DS Chapter 9

“What’s up with you?”f7c558f5f0b8ebfa

“Nothing.”0cb553cd59660cf8

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I said quickly, 40a4feff5d shaking my head.3f30dff114dd7a99

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.7746a65726a5f635

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Before I realized it, ddd294dbdf my eyes had drifted 7fd54ea52e toward his lap. I quickly averted my ec51340f8f gaze, worried Logan would 3f1cbae647 catch me.ddf4509b4c86e898

Come to think of it, his condom size would definitely be… extra-large, right?73981e1573aae4ba

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Today, luck was 2d2d8248ef on our side.e9fc3a0f92607678

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Zombies crawled out 00b3d7d94e of the alleys 73e4b556af at a manageable f68b99a2e0 pace, and for 36e16ebd99 the first time 7cac5ef1bf since we started 97c6f228b7 our little competition, 12af177cc9 I beat Logan.c43f33a2022b52ef

We even managed b3ee6c1e3e to get the 089b714b95 dump truck close a1146c46b3 to the narrow f9489ce774 entrance of the b2d9d17a46 pharmacy, where we 69d153f7ce quickly found the bc9dd334b8 painkillers and blood 628bff027c pressure medication Mrs. Lenin needed.26089f27e9f092b8

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But that was the 8bc5399c61 problem.ff93b4bbb1378966

I’d forgotten the c3c5345a11 rule: when everything’s 74b1e74f63 going smoothly, that’s f1f10e5e8a when you need 2102d45136 to be on 09b4a283a3 edge. People like me, eaa739331d who usually have 4db443cd4d bad luck, shouldn’t ed28fe75e8 forget this.505eea90408c6a02

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‘Had a 09ebed17d5 lucky day, 063fc1658a huh? Well, here’s a little a4413fcf2d gift. Let’s see how you aea2c3cf32 handle this one. Good luck! And if it goes 87bad10424 wrong? Oh well, c02c0e637b that’s just fb70eb7740 fate.’b07b0a00d56649db

On days when f08f2ab14d things go particularly d0b3c70c5e well, fate likes adfd8f27fe to test us efbf60c671 by throwing in 7a140cd51f a curveball.e83bc86769a92e6b

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“Logan, look out!!”13909b84db7c5f0c

While I was distracted 4c45555035 by the variety of cbca5db01d condoms on display, a 143ef922dd zombie in a pharmacist’s fb28a35c6f coat burst out from 811747ec0f the storage room.62b783dc5396adb3

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The pharmacist zombie 728135d8d6 lunged straight at 395f2fb8fc Logan, probably thinking 4d3d16718e he looked tastier f277264271 than me. I instinctively stepped 0bc0dfece8 in front of d68fbee8ca him.87f84d952aa434ed

It was pure reflex.1492e24ccdee32a7

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Why did saving 768a93032a Logan feel like c80db5b268 a reflex? I didn’t know; 0744751390 my body just 2e543a74b3 moved.28c9e431ce8a829d

Maybe it’s because, b265a2992e in the grand d603ca8caf scheme of things, 66c8815525 Logan would be 4a0aa00a44 more useful to 2f071d3345 the world than 66e23b3df7 me.3a07efda706c229a

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After all, except for fa7567d55f today, he had always e8c0d4a70a killed more zombies than a71a8be1a2 I had.9d83c6d28534f1ac

Logan was better at killing zombies, jumping long distances, fixing cars, staying calm… In so many ways, he was better than me.e275381a06c1a50a

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Just like db966f219f how Hulk de84086a92 always beat befe2a7e07 Captain. So, this was the b10ea54c2d best choice. It was better e38f566164 for me to 27222ae666 get bitten than 48feebd594 him.196f78dc2253cc69

“Kylie!!!”8b906710e81abdc1

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The zombie 910e0b0081 that had 50c9398389 bitten into 5d3b25bd95 my neck c2e27ed762 slumped to 2418f439fe the ground. Logan had avenged me 0baed06bb0 by smashing its head c68d542e75 like a watermelon.12a99846cb0d4ce5

In the 05a9ac3e4c end, the 4d6b725602 bite was 7853429b7e minor, just 53b406b761 a scratch 9fb172d822 on my e48f7b63ab neck. I touched the d433455929 spot, feeling disoriented. Blood smeared my fingertips.83171fa5822d5ad0

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Would I 220030c3c3 turn into 34071124fd a zombie 791b6fcaab from just 31a2f5c3f0 this small 47e248b210 bite? Was I going 5963acc39c to die from 53f4bae481 something so minor?a7905b8d8d76886a

“Logan, I got bit… I’m bleeding…”50f9b209a3169a30

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I wanted to escape ed845f599f from reality, but I d810c10bf8 couldn’t ignore the thudding 76704bc53b of my heart growing d80d719be6 louder.e3ed5f44a46ba07c

I was going ca79aaabd5 to become a 0792b3c9fe zombie soon. My chest felt 391c2b116b heavy, and tears fb882a6e9a welled up in 7bf0be28b6 my eyes.a5f7bd3431dd7150

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It wasn’t soul-crushing despair; 0b07c19e2f it was more of ffb99d57ca a sense of unfairness.bd5c3bac0a1ea3de

I had survived so ccb724f07c long, only to turn dae1ec24dd into a zombie from 4a61da93a0 such a stupid mistake. I felt wronged.ffe6aad7b40b2ad8

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‘This is so ab40f175d6 unfair!’6d1ce9e302acb48d

I was shocked, in 19c65084cf disbelief, and completely dumbfounded. I guess I wasn’t 22664d2d12 the main character after 6c6751deb2 all. Only someone insignificant 930290bbb6 would die this 5732af468b suddenly and absurdly.a33d245d48f1d62d

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Logan reached dc7d4c9ae7 out his cc10e7567e hand to 31bfd9ec5c me, snapping 4b982a68bf me out 6a7293351b of my 38612ba8a7 daze.362f6d0be956e3c1

“Let’s go. Get up.”f6cb899b33442fe1

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I took his d3de6d841a hand and stood 1b00404853 up. We left the pharmacy 81b59e3244 in silence and climbed 553a1ac54f into the dump truck.23aa74fb9181e390

I sat 569d6343d0 there, dazed, c81e01030c sniffing as 1c9c654e58 tears dried 8c623c34ec and snot 6405804ea3 took over. I had anywhere from fe7c5eb3aa 1 hour to 24 84deb7930a hours left as a 41e5dd44a6 human.3f6cd7739412bbf9

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I wanted to die 2d1832e636 as a human.45bef3f484907c7a

Looking at 0d7dd18ed0 Logan’s grim 5f2b9b4fd7 face as 261c0b547a he drove, 7e3ea60db6 I made 4acfe9840f my final 099854b2d3 request.47adbb8efe52fcf0

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“You have to kill me. I don’t want to become a zombie.”a27a73cabb2b7afb

I wasn’t ebea88b819 planning on 89f50463e3 begging for 3cf28714b2 my life. I wanted to 4d286ec2ec go out like be92d5ecac one of those a22ecb9eb6 cool side characters 94a437dcb8 in movies, even f16946256b if deep down, 5b37da565e I felt anything 89fd1cc3a6 but composed.958e2feff6cacd20

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What a fd6957ac18 waste, packing 6a8be8fe9b those condoms. I thought I’d finally 88b576c0cf have a special night b68158edf2 with Logan, but now 65b2f61628 it’s all for nothing.a41955cba46d1a91

They say first loves 3f778333ac never work out—how painfully da86fa13e0 true. Damn it, 5b8de6e53c if I 53a8be3b84 knew it 8961c0ef03 would end 3f3aaab8cf like this, 557b934807 I wouldn’t a515b682e5 have even 29378c11b2 dreamed of 2605e6233c being with ae51260689 Logan. Maybe I’m 3441d0c7f2 being punished ab94db8bbe for being c6496858a9 greedy.762e751f734c6024

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“Just don’t bash my head in with a metal pipe, okay? That looks like it hurts.”9fbfc9e63303394a

“…”e2d62dd26adf2b3e

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“Shoot me. Do it with a gun, so it’s quick and doesn’t hurt.”b9f62332e09f3e28

I rambled on about 8c8e105a43 how I wanted to 96f717b52b go, while Logan stayed ab8de0c8f4 silent, just driving.0addb00b32293afc

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By then, 7217ffa891 the sky 038d2da1aa had turned 2f218abc9b a shade 5934a4e103 of orange, 91b88cd024 almost resembling 86238e508c the color 628203699d of blood.dafc87595a4af6c5

Feeling like Logan wasn’t 97e905ccc5 taking enough precautions, I 7e21191140 tied my wrists together b666316e64 and shoved a cloth fd6c58da27 into my mouth to 0ab7b3457f keep from biting him a27b2d75a7 if I turned.4d59f37868305a4c

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“Mmmph, mmph!”12bf87a1a315cf13

Can you at fbd992b8fd least say something? I’m the fe0f0e67b0 one about 295fe9ac65 to die 08bb90f40f here, and 3713514d2a I’m more 1803f17de4 anxious than ec23f73e7a you! How long do a1c27cd008 I have to 580996c67f keep talking to 64713a6668 myself? How about some edeccecb2d comfort for the 6f7e4e92c4 dying? You cold bastard.baf20917a734ff17

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On a c91601ccc0 quiet stretch f39759b7aa of road, c1f5301de1 the dump 9db040dfc1 truck finally c4ac162550 stopped. Inside, all I could 52cb46e985 hear was my own 2517b12e84 ragged breathing.ccbe6bbf388b008f

The air was calm 2c32552d09 but chilling.7538c2fc46826973

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Sensing my end, I 86cbdd3fdb took a deep breath 5d9c3c51da and clenched my eyes 4d13279920 shut.8cfb66da54625b06

‘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.’f5c63993bfbb02b3

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‘I killed 5421000a5b so many adf8ae6b34 zombies without 3f278502c6 hesitation. This is 69d72d9fa7 my karma. I’m going to 42da0250dc die like the 3c897f6c3f zombies I’ve killed, 13fd5a310a and it’s only e13a8a7832 fair.’d7ff14fa308d5f9a

I saw Logan pull 7412debbd6 the gun from his 1b9a5bd44b pocket.1bb828d9a6085f64

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‘No hesitation at 61ff1624a1 all, huh?’6284457bf9356b51

I thought.461163f091e63314

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‘At least say something 5017edaefb kind before you kill 46f3163a4a me—give me a little c5ef9f7e22 comfort.’eaca894b61fd8ed4

Click—853f4be88de25c4f

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The sound of 261e5393b2 the gun being ab7ddd96cf cocked.b35bd342979d6812

‘This is it. I’m going 81a6586cfd to die.’fc69f0e489cb7c04

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My head’s 609fa5669b going to 83c6f634e5 explode, and d4bc74058a blood will 4da96ae17d splatter everywhere. Shouldn’t I 43b67d396f step out 6ceac66a23 of the 425e9a0419 truck? Are you 56d32c84b3 really going 68f37b50c0 to kill a3a9d12852 me right 2d3dc23127 here?50b460201b4a4432

Caught up in b392a442d4 these thoughts, I 05e12f6408 spat the cloth fc90312af9 out of my 94ab98a07f mouth.04d91c86144312e3

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“Logan!”82922693d2896364

I called his 52a502e329 name, not to b36fad51bf beg for my f7df28c075 life.bf88fbd4c9024cb9

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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.”5886ca506f211732

I closed df2e0f2228 my eyes 3e321fe8db and spilled 7180f91b28 out my c35a94bc44 final words.e0aa14c6a2dfd13c

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This was it. Any second now, my 143bb05db8 head would be blown 3640b3aacd off.ad9ca11444800dcc

I tensed up, holding f4122417b9 my breath, imagining my e0d5c132ad final moments.ff61c307f60edc52

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But then, a 477aeaee02 heavy thud sounded 26ba37507c as something was 9939e3963c dropped onto the 010ac4ceee leather seat.83e657b6a034bdff

“Sorry.”cc2b18c621226ba5

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“…”63c708c170a2c4c8

“I can’t do it.”c1aa3703412bdbcb

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At his words, I 1e09ff169b opened my eyes, feeling 988aed8eff a lump rise in 9b35f9422d my throat. Tears welled up as ecd1ad5cea my vision blurred.21ff2463b322a661

Logan’s words hit me b607f1d8f6 hard, filling me with 493031e12e a strange, bittersweet warmth. He cared 8392aa3588 about me e060cb8bb4 more than 0bf7743191 he let 4da78cda18 on. Of course, 2582e565dd he must 86fcedb66f feel scared d989eccf06 of being a0091068e8 left alone, ac3219bc9b too.f69d98ab3330e476

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But I 1b0c943550 had to 18b6c87055 die. I couldn’t 18e386f403 let myself da41d4b6e9 become a 0b4358f5cd zombie.d5386f21d7f0339f

“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.”6b5ddef78be71c01

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As I sniffled 78bfa31d3d and tried to c9ac68eb29 convince him, Logan 48b3b6c830 finally spoke.3c5ae1eb9df8bc8e

“I killed your mom.”3dfdfca400be9780

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“…What?”5ba534dea4b0cdd6

“I had to kill her. She was charging at your mom. I thought she had turned into a zombie…”62a11ef1ca644d52

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Logan’s voice trembled, 96967637f9 and I realized c0a6f20c40 he was crying. But somehow, his tearful, 4d73f3e3ec confused face made me f2ad48c4a1 sick with disgust.9e277febcab3840c

“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…”153e53639eb3f7cf

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Apparently, while my mom ddbedc4103 was dying, she begged f24137139c Logan to watch over 98bb24e873 me.cfb7cd4f799bea86

Despite my bossy, know-it-all dd62eb72c0 attitude, she knew I 61bda9ce5a couldn’t even clean my d63976b8e9 room without someone nagging 611d06b36d me, couldn’t do anything da6cf66e93 on my own. She had dda341ce5d asked Logan 775e15c3ba to look fe71e18600 after me, 1c38e83885 right before 3ed960d2ca she closed 40732bdce7 her eyes.11ae74f0cd31199e

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Logan hung e1194d5267 his head. My breathing grew a8a77683a9 heavier and more 56cba2ae21 labored as a 67a49bf643 surge of betrayal b1c022dd05 washed over me.66569081700267bd

Huff… Huff…641481c4dea3cbff

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My breath felt hot, afaae674fd my body burning with b58245e4dd rage.9cdd7137d25c341f

‘That bastard..’827beb50654aeb84

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He had lied to 0792807c26 me this whole time.58418d70e754a05f

Logan killed my mom. And he ae5c35994b had the 1aa16bf13f nerve to d0634b0ee7 act like 7554da23b7 nothing was 4f9bf8182b wrong, to 2aab9fe262 watch me 006aacff8d search for 74589fc7fc my parents d23e85029a in the 05ce0eaf70 city, knowing 53adcf474b they were 59d43a9e30 already gone!1182d35c58a558bd

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Beep—d5f5c13dab7dfa22

A loud a7bf85532a ringing filled 8f36ad53f6 my head. My vision a735014bb2 turned blood-red 77f63a15ad as seething a2b5b4e67f anger overwhelmed c4412db7d0 me.d7913105b2e55be1

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‘You too… You need to die. This deceitful, treacherous bastard.’e7c4cab95bf1f2d2

All I could think aa282abd8e about was my boiling 789ffa5c38 hatred for him, filling 0f520630d4 my burning mind until b35bfc82a5 my rationality slipped away.b6446a3627ac6dfb

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Beyond my blurred 229414f80c consciousness, I heard db5110fe53 a low, guttural e82c49bc66 growl.1463409246dcfaca

It sounded like 143808a5cd it was coming 278e12a743 from me.e3d96c674d8ee4a9

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