Chapter 28
On the streets of Dallas in the early morning, a boy and a girl age thirteen were running slowly on the spacious streets. Even though the temperature was low in the morning, their clothes were still wet with sweat.
The early pedestrians on the roadside looked at them strangely, feeling very puzzled by their behavior.
"Brian, you...slow down!"
The two ran through the streets and alleys for an unknown amount of time. Gradually, the girl seemed to be unable to keep up, and her pace gradually slowed down. Finally, she stopped, with her hands on her hips and panting, calling to the young man in front of her.
Hearing Sarah's shouts behind him, Brian turned around and looked, but the movements of his hands and feet showed no intention of stopping, but then he stopped.
"What's wrong? Can't you run anymore? You still have the nerve to say that you are the captain of the school's track team!"
"This happened long ago. No, I can't do it anymore. I really can't run." Sarah pressed on her abdomen and breathed heavily. She now only felt Her whole body felt uncomfortable; her body was extremely itchy, and her legs were shaking constantly. Now she just wanted to find a place to have a good rest.
"Don't sit down. It's not good for your health. Get up and walk around first to rest."
Brian, who was standing in front, saw Sarah suddenly walking towards a stone pier on the street, wanting to sit down to rest. He quickly ran over and pulled her up again as she was about to sit down.
"What are you doing?" Sarah saw that she could sit down and rest, but she didn't expect to be suddenly pulled up again by Brian. The discomfort in her body made her a little bad-tempered, and she frowned and shouted.
"Okay, don't be so angry. I'll go for a walk with you. can you rest later?" He reached out and patted Sarah's back. Brian supported her body and pulled her forward without any explanation.
Leaning on Brian's body and having the other person support her, Sarah felt a lot more relaxed. She didn't resist much and walked forward, step by step, in a vain manner.
After a while, she felt much better, so she left the support and began to walk slowly by herself. Remembering that she seemed to have lost her temper just now, she complained a little: "Why am I almost exhausted from running? What's wrong with you?""
"Maybe it's because my body is better than yours," Brian said with a smile as he looked at Sarah, who was complaining. He was also feeling a little uncomfortable, but he wasn't as exaggerated as the other person.
This also made him feel a little confused. He had also exercised in his previous life and knew that he would be tired easily when he first started exercising. Although he ran for more than thirty minutes, his body was only slightly out of breath, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Forget it; there's no harm so stop thinking about it anymore."
Brian shook his head and didn't think about it. He walked with Sarah for another ten minutes, looked at the time, and said, "It was always like this in the beginning. You'll get used to it in the future. Okay, that's it for today. Well, after all, we have just started today; we still have to do it in moderation, and we can slowly increase the amount in the future."
"Great." Upon hearing that today's exercise was over, Sarah immediately relaxed and smiled happily.
"Tsk, tsk, it's only your first day; I'm too lazy to talk to you." Looking at Sarah's happy smile, Brian shook his head helplessly and cursed with a smile.
"Tch, take care of me!"
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The two got into the RV. Osbourne and Kelly had already queued up early. Brian had told them his decision this morning. Although there was reluctance written on his face, the two just clicked. He nodded to express his understanding, and he had no intention of obstructing him.
They took a change of clothes and entered the shower room one by one to start taking a shower. There are hand-operated water pumps in American cities. Although many people are queuing up to get water every day, fortunately, they have a big bucket to fill with water every three days on average.
The electricity on the RV relies on a small, silent generator and solar energy on the roof. After the isolation area is opened, all civilian vehicles will not be allowed to enter, so they have nothing to save now.
As for the change of clothes, they were picked up from clothing stores. During the riots in front of the city, in addition to the places where food was stored, clothing stores were also the focus of attention. However, these people took clothes for adults. Unless there are children at home, no one will touch the clothes in the children's area.
After taking a shower, Brian immediately felt refreshed and casually threw his clothes aside. Since he could wear new ones every day, there was no need to wash them. Then he took his ID card and called Sarah. Follow yesterday's path towards the management office.
The lobby of the management office today is not as deserted as yesterday. It is crowded at this time, but what is strange is that most people are gathered in front of a wall, but there are very few people queuing up.
Brian looked over there and found that the crowd was surrounding the wall with the map of the United States. He was a little curious about what the group of people were doing there, so he asked Sarah to take him with him because of his size advantage. He squeezed in from underneath the crowd.
Climbing closer, he found that there were many red dots on the map that he had not seen yesterday. Listening to the scattered words in the crowd, he knew that the military had confirmed all the quarantine areas that could be visited yesterday, as far as the map was concerned. They are displayed in the form of red dots for the reference of anyone who wants to voluntarily leave the quarantine area.
Brian looked at the map carefully and found that most of the red dots were clustered in the cities around Dallas. As the distance became farther and farther, the number of red dots became less and less. He took a look and headed to the farthest point in the east to Atlanta.
"What are they looking at?"
At the door of the management office, Sarah stood on tiptoes and looked inside. She watched Brian get in and get out again, and she asked curiously.
"It's nothing, just a sign of the quarantine area." Brian wiped the sweat from his head, walked to the door, and let out a long sigh of relief. The people were piled up together, and it was a bit difficult for him to squeeze in.
Holding two identity cards, he took Sarah to the staff who called her last time to queue up. Last time, he forgot to ask the other person's name. This time, looking at the name tag on the other person's chest, it should be Clarisse.
Although there were not many people in front, the procedure seemed a bit cumbersome, so they still waited half an hour to get in line.
"Hello, please show me your ID card."
Clarisse lowered her head and typed quickly on the keyboard, entering the information of the residents who had just left and the quarantine area they applied for into the computer. After finishing, she raised her head and spoke habitually.
But when she saw the person in front of her, her expression became a little horrified. Opposite her stood two children, a boy and a girl. She was very impressed by the boy among them. He was the first child to come to her yesterday.
"Little brother, why are you here again?"
After handing his and Sarah's ID cards in, Brian nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, sister, I already thought about it yesterday and decided to voluntarily go to the quarantine area in Atlanta."
Picking up the ID card, Clarisse looked at the information on it. For the first time, she knew that the boy in front of her was named Brian. She looked at him deeply and tried to dissuade him for the last time.
"Have you decided?"
"Thank you, I've decided!" Brian listened to the other party's dissuasion and knew that the other party had good intentions. He sincerely said thank you, but he did not change his decision.
"Oh, I hope you are ready." Seeing that her attempts to dissuade her were useless, Clarisse could only sigh in her heart. She didn't say anything more. After all, it had nothing to do with her, and she just looked at him.
"This is..." After Clarisse entered Brian's information into the computer, she picked up another ID card, raised her head, looked at the girl next to him, raised her eyebrows, and said teasingly, "Your little girlfriend?"
Sarah, who was a little bored on the side of this site, suddenly heard Clarisse say this, and her face immediately turned red. She didn't understand how could this lady say such words, and she shyly hid behind Brian.
"Ahem..." Brian coughed twice and blushed a little at the other party's teasing, but he still explained: "She is just my friend, and we are just giving each other company."
"Hmm~"
Clarisse responded with a long voice, her fingers tapping on the keyboard, but her expression and smile clearly said the word "disbelief.".
Brian shook his head helplessly, and Brian didn't explain much. Just let it be a misunderstanding. Anyway, I probably won't see her again in the future.
A few minutes later, Clarisse handed the ID card out of the window again, put away the joking look on her face, looked at Brian seriously, and said, "I have entered your information into the Atlanta quarantine volunteers' list. The list says you are in the first batch; just go and wait for notification and report with your ID card."
After all, the Dallas military's vehicles are limited. For such a large-scale migration, the nearby quarantine zone can only send its troops to pick up people in the Dallas quarantine zone in person.
What requires vehicles to reach Dallas is transportation operations in far-distance areas like Atlanta, and it is impossible to transport tens of thousands of people at once.
Not to mention whether there is enough food and vehicles, the presence of such a large group of people in an infected area is like a sumptuous meal, which will attract the attention of all infected people, so the government needs to send out survivors in several batches, ensuring that most people can reach their destination safely.
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