NOSEBLEED • rewrite

Chapter Nine

Safe and sound



"You know, I always thought I'd be one of the first to die if something like this was to ever happen."

My head turns to the left to see Taehyung leaning against the wall beside me, who just so happens to be peeping through the gaps in the curtains like a paranoid mother hen as everyone else prepares to relax and get some rest of the night, I just can't seem to sit down and allow myself to feel safe

I can't sit and allow myself to think about the day, to think about my friends and what I saw

"Why'd you think that?" I almost mumble while looking back to the window, my eyes finding the same small group of 'zombies' passing by in the distance, Taehyung shuffles to take the place beside me, also staring directly out the window with an uncomfortable frown plastered across his paling face

"You saw what happened earlier, I couldn't even bring myself to kill one of them even when my life was being threatened," he sighs, I look over at the side of his face with a small frown "I mean, they looked to much like real humans. . . In that moment I thought they were real. . . Like they were still alive."

"Like they were still living people with families to go back to?" I ask lightly and he nods his head, looking down at me with slightly glossed over eyes

"Yeah, it just felt like it would be wrong to kill them so early on since there's still hope of a cure," he mumbles, crossing his arms over the black hoodie he found a while ago. My brows furrow a little at his words, I never thought of that being a possibility and I guess I have every reason not to

"A cure?" I ask, one brow raised at the male who manages to push a little, boxy smile onto his face

"Something that can reverse the effects of the infection, or something that will prevent it from happening to the people who aren't infected," he chimes loud enough to ensure the rest of the large, warm room to fall silent and listen to our whole conversation "I know its far fetched and all but uh I think it could happen. . . Eventually."

"I admire your optimism, I really do, but I'm not sure if it will happen," I sigh out, hating the fact that I may have to shoot down all of his hopes of having a relatively normal life after everything that has happened, especially since it's been showing on the news shows and social media that whatever this infection is has been spreading for months

"I mean the best thing we can hope for right now is the military base being secure and maybe even homely for the time being. . . When we make it there, I think we can start to hope for bigger things, like a cure. . . But for now, let's just concentrate on being safe." I finish with a nod but no one says anything in response, just a soft silence falls over the room as my words soak in

The first one to speak is Namjoon, breaking the silence with a nod "she's right, we can't get our hopes to high because it will only set us up for disappointment. . . But let's look on the bright side, if they don't find a cure, then people will begin to build communities and safe havens," he smiles a little, his dimples popping a little "it's not ideal, but I think eventually, we will be able to live relatively normal lives again."

"That's all nice and all,but I know for a fact there will be assholes and a fuck ton of bad people and I'm not sure if I would want to live with a bunch of happy family making people who kill the infected to survive. . . Thats surely going to fuck everyone up for a long time." Yoongi voices making me snort but nod in agreement, everyone else glares at him as if he's just burned down a hospital

"Well if that's the case then we can just build our own and never let anyone in. . . Like a fortress or something." Jungkook adds, a few laughs coming from the group as the mood is lifted with the sudden inspirational speeches