[She reaches over with her other hand to cover his. When she looks at him, it's with a smile.]
Everyone in this village died because of one mistake. One infected person got in, and everyone died. And I've lived with that fear for my entire life. That one little mistake will kill me and everyone I love.
I don't want to live like that anymore. I want my children to grow up never knowing the kinds of things that still haunt my nightmares. I never want them to be treated like a burden for not being immune.
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Date: 2023-04-02 04:10 am (UTC)Everyone in this village died because of one mistake. One infected person got in, and everyone died. And I've lived with that fear for my entire life. That one little mistake will kill me and everyone I love.
I don't want to live like that anymore. I want my children to grow up never knowing the kinds of things that still haunt my nightmares. I never want them to be treated like a burden for not being immune.