Chapter 3 - I Am Sorry...

Two years have been passed after the apocalypse, humans have found new things about the apocalypse and are trying their best to survive.

After coming to this city my injury wasn't that serious as I was able to take care of myself. A proper cleaning and dressing and some pre-apocalypse drugs could have saved me. But in such an environment getting something to eat is already enough not to think about costly and rare medicines and even if we earn enough there are no medicines available in the outer city as they were taken from the exploration teams at the gates itself by the city guards. Though some people can manage to get some no one would care to give it to someone as useless as me.

With increasing, harsh conditions of survival and shortage of food are resulting in harsher life for survivors at the bottom of the city structure. I have tried planting few grains to sell which we collected on our journey but the seeds seem to have mutated and don't taste good but are enough for both of us to eat enough to not die. Though I know Daisy isn't eating enough to help me survive.

In the staring, my injury was a muscle deep injury that pained a lot and kept bleeding, but slowly it starting forming puss and black blood which resulted in the swollen leg and frequent high fever and fatigue. The poison then spread throughout my body and has already hollowed me out. I can feel myself dying but I don't wanna accept it, for all those who died saving me and for Daisy I am trying to survive with my mere will, but today after hearing those sounds outside again and every day seeing the rough scarred wound on her skin I can't keep my will strong..

She is trying to act strongly to help me but I know if I die she might get broken, but she might also have a better chance of survival. We have seen many bases from city X to city S, many were strong but eventually fallen and I know one day we have to leave this one too and keep moving to avoid those zombie and beast tides. But I am being the drag bottle for Daisy. With her beauty, she can seduce a strong man to protect her. I don't wanna lose her but this can be the best I can do for her, I might as well end both of our misery with my death.

As I was thinking so I saw a dirty thin body wobbling inside, with a faint and kind smile she went to fetch some water for me and poured the powdered medicine in it and helped me drink it.

"How are feeling now?", she asked with the same kind expression.

"Why do you have to do all these for me it would be better if I die here than to make it difficult for you"

"Fool, do you think as if I will be happy after I lose you?, you are the last person I have as my family, and I can't think of losing you. And while dying I promised your sister to keep you safe at any cost. "

"You have already tried your best, and I know this is my destiny, it can't be changed. Even Jessy wouldn't blame you for it."

"I am not allowing you to lose hope, you are more than just a promise to me.", tears were welling up in her eyes as she avoided looking at me.

We have been together for 2 years now at first when Daisy joined us she was just a teammate for me, but after spending so much time with her and facing many life and death battles together it can't be denied that we had feelings for each other but we avoided this topic as it none of had the time to do so, I didn't want her to know my feeling as that would make it difficult for her to face me and will create a barrier between us.

(Daisy-POV)

We are now together for more than two years, the first day I saw him as my younger brother and one of my family where I tried to find warmth in this apocalyptic world, but then one day we lost our support, Jessy. I still remember her last words,

"Daisy, I am sorry for leaving you guys alone but this is as far we can walk together, but I don't regret anything in my life. I know you will take care of Arther very well, promise me you will...."

I wasn't even able to reply to her before she died with hopeful eyes looking towards me, I didn't have the courage to say it till the end. But when I was cowering from the world, he tried to provide me with courage, we ran from the base he helped me train and fight the zombies we together fought for our survival until he got injured by a beast saving me, that day I didn't see him as a small boy who required his sister to survive, I saw a man whom I can trust my life, to save him I did all I can do but I also lost the courage to face him with coming days, every mark on my body reminds me why he will hate me. Today I saw something different in him, he felt very weak and lost to me. I know he too is gonna leave me behind and I will not be able to tell him my feeling.

(Arther-POV)

I can feel my life leaving my body, I used my last strength to tell her

"Daisy, never lose hope, I am sorry to leave you alone but this is how far we can be together, but promise me you will survive for me..... "

(Daisy-POV)

This was the last thing I wanted to see but today I will not cower, I wanna speak to him, let him leave happily.

"Arther..., I promise" I can feel his hand holding me losing strength. The last time I saw the determined and hopeful eyes of him losing luster in front of me.

"Jessy, I am sorry."

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The tent went quiet with the sobbing sound of someone full of aggrievance.