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We ran until the noise of the walkers disappeared behind us. I barely had time to catch my breath before the tall man grabbed me. He shoved me against the ground. My backpack fell beside me. His weapon was immediately raised. "Who are you?" I stared at him. "I—" "Are you bitten?" "No." His eyes narrowed. "Turn around." "What?" "Turn around." I did. He checked my arms and neck quickly. Then he looked at my face again. "You could be lying." "I'm not." He raised his weapon again. For a second, I genuinely thought he was going to kill me.….