I have become Mira’s caretaker. And I have so little experience
taking care of someone other than myself. I lived with Penny
briefly in the Before. But, I certainly didn’t have to take care of
her.
It seems so odd to watch someone dying. When I’ve been
reading about you all dying here and there on the boards.
People get sick. Like when all those girls died in Lu’s
group. Or when Jack got sick.
But mostly people die from contact with zombies. Or
from contact with bad people.
We don’t have a chance to figure out we’ve got what
is seemingly a terminal illness. But, wouldn’t a really
bad flu be terminal in the right conditions?
We are assuming that whatever is wrong with Mira is
not at all contagious seeing as her son has been holed
up in the same motel room with her for ages now and
he’s perfectly fine.
Maybe we’re taking a chance. Maybe “I” am taking a chance
with her in my room now.
But after talking to the group (at least those not on
a run) we’ve decided that we have to love her and care
for her and if we all die because of it? Then so be it.
We could walk out into the fields and come upon a group
of zombies and get killed.
We don’t see them a lot but we know they’re still here.
Still around.
For now. So it Mira.
Sam