The Perfect Storm

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A few days passed and I stayed by my mom side the whole time not leaving her bed once. Her eyes were blood shot red , she kept throwing up blood and her hair was falling out piece by piece. The last time she coughed up blood one of her tooth came out with it.  Nobody had no idea how long she had left or when the virus would fully take over her body. I felt so useless it was like we were all just waiting for her to die. She was in and out of sleep for the past few days and she kept talking about stuff but she was hallucinating. I couldn't make out half of the words she was saying.

As I was laying in her bed next to her crying and praying  there was a knock on the door.

" Can I come in "? He asked I could tell by his voice it was Keith. And without me saying anything Keith came inside the room. "Are you alright "? He asked holding a bag of chips , some water , and some clothes. "I figured you might've been hungry . I know it isn't much ". He said then sat the water and bag of chips on the table next to me. " We also have some clothes for you if you would like to take a shower". He said . I didn't say anything I just continued to stay by my mom. I didn't know how much time she had left and I wanted to stay by her.

Keith stared at my mom for a few seconds then stared at me. "Your a very strong girl " . He said then left out the room.  As soon as he left out the room my mom began to scream out in pain. I had no idea why she was screaming.

Keith came bursting back into the room with his gun out. "Get away from her" . He said pointing his gun towards her I hurried and got up standing in front of him. "NO" I yelled you're not killing my mom ".

"Jessie " My mom said sounding so weakly as if she could barley talk . I ran over to her and grabbed her hand. "Mom " I cried out. She looked at me and smiled. " I can't do this anymore sweetie. Its killing me. And I can't take the pain any more longer ".  I already knew where this was going but there was no way I was going to let her die.

" No" I cried out " you're not dying on me.... You can't " .  Keith came over to me and grabbed my arm. " Let me talk with you're mom " he said. I moved away from the bed and Keith sat next to her.

" You know what you're saying "? Keith asked. She shook her head yes. " I know the next time I go to sleep I won't wake up the same person. I want to die while I'm still human. Not when I turn into one of those things". I could hear mom say then she looked over at me and so did Keith.

"Are you sure Mary"? Keith asked. Mary was my mom real name. " I'm sure " she said. As much as it pained me I knew it was going to happen I just wasn't ready. Not yet I wasn't. But looking over at my mom I could see the pain she was in. I might've couldn't feel it but I could see it.

"Can I talk to you Keith " I said then left out the room. " How are you going to do it "? I asked Keith looked at his gun then looked at me. " It's the easiest and fastest way". He said. I reached my hand out then Keith looked at me. " Jessie are you sure "? He asked. I wasn't sure but if anybody was going to kill my mom it was going to be me. I had to be strong for her.

" You know how to use it "? He asked. I shook my head yes. Before my day passed he used to take me and mom to the gun range and teach us how to shoot.

I took a few deep breaths before going back into the room. I wasn't prepared for this at all.

When I walked back into the room mom was laying in bed trying to grab the water that was next to her. I put the gun in my back pocket then walked to the table and gave her the water. She began to drink it."I love you so much Jessie baby " she said with tears flowing from her face. " You have to be strong now ". I felt my heart breaking into a million of pieces. I grabbed the gun from my back pocket and sat next to my mom.

She closed her eyes as if she was ready to die. She was just waiting for me to put a end to it all. A end to her misery. I clocked the gun back and put it to her head. " Its okay" she said " I'm ready ". But that was the thing I wasn't ready. No matter how hard I tried to prepare myself I wasn't ready.

" I can't" I cried out taking the gun from her head and putting it back into my pocket. I hurried and left from the room and ran outside the hospital to catch my breath. Once I looked up there was a bunch of the dead outside the fence covering around it. The fence was stopping them from getting inside. It was at fifty of them. I began to walk closer towards the fence and just looked at them. There was a little girl and she was infected with the virus. She looked so young. I cried as I looked at them. They all made me think about my mom. She was going to become one of them if I don't kill her.

After being outside for a while watching the dead . I knew I couldn't let me mom become one of them. It was either she died and become one of those things or I kill her. I know it wasn't me who had to do it but I didn't want anybody else to do it as crazy as that might've sounded.

I went back into the hospital and went into my mom room. She was asleep. "Mom " I said but there was no response. I moved closer to see if she was still breathing but I couldn't tell I didn't see her stomach moving or anything. I put my head on her chest to see if I could hear a heart beat. There will still nothing. " Mom " I cried out trying to wake her up.

" Keith " I yelled out then the came running into the run. "She isn't breathing... my mom isn't breathing. I yelled.

"Mary" he yelled out running over to her. But there still wasn't a word or a move that came from her body. Keith looked back at me and I could tell by the look on his face she was my gone. I felt as my heart dropped I got on the bed next to her and just kept crying to her.

" Jessie she's going to turn and I don't know when. I know you're not ready but we have to do something now ". He said

" You will not ". I yelled at him then kicked him out the room. I laid next to my mom crying , praying that she would would wake up and say something.

A few minutes had passed and as I was laying on my mom chest I could feel her breathing but there wasn't a heart beat. I cried as I grabbed the gun from my back pocket and taking it off safety. I felt my mom hand touch my arm then I looked up at her and her eyes opened and they were grey. She didn't say anything her breathing just kept getting louder and louder. Then her hand up to my harm running her fingers threw it then suddenly her grip began to get tighter and she began to lean up.

I could feel her breathing on my neck. I grabbed the gun from my back pocket putting to her head. " I'm sorry mom and I love you " I said before pulling the trigger.