Final Hours Of Humanity

Chapter 6: Conflict

This was not happening. I started to hyperventilate and became desperate for air.
"Shit! Jeremy, she's freaking out!"
Lexi said.
Jeremy just sat there, staring at me puzzled instead of worried like everyone else.

"We have to do something idiots!" Lexi's mom's voice bursts out of nowhere.
"Like what mom?!" Lexi responded.
"I-i dont know! Get away from her?! Or...Oh God...look I dont wanna do this to her but we might have to....kill her." Miss Burns says quietly.

"Like hell we are!" Lexi shoots back.
"We have to help her! She like a sister to me!"
Just as Miss Burns was about to counter, Jeremy interrupts.
"Guys calm down! Look at her...she doesnt seem to be changing in appearance...."

"So what?!" Miss Burns yells.

"Hey calm down, we arnt going to get anything sorted out with you freaking out and bitching."
Before Miss Burns can say anything, Jeremy continues.
"We saw the way those things looked like. She should have changed by now and she looks exactly the same and she's obviously not acting any differently."

Everyone then looked at me and started to take in the situation and I was too. I stare at my hands, they dont look any different and I can still think properly and I should have already turned by now.

"W-why didnt I turn?..." I looked up at Jeremy.

"I dont know. The only explanation is that you are immune to the infection." Jeremy says, not quite sure of himself.
We all stare at each other. I burst into tears, Lexi did the same. Jeremy and Lexi rushed to embrace me. We were all relieved.

"Are you sure we can trust her with just an assumption that he made?" Miss Burns stared me down but we all know she was frightened.

They pulled away after this statement.
"What other evidence do you need?" Lexi said.

"I guess you have a point. But dont talk to me like that, I'm your mother Lexi and I'm only trying to keep everyone safe."

"I know but I just dont wanna fight anymore."

"I feel the same way, I'm just scared, we are all scared. We need someone to keep an eye on her today."

"We know." Jeremy says looking at me.

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Three Days Later

So far we have managed to survive these three days. I haven't turned into one of the Infected. Jeremy was right I guess, I just don't know why I am immune to this Aiõnios infection or disease or something. I'm just glad to be alive and that everyone else is alive. In case you are wondering how we've gotten this far, we are having very small portions of food and water from Jeremy's kitchen.

We don't want to eat all of the food in a short amount of time because to be honest, we don't ever wanna go outside of this house. I know we have to leave eventuality though, we arnt going to have endless amounts of food anymore so we will have to go outside and hunt without being hunted.

"You all know that we are gonna need more food right?" I say to break the long silence that filled the room.

"Yes we know. But how are we going to get it?, I mean those things are wanting to eat us Zoe."
Lexi responded.

"We will just have to make it work I guess." I say matter of factly.

"Zoe's right. There is no other way, we need food and water to survive and when we run out of this food, we're screwed so we have to do something." Jeremy cuts in.

"We need a plan if we are going to be risking our lives like that." Miss Burns joins in.

Nobody said anything after that. My mind was filled with thoughts and questions but that didnt matter right now.

"So here's the plan..."