DS Chapter 12
by Solavita‘What the…?’acab1bff4d2f2f61
How had Logan been 5aaa9afc81 treating me when I 2c3fc3005e was a zombie for 58462798fd him to be this c5534a2333 casual about ruffling my 083daee245 hair? Even his tone felt 58d14f753f oddly strict and authoritative, 1899b446d9 almost like he was d77b087a39 used to being in 67dd500fdb charge of me.30306f496695d901
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Despite the discomfort rising 97c4daf2c7 within me, I stayed f58e26e6ea quiet. I had no f0c1912152 idea what had 73f20c66f7 happened in the fb84426bd8 past year. Until I ddb1b86b7f understood the eafdb40b11 situation fully, 142d90fe08 I had f659a87fb1 no choice 1d54afe39b but to 756a61511c tread carefully e4791f34fd around him.f80be623692cd4aa
Even though I wasn’t fe5f2850d8 too thrilled about it, 4845b55eb4 Logan was now my aedc46a324 guardian, and I had ddbcf0f78e to follow his rules.366c8753ad4447c9
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Finally, he took 23e2b86152 off the uncomfortable fd467a4fcc straitjacket.1b3d71ed4efef5ba
“Behave yourself.”4454a911d94bc1df
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He warned 217eb5dee0 me in 1c0c679443 a low 52c4722545 voice as 6152ca6ae6 he removed 9176fbcc2c the straitjacket. I guess he was b53cd0dd1c still worried since I 210965a9dd wasn’t fully cured yet.73d173aa5aa8943b
After being restrained 5322c8c81d for so long, 29122de500 my arms and fc1f7ea52d legs were numb, da08570c5e and I could d9333df6aa barely muster any ff001eb916 strength. Still, I 7d6055f4a7 felt a 48c4838ad2 sense of 7cf65f0b12 relief, a 0f5f29872d small sense c44fb69b21 of freedom, 1ba54c8d60 after shedding 4e666d6808 the heavy b0c75e15fa and thick ba99800ced garment.f74313c785554f7c
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“Haah.”90189705a34b0a7a
I let out a bb18ac94cc long sigh, letting my 989f3c2474 arms go limp. I felt like 24910959ab collapsing into a 88644aaed1 puddle of jelly. If the floor 15adba2f65 hadn’t been sticky 840c089ebc and covered in 237d1263a3 dirt, I might’ve 4eaadeb5ac just let myself 2a0ff0c865 fall to the 73bf64a87f ground.bf6a670b22088abe
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With the straitjacket 7eef6b4bfa removed, I realized 093e5619f3 my limbs were e550a532b6 gaunt. I had lost all 44493b02de muscle, leaving only skin 5a312c6a44 and bone behind.9dc6d375335d5dd2
‘Life as a zombie aa4ea62483 wasn’t easy, huh?’5fdf90bf7195b2dd
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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?6500f2c5bcf9796d
The thought sent 076ddb6790 shivers down my 5ead5e8c25 spine, and I 040e7abd4a shook my head e5e24fc418 to dispel the 0d020a5928 disturbing idea.78c828c9d7d4122e
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Logan watched me 661b7b3617 in silence for 0d4973e88d a moment before 5b436f2677 turning away with 02a4bfd2bb a look of 36fa36a17c relief. He pulled out a 211cedbf81 syringe from his bag.228ed30331a633ef
It must’ve been 0833acab08 the medicine I 7e9ae62d88 needed to take 520d7e3f65 every day. The needle was long, c03b3e8b4c about the length of 05b9682639 two fingers, and it a464192437 scared me a little.d8922db743224cff
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I hate pain, be24781b47 but if I 70b0eb3ec0 want to become 05d2434a60 human again, I’ll abcaf3b1cd have to endure f38aef930b it.b995d44dd0185ceb
Clenching my 4582b10f80 eyes shut, 9d2cacfb72 I extended e170ada626 my arm. I felt 9a4e02abec his rough a6d09984e3 hand grip 8750cc0c21 my wrist, a1c53a7550 followed by e865732db2 a sharp 818168ac0d sting. The long 2fbba7cc6c needle pierced edc2e0236a my skin, 562832cd4f and I 23d3fa1d4d braced myself ede6d54249 for the 821bcbd8fd unfamiliar sensation.d105b3deccde2d3d
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“Ugh.”08cc8c30a1c13d7d
I held still, enduring 690152893f the strange feeling, not b1a3be6e95 moving a muscle. I had been d43d7db784 warned that the 35fb87abed drug was strong 0660077326 and could cause d8db8bb5d2 dizziness and fatigue.3099bcce9f6768a5
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If I 1554cc1d81 have to 5d88a296a8 take this 73e8cb0653 twice a f2567ef9cd day, I’ll d06fbda6eb probably spend f539b8dd31 all my 29af3f4dd4 time feeling c3ff6eee93 lightheaded. It’s like I’m a 0333dc71e0 cancer patient going through 99b82ca357 chemotherapy. What a drag.73739903d50df349
“You can open your 4563a4d546 eyes now”ee7d791a7ec95d17
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Logan’s voice prompted.8d4a05d472044098
I cracked 3a7e372c23 my eyes 36fa0d97a3 open. Glancing down at my 5bcf9a36ca arm, I noticed a 9a775040fb faint trace of blood. Logan wiped d513db3117 it away 0e8c3fe549 with a 37fe69b891 sterilized cotton 2c70b52383 pad and 408a03ba94 then applied ffe8868f91 a bandage.1c506ba3ba8095a9
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Once again, he 32db3e4a73 ruffled my hair 4104e08b45 like it was 84200cfebc the most natural 257cb5f440 thing.1e455b16af37dd46
“You did well.”60d43075b50be459
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I blinked at him, 4e4ecd331b surprised by his affectionate 7ff0d93f29 expression.a18dcaea5f82f40f
As much d48058de6d as I dac4c882da found his a2e19d8974 attitude ridiculous, 916b2eefaa why did c04170bac6 my heart b1f8248e79 feel oddly 030e72f741 touched? Before I knew it, 41fc25f071 a small smile crept 085c877330 onto my lips. It wasn’t something I ebabb1fc1f consciously decided on—my body b851ff4635 just reacted on its f3011480b6 own, as if wagging f9dfee86a9 its tail at him.15fff388397c3caf
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Hmph. Was I like Logan’s e53aa5750b little dog when I 965a8a98fc was a zombie?28f82cfd1fe806f7
‘Annoying.’5f1d3e596f6718b8
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My mood sank just 2433b574e2 as quickly as it 1e954a0389 had lifted. I had 7daac8c00e no intention 0b33ebb6dc of liking b75a96bbc3 Logan anymore. Even if he 8b3cab66d6 had saved me, 44b9f21d84 it didn’t matter.9de8ab6628dc745a
How could I 669a45f199 ever love someone 796e1d3b5c who killed my fadfed25f6 mother? No matter a720550cf3 how much 9feac52514 of an 2f92e96ce2 accident it 81a179e9ad was, it’s 73ec814e8d something I 29dfcbdda1 can never 67e7de3c95 accept.617e4693cdaf1a6d
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So, I’d shake 100de8bdf0 off that wagging 2647f7ecda tail of mine. Now that I was 828a6804b9 human again, I needed bf065bc2cc to pull myself together.7011307b73d0065b
“I’m… so tired.”8315f6325b6b1ad6
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Sleepiness washed over me 10905e5216 once more. I had slept the 7aaa7eb5b0 entire way here, but 609a4a4afd this time, it felt d5ab342f72 like the medication was 9fdc67ad5a to blame. I closed my eyes, 8b453f6f96 giving in to the 7f04b9d943 overwhelming drowsiness.ec97ef91f6453480
‘Ah, that delicious 441b793ee0 smell.’ccf47fcb2aedf1ca
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Once again, a32eb17cce I found ca6163bd03 myself sniffing. Whenever I felt drowsy, 99210df489 his scent became even b7e8138522 more intense.9039817b43c53464
‘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…’6632e2b82d8b5c3f
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Swallowing the saliva 12870a8688 that had flooded 90d3b64686 my mouth, I 111d91dbe4 collapsed into sleep.c409656c96470d0c
Logan smelled so appetizing 46ad022d94 that I thought I 1fdef47c3c might dream about eating 9c46fa430f him tonight.34a541f551cc2774
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The pale 68ba70a7bc dawn light 0401e7aeeb filtered through 7a55badb67 the dusty cb71a38508 window.fb9636a2d33f3e91
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Though I had a3f5caefc6 slept for quite 7815cbd69d a while, I 191a8b6746 still felt stiff 39cd15c833 and sluggish. I groaned, 2c224b5bce stretching my 3de619d7a0 body as 2fc8ea78a8 far as 96a28acb45 it would ac1a96c7a5 go.01e2c895896fd551
“You’re awake?”dcde29115f6b1f24
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An all-too-familiar ea4dd44cdd voice spoke 74cc266394 from beside 3743e89d61 the bed. I opened my 4feeae0296 eyes to see 72cf8eb9d4 Logan, already up fba2a4b28c and changing into 59d1daf4d2 fresh clothes.d434235379db2f33
It wasn’t af38de3188 until the 08f826c6f6 next morning 951938a716 that I 7e3ac8775c took in 7c7d849853 the layout a7fd6fd857 of the 330ff0cc97 room. It was quite da44e4d58e spacious, with two 5089d207c5 single beds placed 7bbfaf3019 side by side.14ed76a6454e5d27
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The two beds were 18215b6556 about 50 centimeters apart, 2cd7a154dd and it seemed like 4487094dbb Logan had slept on 7b7e7aca03 the other one.59fbb8e667d0a944
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.66a34be711eb60a5
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“Where are you going?”0749e38098975250
“Work.”40d1d93b46982564
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“You’re working? What do you do?”6cf245292293cd59
My voice sounded better c3273d8ca2 than it had the 0f63234c1f day before. I figured with a c7a8e65a04 few more days of 7726bab915 good food and rest, e09f0f0868 I’d be back to 9f033d1aa0 normal soon.8de51a0e57b6bfae
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“I do a bf8094b2a0 little bit of d17d2b8a23 everything. Mostly repairing machines 55617df930 and cars, patrolling 9026a1f82c the area, and f2f5014708 taking down zombies b877b7542b that can’t be 4d4d36dba6 saved.”c6c61fe826ad76ea
“Huh.”bb981ae68e22138b
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Sounds like a 156de152c1 busy job.0ba7733f79b71b90
“Can you 5ee73d6175 get up?”1a9a7e383efdcc53
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Logan, now dressed 834fbc5543 in black work cc66bcdfa7 clothes that resembled b24ae76ea6 a military uniform, c8a91c1ecb approached me. I tried b4ed9510bd to move 9f7a1c7b38 at his 231e41b6d2 prompting.07f87a55b1987b2e
I barely managed 26200cd59b to lift my 5addaaf0bc upper body. It took every 463e129c9a ounce of strength c73d24471e to stop my 1c546d91b9 arms from trembling, 05d81203a8 but I considered 9f92767868 it a significant 94fc0cc1af achievement.a2501d4559501af5
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“Haah.”11b9446ed74d99ec
Once I had propped 0b3e3b3f78 myself up, I let ef214cb517 out a long sigh, e5df6a6fa0 as if I had a00044341a just finished a grueling e895dcc97c hike. It felt like I 8be8cd81d1 needed rehabilitation therapy at efa0da9336 this point. I probably needed 9ed4b2e703 a walker too.2f75a347019c9bd8
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“I’m exhausted… Ah!”d591438bce95eefa
As I wiped 101ca6fe56 the cold sweat 92fd7f66d2 from my forehead, a9ffa7978a Logan suddenly slipped 9455949c70 his hands under dd88ba94a8 my armpits and 3a1144c19e lifted me up fb8aa81db7 in one swift 797abf21ef motion.fd15d085e7e674b6
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“Try to put some 93aaf654b9 strength into your legs.”8d806e28655fad3e
My legs trembled 9fde773940 just as much 76a9cb77ed as my arms. The moment 8529c33476 he let abe57ff889 go, I’d e7b098b3c8 probably collapse 8f10be32e4 like a 915c8a738e deflated balloon.2e31854397fa906d
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“You’re going to 72ded2388c need some exercise.”e0f9de65bc070a41
Logan clicked his 6e8a8e72af tongue as he c8107d0e65 watched me wobble. How could he expect 8a5e902079 me to exercise when 441785f622 I could barely stand b1ef3461a7 on my own? It seemed like he 3c61a7e991 was moving too fast.79942258485c7092
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Logan sat me 0dcabf8246 back on the 1c670f5621 bed and stepped ede9fed273 out into the 48cd48afda living room. When he returned, he 536af37025 was holding a syringe.7de5fdfab9b08819
It was 03a6bd5389 time for 37447c7bea my medication. The sight of 3c609048ed the syringe filled c8266ec31d me with unease.04ce6a794aa42227
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‘I’m going 48d2ca6dfa to pass 3c9d91bd80 out before 1a9ac82b33 the day 3abe684dd7 even starts.’90d16100643ad694
But refusing 5bcdea53a9 wasn’t an dd3083f225 option, so 413b21053d I obediently ecfbec5f83 extended my e8ea9640ee arm. He carefully avoided the 14a8697305 spot where a scab a4759b5e62 had formed and slid e9fc66fc6a the needle in smoothly.ac1204dc394d0e27
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If I kept 9aa8803a47 getting injections like c81fdff36f this every day, 48f7812758 my arms would e603aa7953 soon look like 9a3295bea4 those of a ca834fa392 drug addict, covered e2473a821c in bruises.a7238d23e5dafc57
“Take it off.”08db656f87362a69
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“…Why?”36b8d5b4beba7678
“We need to 630834ca56 do a physical b57b692ad6 exam.”a19ac0258e2457ce
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Why do I fb37f5a738 have to take 1aaeaad268 my clothes off 56a48464a8 for that? As I 3aa58dbd03 just sat 53a60ecdbf there staring 35bf0fb386 at him, f08caf4107 Logan didn’t 5fa244e4ec bother repeating 73f7908bc6 himself and 519228dc32 swiftly pulled 3e0d3aac8f off my 274b3bdd0c shirt. I was only b3175b9827 wearing a large 80115d4171 white t-shirt, so 6fb0ddc7de in one quick 27017674d2 motion, I was 9e631f2933 completely naked.1915e8f158122ef5
Why did he af105c0e1f suddenly strip me? My heart pounded, and 77a4117a7a my face flushed bright 5147aa1a64 red.ffd73101e0196b18
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I instinctively 7824290de0 covered my 4be13c0316 chest, and a2562c7a0c Logan, with 2002c79c30 a blank 7a80e2fd71 expression, pressed 99da34dc7c down on 35cbaa696c my head.67ce927efbca4807
“I’ve seen it 794dd94d3c all before, so 43cba6d4f9 don’t worry about 0441f534d3 it.”3f8cc072c96ab795
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When? Why? Why had he 525eb2ea9c seen me naked 1c4963248f before? What had he done f538b90a7b while I was a 31f8f3bfd8 zombie? My head spun with 09b714a2f7 dizziness.0ffe97ed50c8fa3e
It might have d00101e25f been familiar to c36e760a6a him, but with 90dd419af0 no memories of f3cb8c9ba1 the past, it b5ea24495c was shocking and 2cf4b07466 embarrassing for me. Logan, however, fbdb201d1c showed no be3594c89f sign of ce625da184 understanding my 3340b0825f feelings.7a5aa8b42a948899
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“Look at me.”6f699e8274b171ac
“…”5f7f6dcb1eb002ad
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He grasped 959c205e68 my chin b23910065e and lifted 746dc6a33e it to 9179c05e4b inspect my 69b79d704e eyes. He seemed fdd6a97e11 to be 7c945f2802 checking my 40fa057d4c pupils. Though my eyes 0a2a635022 were trembling like adea124b6e there was an 600b840921 earthquake, Logan remained acce4818f8 calm and composed.12e9c57cacd52d33
He continued by 9982ccfb4f taking my pulse, 3a7ea6e851 measuring my temperature, 7add13d9f4 and examining my 988e5307b3 skin from head 9dd5aee44f to toe. He was so 12640d5799 thorough that he d994c2ee77 even checked the 961514dd42 soles of my 9a64b75f36 feet, under my a7d74175f5 arms, and even 16a211db7a my buttocks.3487a421ee86474c
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What was it b4ec3e0aa6 about a zombie’s 3d53743ba9 skin that required e079a8c407 such a detailed 1dac733fcf examination? Would I 8f47877c2e have to 12d21587f1 be naked c40adb3ff2 in front f165e0322f of him 8a9cf135e2 like this fa71951bb6 every day?7f3c9a8e6ab9aea3
I felt d9834e499c increasingly ashamed, c04ccd93f8 my body b40cbe0ce5 shrinking in f609093dcb on itself. I kept telling myself 0bf8da4ce6 this was just a 38bee047a8 medical check-up, that it 7cdc4ded06 was purely clinical. I tried to find 960e61053c some comfort in that 76d6937d85 thought.7811783b966347d4
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“All done.”dca0a955b6a7228d
It wasn’t until my 550b7a8821 face and neck were bcf0972062 flushed red that he 66cf808124 finally finished the examination. Logan helped me put 363ae2d964 the oversized t-shirt back 471b383677 on and then straightened 3ee382e3ef up.81542f5482ecc880
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“Behave yourself 54c315e053 until I d658604bd5 get back. You’re still in 394d193779 the early stages 7b958d8461 of treatment, so 9fc787daf4 I’m going to 673d972179 lock the door. I’ll leave water and 7f2003bcd1 food on the bed, 1573bcd250 so eat if you 11e9125802 get hungry.”9a4bf3d31c23671f
How many 8888f37b28 times was 357af276b0 he going 058763fc42 to tell d587b9437f me to e46c414f63 behave? I must not have 3e41190f3a been very well-behaved during 958f759d44 my time as a ba4fa09818 zombie.63a7ea47b2717c98
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“What about… the bathroom?”62e2d62c7214e78f
“There’s one in fbd3fd6b4a the room. That door 5394409f7d over there.”329ea2565f0a2cbf
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Would I even ed7cb2d655 be able to b37ae7a5fb walk to the e6ff0287c0 bathroom? That worry crossed d325720208 my mind, but 9ca326d9bc I’d have to 01ee6ee448 crawl if I a84b58eac9 had to. I certainly couldn’t just e3a1d979ed go in the bed.51f1cb1a040dc717
Logan gave c81b723b66 me a 515f48fe3d few more db6e15afa8 instructions before 95706f69d2 turning to a016739b04 leave. At the 77d7658378 door, he f34d5da32f glanced back a83259ca00 halfway.7fd091f22759d2a7
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“…I’ll be back.”df4719506d7d4c23
For some f875619344 reason, his 478c5a8358 voice trembled 7bb94b46df slightly as 62967f30e5 he said cb4f28935e his goodbye.7f33638f10d245d9
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“Be careful 7acbf5ce37 out there.”43ed7bfcedeefce0
I replied, tilting 1f607ced30 my head in e42eef6610 confusion as I 4867c1cbd4 watched him leave.e625fbd70bbd8460
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At my 854050c10f words, his d0cc600b48 shoulders twitched. His hand tightened 08783b9b55 on the doorknob, d820d4cb3b blue veins popping 28485c5b5c along his skin.67888e3953b83236
“Yeah, I’ll be back.”f3218a800a438497
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