"I'm.. scared" I said as a tear dripped down my face. Phil came closer to wipe it away and envoloped me in a hug
"I'm here for you" he whispered. I had to tell him, if I didnt do it then, I may never do it at all.
"you don't understand" I pulled back from him, making him look hurt. "I.. I always said I wouldnt mind dying if it could save someone else" more tears escaped, I tried to wipe them away but they kept pouring "if you want to send me out to the streets then thats fine, at least that way no harm can come to you"
"whats wrong Rae?, you're scaring me"
"I got bit, ok"
"what?" I saw his emotions change when he realised what I had said "no, this can't be true. Please tell me you're lying" his eyes watered up and he swallowed anxiously
"it is" I showed him the bite, it looked more like a bruise now, the reddness and swelling had completely gone.
"oh god, what did you say?" Dan called from the door. We both turned to see Dan, PJ and Chris by the bedroom door, all their faces showed shock.

Dan had been pacing for a while, whilst everyone else just either watched (well really stared at) me or Dan.
"guys, can we talk about this?" I finally broke through the silence
"what is there to talk about!" Dan spat "you've been keeping this a secret for god knows how long, when did this happen!?"
"at the very start" I said quietly looking down at my hands as I intertwined them together "I got jumped by some infected, I tried to kick one off me when it grabbed my foot and bit my ankle"
"why didn't you tell us when we first brought you here:" Phil said, his voice soft
"I was scared that I'd be thrown out, I didnt want to stay out there alone" a tear escaped my eyes
"so you'd rather turn into one of those thing here and kill us?" Dan questioned
"I-I never wanted that"
"Wait a minute" Chris stopped our conversation, all eyes turned on him "show me the bite" I did as he instructed and he arched his eyebrow
"what?" we all questioned
"PJ, come here" PJ came to investigate it and he gave me the same look as Chris "are you sure you were bit?"
"positive" I replied "I can still remember how much pain I was in when it happened"
"will one of you guys tell us what youre thinking?" Dan spoke what I wanted to know
"we were in Manchester for the weekend and we found this guy, we traveled from place to place, trying to get to here" PJ began "in the early days we were attacked by a horde, he got bit."
"he kept telling us 'I feel fine, I wont become one of them'" Chris carried on "We believed him because we didnt want to abandon him, after a few hours he became tired and couldnt stay awake longer than a few minutes, then it happened. The bite was red and swollen and he fell asleep only to wake up as an infected"
"what?, I've had this bite for over 2 weeks now, and ye I passed out a while after it happend but I feel ok now" I told them
"what do we do with her then?"
"I have a name Dan!" I spat at him, why couldnt he be a little sensitive, although this whole situatuion has changed all of us
"fine, what do we do with Rae" he put enphasis on my name, making me even more pissed at him.
"nothing" Phil spoke up "shes probably immune to it, I mean she hasnt changed right?"

They all agreed after a while more of us talking, Dan seemed like he didnt want me here but thanks to Phil he was convinced and they left us in the room.
"thanks Phil" I said and hesitated, I wanted to hug him but didnt know if I should because of how he would react. He knew I had been bit now, his feelings towards me (if he had any) might of changed. Then again, maybe not. Phil hugged me tightly, he didnt speak, but he didnt have to. He kissed me on the forehead and rubbed my back.
"does Dan hate me?" I asked, Phil immediantly pulled away to look at me
"of course not, why would you think that?"
"he seemed like he wanted me gone" I confessed
"he's got a lot going on you know" Phil reasoned "this whole apocolpse must be settling in"
"I know, its a lot to take in" I agreed
"Lets get some rest" he said lying down under the covers, I joined him and straight away he wrapped his arms around me
"you dont mind?" I asked
"about what?" Phil mumbled sleepily
"about the bite?"
"not really, I did this before I knew so why should it be any different?" at that moment, I was glad that Phil knew. It made me feel better that I want keeping the secret anymore and Chris and PJ had reassured me that I may not become infected. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted.