The immune

You're not alone.

Days had passed since our last encounter with any sort of virus. I still don’t understand how I am not yet affected. Have I just not gotten too close to them to get it? Ooh i know, maybe it's spread by biting? Like the zombie movies? The moon had started to rise and both me and Buddy were starting to get hungry. The stars looked pretty tonight. I remember my mum saying whenever i felt alone that the stars were watching me and every time i felt alone i remembered that day and the things they taught me. Cheezy i know, but it doesn’t help to think of that day sometimes, especially with mum being one of those… things. My dad moved away when i was younger but my mum won custody of me when i was 3. The doctors didn’t know why I had such extreme panic attacks at a young age and they thought it would never go away. After walking for at least 5 hours and we were far away from home, we decided to make a stop at the store which was at least another 5 minutes away from us. As I walked into the door there was a sign saying ‘ no dogs allowed ‘ but nobody was here to care if I bought a dog or stole from the shop. The shopkeeper was probably one of those anyways. The shop was vintage looking with the shelves at least 3 metres apart from another. I think tinned food is for the best. I grabbed the first tin that I could see, chickpeas ew. I placed the items for myself into my backpack and then went round searching for the dog food that Buddy loves and won’t eat anything else except that item. Nada. There was one though which was the same flavour but different brand so hopefully Buddy can’t tell. I grabbed it and continued looking. BANG! A loud noise came from the other centre of the store, the place where I just came from. What could possibly be there in the matter of 2 minutes? I slowly make my way to where the noise came from, with Buddy ready to pounce at any second. A quick turn around the corner and… A boy at least my age with a bag full of food stared at me. “ Uhh, can i help you?” the boy asked with that glare not leaving his face anytime soon. 

“ Yes you can actually, who the heck are you? “ I was not messing around with him. 

“ And why should i say anything to you?” He replied with his voice becoming harsher with every word. 

“ Because.. Because i think i’m immune too …”