I'm Not Mad [Discontinued]

part 20

recap:

"Let me ask you one thing Max." I said as I was trying to piece all this new information into my mind like a jigsaw puzzle. "About what you said- before I had to leave concerning your feelings for me. Was all of that true? Or were you just trying to protect me?" I could feel the tears forming at the back of my eyes and it took everything I had to keep them from spilling. I knew my eyes held a lot of emotion or else he wouldn't be looking at me the way he was; pity.

Max stayed silent, the entire room was silent. The only sound I could hear was the rapid sound of my heartbeat drumming in my ears.

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Smells Like TEEN Spirit!

My dad's the reason behind all of this? For some reason I kept asking myself the same question over and over in my mind. I don't know whether it's because I am trying to convince myself that my dad has to have an ulterior motive than to have created a monster and to watch all my friends and peers to drop like flies around me. Maybe I kept asking myself over and over because at any moment I was going to wake up  and all of this would be just one bad dream. Yeah, that's it; a bad dream! Oh, who am I kidding?

I slumped to the floor, my legs had finally gave out as I dragged out a sigh. "I'm so sorry you had to find out this way Claire." Max crouched down in front of me, I couldn't miss the sincerity of how sorry he was in his tone.

"Please Max, just answer my question." I choked out, my voice thick with emotion. I look up and Max's jaw clenched and unclenched.

Max swallowed hard, making his adam's apple bob up and back down. "I'm sorry." He rasped out. I closed my eyes shut tight. 'Don't cry Claire, Whatever you do don't cry.' I chanted to myself mentally but Max wasn't finished. "I'm sorry if I gave you the benefit of the doubt about my feelings for you." He reached over and stroked my cheek tenderly. "I do love you Claire. My feelings for you are real." At that moment I couldn't hold back my tears anymore but this time they were tears of joy and tears of how scared shirtless I am being in a situation as a hostage in a school of students and teachers who want to eat me but you know. It could be worse? I could be a zombie too.

'Oh. My. God. Quick, quick knock on wood! I just totally jinxed myself!' Quickly, without giving Max or everyone else in the room warning I dashed over and began knocking on Mr. Josie's desk. Everyone in the room except for Mr. Josie of course who still lay unconscious, all stared at me like I was a crazy person that just escaped the asylum.

"Claire!" Echo yelled. "What are you doing?" Her mouth was agape slightly like she couldn't believe what I was doing. She gave me this look that said, 'you ran away from this super hot guy who just confessed his love for you to go knock on your teacher's desk? Are you on crack?' I can read Echo's expressions very well if I might add. Or maybe that's just the look I'd give her if she were in my situation.

I turned beat read as I looked at everyone one by one as my face turned beat red. My eyes lingered on Max's a little longer though. "I-uh-was just testing to see how sturdy this desk was. Yep, from what I can see it's sturdy." I made my way back over to Max and back down on the floor.

"Anyways-" Josh cleared his throat. "We need a plan to get the hell out of here." I look over at Josh and look down at his arm, my eyes nearly bulging out of it's sockets when I saw how infected it started to look.

"Josh, your arm." I said in a normal tone. As if on cue Max whipped off his backpack that I had no idea he had on, opened it and pulled out a first aid kit.

Moments after Josh was all bandaged up I couldn't help but wonder..."Max? Can I talk to you for a moment?" Max nodded and we walked over to the far end of the room.

"Is he?" I whispered so the rest of the group couldn't hear me. "I mean will he-" I couldn't even say the words. I am just too choked up with emotion to actually say, 'hey is my best friend going to be turned into a zombie?'

"I honestly don't know Claire. I mean I've seen the horror movies where if your bitten by a zombie your more than likely to turn into one but I'm not entirely sure since this isn't a horror movie but reality. For all we know his arm could just have an infection and nothing more."

But deep down I knew Max was only saying this just to keep me calm and not worry too much on it. My mind began to wonder how Echo would be able to go through that. Just finding out their feelings for one another and to only have one to be torn away from you because the psycho zombie ex bit you. Speaking of feelings I still need to ask him about his confession and whatever towards me the other day.

"Max?" He nodded once to tell me he was listening. "Do you have a plan for all of us to get out of here?"

"I do but, it's too risky."

"Well? What is it?"

"Before I came in here I saw all the zombies wandering around the hall near the exit, blocking it. The other exit is on the other side of the building but it's chained lock." He scratched the back of his neck and sighed. "We're going to have to have someone to play as a distraction while I try to unlock the door. I'm a whiz at picking locks." He is? So I have a semi-bad boy on my hands? Wonder how he learned to pick locks from but I'll have to ask him that later where our lives weren't in danger.

Just when I was going to go out and risk my life again a grumble interupted me. "I'll do it." I turn around and see Kev-I mean Mr. Josie coming to as he rubbed his head. "I'll do it." He repeated again. My mouth dropped to the floor. Was he trying to play the hero in this now?

Max narrowed his eyes at him in deep thought before he lifted his head back up and just nodded. "Great, I need all the help I can get." Wait! He's going too?!

"I'm coming too!" I shot my hand up in the air as Max and Mr. Josie just stared at me as if I just lost my marbles. I am not just going to sit around and wait to be a meal to the next zombie that came through that door.

"No, Claire." Max shook his head. "Stay behind with the others." He started to rummage in his backpack for weapons and ammo...or at least that's what it looked like.

"He's right Claire, stay here with the others." Mr. Josie piped up.

"No. Your going to need someone fast. I was on the track team, if we need someone to distract the zombies." I held my head up high with confidence at my words. "Then I'm your girl."

Max sighed and rubbed his temples before caving in and handing me a small pistol. I just stared at it for a second before it clicked in that this little dinky weapon was going to be my protection. "Your kidding me right?" I said holding the weapon out to him for him to take back. "Give me something bigger than this."

"Ha! You better be glad I even gave you a gun in the first place." Why that no good freaking sexist!

"Well, if you were going to give me this little gun you should've just gotten me a pink one." I sneered sarcastically as Max just looked at me with a quirked brow and a smirk fused onto his face. Which I wanted to  smack it right off...

Looks like I'm going into combat with a stupid little gun...while he gets to have his machine gun. Hm-I wonder what kind of weapon he'll give Mr. Josie? He might need the bigger weapon more than I do since he K.O'd earlier from just one blow...maybe he shouldn't go with us after all, he might be a jinx and get us all killed.

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*Gasp!* So...Max and Mr. Josie are going to go on a mission. Killing zombies spree mission. Now Claire wants to go too? Is this a recipe for disaster or would this mission be accomplished?

Sorry it took me so long I've been on a mini vacation and I've been sick...I got a mild cold and I'm really achy. But I still managed to upload!

This also hasn't been edited so i know i have alot of mistakes so just bare with me please and thank you! :D

Song of the day: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

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~Bunni