The drive back to the hidden base was mostly uneventful. Aside from retracing their earlier route and plowing through clusters of zombies, the group used the time to rest. Some even drifted off to sleep, mentally and physically exhausted.
The Winters' men from the hidden base, the Evans group, along with Dracon and his team, all nodded off one by one.
Among them was Melody — the moment she sat down and the truck started moving, she was lulled into sleep. Despite the bumpy ride, she slept like a rock, completely oblivious to the chaos around her.
"She's sleeping so soundly on the way back," Mrs. Evans whispered to her husband. Both wore complicated expressions, their emotions a tangled mix of relief and disbelief.
They had never expected that this mission outside the base would bring about such a change in Melody. If anyone had truly benefited from this experience, it was her.
