this is around a month and a half later! so nothing interesting much really happens in between then.. enjoy! TW: death, sickness, mention and use of a firearm, and swearing.

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today a group of at least 3 people were to go out to the city, and get resources and supplies. max, ruby, and vade, all decided to go together. while abel is to stay back, and keep an eye on cj. abel kept his guitar with him, and sat on a chair beside cj's bed. he fiddles around with the strings, making sure they're tuned properly. awhile ago, when cj's friends found him they'd noticed something was wrong with his voice.. it was raspier than usual. he explained a zombie had reached down his throat, messing up his vocal chords in the process. the same zombie tore out his right eye-

cj: a-abel? can i sing something?

abel: eh!? uh.. sure! what's your request?

....

>meanwhile<
(yes i know i'm so mean-)

ruby: d-do you guys think they're okay on t-their own?

vade, now with no left foreleg, due to a zombie bite, and abel's smart move with a machete, replies with;

vade: i'm sure they'll be fine honey!~ there's nothing to worry about..~

continuing to walk with a large stick in her left hand, to help her walk.

max: the city looks a mess... where's our neighborhood again? i can't tell anymore..

vade: you're right sweetie.. me niether!..

ruby: g-guys! we're l-looking for preserved resources! n-not our neighborhood!

vade: that's right, thank you sweetheart!~

>one hour later<

the group is on their way back, and find cj and abel at the end of singing a special song, and decided to sing with them! once they'd done so however, cj went limp and stopped responding. he had been deathly fatally ill for a long time, and a couple days or so ago, vade could tell there would have been no way to save him.. she took ruby to the side with full knowledge of her own boyfriend's death. she asked of when cj "kicks the bucket", if they could try dating eachother. she thought about it and agreed. abel, check his pulse, and confirmed his death. he also volunteered to be the one to fulfill his wish, and cremate his body. as he'd gone out by the river to do so, max and ruby stayed back, to comfort vade.

abel is right in the middle of building the raft, when he hears a rustle in the bushes. his pistol in his grasp, he stands up, and he turns his attention to the bushes. unbeknownst to him, an undead cj sneaks up steadily behind him, and takes a huge chunk outta his left side. he manages to push cj off, *BLAM BLAM!* ...bits of his skull, head, and brain, float effortlessly into the stream before him, as his infected blood pools into the river.

>meanwhile<

max hears the gunshots, and gets worried. he tells the girls he's gonna go check it out and see if abel is okay.. he strides into the forest, hearing pained male whimpers... that must be abel! he doesn't sound okay, that's for sure.. max walks over to the river, and sees abel, holding his pistol to his own head. max shouts at him to stop, and abel drops the pistol. max runs over to him, worried as hell.

max: abel! bro what the fuck happened!?

abel: sorry bro... augh.. d-dammit!.. i w-wasn't paying attention and.. cj...

max: got at ya bro?

abel just slowly nods.

abel: c-can i ask you a huge favor bro?..

max: sure! yes! anything bro!

max begins to sob, as abel picks up the pistol.

abel: i l-love you bro.. i want you t-to kill me instead... please?...

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i have no time to write more, hope ya'll enjoyed! 650 words!