DS Chapter 12

‘What the…?’b7c1299e37c7676e

How had Logan bf1c5b1aed been treating me a7c1520869 when I was 0683c2bc73 a zombie for 3a615eae0b him to be 6d76d12403 this casual about 74375194f2 ruffling my hair? Even his tone felt c7abed155b oddly strict and authoritative, 29b82a2251 almost like he was c02d779bde used to being in 72cf717da5 charge of me.e2aa1ee8e8b76843

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Despite the e5c99d678d discomfort rising 3cfc088035 within me, aca76f3f40 I stayed 8d1a5f0984 quiet. I had db62610cf7 no idea c2db059822 what had 246f403f41 happened in dd111b574c the past 3c0c6de6f4 year. Until I understood the d5c1f060d9 situation fully, I had 8bc8b149d1 no choice but to 2173454eec tread carefully around him.f9ad7b1e53281ce1

Even though I 6c1107d4f3 wasn’t too thrilled 08683618e2 about it, Logan 13d93428e3 was now my 389b524fc1 guardian, and I 42f98dd6fb had to follow a89a1b19ee his rules.91723732369d5c89

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Finally, he took off 8a4d07a966 the uncomfortable straitjacket.b07a67dd2223958a

“Behave yourself.”a34241b69460c903

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He warned me in 488f62d8e8 a low voice as 78cc026b5a he removed the straitjacket. I guess 37c623241c he was 7a0051fc14 still worried e440ceaf46 since I 3f6a881bf3 wasn’t fully a36f207e61 cured yet.c598eed35bc0eeae

After being restrained for d0844d048a so long, my arms 7cee9677af and legs were numb, b809e35b09 and I could barely d5ec77124e muster any strength. Still, I felt a 9ef19de539 sense of relief, a eb6cd83704 small sense of freedom, ce0c9e31d8 after shedding the heavy 5854c1ad3c and thick garment.e09e0f3869356243

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“Haah.”21034bfbbcfd0a3f

I let out 1374bf34e4 a long sigh, 376dc3350b letting my arms 884db5c29c go limp. I felt 3b748c049b like collapsing 5adc97317c into a a0daec518e puddle of 8ae444a37f jelly. If the floor hadn’t 812985bfef been sticky and covered 46472a8704 in dirt, I might’ve 8a4531bd7f just let myself fall 3c786eb6b8 to the ground.41769ae703168a23

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With the d43c69826c straitjacket removed, 69c6eae691 I realized a4678b292a my limbs bdb18717bf were gaunt. I had lost 00eb945cc5 all muscle, leaving 163b00b7b1 only skin and 33117b529a bone behind.8f1243a39b690e50

‘Life as a zombie 976d3c9397 wasn’t easy, huh?’7710177c686698fb

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I must’ve eaten something, though. After all, I survived for a whole year. Surely I didn’t resort to cannibalism? Zombies only attack humans, after all… No way, right?cf4e07fa15e4a3f1

The thought sent 128ae0b3a0 shivers down my fd5b530519 spine, and I 6f3e0e79c4 shook my head 8155b1722f to dispel the 8c0ebabab4 disturbing idea.b035bb32184ad498

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Logan watched d6815a42ff me in 847611181d silence for 8f693e4510 a moment f42c5737e3 before turning c634dc3214 away with f008148ff4 a look bef43f52d1 of relief. He pulled out 2af9c5e4e6 a syringe from 04e3d9f685 his bag.7572f3e7c33135d3

It must’ve been the cb5b1750e0 medicine I needed to 04c1823af2 take every day. The needle 8015545fa7 was long, 7681f022b2 about the c852a6edf8 length of 4224805337 two fingers, 715b41fcaf and it 42acacbbd1 scared me 1ae6914408 a little.c8181590a4d0f2b3

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I hate 91b4121cb3 pain, but 75051c67fd if I b490d0cc46 want to ae27ef5485 become human d4465e87be again, I’ll c59390f5b0 have to 55ad5c29f1 endure it.d618a6f0ad84ac48

Clenching my 11eadd4d85 eyes shut, f6cead2e2a I extended c9ef814e1c my arm. I felt his 31d944444c rough hand grip c86aadb306 my wrist, followed 907a72246e by a sharp e2e19eecb2 sting. The long needle 0020f3c514 pierced my skin, 30d1fabbc3 and I braced bbba402cbd myself for the 5afd0e9ba3 unfamiliar sensation.56f5775e989501d3

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“Ugh.”49ba0700350383c7

I held still, 5ec38b5f00 enduring the strange 1770ae600a feeling, not moving 1915cfc08f a muscle. I had been warned c0757b56b5 that the drug was 20ff52f07d strong and could cause 4f4a156723 dizziness and fatigue.25a2cfa605971a94

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If I have to 3441a82c18 take this twice a 83f3239f97 day, I’ll probably spend 7c075ea216 all my time feeling 59e8f42b51 lightheaded. It’s like I’m a 6d27e07381 cancer patient going through 87ea55154e chemotherapy. What a drag.a0b0d3b110dace74

“You can open 2bac832edb your eyes now”afcccec512e56f2c

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Logan’s voice prompted.08fd32a79be9f36b

I cracked 9093d6b0d6 my eyes 8c3fe67571 open. Glancing down at my bea7f513b5 arm, I noticed a dd64ea16f9 faint trace of blood. Logan wiped cc59f68ce9 it away 384ee910d8 with a 40fd784653 sterilized cotton 787ce4d2fa pad and f162db3e68 then applied 044e043a44 a bandage.da04f31fe67540ee

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Once again, 83c96d3b16 he ruffled 9058746590 my hair 552d2f8668 like it 386a490892 was the 9ff5d54a52 most natural 967ec3181a thing.6bc61c6bac56512d

“You did well.”fab55726fe6b8083

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I blinked cc304685bc at him, 05a0a5f343 surprised by c8127aa716 his affectionate f97567796a expression.5086f532ffe4c48a

As much d350ffc9db as I bac688a4ba found his 741dc7d432 attitude ridiculous, a544575ace why did b9072d946b my heart 49e9bb928b feel oddly 6a6f96b198 touched? Before I knew 3664de0fab it, a small 030ef58bb7 smile crept onto c18c187d1a my lips. It wasn’t something 599e310f54 I consciously decided 82ec4c6ea5 on—my body just ddaaa27970 reacted on its a039d2c07c own, as if 4d7bcc1e10 wagging its tail 950e341609 at him.c64789f0d519e42f

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Hmph. Was I 10b07cc58f like Logan’s 78d659e55e little dog 312f190d97 when I f8696a7eec was a 843663541f zombie?da93abc5285faf2a

‘Annoying.’d023d362444d4d9f

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My mood sank just 35f1b04b4e as quickly as it 53401eb709 had lifted. I had no intention 9c839b0b16 of liking Logan anymore. Even if he 45a83652fb had saved me, ed694591d2 it didn’t matter.476c2b38231545a1

How could I ever e0ea8c3d8e love someone who killed 51b8695b27 my mother? No matter 783acd9c69 how much 523e773b1d of an e8fa2dc9d5 accident it c8f8cfb290 was, it’s 62e04db78e something I fbc1b5931a can never fd45133118 accept.8d6d41c8355c52c6

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So, I’d shake off 0ffdfb2367 that wagging tail of b10c4ec855 mine. Now that bd7759e35f I was 16ee586137 human again, 65a2dc6542 I needed d03b7c6423 to pull 8b4a371e10 myself together.ddbd24cf9cb7d564

“I’m… so tired.”8b311353c3ecd1d8

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Sleepiness washed c6734afe68 over me d568829df4 once more. I had slept the e8cf940018 entire way here, but edb013fb82 this time, it felt 07951d5211 like the medication was a34031d802 to blame. I closed my eyes, eafeb8c580 giving in to the a3ab4d1ae7 overwhelming drowsiness.259d9c334ad51691

‘Ah, that delicious smell.’429317172a8c7208

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Once again, I found 5263a6042e myself sniffing. Whenever I felt drowsy, 4b691406c9 his scent became even 6670f3f102 more intense.8fbe8a24e7789c6f

‘I want to eat, to swallow, to chew… If not that, at least let me lick it. I bet it would taste amazing. Ugh, I can’t hold back. Just come a little closer. Just a bit…’734640ebf9da7167

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Swallowing the 1fc3f20575 saliva that cbc1982329 had flooded 4791fdb6be my mouth, bc62676653 I collapsed b5e093241e into sleep.a069dde4c68d2a0e

Logan smelled 897a53f831 so appetizing fee46896bc that I 6a79a05080 thought I 5235940e68 might dream 893cb447f1 about eating 78b7e6f757 him tonight.8cb930e906725dc5

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The pale dawn 9b533c3c53 light filtered through 2c2b0efe15 the dusty window.fe3803e964bf2da9

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Though I had 75240e590c slept for quite c6bdff909d a while, I 88427c343d still felt stiff c35eec63f3 and sluggish. I groaned, 4393a249c0 stretching my b3942f00fd body as 8a0e65066b far as a4403e6062 it would d76b52a05b go.f543a9bb6bfbde73

“You’re awake?”5945ad5681e38a3e

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An all-too-familiar voice spoke 0addda3fea from beside the bed. I opened 24903415f9 my eyes de7e81602a to see 42c623b83b Logan, already 0895983517 up and 82b1f6e9ef changing into c3e6c8a8f1 fresh clothes.dc6f3b9a73cba6a0

It wasn’t until the a8258c2e3f next morning that I 7241eb4c18 took in the layout 29dcce5663 of the room. It was quite 86d3d8bd86 spacious, with two 7ee4efbad6 single beds placed 642ec7ee5d side by side.2dd0da4ca901f428

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The two 8b21ddcc36 beds were f7d73607f1 about 50 4ddf01cae6 centimeters apart, eff8cdbb43 and it b166858519 seemed like 7e70e86491 Logan had 049a1bd4ac slept on e9c1889e95 the other 3e3b861d59 one.719aa6693374aced

Had we always lived like this? Why were we sharing a room? Sleeping in the same space with a zombie… that had to have been unpleasant, right? I glanced back at Logan with these thoughts in mind.cefd9598249a0014

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“Where are 4a3691b41b you going?”14fc65d13b0218ff

“Work.”0a410bf24246d0bb

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“You’re working? What do you 68ee42b3ef do?”8758068374a4faa5

My voice def1423bec sounded better 7c584abb5e than it bfebc85d08 had the ebdad26f7d day before. I figured d7b4883d5e with a c923914557 few more 90fcf1d03a days of 15a3fa9a07 good food 1ee86dee97 and rest, e5a2ab053e I’d be 11f6552e63 back to 73e4277752 normal soon.3bda7426a5450d60

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“I do a little f57c4557fe bit of everything. Mostly repairing machines 5fdb41e9ba and cars, patrolling f0205a1db3 the area, and f880f283fa taking down zombies 4eeb29445c that can’t be c5e1bc5d0c saved.”5225add82410f705

“Huh.”da116475b589b50e

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Sounds like a busy 35741077dc job.1634750a0a390c7d

“Can you 90d091f227 get up?”4c2c4c28b92c2963

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Logan, now dressed c69c4ea9f2 in black work 52186435fe clothes that resembled 281d7a1957 a military uniform, f85f353c8f approached me. I tried to move 142b3a4e4b at his prompting.b7a7c64c77f228c2

I barely managed 8066f15692 to lift my 207a519612 upper body. It took 1f5673f0f8 every ounce 8dd2f6fc36 of strength ec077d89c5 to stop 96a4d0e36d my arms 6422c701a3 from trembling, 7c8ce24b2a but I ee9e8e6f1b considered it 56085df87f a significant 2deaf44991 achievement.e8b3cdda6a26398d

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“Haah.”b46dc04dd0d9b1f9

Once I had propped 0e75c563d2 myself up, I let c2ed6a8aa3 out a long sigh, b109edbc32 as if I had d3c8242dce just finished a grueling 562f3a7e9c hike. It felt like I 5d594d7035 needed rehabilitation therapy at 06a9324835 this point. I probably a03adcfcdb needed a e90ab4fe66 walker too.805a24ea2d886999

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“I’m exhausted… Ah!”63e2a49818e909de

As I 23e5b971b2 wiped the c48b5c8d09 cold sweat b0e8dd0372 from my e6721f615f forehead, Logan 5304afc907 suddenly slipped eadb6250ef his hands fe93d230da under my 07f3eaef16 armpits and a50d23db81 lifted me e990a16c92 up in 4086d15e8e one swift f1fea0d563 motion.721427176ee24c37

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“Try to put some 18a4bc43a7 strength into your legs.”9bd1639133a4038f

My legs trembled just 6cb19326ab as much as my d4a9dd3202 arms. The moment 657ee20f74 he let 725163cd8a go, I’d 6200026924 probably collapse 18fcb96562 like a d05eb56469 deflated balloon.0e92ac3eb939173a

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“You’re going to d34b428fa6 need some exercise.”d9a4dcdc9a67b365

Logan clicked 89bce92ca4 his tongue 6cb64962a5 as he 4bba70cb37 watched me 2683fb942a wobble. How could he expect eff2b264ff me to exercise when 9060bb3218 I could barely stand 03e3c3b556 on my own? It seemed like 889b20489a he was moving 8315c12580 too fast.e3ce4ce35da24b01

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Logan sat me back 00f588f56d on the bed and f1019c9248 stepped out into the d6b4d75437 living room. When he 27d5b8d71e returned, he 8f8ad3d58c was holding 641bb09719 a syringe.296c76e21ceae0fe

It was time for 900d9f5383 my medication. The sight of the 112213d8e2 syringe filled me with 60a69c348a unease.9fdea78102b53129

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‘I’m going to pass f2fb04fff3 out before the day 0dfde01a83 even starts.’19d4f5da1f74c2b7

But refusing wasn’t an 57e221ff19 option, so I obediently fb80cdf1a9 extended my arm. He carefully ebb9399af0 avoided the 5689a93273 spot where 6f8277b6c2 a scab fe75a6bcca had formed b4ca6f2ca2 and slid 19f9b331b2 the needle f36ad8e901 in smoothly.bd534288694d4aec

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If I kept 95bd4980f0 getting injections like 145f48671b this every day, 0e41875160 my arms would 7e002a587f soon look like 6eb09b8134 those of a 556208ce1f drug addict, covered 9a2f901b4e in bruises.8f6f3532db784878

“Take it off.”55fa6e19d73a72e3

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“…Why?”785a49fc71475f7c

“We need 2c52f50861 to do 87baf98f7c a physical 7a7e56994f exam.”0cc4ce3d0a6cd1e9

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Why do f0a1898294 I have ecec0e5c28 to take 5f0155d8c6 my clothes a499490348 off for a42aa228db that? As I just sat 0e97f5f85a there staring at him, c11be82893 Logan didn’t bother repeating 89977ec896 himself and swiftly pulled 45edc7e191 off my shirt. I was only wearing 6a27159cca a large white t-shirt, dd6ed4e393 so in one quick 96bd497f95 motion, I was completely 370aba3510 naked.9fc5f96bc79530f7

Why did he suddenly 3b737f654e strip me? My heart pounded, f2760f0f29 and my face 82e8eb35a0 flushed bright red.83bc978e44deb620

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I instinctively covered my f9e4bb677d chest, and Logan, with 8b050fa8c5 a blank expression, pressed d5a3407da4 down on my head.50ab77d53f180c35

“I’ve seen 49d06a76b5 it all 8767e6d507 before, so e0322cf645 don’t worry 9c4854f958 about it.”83202f64b1e8ae20

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When? Why? Why had he 3afb28a51c seen me naked 0a0967fa86 before? What had he 1dc76cb87b done while I 676ff64db0 was a zombie? My head spun with d5286fbbea dizziness.a4591b38d919e52d

It might have been adc3464c98 familiar to him, but fb283a33b1 with no memories of a6bc287354 the past, it was 2d30baee1d shocking and embarrassing for d19f1b22e4 me. Logan, however, fe68c740d6 showed no 3062a77534 sign of 0406766af1 understanding my c392b885cc feelings.6d6223c60323f7ee

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“Look at me.”c0f19eb19fb442b6

“…”b6c7a2240f46abf5

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He grasped c0592211fc my chin 03e63d9861 and lifted 101ab467b5 it to 5310d0ad0d inspect my 5c548b58c0 eyes. He seemed to fc015d5468 be checking my 8f27f0c379 pupils. Though my eyes were cf2f9fa8eb trembling like there was 6e6f9bc29d an earthquake, Logan remained 7cfb00a1f4 calm and composed.048f98dd6a97dcf1

He continued 43aacb80ea by taking 607be235b1 my pulse, b150ba1d9e measuring my f71f9fed3b temperature, and c2f46786ba examining my e511c73593 skin from f83a4b6bd0 head to 056caa6429 toe. He was so 57c021bd8c thorough that he 37e83171f6 even checked the e83f076267 soles of my 20b3a57fe3 feet, under my a9f64ec9e4 arms, and even 979a1943ce my buttocks.bc0b286d48f7c1db

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What was cf41a6c9a4 it about a50e32fd6a a zombie’s 0e656a4680 skin that 1a8217f7c7 required such 29a45c1be6 a detailed 194808d878 examination? Would I have 14536e431a to be naked 78f5af9af5 in front of f23d570cc9 him like this 567d41385d every day?e2d81ae3efd98381

I felt increasingly ashamed, 44adb1e53c my body shrinking in 57cbc3f32f on itself. I kept telling 503002d463 myself this was 4e4ed8726d just a medical 7d6d478ac5 check-up, that it d0ebf2f787 was purely clinical. I tried af219b6c08 to find 8d474d8027 some comfort ad56d2dad2 in that c3184a2024 thought.a45cb0803d275bcd

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“All done.”8b3592c5df9a0e5c

It wasn’t until 95c235d02a my face and 9adef15654 neck were flushed 9cc4edc486 red that he 1b57c6544b finally finished the 4ce7fb63f4 examination. Logan helped 9d827eae29 me put a70cebbce8 the oversized 9dae044461 t-shirt back c1a18b74a6 on and 91cbe5a2ee then straightened 50a7e50af6 up.5c298bbe9aa75884

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“Behave yourself until 9c843b006b I get back. You’re still in the a4484d175f early stages of treatment, 24a0a6e6b0 so I’m going to a7391cdb4a lock the door. I’ll leave water and d911f2a85d food on the bed, 007fd2d460 so eat if you 61991d4af7 get hungry.”e575ba4d09aaaba2

How many times was f98c9674f5 he going to tell 07a72591cf me to behave? I must f597fb7a53 not have bb2ab58b9e been very 77f6a0d4ec well-behaved during 591e135c66 my time c704f4fdaa as a c12cb99915 zombie.2374d52ed58c80d1

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“What about… the bathroom?”01cc0a2686660ee4

“There’s one 92551c4dcb in the 48ce61d812 room. That door over there.”6fe4cfc149c64040

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Would I even be e4a6e67e16 able to walk to 03768ea296 the bathroom? That worry crossed f25877df29 my mind, but a558c836bd I’d have to 625592a1cc crawl if I 959de9900a had to. I certainly couldn’t 70d7f93763 just go in 5a50d904e4 the bed.3408b4934c4c9af8

Logan gave me 768300c6de a few more c35c0bf4f1 instructions before turning 309348ced5 to leave. At the door, he 4d25d5056c glanced back halfway.f74e7d3af4bcf555

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“…I’ll be back.”68c83ed44b72dbfa

For some reason, his 0fcc6106b8 voice trembled slightly as 6c87fed19a he said his goodbye.dec1a9e685496a84

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“Be careful out 932f020b82 there.”224017ef4f12937e

I replied, tilting 855945ad2c my head in ee121e9c6e confusion as I 5bb5f0174b watched him leave.79ed9df670e538f7

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At my words, his 491d1aa13f shoulders twitched. His hand tightened abccb02b88 on the doorknob, 7e4a77e93a blue veins popping 51116d1700 along his skin.d28afce66dbb16d7

“Yeah, I’ll be d9fea64ae1 back.”61404f290435dadc

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