to f*** you're not wrong.

Doesn't matter either way.

Let's just keep walking.

What is it?

OH F***! God!

Come on. Come on!

Come on, Aaron!

Oh, f***!

Wait here, don't move.

Stay down.

Don't go... Dad!

Stay down, Aaron!

Aaron, get down!

Dad!

Aaron, stay down!

I'll be back for you.

You killed my son!

Show yourself! You coward!

Leave me alone.

Leave me alone.

LEAVE ME ALONE!

Had it my way I'd just let you starve.

So why don't you?

Why don't you just kill me

and get it over with?

John's got it in his head you're sick,

an boot-heel ain't no cure for what ails ya.

Just so we're clear, you try something stupid,

I'm gonna put a bullet through your f***in head.

Now I'm just gonna untie

one hand so you caneat.

Don't let this crazy f***er near

me, man! He's going to kill me!

You've gotta untie me, man. We've

gotta get the f*** outta here.

Who are you? What did they do to you?

My name's Phil. But we ain't

got time for this sh*t.

It's not what they've done.

It's what they're gonnado.

F*** man, hurry up. We gotta get

moving or we're f***in' dead.

What happened to you?

Was just tryin'to survive.

Same as you, I'd guess.

Then they came.

Killed my girl. Tied me up.

Who are they?

They're f***in' cannibals, man!

They must've been following us...

You need to calm the f*** down.

How many are there?

Four.

Three.

In the house?

What are you gonna do, man? We

gotta get the f*** outta here.

They took people from me too.

No man, f*** that.

We leave, and maybe we live.

You go, and they will kill you.

His rifle is over there, take it.

Feelfree to run.

"It was all the government, you know... "

"I mean, I saw this coming

years ago, I saw this coming 10 years ago... "

"I know they got a vaccine, they

gave it to me years ago. "

They told me they were just testin like,

uppers or something. "

"Like a pep pill, or something. "

"I'm not sick. I'm not sick. I know

I'm not sick. Because... "

"because I ain't crazy. I ain't

crazy, I saw this comin. "

"I saw it comin'years ago, because they give

me the pills, man. They give me the pills. "

Now, Peter.

I say we just kill him.

It's ain't worth the risk.

We don't know if he's infected.

Either way, it's another mouth to feed,

and we ain't got the supplies.

I think he's awake.

So what's your name, then?

No need to struggle.

Don't hurt yourself.

F*** you! I'll f***ing kill

you for what you did!

Now look what you've done.

What did I tell you?

He'll come around, trust me.

Peter?

What is it you think we did?

You, or one of your men...

You killed my son.

What makes you think that?

I tracked the killer here. So don't pretend

like you're in the f***ing dark.

You think we'd chance leaving our

perimeter with that thing out there?

Wasn't us.

Don't have that much of a death wish.

You're lying to me. I saw what I saw.

I'm telling you, he's gotta be one of them.

One of who?

That's what we have to decide,

before we know what to do with you.

What are you talking about?

We need to know if you're infected.

Look at me!

Do I look infected to you?

Doesn't work like that, a**hole.

What does she mean?

You mean you don't know?

You been out there blind this whole time?

You must've heard it, felt it?

It?

Make no mistake about this, It has

a consciousness, and it's f***ing thorough.

All this sh*t might have seemed like a virusat

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