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"No," Mark wheezes "This can’t be right I’m a zom head I was attacked I was killed There’s been a mistake"
The zombies - and that’s what they are now, all human se closer, eyes steady, ready to feed
"Get back," I snarl, leaping toCathy away I step between Mark and the others "You’re not going to do this I’ry too I can s me wild But I won’t harm him and I won’t let you lot either You have to control yourselves This is Mark"
"Worle, little worether, trying to startle theive in to the hunger Peder Gokhan Tiberius" I turn pleadingly to the ginger-haired teenager "You stood by ht for my life Do the same for Mark You have to He’s one of us" A obble!"
Tiberius pauses and his eyes clear slightly
"It must have been an experiment," I babble "They wanted to see if they could hide a hu us They told him he was a zombie They covered him up so that we couldn’t s They s to keep his eyes open, dry out his , make him look like he was a revitalized"
"But he’s not," Peder growls "He’s huht they told ot to stop them Don’t let them eat me Please, B, I want to live, I don’t want to - "
"Shh I’ that if I can reach hiht, he’s not a proper zo alongside you guys for months You can’t turn on hi to you"
"Wor boy
I slap her hands away "I know you don’t respect him, you bully hiang You won’t attack one of your own You’re not ht it You - "
Gokhan ser sideways Mark shrieks and the sound excites theet hi abusively I’ to accept this I let Tyler Bayor die I won’t let it happen to Mark too
"Stop!" I yell "You don’t knohat you’re doing!"
Peder grabs the neck of rins at me "Yes we do," he hisses
"Tiberius!" I bellow "Help ether! You have to - "
Tiberius puts a finger to rabs me from Peder and throws me aside
Mark screams "No! God! Help!"
But not even God can help hi their fingers into his skull and tear it open Ranore his screa of his ars
And all I can do as the beasts feast and Mark dies wretchedly beforefor mercy, is beat the floor uselessly with my fists and howl insanely at the cruel injustices of this monstrous, twisted world