Infection Z Beswick, L. (books for 8th graders txt) 📖

“I feel like so much is happening in such a short span of time, I just start to relax and something new happens to shake things up, my mum dies, my dad jumps back into my life, I stab my brother and I fall in love with my best friend" all my thoughts tumble out of my mouth at once.

“That would be a lot for anyone to handle, when you lose someone important to you, it’s a pain like no other, like a part of you goes with them, despite what others must say you’ve handled all that’s happened extremely well, you’re not hiding in your room, you’re not taking it out on others, I’m sure inside you hurt but on the outside you've survived all this pain and no one gives you enough credit" I almost tear up at his words, he selflessly listened and was kind.

“Thank you" is all I can reply to his kind words, “you’re here alone too, do you also have a lot on your mind?” I ask him, “truthfully I come here when I think of my family, I haven’t seen them since the zombies came and I worry about them sometimes, I was asking god to protect them" he admits with a small smile.

“I'm sure they’re fine, they’re most probably doing the same thing about you" I reassure him, “I better get back inside, but I hope to see you again" I smile and leave him alone with his thoughts.

Sam’s POV

Internally I thank Amaya for allowing me to be with Damon with the time I have left, I walk across to Damon’s room and knock, “come in” his voice greets, I open the door and join him on the bed, I lean on him with his arm securely wrapped around me surrounding me with comfort and a feeling of safety.

“where have you been? I feel like I haven’t seen you around lately, like even when I see you you’ve been somewhere else mentally” I feel guilt from Damon’s comment but I shrug it off, “I guess I’ve been distracted with April stuff, but we’ve worked it out so I’m all yours now” I try to reassure him.

“I’m glad you guys worked stuff out, I’ve just missed you I know we can’t have a normal relationship during a zombie apocalypse, but I still want to be with you and survive with you, because I love you” I smile and look up at him, “that’s so sweet, I feel the same way-“ I’m cut off by a cough, I move away from him and try to clear my throat, I look down at my hands and find blood again and notice the veins on my arms have risen even more, I start to feel dizzy and my vision blurs until I’m seeing all black and I can hear Damon’s voice shouting me in the distance.

When I wake up a concerned Damon is knelt above me shaking me and asking if I’m okay, “I’m okay sorry for scaring you” I say as I sit up and regain my vision, I’m handed a glass of water and take it gladly, “what happened, you started coughing then fainted” Damon says his voice shaky.

“I haven’t been sleeping well so I guess I’ve made myself sick from it” I say with a shrug, he sighs “get in my bed and get some sleep, but if something was wrong you would tell me wouldn’t you?” he asks as he helps me into bed, the guilt eats at me again, I could tell him and be truthful, but why hurt him more than I have to.

“Of course love” I smile and drift off into a deep sleep, I dream I’m alone in a dark forest moving deeper in a slow swayed walk and can’t move any faster, when I try to call out my words are replaced by moans and growls, “a zombie!” April calls out and pulls out her bat, I spin around trying to see the zombie but it’s just the two of us, she runs towards me and swings her bat, she hits me across the head making me fall to the ground, I look beside me at a puddle and the reflection is unrecognisable, a monster with white eyes, pale pasty skin and matted bloodied hair, then I realise it’s no monster, it’s me, I turned into the zombie.

Amaya’s POV

I wake in a fright of the dream, I look across at the mirror on the dresser and sigh in relief that I recognise myself looking back and not some monster, although my skin is now much paler than it once was, I peak at the vein under my sleeve and find it’s now reached my shoulder.

I throw my legs off the side of the bed and head back to my own room to shower and dress, whilst I dress there’s a knock at my door “it's April” the voice announces, I answer the door and lead her inside.

“I was thinking we could go walk around the gardens today” she says with a smile, I nod in agreement and follow her, my days are spent with April and Sam's with Damon giving them both our time, for some time I don’t have another coughing fit, and think I have somehow been cured of the disease but know it’s just wishful thinking and know it’s all too good to be true, each day I check the veins on my body which seems to grow more and more.

Having spent every day with Damon or April I sneak off to take some time for myself, I head to the library and notice a girl with ginger curls who I recognise as Valerie someone I’ve not really taken the time to get to know, although with the current situation there would be no point now anyway.

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