DS Chapter 23

Logan looked 816ea24038 at his b7b671fe2a father with e0b9042daf a face 951fa0e4a9 full of e9cb2ab95d fear—then ran.56ae007e98e7977d

Like a broken machine 7f7c50c1c1 stuck on the words dee45a6eb9 “Let’s meet at home”, 99bc6a5402 he drove mindlessly.8db204dbada3a3ce

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He couldn’t fully grasp 21d8637530 what had just happened. It didn’t 24cc169374 feel real c5265c90c8 that his 632b1f1510 father had 658a50a77f turned into e0e27537f2 a monster.9b13a359737707e1

There hadn’t been enough 7aff192a15 time to process it 04d362c2ee all.2c52d46eb1fbef46

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By the time 1cbe8af14a he came to 1f31a1323a his senses, he b07953a510 was in the 1b109b5129 garage at home. As if 63d560c592 he had e35e50f4ad forgotten how 83f02a5126 to breathe, f3c35df89e Logan gasped fd8ccdbd5d for air.0a396226bb05b087

How did I 2e337f5023 get home? What about Dad?7c4405be48707e3a

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The seat next 57dae48336 to him was 236f567b94 empty. The blood-soaked leather reminded 3a6f012be1 him of the brutal ab09194d0d truth he had tried f96c66705b to ignore. Dad had been 4449e48e17 bitten. Dad had become a bd98a6218d monster too.c5a8dc2dd31f891f

The horrific 8564931343 scenes he eb48b3cf8e passed on 863e8c8da6 his way 3f26ace8eb home flickered 50da8018e6 before his 73e4471637 eyes. It wasn’t 70b1b242f9 just one d456fe28e6 or two d58da67419 people—there were 013e3c350f plenty who df4be71f12 had turned f0d6396425 into zombies.9bc07b313b557be8

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“Mom…?”1e9a79e72043638d

Logan stumbled out 9c290be2a9 of the car. His knees buckled under ba144b2158 him, making every step aee53b308d a struggle.561215129a748370

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The moment b9782e59bf he stepped 65b7fdaf22 into the afb0c9838c house, the 8ceeaf222c scene that 7edfc2e986 unfolded before caa7c5bb16 him was—82e03bdabd7acac6

“Mom!!”3bfb3a9578242a6f

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A woman was 9e2c5ceb8c strangling his mother. In Logan’s eyes, it 936cf9b8a9 looked like a zombie 59702f5db3 was attacking her.e6c7676caa25c15f

Without hesitation, he pulled d61ddbad2a out the gun from 4c370deb2c his back pocket and e856c5cc1a fired at the woman da2892abf5 attacking his mom.8e51eb721eb87b4f

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Bang—!2ee6589ee2d29e56

The woman was shot d393394a19 in the chest and f10da169e0 collapsed to the side. Logan rushed to his a848af23b4 mom to check on 0568976dad her—ed0fa1f25da23b04

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“Gaaah—!”204db8b971d22e86

Pressed beneath 7a2eb833d2 the woman, f38332f9ee his mom 42b297e103 suddenly sat 9e5fa5f01d up like a561f03530 a monster c0391f53ce and bit 40552f68a4 into Logan’s 784efea8d0 shoulder.c3bf69e9b9e79943

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It was his mom 2739ba0d97 who had been the 257154951e monster. Logan realized 04cecad7ba it too a0edb1c22a late. But he couldn’t bring defb5c01e9 himself to shoot her. With her teeth sunk 1ebf85a528 into his shoulder, he 702d0a4268 fell backward.cde21373ca17c472

“M-Mom…”01d64d27caecef32

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He muttered weakly—63b0adb34aa17096

Bang—!474b505dbdbfe1c1

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But not too guilty. His parents had died 8043fe7faf in a single day, be6043261e and now he was e50cf02f80 probably going to die 0d74caa8a4 too—turn into a monster. There was no room fc388b99d8 left in him to a174d8b349 grieve over killing someone.7abeee48bf67fb26

First, he washed ab2cc174aa up. The stench 6c275d891d of blood 07957c1071 on his 1522b2e31e body was 1e83a80976 unbearable.7e97caa8f4fd1c65

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He changed 5be326b397 clothes and 40de0c0532 sat numbly 935c6c441b in a bde61dfa98 chair for 17344e8f32 about an 2d4558d750 hour.e0fe1bfa5284b0dc

‘…’fd0c17f7e79147ad

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He cleared his mind. Since he was 8579df49e9 going to die 8c560ff338 soon, there was c4b8d7f158 no point being 29649f782c overwhelmed by grief, c337ddf440 pain, or shock.ab012e87c9aeecfe

But time passed, 8811c8fba7 and he still 46f8666bad felt fine. The man… ed6056fde0 his father… f3fcde269f hadn’t it 48dd2f2e2e only taken 9a3079039f a short 0253684c6c while for 731f53dd40 them to f1b08ebcd0 turn?04724d41d79f6286

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Logan looked down 30311db1fd at his shoulder. The skin 89706ae38c was torn 0472b98857 and the 83cbb4e03c bite marks 60329ace38 were still ffbf01788f fresh. And yet… he was 0f38f72bfb still okay. Something wasn’t right.885d5b59554472f0

So, he decided 582a87ab48 to follow the d4a7efb504 woman’s last request.3020a25b4be42696

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“I’ll get Kylie to 5a0ef3b4db safety first… and then be6998cd25 I’ll see what happens.”f8c784669cc78aff

He was a16fb0c491 going to 2f2c992b31 find out 85afe4f73e whether or 343c59ddcf not he b8c7b95fbe would turn c49184636b into a c22033d579 zombie.17e6e3f78913cbdf

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He had 302bc98e6e planned to 68f3da4f8a deliver the 416a4ea3ac woman’s message 5399c08f12 to Kylie 94091226c2 and then ed94c57d77 leave.
But she ea82654c6b was so 34530823d7 clueless and 644f5f2cc8 all over 6da82ca8ef the place—he 9940a29c9c just couldn’t 2b2a7cfe39 bring himself 3340a1976b to leave 1645800538 her alone.2ce645884bf99bb5

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So he decided 322da60f5e to get her 879c2e0218 to a safe 0c49442c37 place first, and 5c3af8ee2a only then would afdd0993a7 he part ways. With that 9613a33d8e in mind, 4886cb2339 he took ea1bf1a417 her out dee85112c6 of the d277d1fd09 city.554696ef8311d2af

Logan drove de12591de2 with every c087f6d69a muscle in 9229efe7db his body 17225e9eec tense.0ae90a892adc388a

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Just like his 3a9d468339 father had muttered 493570072b before turning into 5d3337ea7a a zombie—if he 7a20001dbc felt anything strange, d765868980 he was ready ac2a0a4750 to jump out 42561da501 of the car d796c4c2fb on the spot.a33aa083122990e1

It wasn’t until he b24dfbcb36 heard a radio broadcast 3cae96f63f saying people turned within 2ad139eacc 1 to 24 hours 9aff1ab110 that he finally understood 565b504058 why he still felt 980c2dacb0 fine.44e304e550c745fa

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It must 47e8e0609c be the 779bd7a686 incubation period.d7cf714f99e70a7f

Before tomorrow 4225962890 evening came, 59aea29a2e he’d become 5c126b3bd1 a zombie.
That morning, he handed 0c4bea8e0d Kylie the gun.b1d8893356a24841

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“You have to shoot b507e681c8 zombies in the head. Got it? Only a 00e20e249e headshot kills 866c4f4d1c them.”c61555de0ceaeae8

“I know that 3efc0d478b much. Back at the gas 44ed5652c4 station, you shot them d595f7c693 in the head and d284d6babe they dropped just like e66b860c1d that.”5ff73c5e16a2123e

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Kylie acted like 2fb1525827 she knew what f57c1e6fe6 she was talking 64e3ac23f6 about—even though she 95b1995d35 didn’t.
But that 4f24fefe4e was just 8f44d86255 how she 85741cbbf7 was, so 036722921c he let e034d52489 it slide.bc17dd1f5832458d

“There’s only two ee11c4184a bullets left. So make 24564a6e72 them count.”fe0d08860af7f61e

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“With two f0fe06da04 bullets, I addaf1a1e3 can take cdfc295bd5 down two 604f1820e9 zombies, easy.”93cb9880464464ff

Logan was deeply concerned 6d69c4741f by her bravado.b86516923c58abf9

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“You hold onto it.”028fd252165f3bb6

“Me?! I’ve never even da54d35cae fired a gun 42b8ccadd5 before.”63c46aceb1ffa5f9

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“…Just keep d1ffd71847 it with c4c67c7133 you. If zombies come, you’re 6f3be47620 more at risk than 1a2ca408a7 I am.”3ecf6fea9fe95ca1

Kylie didn’t argue and 1dae9169dc quickly tucked the gun 8b6d7eaedf away.d842d6fbc9ee727e

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Logan said he was 10da43d9fd going to scout the f21e900147 area and stepped out e6c1dbe0fd of the car. He told her eb5daec24f to stay put, 888d18e41c since anything could a103fe0937 appear at any 123c1440a7 time.e903914cc334c8d3

“I won’t leave 4d8431b29d the car, I b62e0695d8 promise.”302c309b04455acc

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Kylie nodded right away 0ad541cc81 again.b986ff445902b8cb

Without saying goodbye, 6b3c02b015 he turned his 8a289b0765 back on her.0e18cf5c75b661f0

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He headed down toward 8cf4b3276d the lakeside and found 7282b68d3b a spot to settle. He kept a 77bc69ff0a fair distance, but 4cd7d8ff5d still close enough cd2526b608 that she could 7a322a7a62 see him from 1c5fe17fa4 the passenger seat.a361e68f8274c506

So that if he 7f46c60b0d turned into a zombie—Kylie 2a23e9f679 could shoot him immediately.f4c56ed22731bfd2

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Another day passed like 7a842be4ff that.9632df7f25b59b18

On the c3489308d7 seventh day 4b85ba683d by the 0d9a3e718d lake, he f5816eb996 was still 37321f204a human.bf42da3180ba6554

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After that, 76ded7b333 things flowed 8bf03aafde like water.dbf2d6ef221a60b0

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Logan carried on e30fd64215 day by day, d42b443f86 holding onto a ba3610377d single question—why hadn’t f2f821868f he turned into 4a8f7837bf a zombie?
He had 19ce780c3b lost his c147f98915 parents right c00dcf2c95 before his 19e27e21f3 eyes, and 59b336e62e the world 2152340d45 had fallen d4e9450589 to ruin, 2181bb0b6e but still… e2437743ef he didn’t f68e0cb94b want to 9e68a0fa9f die.a0da8bc0edb2ec36

The memory of losing 3d1d789e19 his parents was painful fe0e69b22a and heartbreaking, yet even a8f9c89c55 so, Logan wanted to fd1a10a6df survive to the very e2bf55326c end.a0e74a427620a724

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He made up his 647fbc5e69 mind to wipe out 2a675ff7cf every last zombie and 60299cdf60 survive—together with Kylie.583a1fe9311a8302

Until she was bitten.93281f34516225dc

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“It’s thanks to you b09975a75a that I lived, so d48d888380 I have no regrets. I had fun 23d7205d65 being with you. So don’t feel guilty 433415b831 about anything, okay? And if a580baee0f you happen ab54dd3643 to meet f5afcc153c my parents… ce77172c90 tell them 72233b2056 I died 2c91c21ca6 peacefully. That I went f8b9c5539c out as a cab7db1848 human, not a 005f7ee3ab zombie.”edbe88b115eb4627

Unlike him, Kylie turned 5aa8ae9c3e into a zombie just d92efea6b3 over an hour after 48bc73250c she was bitten.
But Logan couldn’t bring 3267f0992d himself to kill her.932301421dd67597

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Every time 4b7a2e0a16 he aimed bfcaeea3ff the gun f0007e0af8 at the 1a09bfad15 zombified Kylie, bbe27679f3 it felt 7a097edc04 like his f516d0368c chest was 17338d626d being ripped b6d465ba52 apart. It hurt 25c5cb79e1 so much 0c24ba8569 he could f18048b573 barely breathe.bf60be80a450426e

Why? Was it because he b3d6a02078 had killed her mother—how f20ad514ea could he kill the 6ad992cdff daughter too?0f6ae52cff96effa

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Or was it because e6c6c77936 he still hadn’t come a15347989d to terms with losing 5f0f0ce1bf the people he cared aa4627f422 about all at once, a692e1c4e5 and just couldn’t bring 79e8d47783 himself to let Kylie c9de21d53c go?74e595ae92efd028

Whatever the reason, he 4cf267f541 couldn’t kill her.a34c6d2e84b9700c

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He muzzled her mouth ac08ca2442 and wrapped her hands ec1675678c in bandages so she f84d460089 couldn’t claw at anything.ece720f34d6d5a9f

Later, worried 484bfaea0b that her f37d0241bb curled-up fingers 40f4db9b64 might be 47e8f6c05a uncomfortable, he 2d4b361459 swapped the 9b7cce5a18 wrappings for 003e86db1c boxing gloves.
Once she had 774391f70c the soft gloves 72f088fe89 on, it didn’t 79c20a16be hurt as much dd48ef202f when she flailed 3e1e42476b her fists at 7f2b20b3eb him.e4fb0c1ddea547be

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Someday, I’ll let 91bd250c71 her go.0ba43834d96bbc6a

When I’m ready to 95fab85a4d say goodbye, I’ll do 8dfa69f958 it peacefully.90e5fba2e16a8ca3

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With that 1cd1e21cd0 thought in ebc3346dde mind, he 854cb8737d left his 34120430d3 hometown, planning 6030dd361c to move 3785fdae04 to another a5e2e22f00 region.
He didn’t have a ada1a2d9a9 destination in mind.239c100e6fe01536

Just an 9b21d397dd endless stretch cc3187346a of road, 34fde7b489 driving and 3b0d9ed875 driving—an aimless, 6c3b6b321e lonely journey.1524b95ba4d80da3

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Rain or shine, 09f9334a61 or even when ef76e920c8 he got unlucky ac8e57fc45 and ran into 3121dcd4d2 a hurricane, he 0ea91c502b kept going.
And beside him on 834707074a that dangerous, desolate road… 54263f9b66 sat zombie Kylie.c26385aea7ec01d2

She constantly struggled to 7eb9715afd devour him. But the ddecfeb5e7 growling, the 7c8ff6524e tantrums, the eb5025e356 flailing—he got d359734e26 used to 61bb70bc86 the noise 07676e5935 after a 7c4831fe5f while.8f47d13414d8f646

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Eventually, even her zombie 0c0a6ca5f6 appearance stopped bothering him.96b438f80f2f0269

No—only Kylie’s.
Kylie had 6703d93e50 no torn b873665987 limbs, no 63d959de25 visible wounds, 1226380a72 no festering c3862b9209 sores. From a glance, she a02ba2bef6 still looked like a 9de12f7573 person.584d7041ce0e274f

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“Why are you so 9ef5c123b7 quiet today? Tired already?”70feed88f9076cd0

“Ughh… grrr…”a9b22268c917e573

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“Don’t just 38e2460cea stare at e3fad78b5f me—look at 19e7b9c103 the sky d02f7d2976 too. The weather’s amazing.”1137c85e1a2bab33

“Grrh… grr.”2efa91aa6a8f08f5

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“You really c21d2929af love me, 1b28190839 huh.”0472e9cfe4e374fb

When he got 6d5b1adfa2 bored, he talked 39726c0af0 to her.96af955099c9a290

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I’m definitely 23df1feba3 losing it, 519a177a1f he told 12c7b05239 himself.1e796f21d092e83a

But maybe fb5105ac38 it was 08fdf189af better that 9315487888 way. Because this wasn’t 1b917fc06e a world anyone ed9b7e6ab1 could survive with 1dd8041201 a clear mind.e837b67e21062297

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Logan had been alone a9acef5caf for a long time.0f0b20e87f01468d

Because he couldn’t 8740ce361a bring himself to a728d59139 abandon Kylie, he d3fb50add0 couldn’t join any 9a0e931def group.
Who would 44ead01536 accept a 2200af1b8d lunatic traveling f61d8fbe2a around with 5119b6ea1e a zombie?b2bcd843c5566e1b

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Not that he really 870386bd0b wanted to join anyone.
He didn’t feel lonely—Kylie f7a68cfefe was there.89c1a0602b4056f1

At some 0039f9b9c9 point, like 68a607e354 clouds quietly fe26d0155e drifting by, 254b239f77 a calm 79f381df95 began to 08f036ff12 settle over 216c161937 him.
But that a36c390267 peace only c920ea3155 lasted four d84822c618 months.30cc94ba18ccc1f3

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“…Kylie? Say something.”5f95c2adf589d2e5

“…”5c989c826b47a667

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“What’s wrong? Are you uncomfortable? I even unwrapped c4accba2f6 your hands.”6dfd7c9310222791

“…”9490c1478687331c

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“What is it…”20c6d423f389ee35

Her life 92a53cbc26 signs had 392a2f0f94 started to 4ae45e286b fade. Her pupils didn’t a1394a80ab move. Her breathing 459428206d grew faint. Her body sagged 7d473e6e01 with no strength.
She hadn’t eaten f6bfaa14f9 anything in a d4125cd93e long time.6d18b68071c57723

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Even with the af131d56b4 zombie virus, she b52900c3c3 still needed energy 55a72be795 to stay ‘alive.’f231f18a2f30c66d

Logan had to decide: 9022c5905c should he finally let 1ec75fcbc2 her go, or keep 5f85c515d1 her alive out of 1f79f1272e selfishness?94c13b8f6fa22c53

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When Kylie closed 79b39e5722 her eyes and 3e41459b45 slumped over…
When her skin began 1adb2c1b47 to lose heat like 251afa5de7 a pale, lifeless doll…5df7871751d44128

“I’m sorry, e403fa9489 Kylie… I 23190f13d1 can’t kill 91af44c5a0 you. I can’t let 3281109780 you go. Don’t leave me. Why does everyone leave 1beacab99b me behind…”e8eb67e043ad3611

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Logan let a drop 8cdaca4e13 of his own blood 2f15bea484 fall onto Kylie’s lips.69ba426108448b76

He didn’t believe he 0173055c6f could survive this world a21ac59edd alone.7c8a7e5f85710aee

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After losing his parents b3f04abf34 in an instant, Kylie d5dd09fc7c was all he had 99a3a464d7 left.8c7288e80812ab05

It didn’t 7904e5c871 matter that 6aeedd93ec she had 18c8456d80 become a 3f00dd429b zombie. Zombies weren’t 2bce120c74 a threat 67ef99af18 to him.133d4b7d16b2d38a

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Even when 86ce8dd0de bitten, he 55740194e8 didn’t get ac274e34cd infected.22af9c3957db92f2

Even as 7d0da3f8df a zombie—he f49754d62e just wanted 21ab2f0a90 Kylie to f64febc9ee stay by 7aa4602f4e his side 53755f943e in this 99e977ffca lonely, broken cbf7e5da99 world.19891170db381a68

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“…Don’t leave 8961355c23 me alone.”97bc00afaf3dd6c9

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