The Dead Are Walking

Chapter 9

Elyza's Pov

I stared at Alicia's face as she stared at the mark on my stomach in horror. I looked over and watched as Travis unhooked his gun from his belt.

He aimed it at me, his hands shaking.

Boom! I heard the gun fire. But i wasnt dead. The only pain i had was the one in my stomach from were the metal at pierced me. I opened my eyes and looked in horror as Alicia stood infront of me, holding her stomach.

"Alicia!" I screamed as she fell to her knees.

I watched as Nick came running over and supported his sisters back while Travis lifted her up and ran back inside the house.

Madison came running out and carfully lifted me up onto my feet. She helped me into the house, i was limping from the pain in my side. She helped me lay on the couch and i saw her look over at alicia panicing.

"Go" i choked out. "Help her first" i whispered.

She nodded and waved Nick over. "Keep pressure on the wound. Tell me when it stops bleeding, it didnt hit an artery so it should stop, when it does i need to take some blood from you, shes gonna need it" she looked at me one last time, "your gonna be fine Elyza" she whispered before running over to care for her daughter.

Nick looked at me. He was shaking really badly and i could tell he didnt know what to do. "I dont understand" he said, his voice uneven. "You got bitten...why is she telling me to keep you alive" he said and i was unsure if he was talking to me or talking to himself. He obviously was on something.

I raised a hand and touched the side of his face and he looked me in the eye. "Its okay" i whispered, trying to calm him down. He mumbled something that i couldnt hear and then nodded.

I raised my head a little and looked at my blood soaked stomach. It had started to harden. "See if its still bleeding" i said and he rose his hands away from me. It stopped.

"Go over to your mom and grab a needle and thread" i said.

He nodded and ran over to the giant case madison had opened on the table. It contained everything from thread to scalpels to clamps. I watched as he pulled out a black lace and a needle. He ran over and gave it to me.

"Okay.." i said and grabbed a cloth that had been sitting on the side table right beside the couch. "Im gonna put this in my mouth. I need you to stitch it. Im gonna scream, but ill probablly pass out" i said and handed him the ready'd needle and threat.

He shook his head while holding the needle. "No Elyza i cant" he said, i saw a tear leak down his cheek. He was obviously screwed up beyond repair. Wether it was from the life we were living now, or his old one, i didnt know.

I smiled at him. "You can do this" i said.

He stared at me for a few moments before nodding his head.

I placed the cloth inside my mouth and bit down hard before giving him a thumbs up. I watched as he leaned forward, he placed on hand on my chest to keep me from moving, and then he dug the needle into the skin.

"Ahhh!" I screamed in agony and i heard Alicia ask what was happening but i couldnt hear what Madison said in response.

I felt the needle push in through the other side of the wound and i let out another cry of pain. My head went light, almost as if i was high. And then everything went black.

~3 days later~

Alicia's Pov

I opened my head and turned my head againsed the pillow so i could look around at the room. It took me a moment to realize that i was in my bedroom. To my left was Nick sitting in an old rocking chair, playing around with his fingers.

"Nick" i managed to get out, in a hushed voice.

He instantly looked up and came over to my bedside, sitting down on the edge so he didnt move me too much. "How are you feeling?" Ge asked.

"Fine" i said and looked around the room again. "Where's Elyza?" I asked.

He smirked. "Your not gonna believe who she is" he stood up and offered me his hand.

"What are you talking about? How long have i been out?" I asked confused before taking his hand and lifting myself up. My stomach hurt from the bullet, but it wasnt agonizing pain.

"Three days" Nick said and led me down the hall to my mom and Travis's room.

When we walked in i saw Elyza sitting in a chair having a conversation with Travis.

"Whats going on?" I asked and sat down beside my mom who had been carfully listening to what elyza had been saying.

Elyza smirked and shot me a wink before looking at my mom. "Should i tell her?" She asked and my mom nodded.

Elyza looked at me before raising her shirt up, revealing the slightest bit of her bra, right under it, a healed bite mark.

"How are you alive?" I whispered.

She shrugged, "i dont know. It happened the first month of the break out...i waited and waited for it to turn me, but it never did" she said and pulled her shirt back down.

"Does this mean that your blood could have the cure?" I asked.

Elyza shook her head. "No" she stood up and fixed her jacket. "I dont know why i didnt turn. But my blood has nothing to do with it" she said as she walked out.

I looked at my mom and Travis. "Ill be right back" i said and followed Elyza to my room.

"How do you know?" I asked.

She turned and looked at me. "That my blood doesnt have a cure?"

I nodded.

She sat down on the bed and removed her jacket. I was surprised to see her arms, up and down her fore arms were cuts after cuts after cuts. I frowned and looked back into her eyes.

"Thoes people I killed...first i locked them up and injected them with pints of my blood. Then i waited a few days before bringing a walker inside and having it bite them. Every single one turned" she said, staring right back into my eyes.

I frowned and sat down beside her. "How do you think this will end?" I asked her.

She shrugged and looked at me. "With every last person on this planet dead"

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