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“I just… I’ anywhere” He bent down and kissed et rid of ured it out “Wait You’re going so, but I had to I couldn’t let hia deep breath, I rolled over ed up

“Re?” I peeled it back, so he could seewound, and his eyes widened “That’s a zombie bite”

“What do you mean?” His skin blanched “You’re… you’re infected?”

“No, I’m not This bite is a week old” I bit ot more confused and upset “I’m i?”

“It’s not” I sat up and pulled the sheets over onna switch places with Max”

“What are you talking about?” By now, anger and fear had seeped into his words Lazlo pieced together what I was getting at

“They’re killing him,” I explained “I can’t leave him in there I pro”

“Right So, let’s break hiet out of here”

“No, I can’t do that either” I shookthey had But ht hold the cure I can’t sit idly by and let everything be destroyed Not if I can save it”

“But you just said they’re killing hio in there, they’re gonna kill you too!”

“Maybe, yeah,” I adonna find a cure You know that We just need to wait this thing out The zombies will all die and the virus will die It’ll just take tiestured to the trailer around us “We’re not supposed to live inside a glorified cage! And the virus et in here too! I can’t just let that happen You and Harlow and Max and everyone deserve better than this! I want you to be able to have a long full life where there isn’t a risk of getting eaten by a zood, Lazlo, I care about you too much to let that happen!”

“If you care about me, then just run aith onna do with Max, anyway? Just open the door to the building and wish hi he wouldn’t react hen he found out that I’d talked to Blue and Tatuet in the building Tatuonna take Max back to the co care of Max?” Lazlo tried not to sound hurt, but he was far too transparent

“Yeah He’s good with a gun, he’s a doctor, and I didn’t want to put you in anyer than you need to be,” I said “You and Harloill be safe here”