In the conformist and uniform town of Seabrook, an explosion spread a disease that turned a part of the population into what people called 'zombies'. Fifty years later, their descendants still have to live with the aftermath.
In this society, there'...
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"You okay ?"
"Hm ? Yeah, just feeling tired." Zed answered.
"You look a little pale..." Addison added.
"That's because I'm a zom–"
"Paler than usual ! You seriously !"
"That's because of you." Zed laughed. "You give me the fever."
She snorted, shaking her head in disbelief.
"No but really, I'm fine. Just tired."
"Okay..." She said, eyebrows furrowed.
Another two weeks had passed. Two complicated weeks with similar incidents as the ones they've had every other day and people staring them down like you look at some monstrosity.
They had finished school earlier and were headed to Zed's house to chill a little before Addison had to go home. They stayed quiet for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's presence, fingers intertwined, walking slowly under the bright sun.
"By the way..." Zed broke the comfortable silence, "did you tell your parents ?"
"Huh ? Tell what ?"
"That we're together." He looked at her as if it was obvious. It probably was.
"No."
"Okay."
He didn't add anything more, eyes looking straight, awfully quiet.
"Are you sulking now ?" She asked jokingly.
But Zed looked too serious to be joking.
"I'm not." He eventually said. "I just don't get it."
"What ?" She frowned. "What is it that you don't get ?"
"Why you didn't tell them !"
Her eyes widened in surprise.
"What do you mean 'why I didn't tell them'? Because they hate zombies, Zed !"
"I know that ! But I still don't get it ?!" He cried out. "Because if we were hiding and like meeting in secret places and all that stuff, that would be normal. But we literally walk around town all the time, we're always outside !"
"Yeah but–"
"This doesn't add up !"
Addison let out a frustrated sigh. "Look, I don't know how to tell them ! I don't want them to hate you, but I know they will."
"Addy... Your mother is the mayor and your father the head of the patrol. Do you really think no one recognized us and told them already ?" His tone still as serious.
