Virus (Narry Zombie AU)

Chapter 29

Boom baby! Almost to chapter 30 yeah yeah! I truly want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for reading this story. It may not be the best, but I’m happy with it. You are all incredible! I hope you all enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Dedication: @EverLastingFall (that would be an incredible plot twist.) @Sort-of-weird, @_eddster_(You’re amazing too! Glad you like the book!), and @OLovelyNarry because you guys are pretty close! Good guesses!

Word count: 2,000!

Pages on word: 6

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~Niall~

I was in love with Harry. I had to admit it to myself and damn it is scary. In a matter of a few short weeks I had already fallen head-over-heels in a do-anything-to-make-them-smile-and-kill-anything-that-brings-them-sadness kind of love. The type of love that only requires being around him to bring my mood sky high. Only one of his smiles and I’m already a puddle of jelly on the grassy ground. You know the one? The one where you see no one else and you see the world through rose-tinted glasses- until that person is gone and then the world is a dark, bleak place that’s only goal is to destroy you. Those thoughts were the only ones swirling through my head at the moment as we continued our trek, my fingers perfectly laced with his, our clasped hands swinging idly in between us.

Then my thoughts grew slightly darker, and the thought of losing Harry overwhelmed me. I shouldn’t have gotten so attached; I shouldn’t have fallen for him. Hell, I shouldn’t have gotten so attached to any of them, but I did and I know I will regret it. They must be just as attached to me, right? I shook my head, erasing my thoughts and focused on our surroundings and the feeling of Harry’s warm skin. I smiled, feeling slightly relaxed even though I knew we were less than a day away from the safe zone… 2 max. This little rollercoaster is coming to an end and I don’t know whether I’m relieved or upset. I heard a muffled groan and frowned slightly. It was a fair distance away, but I didn’t want to risk anything happening again. We were stuck in the same place for almost a week. I pulled Harry closer to me and observed our surroundings, cringing internally at the familiarity. We were close, very close and that caused a sick feeling to run through me. I would say an hour or so run and then bam! There we are hell in hell. I should feel happy to be getting rid of these losers, but the thought of it just made me feel like throwing up. My stomach churned uncomfortably, and I could feel a weight resting on the bottom of it. I took a deep breath, cursing myself in my head for being so weak. We continued to walk, a little faster than before- and when the moans were no longer audible we slowed down. I didn’t want to go too fast and get there yet, but I knew what was about to happen was inevitable- I just wished I had prepared myself better and hadn’t fallen in love with them. They reminded me so much of Greg, and that hurt me and made me like them all at the same time. Things wouldn’t be the same when we reached there, and I knew it too. I sighed, and then a thought popped into my head. Not a good thought, a worrisome thought- one that plagues the mind and causes you to lose sleep. This thought bothered me, and not in a good-and-bad way but in a horrible-there-can-only-be-a-bad-solution type of bothersome. It was quite the problem and it could mess everything up. There was a possibility of a good enough outcome: none of us go in to the safe zone, but I knew that it wasn’t safe out here for them. And I knew the second I came up with the only plausible solution that it would cause them all to hate me, and they would never forgive me for what I would have to do. Like they would even listen to my explanation, but hey this was the only way and maybe if they hate me it will be easier.

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As predicted, it took about an hour and a half to get there- and there we were. We were a mere miles away from the compound that held all my fears, and would soon hold my world in it as well. I sighed feeling a heavy feeling in my stomach, my guilt and anxiety almost making me physically sick but I had to shake it off. I had to do what was necessary, no matter the cost because at the end of the day they’ll be safe and that’s all that matters to me. I shot Harry a reassuring smile, one that didn’t reach my eyes, and dropped his hand walking over to Liam who seemed to have been watching me already. I pulled him into a hug and he hugged me back before whispering into my ear.