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101 " Every second wasted might have saved a life. "
― Jason Medina , The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel
102 " It had been a gift from his ex-wife. It was the only useful thing she ever gave to him. "
103 " Great! Now, that the crybaby whining bullshit is settled, let’s load up on one of these buses and head for the sewers! "
104 " He tried to hide how nervous he felt. If this experimental serum worked it would change his whole life. That meant everything to him. He closed his eyes and prayed to himself. "
105 " Once his brain was destroyed, the Fox Serum Virus could no longer control his body. He was dead and would not be reanimated. "
106 " You shouldn’t believe everything that you see on TV or especially on the Internet. Seeing is not always believing anymore. "
107 " These guys treated her with respect and trusted in her to watch their backs. That was something to be appreciated. "
108 " I won’t leave you out here, if that’s what you think. That’s not how I roll. "
109 " She was such a sweet and funny person. To see her looking like something he has come to hate was a shot to the heart. "
110 " He hated being injured. He felt so useless. "
111 " Guys, I hate to sound insensitive, especially considering what just happened, but we really have to leave here, now. We are extremely pressed for time, if we plan on escaping Manhattan and the Bronx, before nightfall. And make no mistake that is the plan. "
112 " He would usually go into the subway tunnels, where he could be alone. That’s where he preferred to get high. There was no one around, but the rats and cockroaches, to see him at his all-time low. He was too embarrassed to be around people whenever he got high. At least, in the tunnels he could hide from the rest of the world. "
113 " Sometimes, he would have to hide from track workers or urban explorers. It amazed him how busy the subway tunnels could be with activity. He constantly asked himself why teenagers would want to lurk around those dark tunnels seeking adventure. What was the point? Personally, he hated being down there. Most tunnels were dark, damp, and dirty. "
114 " He slept in the park, on the subway trains, or with friends from work. He never had a home of his own. "
115 " Mostly everyone in the living room jumped up at the sound of his voice. The words that came out of his mouth did not fully register with most of them. A few were still half asleep and wondering why he decided to appoint himself the position of human alarm clock. Unfortunately, there was no time for subtlety and no time for breakfast. "
116 " It did not take too long before his high hopes died and were replaced by hopes of being high, as depression got the better of him. "
117 " Before he realized it, he had smoked away the next five years of his life. Nothing else mattered to him, but his next fix. "
118 " Whenever his mother was not lying on her back or down on her knees working, she would spend her money getting high. "
119 " He became very depressed and ultimately turned to drugs and alcohol as his salvation. In reality, they became his downfall. "
120 " Leaving Yonkers was much easier than leaving Manhattan or the Bronx. Things were still fairly normal in the suburban city, for the most part. A few citizens were going about their daily business. People were going to work, although schools were closed. The roadblocks were mainly set up to prevent anyone from entering Yonkers from New York City. There were not many things set in place to stop anyone from leaving Yonkers and heading north into the rest of Westchester County. "