Jackson's PoV - Christmas special

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The life of me is slowly flowing from my body on to the changing room tiles and the sound of Mia's sweet voice rings in my ears,
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
This takes me to our Christmas dinner which never happened. Which I will miss. I'm at the head of the table, clutching on to Mia's hand and just grinning at eachother. We're all at this long table, dressed in our finest attire and acquitted with golden plated cutlery. All dressed with a smile. Charlotte enters the room, balancing platters of gourmet food all over her body, but a turkey crown resting on her head and a smile on her face. We're all so happy as the golden brown turkey is placed before us on the table. Jess, Harry, Keoni, Hunter, Megan, Billy, Ella, Chris are all sitting across eachother in a pretty pattern. But Jake and Lottie are nowhere to be seen. But I ignore that and just move swiftly on.
All we've ate since the beginning has been bread roll; we're rationed to two a day. A glance over at everyone for a glow of happiness, and I get it, overjoyed and packed with love.
"Dig in!" Exclaims Charlotte as we all stuff our faces with bits of turkey, roast spuds, Yorkshire puds and veggies. Mia slowly strolls away and puts on some music.
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
Then we all join in, high on Christmas joy and flooded with the true spirit of Christmas: compassion. We all laugh and smile, looking over on our lives and memories like a film in the cinema. We're so happy. A Christmas tree lights twinkles in the corner of ,y eye as Megan andBilly exchange love through touch of lips across the table, not interrupting the meal; we are so hungry and happy. Ella makes banterful conversation and we all laugh. Charlotte asks us about the food, we all lick our lips. Jess and Harry both sing carols, we join in. Keoni and Hunter pray for thankfulness, we all thanks thee Lord for our meal. It's perfect, me and Mia just stare deeply into eachother's eyes and just get lost in a dome of lust and love. I am her protector, despite the fact that there is nothing to protect her from. I just love her.
A sudden evil chuckle echoes from the far end of the Christmassy tunnel, instantly sending shivers down our spines. It's Lottie with her weak minion, Jake. Their dark evil faces emerge from the shadows as they edge near us.
Wait, no, stop! I'm begging them to go away but no words escape my frozen lips. My once happy loved ones just turn to me with pure dread and disgust stained on their new masks. As they come closer, they're all turning to zombies, their flesh to green, pearly teeth to yellow. Their skin splits, revealing their eroded away insides. I'm begging the Lord to end this torture, go back to the lovely Christmas scene, but no. Continue killing us on the inside and infecting us with death. Is this a punishment? No, STOP!

I take my first deep breath to see Mia standing far from me, shivering and covered in my own blood.
"Don't make me ask twice." She says, threatening the group, instantly making me uncomfortable and more aware of the situation that, I am alive.
"Ask what twice?" I say, butting into this father serious conversation they're having after they have discover that I must be dead. Wrong! They all stare at me in shock but I can't help laughing, the fact they think I'm dead is priceless. Hunter though, races towards me and lifts his thick souled boot above my head, ready to stamp on me, killing me for good this time.
"Stop!" Exclaims Keoni, dragging Hunter back, away from me, instantly relieving me that I'm not a zombie.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Continues Mia, the shield is rebuilt around us, I know she can feel it too.
"He's a fucking zombie! He could kill all of us." Says Hunter, lifting his foot again to my head.
"He's clearly not a zombie!" Says Ella, defending me, Mia and Keoni.
"Hunter just wants us safe! I could never lose you. It's for the best." Says Chris, protecting his true love as he nods at Hunter to kill me.
"Are you fucking crazy? He's not a zombie, get your dumb head around that." Says Megan, shoving Hunter away from the body (me)
"No! Hunter has a point, his hand was bitten off by a zombie! He must be infected." Says Harry, so much for a friend but I guess he just trying to protect the gang. Wait, shit! Where the fuck is my hand?! I raise my hand, stump, to my face to see it missing! WHAT THE FUCK?!
"WHERE THE FUCK IS MY HAND!!!" I bellow, screaming in disgust at the sight of my wrist. They all look at me in pity.
"No! I cut his hand off, to stop the infection from spreading. Holy shit, it must have worked!" Exclaims Charlotte in joy! She cut off my hand! There's a tie wrapped tightly around my upper arm, stopping it from bleeding, they all look oddly happy yet disgusted. "It was in the Walking Dead, they cut his hand off and the infection stopped. That was our only option. You were dying!" Charlotte exclaims, making me feel better yet still freaking out in my brain at the fact I only have one hand.
"Guys, we've been down this road before, we should lock him in the cupboard." Says Jess, directing every word to the group, especially me.
"No, he needs the medicine!" Says Billy, he has a strong point, for once. I look up in sadness and discontent at Mia, kneeling by my side, happy that I'm with her.
"We need to fix him up, then put him in the cupboard." Continues Jess, progressing her plan.
"There's not enough time, I can't do everything i need in the time span of when he'll turn." Says Charlotte, inspecting my wrist like a doctor.
"And there's no way I'm wasting any medical supplies on a zombie." Continues Hunter as if I'm not there, like I am dead.
"He's not a zombie!" Exclaims Keoni, trying to tame Hunter, she's the only one who can.
   "Since when were you the boss dick head?" Says Mia, holding onto my shoulder for reassurance,
   "Thanks babe." I say, reaching up to her head and kissing her cheek.
   "Since your boyfriend became a damn zombie and none of you know what the fuck you're doing." He says, going close to Mia, agitating me.
   "Woah mate, step away from Mia." I say, glaring at him and pushing him away with my good arm. He instantly walks away to Keoni where she holds him back. Mia smiles at me but has to continue defending me. She looks back up in her stride. Ella steps forward.
   "Guys, I think we should just listen to Charlotte, she usually gets us out of these situations." Says Ella, explaining her opinion. We all agree, apart from Hunter, but Keoni persuades him to shut his mouth.
   "Thankyou Ella, we will help Jackson and nurse him to health; he's one of our strongest men! No one will be left behind. Agreed?" Says Charlotte, asking us all for permission.
   "Agreed"

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