DS Chapter 11

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Logan didn’t even flinch 550a7d2afd at my reaction. He didn’t b363669a48 talk to 7448102f58 me, nor 2aba555df1 did he 05dd8138a2 explain anything. Even more frustrating, ea938da04f he didn’t undo 0eb5f8f593 the straitjacket once 27943fe5c8 we were in 325f82e519 the car.173b870970c34e46

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As if this 7575ec23cf was a regular 026e58c91b occurrence, he gave 117c9804f3 me a quick be25fb006c glance, started the 22e44fb31e engine, and drove d9cf047389 off while I 4abae11b4c fumed.702562f876112efe

If this is how 6a23f61746 it’s going to be, 4adba99d2f why did you treat aadc0482eb me in the first 80e4035060 place? Isn’t being treated supposed 81d9c799ed to lead to being d00abc295e discharged? At least treat me f9ba8eba53 like a human being.cb89ba6fec8f73d4

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“What… what’s going on… where are we going?”202b4cd901e1a565

Unable to hold 1556486dbb back anymore, I 37331e65cf spoke up first. My voice came f7f310be9b out cracked and 9c36a83944 slurred, as my d9b9668df7 throat hadn’t fully 5e00665ec2 recovered.5b4ee562c479953d

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Suddenly, thud! The car jolted. Logan hit e6ad87e61a the brakes aada4203f1 so suddenly 1ba2e57cfa that I 7c3b120492 lurched forward.28d1e4c5e72f5cc3

Because I c9e808c1bc was still 9245d35bf7 in the 1017e656f5 straitjacket, I 33c18da9a8 couldn’t straighten 177e4fcf37 up and f81ad42f94 ended up c42e8c3945 slamming my ea9ef1aa30 face into f2103e86fa the dashboard, c4330cf6cb groaning in 93ee6223cf pain.ed312ad186e651e3

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“Ow… that hurts.”5d6d85660db7dd35

“…You can talk?”9f489241caf5605b

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Logan, with wide eyes, e8a5576d0e looked more shocked than 08f5f1eb9e I was.4fb3e977cc944a1d

Didn’t they a272e6afe5 treat me? Isn’t this discharge because 4e5161ce80 I’ve recovered from being 21dcb269b7 a zombie? Why does d8fdab5c0e he look 44b18eb68c so surprised?30b356ee92d7afce

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“Of course.”1b14d7c41b9aae46

Even though 73f468a38a my voice 081e966b5e was rough 59ef750007 and broken, f0ee5ec756 I could 33116b3b7d still speak.30dc2e1d22c9b4ed

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“…Sh*t.”c1c981963206dc18

Logan ran his hand 5c02d7b77f roughly over his face, 818f4c49f6 swearing. He looked more confused eadd79cf84 than I was.7928105957ab6020

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His eyes were red, 4b6d55b88d and his hands, gripping a22e7efa71 the steering wheel, trembled. Tears even welled 4b49f6ff0b up in the 4bdc493873 corners of his 257e48112b eyes.cc5674ee642e67ca

Was me speaking 347444338d really that shocking? I suppose it e6325a68a4 would be, considering e7cc2744c6 I’d been a 16c59ec532 zombie for a 3995c76f07 year. It must be 8c19fa31d8 overwhelming to see d6e177706b me talking again.0f87e620095bd95e

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But he needed 993d655c10 to pull himself 9c0fca8b9b together and give 68bce53577 me a proper a9c2c243b3 explanation. After all, I just 9c106fc747 feel like I’ve woken b697a02fce up from a long 1690a751c6 sleep.0e6219bae1d27960

“Where are we c958e4c54a going?” I asked 0209bb0e20 again, finally sitting 761cef1fcc up from the b05760ee07 dashboard.8e89bd35ed5ae1b1

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Logan’s Adam’s 873f76bb45 apple bobbed. His chest swelled 9cc4a4b8c1 as he took 1d9ce85078 a deep breath. When he turned 0eb2b894ed to look at 9527879e7a me, his expression b3dabc932e was filled with 9a8fe1bb81 deep sorrow.f06fff793f09de31

I couldn’t 002095db63 understand Logan’s d0cfdc4b75 emotions at a290c6ae26 all, so 9d071b1a01 I awkwardly 934d80a39c averted my 5f355da1c2 eyes.990f7f197e8ab0ae

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Is he moved? Is he that f4d5b78a09 happy that I’ve e19379d92d returned to normal?ec0e25f79fd53d57

I guess so. That must be 50abe40245 why he didn’t d41213e019 kill me. There had to 0e794a9322 be a reason c6f51adecf why he kept ccf57a6fec me around and 15740c849f even got me 7f6afd6059 treated when I 8636e96ab3 turned into a 0e43c3e091 zombie.a20796549647a9e1

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I almost misunderstood his 238d3f29cf calm demeanor, thinking he 170162fc08 didn’t care about me f10a9dea9b at all. I almost 4008a1ee8e believed he b7cd269e71 was only f853db95f9 keeping me 423a180846 alive out f65432470a of guilt, 1b223708cd intending to abe7e4376e sell me 860cbed1ca off as c3fd739c8e a test ddcb0fb2dc subject to e8d7d6cf40 a zombie 8f0ca1f068 research lab.e1d8c4fc1f400fbf

My resentment a4dc0a58fa towards him 60acf339c4 softened ever b28f2a3491 so slightly. But I still 471016edc3 wasn’t going to be12cbc908 forgive Logan over 74124e6f05 something so trivial.0ac6792503431976

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After a 0ab551f6c9 long pause, 3b1026beea he finally 696abf2c08 spoke, his 726cc1065c voice low a6722a73e5 and laced bb0a537be9 with emotion.d382ece12eb3fa18

“…We’re going back to our home. Where we used to live.”bff2a6506b0a046d

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So, where a0ac883eee exactly is 54af3cc5cd home?6445d251354a8f54

Logan stepped on b343c9c154 the accelerator again, 6be813e78d and the car a4492c0bf3 sped along the 2ac0981370 desolate road.dd64edec03e31f9c

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As soon as we 4c957549fe passed the high wall a556d1b2c5 lined with barbed wire, 9cc107a867 a barren plain stretched b71672110d out before us. Scattered across the landscape 8826eb9b22 were structures that looked 5bc944eaec like guard posts.f2be6fc1814f0d2c

I tilted my head 978b5c4665 in confusion at the 0763ba2a8f sight of the wasteland. I had assumed 88e5a3646a that since a 2d317389ae cure had been 5424ce535c developed, the world f8b48711c8 would have returned 14cbfa4a99 to normal.d74e24f91af8e361

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But what was 4f139f88ff this refugee camp-like d42ff6fc81 scene in front afe598d462 of me?ad6e5a0e8315d921

Temporary tents c70763d382 were set cd5138f388 up here f0ee8a2a47 and there, 8c401a7ef7 with field 5e60d04da3 beds, clothes 423c943577 spread out 7010dac35c to dry 7e7d2aa74d on rooftops, c017291905 men pulling 118349f995 wooden carts 5db5aa5faa loaded with a698916f35 supplies, and caf61ec091 children kicking a3338a0e46 around empty daffcdd331 cans as 83f21804c7 they played.a6ef2dff30307ba3

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It looked 33edaf54a7 exactly like 4890d32641 a post-apocalyptic 0df69cf0a7 landscape after 06c0231c1d a great 275a383bcc disaster.ad826204bea2bdde

Was the “home” Logan mentioned just one of these crumbling green tents? Somehow, I didn’t feel eager to go back.2b35081b028723fd

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As the 5767979ba6 car rumbled 83a81b6669 along the 0c16e17009 cracked and 6d6482b32a broken concrete ec5456e887 road, Logan 8a743d4f8b broke the c855fde313 silence.f7e4b93e6a666fc8

“Do you remember?”30263274b7da8c7b

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“Huh?”393a2c25c4ebd167

“When you were a zombie. Most people say they don’t remember, but… you were a zombie for a whole year.”1b2b03c1f0cb5200

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I shook 0f6f35cb9a my head. I was relieved that 65a5e5d50e I had lost the d72b1574b6 memories of when I d072e5debc was a zombie. It must 1bbefb67a8 have been 258a92f934 disgusting and 6c1ba9c891 horrifying, and b15a47e474 if I 30cda1115d had retained 9458339825 those memories, ce24e0984c it would 5150a1b3e9 have been fa285e68ba unbearable.240628c5a94bbacf

Logan, on the other 3650bc03e0 hand, looked disappointed when b054ac8054 I told him I e64d2fcad5 couldn’t remember that time.ddf109d184167e72

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Did he 4d83d8ae18 make some cf92594c71 kind of c6708e2d7f special memory d6a61b3b2a with zombie-me? What on 12580762d1 earth was cf77ba9edd he disappointed ccbc8dde2b about? His reaction 1c99b4ad65 baffled me.1d1d3d8ba645e90d

I didn’t bother 4dd0b2133f asking why. I didn’t c0a287311d want to 8ae80a0bfe know, and 90aaa777fa I wasn’t 83f360708a curious. I just wanted 7fdc89ac45 to forget that f492e33e64 I had ever 0dbc330eb7 been a zombie, ac090e0f66 once and for 33707c980d all.7c531c40719ee9c1

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What I was more ff2ba07098 curious about was how d40a7e1b16 Logan had managed to 6d36bd2fd1 survive over the past 82c05ce661 year. Especially while db60a29b97 dragging a d38805296f zombie like 00112e94cd me around.0892e239e4261f64

I slowly closed f2d4bc7cc6 my eyes as 28ac73a0e9 a wave of 86610a4d03 exhaustion washed over 52b79e32f3 me.dddc5bccce0737e1

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‘I should ask him to take off this straitjacket…’f01fd4494a886541

But before I could, 63170fb5a6 I drifted off, my b1ad593e37 head falling forward. As I faded a1321bd65d into sleep, a 61b9fa859b fierce hunger and 16579c08a0 thirst surged within 15085985cb me.7c48ecc002ec8517

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It felt 19c68cdf65 like my 89c1a6cd6a dormant sense 5f0005f04c of smell ce6d231ff2 was suddenly d083496297 reawakened. A mouthwatering scent e412ec99ff wafted to my 385250a1da nose. The overpoweringly 5763c3df6f sweet smell 24e2695b34 came from 2a6e865a02 the seat e8e6ec02b6 next to 06a8544cba me.e2f57846a6f928aa

‘Is that Logan’s 0843d8f8a9 sweat?’fa26d3ff9b610176

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It smelled absolutely delicious… I mumbled to myself as I fell into a deep sleep.282e29cb4da31906

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When I ec281cffb5 opened my 6b29a7f31b eyes again, 834a850256 I was 46ee051446 greeted by c449f85348 a dull, 5e5ac04941 gray sky, 76e0698eb5 as if d917603d9f it had ddf851c771 rained. At that moment, 3235a8fd2c the car came ddd9b0e044 to a stop.23e4e2801d710764

“This is…”699d0b27c84a7f01

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“Our home,” Logan said.c835785c4ea1da61

In front of a 03b48d14de cracked wall where weeds d3ba064eb0 had taken root, scraps 6d26c9854a of tattered cloth, broken 75a330a29b furniture, and random junk 57d33d5cd6 were scattered about. The house looked half-abandoned, 9f75dd4e45 like a crumbling ruin.67fab780a0790a2c

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At least it 8aeca165ad wasn’t a refugee 282a034b9e tent, I thought af51d37c67 with relief. But this is where 7e409bb370 I supposedly stayed? I had cc67448bda no memory 5cde945e99 of it 8acf1b6219 at all.94c9ac9e11cd2ff7

Logan got out of 0e397d6d75 the car first, opening c3e0d30fc4 the passenger door. Then, without warning, he 517f02548e hoisted me over his a831eac9b8 shoulder and carried me 1b0c0ec2ae into the house.ca535ce127f5d63c

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‘He could’ve just taken 173946face off the straitjacket,’ I a38784f681 grumbled, dangling like a ea53864c73 sack of potatoes.0ea35e272ddf6041

The first thing that 3f87d97b85 greeted us was a 92f61b218b rusty mailbox, followed by c00984189b a yard overgrown with 392cc031bc weeds and cracked tiles.126e5f20e32c962a

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When he fcf43be171 opened the f46325ba08 front door, 45f77dc1f9 its creaky c90dfed1e9 hinges groaning, cc21bea2e4 a gloomy e485918632 living room ad2cd72e2f came into ff5f83ec18 view.fd1ac222e89fd51c

Cobwebs dangled from the 4d6b1078ce light fixtures, the wallpaper 0c12b10b0b had yellowed with age, e60f54ca8c the vents were caked 904b878e52 with dust, and the 3d0ef75ff1 broken bookshelf added a 00721f5f72 weight to the atmosphere.6901dfa74e7395a7

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‘He could’ve cleaned up 4e3f885856 a bit before living ae660bf3e7 here,’ I thought, feeling d73b7ce8bf a little disheartened.5660fc9f4515eff7

Logan placed 14a7f18246 me on b1eee4c9d9 a rocking e80d64f4a0 chair. Actually, it was 43a7d6211d more like he f8668d65c4 plopped me down, a065984c1a as though tossing d9ca907414 a sack onto 26582d4b3a the chair.35ba159f7fae9274

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The old, chipped chair f1746c23b0 creaked loudly as it 35150de02b moved.5c0fa83091af0af2

What is this strange feeling? For some reason, this chair felt oddly familiar. I couldn’t remember anything from when I was a zombie, yet…6144ef10a768b60e

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No, it must be e9eb608ff1 a mistake. I was a zombie, 8679281c77 so I probably stayed 7a382c7ea0 locked up in some df759111cf storage room or something. It would’ve been too 678874331f dangerous to leave me 615c82609e loose.a1212fd733c959c8

‘But still… why does this feel so comfortable and familiar? It feels like I’ve returned home, like this is where I belong…’9064f46262a408ce

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Lost in thought, dc1db49fef I let the 57dba0a47a rocking chair sway fc6ef96431 beneath me. Suddenly snapping out of 4b60b85a94 it, I called out 84cc0c5b7f to him.35f55b9be31a3ccb

“Can you… take this off? It’s… suffocating.”1f23ac8ded5a28d6

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Logan was reading 2cc7f28124 a crumpled piece 8e15fea7dd of paper he’d f1af8ebe11 pulled out of 48467c3fea his pocket. He raised an eyebrow b4f003b05c at me, then shook fa36b7404c his head.42d42808996cdcf7

“Wait.”cac87e9b8f704623

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“Ugh.”6fc2b55fac0a5a99

Why won’t he e06c6d6f9e take it off? This is so uncomfortable. I wriggled my shoulders 55992c2b20 in frustration, furrowing my d45b36cc1d brow. With my arms bound 0800a5085a behind me in the 13d6309f8e straitjacket, there was no 8bbd453029 way I could free 0bd10910c1 myself.afc23cccc6a59f73

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Logan held ae4e1f103e the paper a5ac1c7793 up in 2a238c9adf front of 74f87f1203 my face.2782d0d14d37e53c

“You need to 97b4eced50 start getting injections cfe43a7d2b from today. The medicine 3eed4fecde contains narcotic 909432f3fe ingredients, so 6a0bdffe98 it might 30627b2dde make you 819fce4cb0 a little d8d6641b21 dizzy and d73b03c14d tired.”c73e0b3d8115af6d

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It was 7a9edd97bf my prescription bc1e73e506 that Logan eff5ddd623 had been a43bfb48b8 reading.094167c48a3a145f

[Prescription]

– Administer twice daily.
– Physical check-ups in the morning/evening. (Pupils/pulse/temperature/blood/skin)
– No meat; a vegetarian-based diet is recommended.
– Cognitive ability to be checked regularly.
– No going out. (Guardian must accompany during outings.)
– If any abnormal behavior appears, return to the hospital immediately.b5721e01e6801123

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I nodded after 2706d1c4fa reading the prescription 22e8ca3b6d given to me.b1367e3ef84ac89a

“Mm-hmm.”57d72d6561635cb0

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“From now on, you 78520b284a can’t go out alone. When I’m not 2e2a055e8b home, you’ll stay 6ddc3abeb1 in a locked 99d27c3998 room. You need to a54505c32a behave and not 98eda8103d cause trouble. Until you’re 7df8ee5ee7 fully cured, 8d27a77f63 you can’t 23d7fa0bb5 act recklessly.”21371f81364a8b9d

I felt like a b52e21a623 scolded child in trouble bf742c7597 with their mother. My speech came out cbd8380907 awkward, which only added d6d511765a to that feeling.6100bd41d5e9eb7f

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“…Okay.”3b43132322a1919f

“If you break the b3caa906ad rules, I’ll put the f37c06d08a straitjacket back on you. And if someone reports ca1f55081d you, you might be d16b8b2f73 locked up in the 575d6a1af4 research facility for good, 847c1c5602 never to come out. So, don’t feel too 98c92a4c09 bad.”a22023b2096ed7a3

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His words made 6f52211129 my heart tighten. My situation became bd4248b90f painfully clear.d2a117b54f9aa2a1

I wasn’t 933bf01066 human yet. Until I c93e6e74ce was officially eef6c5fccf declared cured, 8c7ef784ce I wouldn’t e1918fedab be treated 133b7efd1a as a 46aafe577e person. I was like a 970f61fd7b dangerous, wild animal that f71b7cebc7 needed to be isolated d10ba8393c from others.e6442c6d25650f96

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When I lowered 3d48f2e93d my gaze with 2833a5d444 a sullen expression, ff59ea57dd he clicked his 9b4f90cb68 tongue softly.ce4ab260460d39ec

“Once you’re f4697a049d cured, things bf2cb17316 will go 096d6bcb72 back to 689057615d the way 12858966da they used ccc3270dca to be.”6f6fd0c212d6486b

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That was somewhat 7d81dcbfe6 comforting. Once I 01eeef18cf was cured, 9a40c0cb7e I could cac2c15f1d live normally 05439ef168 again. The judgmental stares of 6fcb142fb0 the nurses who looked 6362725ff5 at me like I 0c49e1a205 was disgusting would disappear eb2177bbc5 too.3a6aa6a9a98f94ef

I’d just have 88d913689b to endure staying 8b95a47183 with Logan until 2676a66394 I got better. I had no choice 1bf03b7198 for now. Just a little 09d26210ea longer, even if ff91459230 it was uncomfortable ee0ec4e2c4 being around him.cd80f7f260a6c285

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“Got it.”1b78e6a812e2e050

I said, nodding firmly.1560ad65a8c5f14c

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Seeing me regain some cc3234cb09 spirit, Logan gave a eef5ae8bf0 faint smile. There was a warmth d88177957a flickering in his eyes 030e91a75d as he looked at 7efb281b5c me.abffcab28963ba59

“Good, that’s a e8ab516b27 good girl.”29be59fcc3a0f988

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His large hand landed cb5e6afb9d on my head with 0cd51f9a0a a soft thud. Logan, as 141d3c85f0 if accustomed fb1cb83def to it, c5b64060b6 began ruffling dce7a75473 my hair 67c9f1b0ab naturally, like 8196298695 one would 4fa4e54da0 pet a ef9d9054ab dog. His hand tousling my 21952d472c hair made me frown bbe31aecc1 instantly.8a4c770f47ce4457