After Airianna's injury, her mother decides to take a break from the group and The Circus. She takes her two daughters with her and together they drive away from California. They originally plan to go home to Minnesota but their plans don't work out and they end up in Oregon. A herd of the dead force them to stay in the city. 

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This story is to fill in the questions as to where Rudi, Airi, and Juna went when they left. I feel it would be beneficial to the reader to have read After Death to be able to better understand the story. 

⚠This story consists of sensitive topics that may be upsetting to some viewers⚠

"I know Juna, but I have to carry your sister right now, I'm sorry."


If we went back to The Circus, there would be a war eventually. Maybe I'm being selfish, hell, I know I am, but I can't be there when that happens. I can't take another tragedy, but I know this is a bad choice. I know something's going to go wrong but I can't turn back, I'm just not ready.


We couldn't stop, the dead were on our tail, we couldn't lose them. Juna and I hadn't slept in days, she was barely holding on, but if we stopped, we'd die. I can't let that happen. 


I know leaving The Circus wasn't the answer, but I can't let my children be near that man. I didn't know if I could trust Ethan either because if I could, he wouldn't have let us leave and Timothy would be dead. 


We got to a city, I didn't know the name of it. The dead were sparse besides the herd that had been following us. We needed a break, it was the only way we would survive. I didn't really have a plan, I didn't know if I'd ever go back but this would have to be enough for now. Four walls and a roof, and empty shelves galore. 


Chapter 4 - Chapter 4 (Keep Moving)