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His voice was c15b9c0046 a bit more cfb5f36338 upbeat this time.a2cd22413c5cba61

“Come back safely.”18e3a8ac610cfa62

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I repeated befeb69745 the farewell, b236d9405c and Logan, 9c1ee7d023 who had c7a3c63657 been lingering fba31e6afc at the fa004d023b door, finally fe2e86cb2f left the 5e0a01a1a0 room.bc641725520c02fd

His face had been ec45902062 slightly flushed. A worker heading 11a2403fd1 to their job b12a131a40 should be glum, a7bba11cf0 but what was beb347127a making him so 5ad58a76a5 happy that he ec1fb4731a was smiling?cb1a30e0759feb12

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I couldn’t fathom what 9e4dac772e was going on in a33cac327f his mind.5a3ff1e355ba46bd

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The sound of f5c9a71d8d the door closing 74f80a6ca6 was followed by d858b89de4 the turn of d844546bce a lock. I was now stuck ee2e261e28 in this room until 2e1824ae00 he returned.3fc7dc04f33bdd7a

The windows were also 2a1c045b2e locked, so escaping was 77563e3f53 out of the question. Not that I 10b1739603 had any intention a24924ee36 of trying to a654ab7138 escape, anyway.97e5ec7bc678220d

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For a 8bfb0b858e moment, I 7a56e4d99b felt confined.abead885a8b92844

But then, 5fa61e44fa ‘I’m sleepy.’ea58de24a8a4a045

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The medication was 5d42a8feb0 kicking in again. By the time 038f758f68 I woke up, bb5bf7782e a lot of bd40b339eb time would have 7df509b926 passed. If I walked e67db14691 around the room 9645c8813b for a bit 5f95dc191d to stretch, Logan 6715addf65 would likely be 8d480b87aa back by the 2f1500bbe8 time I was 221b587d3a done.4491f1101ee01bae

I probably wouldn’t adfdc02b96 have time to 37926c5104 get bored.267d8593c33178d2

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It had been a 0e5f2c4a4b string of unsettling days 7642449de8 for me.58872c3e17f7a3ab

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The fact be8b2b02e2 that I 6f10ed7e1b had lived 9692b24a94 as a cedd49464b zombie for 37e4cdc26d a year, 6742a56a3e that Logan cadb6f14d7 had become e65a743d3d my guardian, a86e07c201 and that 944b9f3983 I was 376571c87c trapped in dad94ee11a his house 64d9d84b30 with no 3b9b8b0d35 way out 36fa840841 weighed heavily db63790b45 on my 2c01e505d2 mind.663d65af3c7ce56c

There were so af3dfa6d0e many things troubling 1172bab49d me, but I 362f71fe68 decided to focus 39aff8c436 on getting my 330ae7bf9b health back. That was the c338f1c1fe only thing within cfcf55e240 my control at 2b2620a98c the moment.7e0d265b2ef7336a

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Every day, dacacc60b5 I received d3e4e4e392 two injections, 8036759997 and I 6d1a1ddd46 made sure bb1934f4fb to eat 0be131aefd the meals 004b1cb5bb he prepared.f5884531be8f01b5

Even though the 7af9ed7970 meals mostly consisted f8d418a8fd of bread, potatoes, 259fd61ee5 and vegetables, I b680f48de9 couldn’t help but c7109249f8 complain a little e0883ce7c2 about the lack 56baff61e2 of variety. It was d9ac31a96d hard not ef04bbb9b6 to lose 4a77b69cc1 my appetite.be23330dc2fc256c

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“I want b73d8a0646 some meat f6364b4e07 too.”f375c8d3352de265

“No.”eed37fab4f4d55bf

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“You need meat 733b1fa72c to build muscle. And it 9b0ef653a7 tastes better.”43155f72331f41a0

“I’m already giving ef4a1c93e7 you protein powder. Stop whining and 20a9194c87 just eat your cbdc63ca8a food.”c21f1c758d0b3896

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I pouted, staring 1fadf175e7 down at my e97d75dcbb plate piled high 52cfdd1e91 with vegetables. Carrots, potatoes, beans, cc7713b6ea and olive oil 6582f89b0f pasta—I was getting e2a0bcafa5 sick of it. As I forced down 2f53d7590b the veggies, I couldn’t d7388e5f75 help but glare at 7f1116034d the sausages on Logan’s bda283e455 plate.c1271f3e91426198

‘The reason Logan’s fc92750e36 starting to look 5e93e24988 appetizing must be 87d23b9887 because all I’ve 36e1dd0430 been eating are d7fd40ff3e vegetables. The more I’m told 996efc03ce to restrain myself, the 14da7b53e6 more my cravings take 24e2809f10 a strange turn.’2fc749e8e7daaf21

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Regardless, my strength 5af9ee5140 steadily returned.dcc5280c3107a259

I could now get a3e8cbe7d2 up and walk around 66b07d0aee on my own, and 6bb42162f8 my voice had fully 4ba45a2bf7 recovered.b566be9cd094475e

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On weekends, I could 8f5ca9788c go outside with Logan. We would walk around 1e01591121 the yard and the 47a458eda3 area in front of 126a929299 the house, enjoying some baf21e5f29 fresh air.9d9809bd30e57f9d

The first time I 6aca2e4be6 went outside, I was 187f019acf excited, thinking I was baad0776fb finally escaping the suffocating 8c0845be37 house. But now, that 510c498d4d excitement had faded.e83a886332be4150

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Whenever people 41fc58a8cf on the acddb48eec road saw 4a711294e5 me, they 4c4c91bf30 would flinch, c1e4b35d32 curse at dc9434aac5 me, or fea24dec6e even spit ebdecccdcd in my 17c7594885 direction. After experiencing such 19c77cb505 sharp reactions, I 93cb62600d started to dread 0c77f065e6 going outside.bb6a7d4af0a059d8

Although I 95b24810ba thought the 308f51e00d discrimination and 47372eaf51 contempt from b49fefee78 the locals 14b04942ed were too ad91ca5c7d much, I f79f9774a1 couldn’t entirely 7268326c25 blame them. After all, abb7408953 I had 0a563a4b41 been a c7c6563b72 zombie until d9b4676aab recently.57081ed5dcbcdeba

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“Why are they acting like that? I’ve been treated…”d2d8dc25e09d4ee2

“It’s because 74f1078dec you’ve escaped ede0628892 a few 69639f0abd times before. I should’ve 880d46ee8a been more 400a8f3c44 careful. It was my negligence.”b0ed9d1b434f1da6

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Not long 134772b3f5 after, someone 60ce239479 reported me, 500f579122 and Logan 5a57e9487e had to 73969293e4 fight hard 27e35cead5 to send bf032e96ae me to a2cc7397a3 the zombie 4fa7709ab9 research facility 639a0293eb to save 50e9559f29 me from 1bc8aa4dc2 being executed.aaca43848e0a8c01

The treatment b2e951a6f8 was only 078d7d1130 available in 67fa7d9fe2 small quantities, 2367eff373 so securing 2fd377a6e9 it hadn’t f4abc07649 been easy.276d7d92b85d6569

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I stared blankly 225ee65e5e at the crumbling a4245846a2 wall around our 0217226299 home. That explained the 4b349a20df writing on it.e4329d7a2d2500a2

The wall a52da47683 was covered 3db8ea67c3 in colorful 1ca63c0723 graffiti and c5a231ac8a slurs, sprayed f898a9806b with messages 1bc52bcdaf like “Get 41976887e6 lost, zombie,” 27cf0a4e78 “Monster,” “Disappear,” 13eba294c4 and “Die.”f82212c9ea4e15dd

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As I read each d65f6b454d of the insults scrawled 5d03971580 on the wall, Logan 5bea7ee15c suddenly covered my eyes dcd04f377a with his hand.35299510a4a5c704

“What are 27aca45515 you doing? I can’t see.”5f2e1d301de73fb9

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“Don’t read it.”55fb3554aded28c6

His deep, subdued 77c26e7ed5 voice told me 8b68cf8daf that he was bbbc021a70 concerned about how 758649cf3c I felt.efed5838d413dd97

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What was the 72bc662b74 point of covering c270f44875 my eyes? He must have 327a33b73b passed by those d78f1e70a6 insults written on e6fe1b57d7 the wall long 66995fc09b before I noticed 4325c5ea76 them.826160af6fa01d3c

It felt like I fa0e471e19 had swallowed a burning acb585663b stone without water, the 4ff096f3f7 heat boiling inside me 5604094d16 and settling heavily in 2fd128212c my chest.e45c7627a617cd88

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Even while being 8f0f5f7e30 scorned by everyone 26664f604d around him, Logan 46b9ba1ee5 had never abandoned a23f5a98df me.b1ad6adbf98bd3bf

The feeling was strange. I started 8dce5ec883 to feel 54f1b552ea both guilty 278c98e0da and grateful c25ddfbb8e toward him.698afbfb4d91f780

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He had 065d513376 killed my 858b8634d8 mother and 07235741ff had been 965bc9d326 carrying the 843ab25002 guilt of 95e2ebf901 me being 9221247ec4 bitten by aa88ea50ee a zombie 4874585f0d in her 631d00e4de place, yet 80a368e2e8 he still 57b2fa90e0 protected me 23af0f5918 all this 50e96fa44a time.5005821e3f27f770

The sharp thorns 1c24a771b0 inside me softened cd3c7099fb and melted. I tried 123abdd0f0 my best f75e24df82 not to 4038a1a1b4 focus on ea91ae52ce the swelling 3e1c109ff1 emotion. It was easier 8a6bb48c68 to leave it 6b912dfcb7 untouched because digging 077925c99c into it would 0a1a9f42d7 only add to 33e4bf0c8e the confusion.ef048cb82154417e

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‘If it had 7266b90770 been me, I ba6abe10e0 probably would’ve killed fdd1a8346f Logan the moment a952b92407 he turned into cc603d887a a zombie.’f6055b163e53126a

Even if I hadn’t 3f0d49e40e known he killed my fb89bff0ca mother, I think I da43dfd0c9 would’ve still killed him 9c3e88d80f if he had turned dca8b2e975 into a zombie.f8037033ae7a2b5c

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Logan as a 8f06861407 zombie would’ve been 25661b693b too dangerous and 267fb34254 terrifying. How could I ever 417308b719 win against his size? I’d be 2dc249e962 lucky if 9f84346952 I didn’t 0e635f7cd4 get torn 658aa98d80 to pieces.0ad61e6733de762d

Thud!e7a26dac1f7a8c8c

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The sound of 6d036480a8 a neighbor angrily 2edf4c265f slamming their window 2f5bf40d87 shut echoed across 4bbc3b5377 the street. They were likely b18e2e063d locking up because 7582755b08 I had stepped e86ecdc23e outside.25d1db452093bb0c

With a discouraged look, 755aea510f I tugged at Logan’s 5542be530b sleeve.3043ac6feb221923

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“Let’s go inside. I think my legs are getting tired.”70f42d10ab790128

Though the eb0fc54934 weather was 174f3c021d beautiful and 2c7e89d98e I had 89a7def091 been in 1d25a4cd0a a good e6c7a34027 mood, the 8827629dcd thought of 5777e52583 my mere 054c47a41e presence disturbing f64f539fb9 others made 15249dcfe0 me feel 577c6dd3e9 uneasy.ba1194aa0bfe8a34

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I was 0b95661cba an uncomfortable, 8a0b70228d strange, and 2f26e6cc0c unpleasant presence 239970676b in this 61bccca283 town of 08957ca615 survivors.34ce0337c91a1901

Would people’s attitudes soften cee53b6c28 once I received my 5c51600a4b full cure from the af8b84ef05 research facility? What if 75a5606b65 they continued 092f8dc69e to reject 6d94497bb8 me? The future b2c131b2e9 seemed both 9ce1907a69 frightening and 9040dba2d7 uncertain.923d3e5341f90fc0

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After our short 6be8c9025f walk, I immediately fae3d634a9 sat in the 0bf45bf37a rocking chair once 37ca3b4d8d we got back 274c2943db inside. I found a 0c939e8f5b strange sense of 3d08cbf952 comfort letting my 3fcbb8d6ec body sway back ca81ce9b59 and forth in 617745ff31 the chair. It helped ease 2c27becf7c some of my 36acb65961 sorrow and anxiety.c3877dbfb8f8f483

Maybe it 8f9a6c59cd was because 2198c5a930 the gentle 981afe5d8a rocking reminded 22a2933019 me of fe63bcb316 a mother dccd507b9b rocking her 0d503634ff child in 71b10aa369 her arms. Either way, this ea3a24cd00 chair felt oddly cbcd34a75f familiar to me.438f9eaeb80a8896

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As I stared up 48315eec1b at the exposed wires 3ce90eeebf peeking through the cracked 8b19ca739d ceiling and the patches 31d91886d0 of mold shaped like f67161be95 Munch’s *The Scream*, I 7d94bef98e asked Logan a question.c5073713d720f0ad

“Why haven’t 3a19fcf612 they gotten 5c5ac34d9a rid of 255a7ea9c9 all the 44f50b1449 zombies yet? Didn’t they say a 09f4ee582b cure was developed?”cb65645db90c7cd6

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“There’s not enough 7ef4a07cf1 of it. Only people with b0d653a3a0 power or connections 7bc481e3b0 can get their b322dfeeb9 family treated right 5ca7aacf4b now.”e06f6d95bdba11f1

“Filthy world.”6d85edaa0e5421bf

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“You were bb3159d012 only able de6e517c60 to get 24c5e45450 treated because 5d5598dcd0 of that 328a494305 system.”3977a5f6937fc5c4

I snapped my c246b3458c head toward Logan.cc7a6a37ea54eaf1

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“What kind of influence d36d74a161 do you have?”1694e380090b51a2

“I volunteered for 5ce25e2b27 an experiment in e7c441c1ca exchange for your fc4948133a treatment.”abfaff1a8b21fdb7

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“What kind of dd39907c68 experiment?”adc20d8311a78cc3

Logan’s lips twitched. He looked reluctant to 59f825e4de answer.a3f79799c0256d3c

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“They’re experimenting on people abaf7b4cb4 who are immune to 9ef41d2e9b the virus. I donated my cells c549e6ee3d to help develop the 177588c610 cure.”151d77942b5e9eb4

“Immune…?”37b1221cc115fbc9

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I mumbled with 6b6cb691e5 my mouth agape, ad3132836d my expression dazed. Was he talking about af6300db5e those rare people who a5648b1502 naturally carried a resistance 638374ffce to the virus?be22768044a1ba18

“Wait, so that means… if you were bitten…?”38d8c9dd8fed89b9

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“Yeah, I 362e327634 was fine.”68a9bc9c320bb345

Damn it. He saved me for 1a639eee74 nothing. I felt an 1434c77c65 overwhelming sense of a86dfc7b18 injustice wash over 2ce1a43454 me. My fists 5ec907f172 trembled with c6392fb448 frustration.8be324621c839fb7

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“I got bitten 02d74cd4be just a little, 8b40aaff0e and look what dad055d953 happened to me. But you? Nothing at all? What did 9b30710d5c I save 3dd0f55394 you for? You would’ve been fine d7d4a05312 if you got bitten! I should’ve just d8af6177f5 saved myself!”0be19a90aa5f5f27

“Hm…”8e4d2cc6d85cfd5e

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“This is so 04d7e2e2a8 unfair! How can a5e5941cc9 the world b19ffb7756 be this 3d0e301f5c unfair?”b23001810df9507e

I fumed, c2efceb95e grumbling bitterly 088a34af1e about my 7317550b4b misfortune.b7082fc6e9ce59e3

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‘So, does that mean ade4707079 I could take a 2b61794b36 bite out of him, 6d0b8570d4 and it would be f979ba3273 okay?’9fd39fdf88df36bd

The absurd d5fa5e2e87 thought crept a435774367 up out ec8bda3aa4 of nowhere.f1c2e46a004f322e

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What the hell? Am I out of fa42fe52a1 my mind? What am I 00e73d2fce thinking? I’m human now—I’m not bc02689b4b a zombie anymore.c768a48c4998997e

I slapped my 18c0a0367d hand over my 142102b731 mouth, my heart 6813d42ec0 racing wildly in d41eecaf87 my chest.3e8b29c5943cf7fb

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“What’s wrong?” Logan d30b163e6e asked.a2b4dd9479fade96

“N-Nothing.”4882b3c9c1ab1765

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I stammered, quickly 01ef8455ef shaking my head bbba361aab to dismiss it.7b7c254f8635a60e

I couldn’t let him e605ed4ba6 know what I had 3a8504cafa just thought. If he ever f27a904cee found out, they’d eb8dffcea1 drag me back 4397c5679f to the research 0d509688b4 facility and put 85db1a68b2 me down without 1f1a485519 hesitation.b25e40cf86a39cba

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Feeling Logan’s confused gaze ca875797ca on me, I quickly 9634d594fe changed the subject. Putting on c44243d9e7 a casual bfc24b2f7e air, I cf2612eb1a stood up 3769d6d586 from the 8781acdbde chair and 964eb6119c rolled up 245f2f5909 my sleeves.24b8a2db55edee57

“I’ll help with dinner 8631c2c21d tonight. I can 232fecb420 move around 20bae74852 more now.”36c10ff3de416751

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“Really? You’ve already regained fb9a3f5dbe your strength?”b431ce1677c785c3

Logan was much 1b24f2e599 more interested in fe470cc456 my health than d807e1cfd1 I was. At the mere mention da174cd20d that I was feeling 066a689fde better, he brightened up e86c195fbf and immediately came over a7a2a67425 to check on me. His large shadow 1bb113bcc1 loomed over me 5d525325c2 as he approached.f68afc5220bd8393

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Without hesitation, he began 90316c3104 squeezing my arms and 4cfe273be1 thighs, checking if I c1a0a24959 had gained any muscle 553640bcd8 or weight. In the 1939d9f7eb past, I 2b05d47e71 would’ve been 1a8c7ffc99 horrified and 92718bb444 pushed him 0399baf75c away, but 11c090d468 by now, 6a1d6a1bd2 I was bf980503b6 starting to fd61d75f8e get used e1d850f839 to it.5f01b98fdc900458

Being subjected to ec2552c4d0 injections and examinations 166c7d7481 every morning and 034efca0c5 evening, I was 28144073ef growing tired of da97fdb9db reacting to each 0f2b3f7f12 one.5e387e28f79e336a

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I figured d38989b2fe Logan would 9197dad57b stop on 14c4e8e79d his own 4e200fbb7a once he a7aa39ea31 had checked e590912142 everything. I let him continue, e919663948 wearing a look of 9d2307c2e3 annoyance on my face, bafc9cd131 feeling like my body 0b7596bfdf no longer belonged to dd8e9b5983 me.69566dc42c8c3cf6

“You’re definitely getting 51b9c77999 better. You don’t seem as ba68706e00 exhausted from the medication 7feefd4d2a anymore, right?”8fabe01e0f3be06a

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“Hmm, maybe. I used to 0471c9f74b pass out for ef06c2ab3b three straight hours, 5233faad68 but now I dc8094afca only sleep for c19eb0ee2c about an hour.”8e7c677d1180c6e8

As I tilted a44e8f9166 my head in e0abf15a93 thought, his hand 1dbed74fa8 landed softly on eedc0a0ad6 top of my 36abb26511 head.ca2d5abf423810d4

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“You’re doing great.”2fb3b4cddf1359e2

There he 40f1a12fee goes again. I scowled up at facd7b2d59 him with a grumpy 7606d4dc1b expression.fafecf38e7511669

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At first, his gestures had felt irritating and awkward, but… they were starting to grow on me. How annoying.fa15f5b00d4da9b3

“Do you think 4b560a5ab3 I’m your pet?”242bde5a9a025797

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