Nick came running into camp covered in blood. His white t-shirt ripped and a huge bite on his arm.
“I- I- They-I killed them all” He sputtered gasped shaking
“Oh Nicki” I said walking up to him tears already spilling over “no, oh gosh Nick no no”
He dropped to the floor lying down. I ran over to him sitting oh my knees his head in my lap my arm cradling his head and my other on his cheek.

“Oh Nicki, Oh no” I cried tears blurring my vision “we have so much to do together. We need to find a cure find mom and dad find Hunter and Drew. We need to learn to live like the originals make a town to keep people safe quarantine a city. But your strong Nicki maybe you’ll be okay!” I prayed “Maybe Vivens Mortua won’t effect you maybe we are immune to it! Nicki we have so much to do you’ll be just fine!”

“Scarlett” Nick said shutting me up “I am bit. I have been bit. You need to kill me. you understand that right? You have to or I could be danger to someone-maybe you”

“but, Nick your strong! You’ll be okay “ I cried the tears not stopping

“Scarlett Rose, I will always be in here “I reached up and touched my chest right over my heart “And here” He reached up touching my head, I leaned into his hand knowing this was the last time my big brother Nick, My Nicki would ever touch me.

“Nick” I cried, “You can’t die. You need to be alive for when a cure is found, for when mom ands dad come back for the day I get married to meet your niece and nephew when you have to get married to a woman you love and be there for your babies! I need you to help me live I cant live without you! NICK YOU CAN’T DIE!!!” I cried even harder

“Scarlett, I love you. You are the most amazing baby sister and you are much more. I will always have a spot open for you even in heaven I’ll make sure to save you one with me alright?” He said his eyes dropping his breathing shallower his heart slower. I kissed Nick on the mouth- like we did when we were little, affection was always shown in our family- “I love you Nick, you will forever be in my heart.” And then Nicks eyes shut he took his last breath and this heart stopped. Forever.

It could have been minutes or hours. I don’t know I sat there stunned. Nick was Dead nick was gone and any minute now he was going to come back with Vivens Mortua bubblingand festering inside of him, like an weeping open sore. I didn’t know why or how but when he died so did a part of me. He was all I had left. No blood remained, my veins had dried up. No tears came it was almost like emotions we going to be gone forever. I would never, smile, laugh, cry or even try to pretend I was okay. I wasn’t. From the corner of my eye I saw a twitch in nick’s hand. I pulled out my throwing knife that had been sharpened to a perfect point and put it in my right hand.

I held my breath. And Nick opened his eyes. Those bright blue eyes I loved so much- that I had too- were paler- a paler blue, the rich royal blue of his iris was not there - there was a pupil that could barley be recognizable it was small and dark. The part of his eye that would usually be white was a bloody red.
“Nicki?” I whispered as he reached up his hand and touched my cheek a recognisable gesture that felt alien, in the new light. But he then sniffed the air twice and snarled a low guttural groan and bared his teeth. I immediately new Nicholas Zachary Alexander was gone. I’m sorry I muttered as I kissed his forehead and split his brain stem.

I lightly placed his head on the ground and kissed it. And then I picked up the shovel.

1 foot,
2 feet,
By 3 feet my arms ached dully I couldn’t bare to burry my brother in a shallow grave so I pressed on.
4 feet,
5 feet,
and
6 feet.
My arms ached even more, my breathing quick laboured and shallow, my lungs burned and my eyes still dry. Sweat trickled off of my forehead, my hands shook as I wiped it away a 7-foot by 2 and a half foot hole that went 6 feet down would by Nicks final resting place. I walked towards Nick I grabbed the blue tarp and lay it down beside nick. I took his body and rolled it onto the center of the tarp. I began to roll it up covering him up. I then picked up some old duct tape and began taping the tarp tight around his ankles his torso and his head.

Nick was now in the hole I began to fill it up. The rhythmic feeling of the in dirt, press, lift, toss was strangely calming. I gave me something to think about.
By the last shovel full of dirt I was dizzy from exhaustion. But I smoothed the lumpy recently up turned dirt. I walked over to the makeshift bench made of 6 pieces of wood and I pulled off one. I cut it and fastened it with wood glue so much that it seeped out the sides. I then grabbed my knife with a sharp tip and wrote

Nicholas Zachary Alexander In bold large letters, on the horizontal piece.

On another smaller horizontal piece I placed below the large one I wrote:

Beloved Brother and Son
Forever in my broken heart –Scarlett

I covered his name with black ink we found raiding Wal-Mart 2 days ago. And then covered the whole cross in a quick drying clear weather resistant top coat- to protect the writing. I knew it wasn’t very much and it took work to read, it was beautiful, but it was all I could do for Nick and I always would.

I returned with handfuls of Red roses and Lilac branches. I placed them on his grave and pushed the cross into the ground.

The sky had turned Black and the moon would be out if it weren’t for the ominous clouds in the sky. I sat in the tent the rain pounded lighting cracked thunder boomed and I cried, the tears came back with full force to the point of no return, I never liked thunder storms, and whenever there was one Nick would come and hold me tight like he used to do when we where little. But nick was no more. And I prayed, and prayed and prayed that sleep would come, and it did.

Notes

Longer Chapter Whoop! I need to work on writing ALOT faster to keep up with some of your demands! Thanks a bunch for reading! The boys will be here soon don't you worry!