187 I Don't Care if I Die

Sheloah gathered her strength and ran to where her mother was, lying beside the corpse of the zombie who bit her.

"Mom!"

Sheloh was crying uncontrollably as she carried her mother in her arms. Her mother was obviously in pain as she was slowly turning into a zombie.

She struggled to hold Sheloah's cheek, wiping her tears away. "No, baby… don't cry."

"You could have... ran away," Sheloah said in between sobs and her mother tried her best to smile.

"I told you, didn't I? That I would protect you. And you being here with me now won't protect you," she said and tears escaped from her eyes. "I'll turn into a zombie soon and I don't want to hurt you. Don't make me hurt you, Sheloah."

"Mom, don't say that. I—"

"Don't make me hurt the only daughter that I have. You're my only child and you have to live."