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Rhett looked down at his best friend, Link. He was hovering over him and stealing glances at the area around them. Link was vomiting. Rhett was trying his best to hold Link close, hold his hair and to top it all off not vomit himself. It was hard not to. They both were covered in blood, chunks of skin, hair, and other things he decided not to think about at this time. He was pulled back to Link with his friends trembling hand covering his own.
“Okay I am done, brother I am sorry.” Link started to rise to his feet but Rhett held him down.
“Just wait, ok? This whole thing has been to much. Give yourself a second.” Rhett pleaded with his eyes. “Also it will give me a minute to recover myself.”
Link did not need much convincing and he sat back down on the ground. Rhett followed and leaned against the wall behind him. He was hoping that this building, or what was left of a building would be enough protection for at least a few minutes. They were still on the out skirts of the city and things were not any better.
Rhett closed his eyes but after a few moments Link was bumping into him on and off.
With out opening his eyes he talked to him, “Link you ok?” He waited for his answer, it didn’t come. “Hey you ok?”
He opened his eyes to see Link in the fetal position rocking. His hair was covering his eyes but Rhett could see his mouth was moving.
With small groans Rhett got up and knelt once again next to his friend. The closer he got he could hear that Link was indeed whispering.
“What is it Link?” He got closer but Link did not stop rocking or whispering.
“Hm?” Finally Rhett put his hand on Link’s shoulder . He was just centimeters from his life long friend’s face when he finally heard his words.
“I saw them rip their heads off.” Link kept repeating it. . All Rhett could do was gather Link is his arms and hush him in the most comforting way he could think of. He ran his fingers through the black hair and whispered
“I know me too.” With his confession both men started to sob into each others shirts.
The words the Link kept saying crept into Rhett’s heart and mind, made him crash right back into reality.
‘This is the apocalypse and we are going to die.’