The next morning at the Park's house

From Create Your Own Story

The both of you find sleep easy to come by. You're both worn out. The night has been so exhausting that you're both fast asleep within minutes. The locked door of the room has made you feel secure enough to shut your eyes, and you drift off into a dreamless sleep.

You're awakened not much later by the sounds of footsteps in the hall. They're loud, and it sounds like a group of people. You find yourself in a hazy panic, still half asleep. You can only imagine what's come into the house, and what it will do when it finds the two of you.

"Anyone alive in here?" You hear a voice shout. "United States army," the voice calls out again. "If anyone is alive in here, announce your presence now!"

You jump to your feet. "We're in here! Two of us! We're alive!" Melanie sits up on the bed, confused, rubbing at her eyes. You unlock the door and swing it open, and are greeted by several armed men with flashlights attached to their weaponry, and the light is nearly blinding.

Within an hour, you're whisked away to a military camp, where you're quarantined while medical officials search your entire bodies for signs of sores. When they're sure you're not infected, they release you into the camp with a fresh change of clothes, and pointing the way to a large tent where food and water await. On your way there, Melanie charges at you from the other side of the camp, happy to see you. She throws her arms around your neck and grips you tight.

The two of you march off into the camp, arms around each other's shoulders. You've made it. You're safe. You run across Mrs. Park, Mikey, and Claire later on, and discover that they're safe as well. Over the next few months, you all build a strong relationship as you survive in the camp, and it's something like a family unit to the lot of you.

Congratulations. You made it, and you saved a few lives along the way. You're one of the good guys, and you should feel very proud of yourself.