DS Chapter 9

“What’s up with you?”229ea1f72fd5835b

“Nothing.”36f7f4a58eeadfe9

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I said quickly, shaking f41dca8662 my head.4e6574a6bcddbc6a

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.0f3a7937115c493d

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Before I ae832c5ac0 realized it, 2692945616 my eyes e894f33cc4 had drifted 3eb22af7c6 toward his 21b4de4377 lap. I quickly 08e73e4f19 averted my 948f751b60 gaze, worried 037e7166ac Logan would 2ae4c03b15 catch me.e47d9bed39ce78ca

Come to think of it, his condom size would definitely be… extra-large, right?8284504495074d47

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Today, luck 85a310d870 was on 8e91893ba2 our side.6ece528f8153ec3a

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Zombies crawled out 9bac4f2b2c of the alleys b835364917 at a manageable f2e054c4fa pace, and for 659aa7a39b the first time a11932f3fe since we started af9325518a our little competition, 356692a3d6 I beat Logan.228db8ca3d015c56

We even managed b05c9bafce to get the db9a643519 dump truck close 70b8feabc3 to the narrow e7cd0579a9 entrance of the d89668643c pharmacy, where we 214af99c39 quickly found the d3855d9d71 painkillers and blood 8d9d72d35c pressure medication Mrs. Lenin needed.072d8cced775051b

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But that was f2684b9ef1 the problem.b81704de94964959

I’d forgotten the rule: 01c164ca96 when everything’s going smoothly, b5a1fed94a that’s when you need e69330a392 to be on edge. People like da9877bd1d me, who c2ef5c0b49 usually have 5400a45173 bad luck, c0b4927215 shouldn’t forget 6034040cc8 this.f75f882279cc3a02

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‘Had a lucky day, cc19cadd88 huh? Well, here’s dec9ed314c a little 5c9d14d24d gift. Let’s see how you 60288fca5c handle this one. Good luck! And if 18e6d6ff34 it goes 3735164f70 wrong? Oh well, that’s 8f66d8b665 just fate.’e1050665a851f48f

On days 65df58587c when things 4d56c6eb37 go particularly 98152016a7 well, fate dd1d0338f0 likes to 639ccdfc28 test us bea2d99317 by throwing 26e0dc4c96 in a be7b9ff16c curveball.540d462a4970555d

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“Logan, look out!!”a6a3c9a9315df446

While I was 73ee0f42fc distracted by the ff6a390eba variety of condoms a91d5bf77b on display, a d1ada91ea8 zombie in a c01d7f3faf pharmacist’s coat burst 4e529953a0 out from the 8c48dd5ab3 storage room.2cdc2ff837fef84f

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The pharmacist zombie lunged 9ac0a30cf0 straight at Logan, probably e3c81136a1 thinking he looked tastier 7681e4639e than me. I instinctively stepped cd3ce5d632 in front of fdd8123d1b him.0bb23ef26166e33e

It was pure a045ecb403 reflex.85f1a109a406d2e8

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Why did c39c93eb42 saving Logan 735e81c8b9 feel like 5c2f89bc34 a reflex? I didn’t d2affb80b7 know; my b38714fb5c body just ffd8f410bc moved.3331a81d973c42ce

Maybe it’s 4f6af2ca38 because, in e82e4957a0 the grand 90e3572f6a scheme of 31dcfb29f2 things, Logan 4cbc5ab723 would be e1c4c02c57 more useful f8ee3c20e8 to the 33f8689e08 world than dd794a6c0c me.4cae9d918b3fdf59

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After all, except for fac624299f today, he had always 2e2da866ef killed more zombies than 37dc81ba51 I had.f82189f1cabc37ce

Logan was better at killing zombies, jumping long distances, fixing cars, staying calm… In so many ways, he was better than me.7c87a0583edeba89

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Just like how 383e8e67ec Hulk always beat 9615a15d77 Captain. So, this a5b31dd394 was the 33b34df03b best choice. It was 65a4a2cc22 better for 520d9d6f2e me to f89b44767a get bitten 0201f1b2cb than him.86f288bb9c670d53

“Kylie!!!”25e33d76aae50891

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The zombie that had d5acc7b97f bitten into my neck c879a5ae5e slumped to the ground. Logan had avenged me 7052496790 by smashing its head c4fdfb2e23 like a watermelon.12c46a9b25a58ea8

In the end, 6f508d0c49 the bite was d076757745 minor, just a 4887f88e9a scratch on my b9d7196e21 neck. I touched the spot, 5ac291d7ae feeling disoriented. Blood smeared 9d434e7af8 my fingertips.a72ea6600f53a752

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Would I turn into 74e316e7e1 a zombie from just c5d72538ac this small bite? Was I 30483b07a2 going to 98bf3c11bf die from 1511a14949 something so bea3a1eac0 minor?6e5a235bc1de6162

“Logan, I got bit… I’m bleeding…”2bfcc2f7b1c896dd

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I wanted to escape 76a547b02c from reality, but I 1fbb39b505 couldn’t ignore the thudding e58065aee3 of my heart growing 9dcf883f44 louder.c70186c696043023

I was 4442d72d6d going to 6f760cd9d7 become a 342cfdf8e9 zombie soon. My chest felt heavy, 3dbe1bf520 and tears welled up bcf3a590c9 in my eyes.7fd36f961e5ddf40

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It wasn’t 9c13b633a8 soul-crushing despair; 87a2ea997b it was 9319e6ccbb more of c550b3c106 a sense cd7db4031f of unfairness.f62de53abc3d1b60

I had 32b250047c survived so 0fd7575c4e long, only fe091c2b14 to turn c6f8307e1e into a 3371c444ef zombie from a8e6df3c9e such a 0ffb6d3afa stupid mistake. I felt wronged.dbe6c50edb8259c5

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‘This is so unfair!’791f8e8ac2f9da0f

I was 42d3dcda72 shocked, in c5820215e2 disbelief, and 1ad8b899e6 completely dumbfounded. I guess I 72f1dbe440 wasn’t the main cd3fc90e00 character after all. Only someone insignificant would cfe8bb1a91 die this suddenly and f7ee89d10d absurdly.32fe928722689fce

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Logan reached out his de95387273 hand to me, snapping aca46ac584 me out of my 769e6581d7 daze.2fa18ded5351f33a

“Let’s go. Get up.”6ee1c47f9a7f31b2

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I took his 08f84dc6a6 hand and stood b08993d55c up. We left the pharmacy 388a01439c in silence and climbed d6552f5459 into the dump truck.790ebe6a2923c696

I sat dfdc51eec3 there, dazed, 586d289559 sniffing as 14900850b9 tears dried d9e90f4670 and snot 109555130f took over. I had anywhere from 5058f8797e 1 hour to 24 596bb47f7e hours left as a 7c335596b4 human.374a07629307590a

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I wanted to 30e9d7e4d8 die as a 97434cd232 human.19266ab36a557183

Looking at Logan’s grim f489f67b30 face as he drove, 2dd5c47c72 I made my final d81048f3e4 request.e0695734391f022f

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“You have to kill me. I don’t want to become a zombie.”8b8eeb963a6563ea

I wasn’t planning cf4dff9a78 on begging for c53f32d9fb my life. I wanted to go 7a1054ed13 out like one of 7036f3fc56 those cool side characters 89c8ed376f in movies, even if c2994245c3 deep down, I felt 810a25f673 anything but composed.f971169fb3b6f75a

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What a waste, packing 3fc19396f7 those condoms. I thought ba6f5e8474 I’d finally ff15dff90b have a e9e3e02421 special night a03d34db70 with Logan, 0434258eb4 but now 91b4681b42 it’s all 673b426605 for nothing.4ea07383ca9629c4

They say first loves 112303d0a5 never work out—how painfully c3be9129f5 true. Damn it, if I 4a28b0ead7 knew it would end a3261e16d2 like this, I wouldn’t 6ab742a4c5 have even dreamed of 6307c2eb93 being with Logan. Maybe I’m ee61aa2de5 being punished 471abaf8b9 for being acda0a3e2d greedy.98a28b4e7d1d7f54

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“Just don’t bash my head in with a metal pipe, okay? That looks like it hurts.”8c7d6af73bbfbc89

“…”b2054c4f3ef80ffb

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“Shoot me. Do it with a gun, so it’s quick and doesn’t hurt.”83409b620045d479

I rambled on about 85e24774fb how I wanted to f90e604c92 go, while Logan stayed bd3cd059c0 silent, just driving.ef93b84c5cefe671

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By then, f20d4a9343 the sky b801c16c3e had turned bc1f86ebbe a shade a14de59548 of orange, 60bcb80519 almost resembling 5721e02160 the color 24c32e5149 of blood.91e475d2e955fabb

Feeling like aa33e5aa16 Logan wasn’t e4582d368d taking enough 08578371f8 precautions, I 4c0b9c5ddc tied my 25547b69d1 wrists together 2640473776 and shoved 0a63f56466 a cloth 7d421f6280 into my 562d51a2ef mouth to 2c6acca5ce keep from 8afc7a5a34 biting him a364c08eef if I 2e6e32a9bd turned.200eae24ac1b59c3

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“Mmmph, mmph!”b384e1f8770f7fe3

Can you 9c74043a1b at least cb2eb9f4aa say something? I’m the 5cda4478a6 one about 9d80ba1702 to die 742d03f33f here, and fb56259ab0 I’m more 70a641edd3 anxious than a4b6008ed7 you! How long do I fd1c1a9b01 have to keep talking c6cbb7f5c1 to myself? How about some 090374d691 comfort for the f4891b55c4 dying? You cold bastard.99a72d01048b798a

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On a 360e044fa2 quiet stretch 946e1e8e01 of road, f3b3a88359 the dump 2b4e619539 truck finally 31bc6e147a stopped. Inside, all 6d3b804895 I could af7d37e7d3 hear was c81774402f my own a4a9d79448 ragged breathing.97e60692a076cb68

The air a5c048fb64 was calm 9cfcd0a02b but chilling.32cc8d279f8de1c4

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Sensing my end, 5988329601 I took a 69c2425b10 deep breath and 43a4cc9f54 clenched my eyes 15f234bd85 shut.e9850577bc2abb4b

‘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.’4af336f0b1541624

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‘I killed 2efc7d4a3e so many e64b9f9b08 zombies without f3e6955d03 hesitation. This is c79ed39deb my karma. I’m going to d86a041bf0 die like the b01bcba85e zombies I’ve killed, ee6b8a4fc7 and it’s only 6d73c91eee fair.’4f95069baecd331d

I saw Logan c5fc641e72 pull the gun 53dbdb2e0f from his pocket.4a716d6d79a0a9a9

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‘No hesitation 6b280b12a2 at all, 82053a2f62 huh?’f55e12fac641b1af

I thought.d6a73fe842284a69

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‘At least 04fe4818e2 say something bd72ff95a7 kind before 3daf5f1a83 you kill 4ed81e614c me—give me caea4ff0a0 a little b903902c85 comfort.’6866ce4a5bacdfa5

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The sound 1d81770bc7 of the 015ab4fd5e gun being 64d6b11fdc cocked.29e86b2164a2b114

‘This is it. I’m going to 02aac23e6a die.’12738b796c46c08c

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My head’s f0e09f44f3 going to 955af645ac explode, and 667a76cab0 blood will 10033fb95f splatter everywhere. Shouldn’t I 38004c6876 step out 2d86ff70d5 of the 071aeb8157 truck? Are you 21e6445042 really going 83dc2c3ce0 to kill e25c82e664 me right 0c391945bd here?c226a666d0fdb2f0

Caught up 12651feb6c in these a51eba86f5 thoughts, I 535b3be719 spat the 63931a5290 cloth out 5049abdc3f of my 5ba21e0859 mouth.6956f4a99bfc9aab

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“Logan!”c02194c7c437d324

I called his 1fc2bc0779 name, not to 7c9a0c2a74 beg for my b89f55ca23 life.7fa897b8403bc67e

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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.”34ac04aace538210

I closed my 5ad6c6d467 eyes and spilled fa2ce95047 out my final 83a8c6fa9f words.6be75eacd9b760de

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This was it. Any second now, my 8fee8a66af head would be blown c4cd34e568 off.aab78091a152e400

I tensed 547c8b9d1e up, holding 2dd9dfb354 my breath, 5c4319e8c9 imagining my 0a1bbba627 final moments.fe116dd429ac1835

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But then, a heavy ddb3ab3c26 thud sounded as something 42ef86035d was dropped onto the f6cfe3ee8c leather seat.f4c613164b64a336

“Sorry.”535d02b1f9f890c6

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“…”8ed365f7cd059e34

“I can’t do it.”4388f7b4b63bc35b

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At his words, I 96ea78a1bc opened my eyes, feeling 8e6a5f4a65 a lump rise in 06d68688d1 my throat. Tears welled up as 3f9a505dd9 my vision blurred.138548fb24ededfc

Logan’s words 55625bda15 hit me 3599d7bef1 hard, filling d7cc78e87c me with 88b60d4807 a strange, 961b5ad7f4 bittersweet warmth. He cared 2f8e95af38 about me 25cd8e872b more than a03c912fb6 he let 04d32c65ca on. Of course, he c270834a97 must feel scared e386e5b4e0 of being left 5d8c8679ae alone, too.52b770ea07e96771

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But I had dbfa52d002 to die. I couldn’t 97d3fb99ac let myself 37f4356415 become a 7d07360160 zombie.0fb38f1ba557af4a

“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.”6f8daf838a08f4c0

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As I sniffled and 09e4191836 tried to convince him, 1c9b6601fa Logan finally spoke.41fa0edeb6a15622

“I killed your mom.”4e6efd17ef313557

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“…What?”88d4ab09e78a4bc2

“I had to kill her. She was charging at your mom. I thought she had turned into a zombie…”3a538f01ef9d6869

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Logan’s voice 52507438af trembled, and d4611cf09b I realized 06ebbb2a91 he was eb320073b9 crying. But somehow, his tearful, 2260bc4844 confused face made me 56611fd234 sick with disgust.56453cfa97e2f452

“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…”2fe048c524a34962

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Apparently, while dee9bfc9eb my mom 8cacc154a6 was dying, 262ba7f222 she begged 2368e448bf Logan to 39d6fab87b watch over 4f3e0b6579 me.b9d2b77e23a2ede9

Despite my bossy, know-it-all 32f928c271 attitude, she knew I 0d49db3923 couldn’t even clean my bc00adfbcf room without someone nagging 6c9a5e4bdc me, couldn’t do anything 5dbb2981bf on my own. She had asked Logan 5675147da9 to look after me, 7083ab8fcf right before she closed 6e7d784b2f her eyes.8db5d7515d7caf8b

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Logan hung his head. My breathing grew heavier cfc5456664 and more labored as f3cd50a656 a surge of betrayal 5c40efa126 washed over me.52ff9de64785e86f

Huff… Huff…d48f45c2528a3f4c

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My breath felt 766280ef3f hot, my body 3ecf76b0c6 burning with rage.b929a2dc8dbfa0f8

‘That bastard..’cae8d4faad389c69

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He had 1bd3d670fb lied to fb68d7a42d me this 06b726cf5f whole time.234254cce7c0114a

Logan killed my mom. And he had the 7edc5b4941 nerve to act like fcd5bb914a nothing was wrong, to e3eb26cde2 watch me search for 26a7d3e474 my parents in the 3d40f71c37 city, knowing they were 35a4fb3818 already gone!957c67cfbe03047d

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Beep—d9210dc87a706576

A loud ringing filled 3a07871cd6 my head. My vision turned c54a964f75 blood-red as seething 835517b11b anger overwhelmed me.117cd833876f92a4

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‘You too… You need to die. This deceitful, treacherous bastard.’7c4df3a2cf75337e

All I could 258597a9a6 think about was 118cd25246 my boiling hatred 76eb3b566d for him, filling ae4a16c43a my burning mind 17b2a9c966 until my rationality 54f7780e6e slipped away.f68ec79373f05919

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Beyond my blurred 0df4726cdd consciousness, I heard 6ef5bfdfd3 a low, guttural 53a3ae7466 growl.75322fb7213bf822

It sounded 6c16b44ca6 like it fc92586a52 was coming ca102a3af0 from me.53ad08fdc0168062

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