Would four-thirty be early enough? Adira had to think to herself. Judging by the patterns that she had laid out they could get away with waiting until in the morning. Although Claire had been correct about them being pushed back, it had been done in such a short period of time. She wondered who all comprehended this. She was sure they understood what Claire was saying, but she wasnâ€™t sure that they all understood what she was saying.<br/><br/>When Claire made the statement that it was all Adiraâ€™s plan, she wasnâ€™t sure how to take it. Sheâ€™d said it so nonchalantly, but it made her feel like she was important in the group even just a little bit. Being put on the spot was a lot different than she expected it to be. She looked to everyone who all had placed their gaze on her. Finally claiming her resolve, she looked back at the map and studied it for a little bit before turning back to everyone else. â€œI think it might be a good idea to make sure that this generator is portable. I feel that if we can hold out till in the morning, weâ€™re going to have to leave this place. The way that the xâ€™s are drawn here on the map makes it appear as though not only are they pushing us back, but they are eventually going to claim this place for their own.â€ Adira tried to look strong in front of everyone. She wasnâ€™t at all great at holding the leadership position, but she was at least capable of leading others in the right direction when it came down to it.<br/><br/>She was almost sure of herself when she looked at the information before her. When she thought about all the different times that they had gone out to scout the areas, it seemed that when they came back theyâ€™d come with fewer and fewer things to show for themselves. This had to be the reason why and she just knew it. Tina stepped forward and wasnâ€™t all too pleased with the results that Adira had given them.<br/><br/>She shouldâ€™ve known.<br/><br/>â€œSo you and your map are basically saying that those bastards might be out there closing in on us? How long have you been riding on this information Adira? I couldâ€™ve long had this generator finished off and we wouldnâ€™t even be having this meeting right now.â€ Tina said a little snappishly. Adira hated when she acted this way. She could understand that this was very important information. Their lives were at stake and their way of living was being breached. She took a big swallow and began to play with the braid in her hair. She was starting to get really nervous.<br/><br/>â€œU-um. Itâ€™s a possibility. I mean, Iâ€™m only going by what you all bring back from your excursions. I know that itâ€™s a hasty assumption, but I feel that itâ€™s better safe than sorryâ€¦â€ Adira tried to explain herself but it wasnâ€™t coming across well enough for Tina to be satisfied.<br/><br/>â€œSo youâ€™re saying you donâ€™t know? We could risk losing our place because youâ€™re making an â€˜assumption?â€™ Can someone please tell me how this makes any sense? Does anyone see what Iâ€™m seeing here? All this time youâ€™re covering up you error with the fact that you were basically testing the waters? I canâ€™t believe this shitâ€¦â€ Tina shook her head and turned her back from Adira, who in turn looked away from everyone. She was starting to become more and more unsure of herself. Her fidgeting went from her hair and then went to her picking at her left arm. Awkwardly she stood there, with nothing to come back at Tina.<br/><br/>No, she didnâ€™t want to admit that she had an error. She was firm on believing that she wanted to make sure that she knew what she was talking about before presenting this idea to everyone as a whole. Sheâ€™d spend countless nights going over that map and reassessing the situation before drawing her conclusion. She was definitely sure of it. She turned back to the group, who all seemed confused. One man, however, had stepped over to where Tina was and tried to calm her down.<br/><br/>One of the women spoke up, â€œThereâ€™s no point in getting angry. If we do that, then how are we supposed to stick together as a group? How are we supposed to survive?â€ She looked around at everyone and then back at Adira. She tried to back her up this time, like many other times when they have conflict. Adira opened her mouth to clarify to situation when the walls had begun to reverberate. Everyone in the room grew quiet. The only things that were moving were eyes.  Everyone in the room was trying to figure out what it couldâ€™ve been.<br/><br/>Was it an earthquake? No, it couldnâ€™t have been that. The walls merely shook and everything still remained intact. Adira felt as if she were holding her breath. As soon as she felt that she needed to exhale, the back door burst open and she could the room begin to arm itself and aim for the doorway leading into the hallway. It was dark and then what popped out next was a screaming comrade of theirs from earlier. Not only could they see that he was screaming, but part of the flesh on his hands had been peeled off. His face was completely scarred and his torso was bloody. Parts of his clothing was ripped and it looked as if heâ€™d barely made it this far. In the hallway, everyone could hear something groan. Immediately, they all went back onto their toes. â€œItâ€™s Johnnyâ€¦heâ€™s out there. Itâ€™s badâ€¦â€ The man panted. He finally stopped screaming, but that hadnâ€™t stopped him from wincing in pain and grunting in anguish.<br/><br/>Adira pushed past everyone and into the hallway. She glanced down at the man named Johnny and shrieked. She stumbled backwards against the narrow hallway and the light flickered on. The light revealed what everyone feared to ever have to see, especially from someone that they had been working alongside for the past few months.<br/><br/>Only half of Johnnyâ€™s body is what remained. Behind his body there was a trail of blood that could be seen. It was safe to assume that the other man was the one that dragged Johnny here. It was probably from the shock that he couldnâ€™t just leave Johnny behind. Adira stared at the corpse. He had long been dead and had been subjected to rigormortis. His body was still and his body was pale. His eyes were wide open, almost as if he were in shock. His experienceâ€¦it definitely must have been a frightening one. She couldnâ€™t look at him any longer. She scooted back and away from his body and back into the living room. The girl from earlier couldnâ€™t help but reach down and try to help her up from the floor.<br/><br/>The man that had come in earlier was being tended to by their medic, whoâ€™d been one of the males in the group. Tina pushed through their small group and shouted at him, â€œDid you bring that shit here? Just when we were about to make plans to get out of here, you bring it here now?â€ Tina sounded a little hysterical. Her voice was higher pitched than it was earlier when she was speaking to Adira. Adira just sat there. She knew that something like this could have happened but not like this. Nothing like this had ever happened before.<br/><br/>She wasnâ€™t sure how to handle this situation. What were they going to do now?<br/><br/>There was another bang that seemed to come from the back door and then the walls shook again. Adira looked up from being in the womanâ€™s arms from earlier. Something was out there trying to get in. It knew they were all there. If they waited any longer who knew how long before they entered into the house. Tina looked to Claire, â€œWhat are we gonna do now? Heâ€™s shown them where we are! And I know they can just smell this corpse lying in the middle of the floor! We need to get out of here.â€