"Where have you been?" Someone asked me as I walked back to camp through the woods.

"I was just taking a breather," I said simply.

"Whatever," They sighed, turning around. "You will be in a scene in an hour."

"Alright," I said, continuing to walk towards my tent.

I really spent most my time in my army tent. I know it was fake, cheap fabric, but it felt like home more then my actual room. I slept out here, too. It was really cold, but I would bring out a sleeping back and a couple blankets and be wearing a snow jacket, so then the below zero weather wouldn't get to me.

I entered my tent and sat on the ground, my winter jacket was much warmer then my army uniform. No wonder the entire army was shivering to death with rags as shoes.

"Abe," Chris said, entering my tent.

"HI," I said, smiling at him. 

He was one of my true friends. I would probably never experience betrayal with him, that's why I liked him so much. 

"Ready to wear all white and be painted as white as the snow so you look like a ghost?" Chris asked.

"Heck yeah," I grinned.

"Here's your costume," He said, handing over an identical costume to m army uniform, except it was all white and light gray.

"Are they going to dye my hair?" I questioned.

"You'll have to ask them," Chris said. "Want to join me in riding horses through the fields?"

"Who would say no to that?" I laughed a bit.

~Two week long time skip brought to you by Planet Earth, please stop killing me~

Okay. Alright. I miss John. Like, a lot. Chris and I are on edge, we keep getting mad over the littlest things. Everyone here in camp is just so angry, like some strange force has overcome everyone. My fuel was the fact that I could not get in contact with John. He was available after his school hours, but I was not due to that being the time when the daylight is perfect for filming.

The past days we have been sitting around all day, and waiting until night fall to film, because that's when the next scene takes place. Night in the camp. So there's nothing for me to do, unless John skips school for me. Which I doubt he would.

The virus was everywhere. With Donald Trump doing nothing, America was not looking so great. The entire world dealt with loved ones dying, and all I could think about right now is how John might be dead. I decided to try and Skpe him. I grabbed my super crappy laptop and opened the app.

Right when I called, he picked up.

"OH MY GOD ALEX!" He yelled happily.

"Its so good to see you," I said, feeling a tear fall down my cheek. I missed his smile.

Then John broke out into a fit of coughing. I gasped.

"John are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, yeah," He said, coughing a bit still.

"Are you sick?" I asked.

"I mean... maybe, but you don't have to worry I'll be fi-" He couldn't finish his sentence, as he started coughing again.

"GO TO THE DOCTOR!" I screeched at him.

"The doctors are so busy. They can work on saving more vulnerable peoples lives, I can handle this," He said confidently.

"Are Lafayette and Hercules affected too?" I asked.

"No, I've been living in the school nurse's office with all the others," John said. "Its so terrible here, Alex! I need you!"

"I need you too. I cant survive here, stuck with all these people anymore. Everyone's aggravated. There all looking for ways to start an argument," I said.

"I had a fight with Laf and Herc a while ago," John said guiltily.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah. Its all good now, we made it up. But I know what you mean, fights are happening all over. We seriously need to get out of this place," John said, and started coughing again.

"You shouldn't go anywhere, you're sick," I pointed out.

"I know. I just wish we could be together," John said.

"We could be together," I said.

"What?" John asked, his eyes widened.

"I could come to you," I said.

"No, you'll get sick. You can't get sick," John said. "Please, please, don't come for me."

"Anything for you," I sighed.

We stared at each other for a moment.

"ABRAHAM!" Someone yelled.

"Shoot, got to go, text you later," I said.

"Au revoir," John smiled.

"Au revoir," I said, then turned off the device.

~Week long time skip brought to you by Tigerstar, now piss off or I'll hire a maniacal child with dog claws to murder you with their motorcycle gang~

Now that my movie was over, I was allowed to leave the camp. Finally. I hoped in an Uber, who where always there eve during a pandemic, and they drove me down to my small duplex. I texted John constantly over the past week, I don't think there was a time when I put my phone down.

TurtleBoi: Your finally free! And now that your movie is released, you'll be famous!

AbrahamDaMan: I wont be famous.

TurtleBoi: of course you will. Its like, the best book ever, turned into the best movie ever!

AbrahamDaMan: Sure, sure. How are you today?

TurtleBoi: Fine. I'm doing better for sure. I just worry about my family, they where some of the first people to get the virus in America.

AbrahamDaMan: You cant go see them?

Turtleboi: No, I cant. Because I'm technically still sick, I cant go anywhere

AbrahamDaMan: So you are sick, but don't feel sick?

TurtleBoi: yeah lets just say that

AbrahamDaMan: What do you mean? Did you lie to me? Are you actually getting worse?

TurtleBoi: Its not that bad, Alex. I dont want you to worry about me. Lets just say im fine and not worry right now.

AbrahamDaMan: 'Lets just say i'm fine'? NO! Are you worse or not? I need to know.

TurtleBoi: Im worse.

I gasped. No. He can't be worse!

AbrahamDaMan: I'm coming to you.

TurtleBoi: What? no! You cant get sick too

AbrahamDaMan: I don't care.

TurtleBoi: Please. Dont come. its all i wish. if i die, i want to know that you are okay and you wont die. promise me you wont come

AbrahamDaMan: DIE?

TurtleBoi: Please Alexander

A couple tears streamed down my face. This had to be a prank. He was not going to die, he was not getting worse. I shakily typed with my fingers.

AbrahamDaMan: Okay, I wont come. but i will be there if your in real trouble

TurtleBoi: deal.

AbrahamDaMan: deal.

TurtleBoi: Au revoir

AbrahamDaMan: Au revoir.

I really hope that was not the last time I would ever contact him.

*~*

I was shaking violently in my hospital bed. I had been moved to the hospital sense I was getting worse. The doctors kept telling me I was strong and would pull through, but I knew that was just to raise my spirits. I really really wish Alexander does not come over. If I die knowing that he also has the virus, then I will die suffering.

I don't want to die suffering. I want to die knowing Alexander is safe, and my family is safe, and my friends are safe. I want to die with Alex in my arms. But that would endanger his life, and I was not going to do that.

I quietly sobbed, curled up into a ball. I had some medication in me, but the medication did not work for most people. Now I was just occupying a hospital bed. People could use this bed. I don't need it, I'm hogging it. I'm just going to die anyway.

I tried to stand up, someone else can have this room, its wasted on me. Someone worth saving, with a chance of saving, can have this room.

"Please lay back down," The nurse taking care of me said.

"No, someone else can have this room. I'm dying anyway," I said, walking on wobbly legs, almost collapsing on the ground.

"John, you cant leave right now. Lay back down. Your results are doing well, you are truly getting better," The nurse said.

"That's what you all just say. Its not true. There's no science to back it up, so its all fake," I hissed at the nurse.

"If you want to look at the data, you can. But you seriously have to give your body a chance. You have shown remarkable improvement sense only an hour ago," The nurse said.

"I don't care!" I shouted, trying to walk towards the door.

Suddenly I felt something grab me. The nurse picked me up over their head, set me on the bed and glared me in the eyes.

"You. Do. Not. Leave," they said angrily.

I glared back defiantly at them. I'll sneak out the window. I'll leave. No matter what. Why? I don't know, something overcame me and I had a need to leave. A need to see Alex. and a very strong crave for Caribou Coffee.

"Do you hear me?" The nurse asked.

"Yes ma'am," I said angrily.

"Get some rest," They said.

I suddenly started to cry. I just randomly let it all out, like something inside me suddenly broke. 

"Hey, its okay, get it all out," The nurse said in a sudden gentle voice.

I sobbed for a long time. I don't know how long, but its like some sudden emotion broke through my barrier and let all of my sadness out. The death of my family. My friends, everyone in this planet was dying. I was never going to see Alex again.

"I just w-want to see A-Alex," I whimpered.

(A/N if you are one of those people who where wondering, this chapters word count is 1534. That's how long my chapters normally are, somewhere from 1500-2300)