THE ZOMBIE OUTBREAK

chapter twenty four

Ethan asked Johnny to release all the hostages and have them lined up outside. He looked at the cages of the gone-rogue humans who had been bitten by Derek. It was obvious there was something wrong with them.

"What do we do about them?" Clara asked

"We burned them alive." Ethan replied coldly and walked away.

Rachel looked at him and wondered what had changed about the brother he once loved.

Grabbing a tourch and a gasoline can, Ethan poured it over the cages and threw the torch at them. The loud snarl of the zombies was heard as they burned. Ethan walked out to meet some of the men and women waiting for him. "They all looked tired and hungry. What do we do?" Johnny asked

"What do you mean by that? I am not responsible for every man and woman right here. They are all free to make their own decisions. They either stay or leave." Ethan said it with a sad face. He still couldn't forgive himself for the death of his best friend, Mark. The people looked at him as he walked away.

"You