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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When they reached the hospital, a gate opened and the zombie patrol van rushed down an underground parking ramp. They stopped and a team of nurses with a stretcher arrived from behind a glass door.
"What happened to him ?" One of them asked as Gus' colleague was opening the back of the van.
Zed had still not turned back to his normal form, but he looked calmer.
"His bracelet got unstable. It has already been changed recently for similar reasons."
"Hm... okay." She nodded, taking notes on her tablet.
The other officer and Zed's father helped the nurses tie him to the stretcher as he opposed no resistance, his body limp.
Addison didn't remember the last time she had felt so stressed. They were inside, but there were no windows. Only artificial lights giving the room this greenish color.
They stopped before a glass door and one of the nurses slid her pass on a sensor to open it. Other nurses who were waiting on the other side pulled Zed's stretcher in. His father followed and as Addison was ready to go after him, the door closed right in front of her.
"Wait ! No !"
"I'm sorry, Miss." The nurse said. "This zone is forbidden to normals."
She was about to protest when she realized the nurses on the other side were all zombies. She felt her face falling, her heart pounding against her ribcage.
"NO ! No, I need to go with him, please !" She frantically knocked on the door, as Zed was brought away. "PLEASE !"
"Addison, calm down." Gus whispered, his hand on her shoulder.
"NO ! NO, I don't want to !" She cried out. "I WANNA BE WITH HIM !"
Tears were threatening to fall.
"Listen, Miss." The nurse said in a gentle tone. "When he's stabilized, maybe we'll be able to let you see him."
"No, no, this is unfair, this is so unfair..." Addison stammered. "I was with him the whole time, I-I..."
"Oh. Then, maybe you could tell me more about what happened ?" The nurse added. "This would help us greatly in taking care of him."
Tears rolled down her cheeks as she eventually nodded.
"He's stabilized." The nurse said.
Addison jumped out of her seat. Gus and her had been waiting for a few hours, to the point where she was dozing off. Almost.
