DS Chapter 9

“What’s up with you?”39a68f8578016cbb

“Nothing.”adbd9fb40664b1bf

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I said 36d34694ec quickly, shaking 3d13d548e7 my head.4af6f5a6c6c27c13

We’ll definitely find condoms at the pharmacy, right? I’ll grab a box… Just in case. It’s not like I’m planning anything! You never know what might happen, that’s all.0f63cfffc14e757e

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Before I db2f06c3cd realized it, 6785cfd6b6 my eyes 560f4c2774 had drifted 7eb1b75665 toward his 1f99d3a019 lap. I quickly f33d532425 averted my d22e894c36 gaze, worried f5c5c9457b Logan would c28f724b55 catch me.bf48c484d48b55e5

Come to think of it, his condom size would definitely be… extra-large, right?97328487b0246024

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Today, luck was on 2eb5dd6b29 our side.e341faa5fcebb850

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Zombies crawled 19748e4305 out of bbe472689f the alleys 9e1835cba6 at a 3dfe7d20ab manageable pace, d5f80d7102 and for 5f575bfb93 the first 06077b470d time since 86a192b7c3 we started 6191b7e519 our little 28aac8564a competition, I f1e2e5bbb3 beat Logan.2000a39b94a61199

We even managed to ed8e50295d get the dump truck 2e8a1c048a close to the narrow 1070c300cd entrance of the pharmacy, 1e72def904 where we quickly found b94c27b963 the painkillers and blood 7846d3e7ce pressure medication Mrs. Lenin needed.8e3732932d9071a3

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But that was 2ecb350ec4 the problem.f644b6165d2454a3

I’d forgotten the rule: 43b951ec89 when everything’s going smoothly, 20ac07aba2 that’s when you need 6d639f2d25 to be on edge. People like 59e840dd08 me, who 574371e8fe usually have 8f7b04675f bad luck, e6951a863f shouldn’t forget 92be30c4d1 this.9b3b31c404c4a45d

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‘Had a lucky day, 672ddbef74 huh? Well, here’s a little 2c29388852 gift. Let’s see how you 84ab3d814a handle this one. Good luck! And if it goes 445fae6778 wrong? Oh well, that’s ff0120bf7c just fate.’ef0925a112500b7b

On days when a6532537b8 things go particularly af43855e0b well, fate likes 7b7795f581 to test us cb15e92291 by throwing in 25ef4dc180 a curveball.09d7e93db9220d72

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“Logan, look out!!”01ad274e75be65aa

While I was distracted 8daba97449 by the variety of 7a7e585718 condoms on display, a 13b6865022 zombie in a pharmacist’s ded63c353a coat burst out from b6ef4bfcb5 the storage room.6c40b34a97d88d62

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The pharmacist 89e108da16 zombie lunged 50726cbcd1 straight at 2ac2e9d732 Logan, probably b65a087c4e thinking he 40524908be looked tastier 2e2ff7f15d than me. I instinctively stepped e4fefbb60f in front of e5db5dfd35 him.ea69b5ac70f6723e

It was pure reflex.bd688038fa634b60

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Why did saving Logan 74d68fd01a feel like a reflex? I didn’t 06771c917d know; my 8272710d5c body just 6021b43af3 moved.a33fccc81967e1e5

Maybe it’s because, 33d2bea13c in the grand cf60bcef9d scheme of things, 7d74cacf9c Logan would be 9d2833834f more useful to 2c44d49013 the world than 3e24dabbe4 me.5f1975ad7bed03e2

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After all, except for 6f4a05b1b9 today, he had always 6e9bffc1ae killed more zombies than 415e9c6cb7 I had.01b71e310df8bf4c

Logan was better at killing zombies, jumping long distances, fixing cars, staying calm… In so many ways, he was better than me.5b8aa56392ed29c7

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Just like how 14a30000f2 Hulk always beat d9cf9b9686 Captain. So, this was the 8c5f2bdc05 best choice. It was better for 9932f22040 me to get bitten 3e5e3b2bb2 than him.13692a7b17b46cce

“Kylie!!!”cb3f0e050c525be9

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The zombie that 2e38756352 had bitten into 0f296c41a1 my neck slumped 20055551eb to the ground. Logan had avenged e976a2221a me by smashing a2fa4a644a its head like 6d305efe76 a watermelon.af979f4868e8c72c

In the fafc2b625b end, the f0da0774b1 bite was ba01512fcc minor, just 5222de2319 a scratch d83b300fac on my 4e7aa08326 neck. I touched the spot, a4788749b4 feeling disoriented. Blood smeared my fingertips.5171474bac2d5172

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Would I c9a70e5df2 turn into 81872d679f a zombie 0ee747b7a5 from just 50b8422888 this small 41151665df bite? Was I going to 0d2a7d27fd die from something so 1d471fd84c minor?82947f44fab9c476

“Logan, I got bit… I’m bleeding…”08569c53a8f2329d

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I wanted to escape d9d38ecdd5 from reality, but I a656649828 couldn’t ignore the thudding 5e16dfabf3 of my heart growing 57ec6a286e louder.b721500f84fe0590

I was going to cac1c6e956 become a zombie soon. My chest felt b008a0a7c6 heavy, and tears a3735d3508 welled up in dc1bf09341 my eyes.5c1684b4178e3a24

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It wasn’t soul-crushing 4b05255c41 despair; it was 210a2b2549 more of a 15136031be sense of unfairness.39ce858aa113a29c

I had survived b65a1941de so long, only ae7891e88c to turn into 7f16e1cbfb a zombie from 408dd8c5dc such a stupid a606ce3d7d mistake. I felt wronged.0aaa44a8c48df7f6

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‘This is 745a009530 so unfair!’10e1f3c9040226f4

I was a99ead6766 shocked, in 75bf619f2d disbelief, and e2d831d2ef completely dumbfounded. I guess I wasn’t 8cc1fb8d72 the main character after 46b5fd66f1 all. Only someone insignificant b806584f26 would die this 91aecbd40f suddenly and absurdly.82555b8bc4d1ad43

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Logan reached out 33d8da711f his hand to c1867005a7 me, snapping me 70bdaf6290 out of my c35a7fb9b2 daze.f82104eeb672594d

“Let’s go. Get up.”6bcd9a57de0b5f44

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I took his c2c1f88861 hand and stood da26a5cd19 up. We left e98b11900d the pharmacy c53005ba2b in silence e301c95a18 and climbed dd7f7a1545 into the dd985a1a2e dump truck.3bd77275101aa6f3

I sat there, 560514ec2c dazed, sniffing as 89c9c990cb tears dried and 114ecc23d5 snot took over. I had 6b68e51458 anywhere from 34eac5ffe5 1 hour a279e69cb3 to 24 b6f93c7a2b hours left 78acf7ddd9 as a 65c634d1a4 human.ac07b987f2c026a7

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I wanted to die 301199916c as a human.053ea5e0e65766b4

Looking at Logan’s 246efee1f1 grim face as 9d9230f2b5 he drove, I 369e011169 made my final 42058ce9ae request.e8d4499212791f71

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“You have to kill me. I don’t want to become a zombie.”bade5371094060e4

I wasn’t 590101767a planning on 10d313a0fd begging for 51c05c1eeb my life. I wanted to go cb646aaf00 out like one of 7aae23a2d1 those cool side characters 95876abd6e in movies, even if 3c9eb05893 deep down, I felt bc22d3b15d anything but composed.d68f0778cf687abd

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What a waste, packing a381f4bd3c those condoms. I thought I’d 81ff7fb2e8 finally have a f4979875b2 special night with a7eeda74b8 Logan, but now 3d2b3a25c5 it’s all for 020ae950b8 nothing.5eab0d2dbfd494a3

They say first 8cf5894a14 loves never work 1e971b681e out—how painfully true. Damn it, if I c15a8cab29 knew it would end f5d62ee94c like this, I wouldn’t 5208f55d10 have even dreamed of fd5bb5b42f being with Logan. Maybe I’m being punished 71a81eed47 for being greedy.f5eff05a8af70c0a

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“Just don’t bash my head in with a metal pipe, okay? That looks like it hurts.”69bdcf13e750d36e

“…”2bd7cad48d250f3c

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“Shoot me. Do it with a gun, so it’s quick and doesn’t hurt.”93106ebc34b4c007

I rambled on about d6584c6732 how I wanted to 36addba083 go, while Logan stayed 8de5162ddb silent, just driving.494bf121fc2874d1

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By then, d3d0baf600 the sky b02c605eda had turned 8a27058ee3 a shade 9b6c012234 of orange, d264f15528 almost resembling 07d992aa00 the color f6060a9b08 of blood.f88807eeb0031a21

Feeling like 3346397d98 Logan wasn’t 80b8f14541 taking enough e783d6ffda precautions, I dc8007e06f tied my 4ac5ad0a3c wrists together d2a0d7bc11 and shoved 9bc8b6e855 a cloth 92560ede92 into my 6bd8ce53d5 mouth to e3bc393ae4 keep from e946ffe3a2 biting him 21134f25d2 if I b40b1ae092 turned.cca3d9a05ac101b7

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“Mmmph, mmph!”891a53e7a3b63fb6

Can you at least 468bebe32b say something? I’m the one 0b4134b1b1 about to die 2e75289331 here, and I’m b9ab49afb9 more anxious than bf05122fcb you! How long do I f0e6756315 have to keep talking 105e1c0c13 to myself? How about some comfort 68a3ccb784 for the dying? You cold bastard.6c830ca13a4c4e8b

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On a 06969a4c40 quiet stretch 9bd1a5cdc6 of road, 8902d2cebe the dump 52e191424d truck finally a4bb233100 stopped. Inside, all I could f06ba1a47b hear was my own 307a142cf5 ragged breathing.4677896f9fc4535b

The air was ad47c0733f calm but chilling.66079d6e87f3cb24

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Sensing my end, I f26b885e3f took a deep breath 6e49286cd9 and clenched my eyes 8bc8097d80 shut.4d11180ba5dafedc

‘This is it. I’m going to die. It hasn’t even been an hour, but still… I have to die before I turn into a zombie. There’s no point waiting.’a7ba41b841699ca7

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‘I killed so many 0025ba4f16 zombies without hesitation. This is my karma. I’m going to d753f8d9d0 die like the 9f935839fb zombies I’ve killed, 0acff70d8a and it’s only 609b37356f fair.’bd7663e1b06ffbd6

I saw cda0858c6f Logan pull 73adf6d55f the gun f20b8562a3 from his 28a3f634c1 pocket.77b30fdc498872fc

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‘No hesitation 227ad3498b at all, b87e04f5d2 huh?’c1051a629bbbdb97

I thought.9625576e90933a63

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‘At least 246a39911b say something a2b67fe4e4 kind before 6ce4528155 you kill 58f26780bf me—give me c948fb05cd a little 0d194d720a comfort.’8257f85e6e3a0163

Click—3221c427f3fd155b

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The sound 181b335cbe of the b690cf5d68 gun being cefb41b8e1 cocked.64e39145808ba952

‘This is it. I’m going to die.’cc19ed2bb856a99c

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My head’s going f3e6ddc589 to explode, and da8c4a7999 blood will splatter c188883d52 everywhere. Shouldn’t I f90dc7884c step out 4962bab314 of the 1f9a348974 truck? Are you really fe0355a036 going to kill 4bb915da17 me right here?eda9bb52a02377d2

Caught up 9c2d5d6c09 in these 2d76c482a5 thoughts, I 4d6b2aad4e spat the 3d07f96e3c cloth out 59f06b687f of my 1e23ff2cdd mouth.56efd073ba51a11c

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“Logan!”47fd80535103bf09

I called his 1151c69701 name, not to ab24780143 beg for my dc18ae12f4 life.256b1631d9e72088

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“I’m not regretful. I survived because of you, and I had fun being with you. So don’t feel guilty, okay? And if you ever meet my parents… tell them I died peacefully, as a human, not a zombie.”5e232bc29dc155d3

I closed 8cb3799c1b my eyes 86f0507e51 and spilled c55a5a7ef1 out my 59a3f86260 final words.7e3ad751eda12ae3

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This was it. Any second now, 8d46dcd006 my head would 79026bb355 be blown off.2c8596e422c4d0ed

I tensed up, holding d1acd58a2d my breath, imagining my 669107efaa final moments.ca587ad1625194b4

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But then, a heavy 4082f229ae thud sounded as something 1f47dc7ee8 was dropped onto the 93abd6df12 leather seat.c8ee06bffe6e61fa

“Sorry.”f84a103f41318bdd

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“…”94d3cd5243002190

“I can’t do it.”fc1061203ec4dc57

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At his 8015e210fe words, I b8e692b1f1 opened my 19d2e13c22 eyes, feeling ead1398c5b a lump 229e512544 rise in f39bf2169f my throat. Tears welled b0d991e59e up as 4fe63fb6ac my vision f921a44975 blurred.8b5775898deb2950

Logan’s words 6e979a68c9 hit me 310e98e8e5 hard, filling 2a11436609 me with 05cc477940 a strange, c36d78ebed bittersweet warmth. He cared about f25f13597a me more than 1face5c0fa he let on. Of course, he must 50bce774c0 feel scared of being 7b694a517b left alone, too.113e29bfb50596f3

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But I had 294de365e0 to die. I couldn’t let myself 4eaaeeba89 become a zombie.03bb25c316b729ba

“Sniff, if—if I die, go to the grocery store people. They seem decent. They always greeted us when we passed by. You’re good with cars, good with guns, and strong, so they’ll welcome you. Hiccup.”72fd191ff901cdae

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As I sniffled 4d479101f6 and tried to 17eac1c94d convince him, Logan 343fc76e8d finally spoke.ebdd1445c0fa9c11

“I killed your mom.”829aeaa22894aa55

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“…What?”c4dac4c2161eb0cf

“I had to kill her. She was charging at your mom. I thought she had turned into a zombie…”6e07ffb0e7e2a274

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Logan’s voice trembled, and b12b3a43b4 I realized he was 66f146ffe1 crying. But somehow, his tearful, 2c40951106 confused face made me 8065487f19 sick with disgust.f3ceec66d5003aee

“Your mom asked me to protect you before she died. She told me to take care of you, that she’d forgive me if I kept you safe…”e56076bfdcc73bc2

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Apparently, while my 39cc7adf67 mom was dying, 7b3ba63120 she begged Logan 29a06f8a4c to watch over e1aa71fe5c me.d001ae52694f3de8

Despite my bossy, know-it-all 1a58a50c03 attitude, she knew I d38427f974 couldn’t even clean my 20b31b46f2 room without someone nagging 245533638e me, couldn’t do anything b39a69be98 on my own. She had 014a8c1135 asked Logan 1bb7a39cee to look 83cfae242a after me, 3721515034 right before a25b32ef99 she closed 7754bb18b2 her eyes.ac0f8ff2db5cd0d2

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Logan hung his head. My breathing grew 199da410bd heavier and more 6eee972a3b labored as a 9444b94b14 surge of betrayal 7f773d6532 washed over me.1d4b5f506a2186fd

Huff… Huff…70df29a9fa88b5c2

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My breath 2321dc1dbe felt hot, 43668cbd09 my body eba3db2562 burning with 4f65949d8c rage.c6f90e1b18cdd54c

‘That bastard..’9821d0a067b3091d

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He had lied to cd1e9a6e18 me this whole time.8fa4a190d0cb4fa2

Logan killed my mom. And he had the 3dd1acfe00 nerve to act like 951059ce0e nothing was wrong, to 265c900f4a watch me search for f1576ade4d my parents in the d911195ad8 city, knowing they were 97f7712246 already gone!74090dd309209a8a

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Beep—48b21e341bb4027d

A loud ac4a63d98a ringing filled b22b1b04d2 my head. My vision 9faf4c966c turned blood-red 244f2ec329 as seething 0e57dc40e1 anger overwhelmed da274bd615 me.d6dd89733ea7bdad

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‘You too… You need to die. This deceitful, treacherous bastard.’48c739a48ba8edc9

All I could 73d19efb3d think about was a2f22f2c64 my boiling hatred 6dde041876 for him, filling 0221ce66d0 my burning mind dcf8f05b54 until my rationality 6732083d6c slipped away.4291b8efe7f5fc0a

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Beyond my blurred f1de5d0006 consciousness, I heard 71c57902d0 a low, guttural a8cde11c05 growl.eb97950b0d9611a6

It sounded like c17e890d25 it was coming d43b3e4b83 from me.ed12f49d880a3b94

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