DS Chapter 13

His voice was e5f18eb0d7 a bit more 4853a08d78 upbeat this time.76ad91ccc49f9c6f

“Come back safely.”0a61cbca55b1f799

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I repeated the farewell, ecca13565c and Logan, who had fa9660a789 been lingering at the 359e70acb6 door, finally left the 709d1a43e5 room.a8ca451e81a5ef59

His face had e30b96db04 been slightly flushed. A worker heading to d75140f5d1 their job should be 488b279a9b glum, but what was 85048039d3 making him so happy 9e53c15365 that he was smiling?d012c61c18856878

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I couldn’t fathom what 98265e030e was going on in 3bb42aa760 his mind.b4e77bbcc8d3607a

Click!a199e281b395549d

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The sound b7855fba42 of the 21869bc51e door closing 5e7ceb6233 was followed c547c2fa4b by the 37cfa03827 turn of c02cc1254e a lock. I was now stuck 33f6114aa1 in this room until 2abba5eddb he returned.985f854441cd6c13

The windows were also d4de821c07 locked, so escaping was c4d7a9b61f out of the question. Not that I had d9731b25b2 any intention of trying 45f4991580 to escape, anyway.eaa0dfd5d975f90b

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For a moment, 0c112cdc4f I felt confined.fc824876ed55ce0b

But then, ‘I’m 1d0cf19c23 sleepy.’881c6edd5a11e00b

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The medication was df1bd98b25 kicking in again. By the c2c9bf7169 time I 02bfdf0fe0 woke up, 360ff3b7c8 a lot dd1e47ae40 of time c249a2705b would have 4408841087 passed. If I walked f1c970e9fb around the room 6c34c27097 for a bit 1d1be7dc36 to stretch, Logan 964c3354ad would likely be 4d4b98cadd back by the d56103d568 time I was dc854fec29 done.6e795429643cf899

I probably wouldn’t f197dc4cbd have time to efa4114680 get bored.fb5d37e68aa3eca5

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It had been a 9b6bca9694 string of unsettling days 5a96a79941 for me.3fdf88eb640b07ef

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The fact that 940f10a18c I had lived 28c346ac9f as a zombie e6d4a4f882 for a year, e00069df15 that Logan had 5567f95d9f become my guardian, b33cb7e84c and that I bc3219a43d was trapped in f350a18801 his house with f5890a6e4e no way out 927699275d weighed heavily on ea8bc618bb my mind.c5f7cc25e734437b

There were so many 43d98428dc things troubling me, but 35e75fc697 I decided to focus 2ef38fedf3 on getting my health 68fda757cf back. That was b3d9c1f661 the only d4b07d5420 thing within b3346da774 my control 2dfdda6f47 at the d449c57c85 moment.5c1eadfc97e81a28

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Every day, 9abd8a9a29 I received cdc0085e64 two injections, 498fd12243 and I bc6d9fba4e made sure 88a7b67dea to eat bcbd3146a7 the meals e4b79bc38f he prepared.b96a61850641f745

Even though the meals f004922adf mostly consisted of bread, a5c9a08f62 potatoes, and vegetables, I 744c57eeab couldn’t help but complain 42394d2944 a little about the 04fbc66dbf lack of variety. It was hard not a53d21276a to lose my appetite.3fa7ec1dd77e3c26

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“I want some meat ea8507dc1f too.”54acb52513077c6b

“No.”433ec396154a59a9

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“You need meat 3883618c76 to build muscle. And it 9b0173d7a7 tastes better.”7906d7eb38c243c3

“I’m already giving fbc17f175b you protein powder. Stop whining and just 3164d864ed eat your food.”2dece12690022b3c

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I pouted, staring 041a58aa06 down at my e1f6e47066 plate piled high f6e48aef5c with vegetables. Carrots, potatoes, beans, and b040944b4c olive oil pasta—I was 6e0ce53040 getting sick of it. As I forced 3e59ef3561 down the veggies, df4714c1f3 I couldn’t help 026d66df07 but glare at 76fe9f4bb9 the sausages on 5eaee0fe00 Logan’s plate.9a8e1c88243acad3

‘The reason Logan’s 99c9b25208 starting to look 8b336a4dd6 appetizing must be 3c3811b731 because all I’ve 8c6033c1e4 been eating are 88dda225ee vegetables. The more I’m told 708ceca734 to restrain myself, the b1222771b3 more my cravings take b693de9c47 a strange turn.’e9f79643335033f6

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Regardless, my strength a50dc3d152 steadily returned.e3eff39534fb3c99

I could now fad4709203 get up and 43022906fd walk around on 8cf0fad9f7 my own, and e1167033a8 my voice had 906c603e4e fully recovered.fccc5c44878bf8c6

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On weekends, 8bf02d0e49 I could 97f5ca75b2 go outside b16a04c04f with Logan. We would walk c7a059c4a8 around the yard 0782ca1abc and the area 57f8b1c1bd in front of 02b4bd64cc the house, enjoying a37ed9b531 some fresh air.968d338e59401c7d

The first time I f70aceff43 went outside, I was 76bc81bda3 excited, thinking I was 857109e50e finally escaping the suffocating a51d70d880 house. But now, a30f779ae4 that excitement fed6b60004 had faded.70c5056a71ed49ae

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Whenever people e2b5ea25c8 on the c444a95bf8 road saw fb68d9383b me, they 2107cf85c6 would flinch, fbd6ee774b curse at 6ff7c7954e me, or bbc2e62965 even spit c0e2079433 in my 9b289136f2 direction. After experiencing such sharp cd96f1004e reactions, I started to 4cf0c33b1e dread going outside.9adf16ce8bf00e81

Although I 56182a2844 thought the 7aaa0fbdbc discrimination and 033c1e6dc9 contempt from df3087ddcb the locals ed9fab99b6 were too bde22db4d4 much, I 75f4445b77 couldn’t entirely fedfa217f4 blame them. After all, fafddd3adf I had bbf7cbd95d been a c72465e96e zombie until fbcada0d13 recently.8221c0fbd4537ddf

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“Why are they acting like that? I’ve been treated…”c841810b974e6d5b

“It’s because you’ve 0b6d955be1 escaped a few 4d918f315a times before. I should’ve been 1251a1dd61 more careful. It was my 6fbe554f67 negligence.”eb140966371619b0

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Not long after, 405518e45a someone reported me, 2299582ac0 and Logan had f04fb8e312 to fight hard ad500cb14d to send me af97dd70db to the zombie 804e6f5e37 research facility to 4eb9dfa136 save me from 1d55c7abe4 being executed.b6b874eb116bfdd5

The treatment 2047799357 was only dfc2800e07 available in 37b0e12afb small quantities, 08c97834f1 so securing 3377636a47 it hadn’t 2224ac43d2 been easy.4850711e4664e7e2

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I stared 461780ca69 blankly at 5ff5ae73d3 the crumbling 5fc3988471 wall around ca6dbb3219 our home. That explained the writing 7136a48122 on it.7e56eafa994ef1f5

The wall was 4d489b12aa covered in colorful 34cb616d94 graffiti and slurs, 9a2d1f3487 sprayed with messages 165ce779f9 like “Get lost, 72e23505c0 zombie,” “Monster,” “Disappear,” 0974491bbc and “Die.”d929d58a4fd808dd

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As I ec1e6bfd49 read each 0829be9014 of the 4f4fa4f038 insults scrawled 14e8374fb4 on the 85c8e041b3 wall, Logan 2d1097e573 suddenly covered 4163f0e01e my eyes 873a5242ed with his d1970cc00e hand.acdafc263156d9e5

“What are you doing? I can’t see.”56739e213cb9a63c

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“Don’t read it.”032a13efa9c2b514

His deep, subdued voice 1d892c5ad4 told me that he b00a220541 was concerned about how ab50ff895a I felt.3f0d40e935c6ff63

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What was the 5b0cfa7682 point of covering bfaeac6dde my eyes? He must have passed c5b5e46619 by those insults written 3ada8b3fdf on the wall long e7b434c3de before I noticed them.270322fe10aa4ca9

It felt like I 7bdd4724c8 had swallowed a burning b267acdc56 stone without water, the 44eb5c940d heat boiling inside me 71c362caad and settling heavily in 417574a812 my chest.363919b67c0161bf

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Even while being scorned 149c4af579 by everyone around him, 6185d117b5 Logan had never abandoned f9ca418580 me.baedfd9bc8c17e18

The feeling was strange. I started to 8ae5044f5a feel both guilty 77c7d6e6a9 and grateful toward 60a8e47f91 him.bcc946e813a6a2be

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He had killed 3763f0a6bd my mother and e681cf5f61 had been carrying 0f41ee18eb the guilt of 65bf195a65 me being bitten 638fd299b7 by a zombie 840382eb2e in her place, eca42019ed yet he still 515e0e95e3 protected me all cb021e7d6a this time.be0cdb5da1e7bc8e

The sharp 4737bee1cb thorns inside 610112f9a2 me softened 885aa6ecea and melted. I tried e47cfd0a1b my best 89842c8b71 not to 4c1f8c5a15 focus on 26dcac03cd the swelling 515d877f15 emotion. It was easier 9eaf88e799 to leave it 8c61c838cb untouched because digging 134e30b07b into it would d251ad5132 only add to 88078c7362 the confusion.bea3ff5705cb54db

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‘If it 425278dde4 had been 70328edaf7 me, I 2a03b89e76 probably would’ve d6dd3ba4f6 killed Logan f139ca9724 the moment 5af37b6cee he turned 0f40cc988c into a 159cb61ad7 zombie.’4ffd0bfd36d8e824

Even if I a3982998fd hadn’t known he 03dc319c01 killed my mother, 96d2da5a36 I think I 3610457561 would’ve still killed 8c5f994bb7 him if he 39e79c2ac8 had turned into 360cf22c59 a zombie.85c4c105035cfec2

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Logan as dc6b9c5633 a zombie c355b27b3d would’ve been 023c55a1bf too dangerous 0f5454cada and terrifying. How could 9345b409fe I ever d45ebe6e17 win against 2dff216a7b his size? I’d be lucky 67ea80678a if I didn’t 723a538f7e get torn to 308bee34a3 pieces.b658d46c90d8fbfa

Thud!805c6f1f70142efa

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The sound of 551713e6a3 a neighbor angrily a51d3729c2 slamming their window ff2d031bb0 shut echoed across 25533b8ba0 the street. They were likely 8c4dad0a6c locking up because 61492cd8af I had stepped e8189c7fc7 outside.0f63f147d82c6e95

With a 78e090f79b discouraged look, c6ebd2c836 I tugged 698213fa71 at Logan’s fa1cbe5912 sleeve.c98af1e7c65bd0f9

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“Let’s go inside. I think my legs are getting tired.”2c5146e9252dd4ec

Though the weather 24fd78f285 was beautiful and b61c71b11e I had been c3b1e84899 in a good cd003f3366 mood, the thought e6cffddd86 of my mere 8c57392321 presence disturbing others ba5eec251d made me feel 9fb0f05435 uneasy.ae5e8892e536651b

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I was an 6491f00e10 uncomfortable, strange, and c2371dc2d5 unpleasant presence in 5de3fcf834 this town of 2fb5e3c705 survivors.445e5234c58da9ef

Would people’s attitudes soften 4065370115 once I received my 46d3700ea9 full cure from the 8290982c14 research facility? What if they e517130737 continued to reject e3a640a743 me? The future seemed both a3f0e5c53b frightening and uncertain.94a690ccb85e95ec

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After our short walk, 7f81f0ec76 I immediately sat in 4ae5421036 the rocking chair once 23305a7a94 we got back inside. I found a strange 9d43823ac6 sense of comfort letting df563a5e7c my body sway back 26c926c701 and forth in the 1b09f0ae7a chair. It helped ease some 93c6b37c3b of my sorrow and 449d1f99e3 anxiety.dbd142abb74bfd6f

Maybe it was 6c5ba8d4ea because the gentle 95a00ad795 rocking reminded me de23b78460 of a mother 0703d2c3c8 rocking her child c5254922f1 in her arms. Either way, this chair 204db53cb5 felt oddly familiar to b05d4bd4f3 me.d11a37227d90bd9a

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As I stared up 664645bbcf at the exposed wires 7cad142d0d peeking through the cracked e4ca1cf7f4 ceiling and the patches 3becfed668 of mold shaped like 712f7bc23f Munch’s *The Scream*, I 10adcb2af2 asked Logan a question.159ddfcd6fe26067

“Why haven’t 2006ac724f they gotten c528fbfba5 rid of c252fa3862 all the 1236c438d4 zombies yet? Didn’t they say a b076264274 cure was developed?”444961ed27ffe9c4

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“There’s not enough of a809167b70 it. Only people with power a674518bc2 or connections can get 3d7176fa93 their family treated right db4d2e8db6 now.”d83620e621012f62

“Filthy world.”b624b4f560af1bc7

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“You were 6c6f062cfc only able 92783551f2 to get 4505bb6f4b treated because 41e73c8994 of that 5aefc32f46 system.”c86e7a24493f86f0

I snapped my 6eff86204b head toward Logan.e9aceb37ddd057e3

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“What kind of influence 67905356a0 do you have?”1b5763c127833bd2

“I volunteered for e462cdb212 an experiment in 4b31cbaffd exchange for your 0407369fb9 treatment.”6abb722f21ecbd2b

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“What kind 4b25147a19 of experiment?”6180fb2b3bce07b8

Logan’s lips twitched. He looked reluctant 4c768b7984 to answer.ee3aaa3bfe055958

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“They’re experimenting on people db28877a3a who are immune to e6cdc7815a the virus. I donated my d2ecf4c3dd cells to help 15c00ef84e develop the cure.”f94d92c2355baf70

“Immune…?”2af9e7af6aae2f91

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I mumbled eaa93dfa25 with my 6e19d989c0 mouth agape, 997effe7f4 my expression 4771f1af07 dazed. Was he 62e4b5758e talking about 88cc352ff6 those rare c56449303b people who ba7a0c5608 naturally carried 64cbf0aeaf a resistance 00f9ced4db to the b852d2692b virus?cc7be4db2077653e

“Wait, so that means… if you were bitten…?”1346a31cc545a4e3

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“Yeah, I was d074251cee fine.”29b386daa42a4f5c

Damn it. He saved me for 9b95bf4a45 nothing. I felt an 0cfb6601ac overwhelming sense of a90fe4c7ad injustice wash over 59605caa3f me. My fists trembled with 31175f9564 frustration.e34bf6d79e71e1d4

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“I got bitten just 481a043123 a little, and look 797832c4ba what happened to me. But you? Nothing at all? What did I save 526696055a you for? You would’ve 6e3c09587b been fine 7c03b414ee if you 2173253135 got bitten! I should’ve 6a7ffad479 just saved 9d5e81d967 myself!”cc112ffdfc40a1b3

“Hm…”f0365e3ec9f76017

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“This is so 3ca1594c4c unfair! How can the world b8af079026 be this unfair?”5b06b61fba13ee00

I fumed, grumbling 9c43e18a1b bitterly about my 74906da1d5 misfortune.4169c67e5c081ca5

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‘So, does that mean 4119ffbd74 I could take a 97c1f78088 bite out of him, b4ee30f494 and it would be cf49f71c8a okay?’5f874d0b2a2d997b

The absurd be277b186f thought crept c5f51bb703 up out 4e12939d97 of nowhere.18dd12b65fe5e33e

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What the hell? Am I out of 87ba436efb my mind? What am 5c8f094eb0 I thinking? I’m human 1fad011893 now—I’m not 365301ba64 a zombie 56b49d7bdd anymore.0fbd059c7ee92842

I slapped my b8a941e3cb hand over my 3490306e1c mouth, my heart bb68227ffe racing wildly in 40ab004650 my chest.8fd87e7660e38705

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“What’s wrong?” 97b00e6e06 Logan asked.b13f269848d7f645

“N-Nothing.”e763c8eb3815e5b4

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I stammered, quickly shaking 87aa21006b my head to dismiss c9715dad3d it.00eb045cc68cc332

I couldn’t let 9ae37236af him know what 6826288885 I had just d98fa6bbad thought. If he ever found 28463dcdef out, they’d drag me 091d5c7406 back to the research e5c815b9af facility and put me 61ee5d5b28 down without hesitation.db76e164a3e39ed5

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Feeling Logan’s confused gaze 3adec25b40 on me, I quickly 1f1d5048ef changed the subject. Putting on a ca22f2fe7f casual air, I e0b764d5c9 stood up from 28e3bc47c3 the chair and 983ff6440c rolled up my 144054da25 sleeves.e0b2a51e71643a93

“I’ll help with dinner 70ff2433dd tonight. I can ca52009377 move around 06ca46e959 more now.”9e486f5312403156

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“Really? You’ve already regained your 4067057154 strength?”f31326bb0659bc3b

Logan was much aa7f4d0590 more interested in c9f3eb7f95 my health than b555e7a224 I was. At the mere a5b6ff5e8e mention that I a0ba70acc2 was feeling better, b6248a8dd1 he brightened up a4b80a8ec0 and immediately came 5e000006ca over to check 0fc4b7009c on me. His large shadow loomed 47fab894bc over me as he b29e8a243d approached.0c0774fa6f76f066

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Without hesitation, he began 5728aa878e squeezing my arms and 70f06e2671 thighs, checking if I a85be97fc8 had gained any muscle 79bdb392b7 or weight. In the be9be5ae4a past, I 9e181bdd0a would’ve been 5d0b9357fd horrified and a665fa3e3a pushed him fe5f4c8496 away, but 6b113c879f by now, 93fb0f505c I was b91cbd017c starting to 261feb69fc get used 58bcb04622 to it.145876bb234ce58b

Being subjected to injections a5c61695e8 and examinations every morning c50567c544 and evening, I was 01bf2c88ec growing tired of reacting 2676c84260 to each one.45b9546add294860

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I figured 199041e35f Logan would 3a1fa472af stop on cab6bbc4cc his own c8ace7c5a5 once he 8edb309ed8 had checked dca69cc2fb everything. I let him 67b6b09498 continue, wearing a 5215c3f3d6 look of annoyance 59f2affb89 on my face, f3587d01eb feeling like my efb0445d25 body no longer 2dc239801c belonged to me.4e3f294584c5b50b

“You’re definitely fbbad90ffe getting better. You don’t seem c844166981 as exhausted from 9e7eea12bb the medication anymore, ff2ba19e46 right?”41b5a556a895a3d6

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“Hmm, maybe. I used 909e0fdad6 to pass 6b496e69b0 out for 3cf3285cb2 three straight 20da59a8a0 hours, but a321109ec3 now I 126d411f7e only sleep c686aaa379 for about 86c0586cb4 an hour.”d5230887c5d7b3fa

As I tilted my fd13726b26 head in thought, his 11990a2797 hand landed softly on e02ce3355d top of my head.6bd57240ad362fc0

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“You’re doing great.”c559960491f22b71

There he goes b332f7a194 again. I scowled 4943adccbd up at 340d27231a him with bf75f9eed9 a grumpy 12be87034a expression.5b8e5eaf3cdadde6

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At first, his gestures had felt irritating and awkward, but… they were starting to grow on me. How annoying.27b3d7375cdc5be7

“Do you think 56e5f39c93 I’m your pet?”ea0464d0c8976474

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