Chapter 10: Don't Die
Valentine Evans
July 2023
About 14 months after outbreak
Florida, Parking Garage
Season 2
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I thought for sure I would be dead. I hadn't exactly remembered what happened; I just knew I shouldn't still be alive. Soon the memories came back, though: the feeling of his hand around my throat, the bite. I felt weaker than before, and I wondered how much longer I had.
"Maverick?"
"You've only been out two hours."
"What did you do?"
"I cut the bite out. I know an amputation would probably be ideal, but there isn't much here; this is basically a storage closet."
"Do you think the infection will spread?"
"I don't know; I had to cut down almost to the bone, but I have no idea how the bites work. It could have been too late. You have a slight fever; we need to find you medication, and then-"
"Maverick, stop."
"Stop what?"
"Stop pretending like you give a damn about me. You need to kill me because if you don't, I'm just gonna hurt more people you care about."
"To be honest, I just want to get back to Skylar, and I know being mad at you isn't gonna get me anywhere with that. I don't forgive you for what you did to him, but I'm not just gonna let you die because of it."