Infection Z by Beswick, L. (amazing books to read .TXT) 📕

find the book I wanted to read and take a seat at one of the desks, “you’re Sam" the girl comments causing me to lift my head, “y-yes" I stutter not used to having to act like Sam as myself, her shoes click on the floor as she approaches me.

“You’re Sam but you’re also not...” I feel my face drain of all colour at her words, I gulp but try to shrug her off, “that’s insane” I argue, “perhaps, but so is the fact you look like Sam on the outside, but on the inside you’re someone else" how could she possibly know that.

“Before you ask no one told me, I observe so I see more than others do, and from what I’ve seen it’s clear there’s Sam April’s friend and another in Sam’s body that’s in love with her" she says, I don’t respond shocked she’s guessed all this from just watching us, “I’ve seen how you are together in this form, she loves you" she smiles kindly.

“I’ll leave you be, I know you want space you’re just to polite to say so, just... be careful, that bite is fatal" she’s gone as fast as she was here, my stomach is in knots from knowing someone else knows my secret, but strangely I know she wont tell anyone.

Later April and I lie in the garden as we do most days, “it’s such a nice day” April comments as we lay side by side in the grass and flowers, she lifts her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, “yeah days like these are so rare, it’s so nice to just enjoy the sun and let all our worried drift away” she smiles and nods in agreement, she leans down and kisses me softly, its only short but warms my face all the same.

“I think life is so crazy you know? Like if you hadn’t kissed me that day I would never know who I truly am, like I always felt something was missing and you helped me realise it, and if you didn’t I would still try and get with pricks like Nathan” she laughs.

“I know exactly what you mean, life is so unpredictable” I say and a moment later the heavens open up and release buckets of water ruining our perfect day, we scream and run inside together hand by hand, we giggle as we run to my room to dry off.

Finnian is curled up on the bed as usual, “I’m going to grab a towel I’ll be right back” she says and leaves me alone for a moment, I take a deep breath and walk towards the mirror, I roll up my sleeve and feel my stomach drop at the sight of the veins that have developed even more and have become even darker, I jump back in surprise at April’s shocked face behind me in the mirror, I hurriedly roll back down my sleeve and turn to face her.

“Oh April hey I didn’t hear you come back in” I say awkwardly hoping she didn’t see my arm, but this hope is short lived, “what happened to your arm?” She asks worry in her eyes as she approaches me, I inch back as she moves closer until I knock into the dresser, “I don’t know what you’re talking ab-“ I try to evade her to no avail “I saw something on your arm, show me!” She demands angrily.

With a deep sigh I pull back my sleeve to reveal the bite that is now dark and bruised with dark veins across my arm, she’s silent at first and with a deep breath asks what happened, but she asks as though she doesn’t truly want to know her eyes water as though she will cry but she balls her arms into fists to keep her composure.

“That first outing we took, that zombie got on top of me and left a mark that turned into this” I sigh and can’t bear to look at the angry, upset and disappointed look she is staring me down with.

“That was weeks ago, why didn’t you tell anyone, why didn’t you tell me?” She demands, “we could have done something, but you just left it to fester until it turned you into one of those… things!” She screams, tears stream down her face but her face remains angry.

Finnian runs from the room after our yelling woke him, “I couldn’t tell anyone they would’ve killed me!” I scream back, “I was… I was scared” I admit in a softer voice.

“I wouldn’t let anyone hurt you or Sam” She assures, I scoff anger now radiating off me, “that really worked out for your mum” a look of hurt crosses her face and I instantly regret my words.

“I can’t believe you said that, Sam was right about you you’re just angry and evil” she shouts as she runs from my room slamming the door behind her.

I sink to the floor and hold my knees allowing all the emotions I had been holding in to flood out in my tears, all the fear, the anxiety and anger is released in one go.

Once there’s nothing inside me left to cry I remain sat in one spot staring aimlessly at the wall, until I feel a tickle in my throat causing me to cough violently and painfully, I gasp as I regain my breath again, I look down at my hands and feel my breath catch in my throat there’s blood again but this time it’s black like tar, it’s started and there’s no way to stop it now, I’m becoming one of them, I’m becoming a zombie.

Aprils POV

Once the door slams behind me I run to my room, my vision blurred by my tears, I slam the door behind me once I reach my room, I scream and cry and try to fathom that my best friend and the