Zombies'n'S**t Ep. 32

Whoa

"W-wait!" Sophia sputtered.  I ignored her and kept moving down the alley.  She snarled something and ran up to me, "D****t!  Would you stop already?"  I spun on her and gave her my best glare.

"I told you, I do not want anything to do with you.  Leave me alone."  She stopped and stared at me.  We looked at each other a few seconds.  Her expression was hard to read.

When she spoke, her voice was a whisper, "Why are you afraid of me?"

I blinked.

I didn't want to admit it, but I guess she was right.  I was afraid of her.  Not that she would kill me in my sleep or anything, but of her.  Of living creatures.  I don't know why but the 'living' unnerved me a bit.  Hell, I shied away from her when we embraced earlier because I could feel just how alive she was.  I wonder if it made me nervous because I didn't want to admit that I too wanted to be as alive as she was.

I could feel to a degree, but I was still missing the full range of senses because of my.......condition.  Now that I think about it, I was a little jealous of them.  True, I didn't have to worry about things like injury, pain or anything like that; but as a counterpoint, I couldn't appreciate things like warmth, tenderness or all the wonderful senses like they could.

Even though I continued existing, I didn't really live.

That was a sobering thought.

I stared at her, swaying slightly, overcome by numerous emotions that seemed vague and blurred, but no less potent.  All except one.  Anger flooded me.  Clear and harsh, "You said you thought they should kill me.  Doesn't matter that it wouldn't have actually destroyed me, the thought was there."

I advanced on her, looming and she took an involuntary step back.  My voice came out as a slithering, acidic thing, "You said we were pitiful.  You wanted me dead.  You look down on me."  She was walking backwards, away from me as I snarled, "And now you wonder why I want nothing to do with you."

She was speechless, her mouth working but no sound coming forth.  I stopped moving.  Completely.

Unnaturally still, I felt the ice in my voice as she shuddered in response.

"F**k off, human."

Author's Note

That.....was unexpected. Pardon the language, folks. Of course, at this point, it shouldn't be that far out of place. For crying out loud, just look at the title of these: Zombies'n'Shit. C'mon!

Reviews

[C. Rose]

Paragraph 2, be careful to create a new paragraph whenever the 'agent' shifts. In paragraph 2, he says something and then she takes action - which makes it seem like it's her speaking - which could be solved by creating a new paragraph.

Great job transitioning from feeling unnerved by her livingness to feeling anger toward her.

[unspokenguilt]

Heh, I like how he referred to his situation as a condition. Its funny how he can be jealous of humanity when he's acting more human than usual. What an unconventional zombie...I love this series!