A/N: Sorry for the delayed post, i have something that need to be take care of. This chapter will be the one you're expected to see. Special thanks to DinosaurFan and SatelliteCall who has been helping me with this chapter. Okay, please enjoy it. Happy reading all :).


Chapter 6 "Hate Is Love"

Paige's POV

"Em, you about want to tell me something, what is it?"

"Paige, um, please don't be mad." She looked Nervous.

I looked at her, both worried and confused

"I'm the one who responsible for this situation." She avoiding eye contact with me.

I felt my jaw dropped, both shocked and confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I really mean it, you know that I was a biology student right?" She looked upset. I just nodded.

"Yeah, umm, so I was about to graduate this semester, I had to finish a project that I created with my friends, it's about a super human serum. Actually I just want to do that alone, but my friends insisted that I just have to supervise. Since I'm the outstanding student of the year. I doubt about it, but they didn't listen. Until one day, a leader of funding Research Company came by. He said that he want to fund his company money to my research, since it would be a huge advantage to us….". She bow.

"Umm, maybe you don't want to hear this….." She said nervously.

"Em.." I grab her face and lift it so she can look at me. "Spill…" I said firmly.

"The company name is…. McCullers Research Care." She said with fear in her eyes.

I let go my hand from her face, shocked from her words. So, she's the one who responsible? And my parents… My parents also involved. What the hell?. I always thought that the person who responsible for this mess already dead, so I don't have to hunt them down for everything that they did to this world, and now, the person that I began to trust, she's the one who is responsible for this? What the hell!.

"Paige, I…." She tried to reach my hand, but I slapped her hand away.

"Lucky for you, if your foot didn't hurt now, I rather ditch you right here." I said arbitrarily.

I sighed heavily, trying to process everything. I walked back to the driver side, close the door and drive the car really fast.

"Paige, slow down… I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt you." She said with pleading tone.

I just silently keep driving the car, I didn't want to look at her. My mind is full of anger, I don't know what to say, I always want to get revenge to whoever person did this. They caused my dream turn into a nightmare. Now, I know that my parents also involved in this, so does the person that I start to love. Probably my parents already dead, but probably not. I can't bring myself to hurt them, also Emily. I took a deep breath.

"Paige, I know you're upset. Can we please talk? I don't want you to be mad." She said half sobbing.

"Can you just shut up, and let me drive this car?!" I yelled at her.

She seems shocked with my words. She turn her attention from me and began to cry. I can see, she trying to fight back her tears. I felt guilty about making her cry like that. I fight back my tears, I can't cry right now, I glanced at her. She still crying, she put her hands to cover her face. Fuck this. We kept driving in silence until we reached a boundary of Pittsburgh. I look at the direction, It says Philadeplhia turn left, Allentown keep straight and Delaware turn right. I sighed heavily, I push the gas pedal.

"Umm, where are we going?" Suddenly she asked between sniffled.

"I told you to shut up, You keep making me want to ditch you right now. Because I still have a mercy for your foot, I rather not." I said between yelled and flat tone. I didn't want to mad at her.

She turn her attention back to the road, I saw her white jacket covered with tears, she already stopped crying, it's like she running out of tears. I can't keep see this.

"Paige, actually, I deserved that you're mad at me. But, please understand this, I have nothing to do with the serum." I peep at her. "My friends, they insisted to created it themselves, since I was about to graduate. So, I just have to supervise that." She still sobbing. I start to listen clearly to her words. "Until one day, one of my friends willing to be the human test. I already checked the formula, DNA, Genes, everything that I needed to check to, it's all perfectly fine. But, when I reached the lab, he already turned into that monster. I always blame myself for that. That day, I didn't only lose everything. I lose my friends, my career, and my girlfriend." I looked at her, surprised. She'd been dealing with this heavier than I thought. "I worked with 2 partner. One of them is my girlfriend. I already take her outside with me, but she said that is her responsible, and she ran back to the campus. I couldn't stop her, I just keep running." She starts crying again.

I keep silently driving the car, I don't know what to say. I want to hold her hand and tell that I didn't hate her, but my body says no.

"When I reached my hometown at Rosewood, I told my parents about it. They'd agree with me to evacuate everyone. I ran to my girlfriend's house, trying to break in, because her family always away from town, the reason I went there because she told me once that she kept the spare formula at her files in her drawer. I want to check if something wrong with it. Everyday I keep studying that, until those things reached Rosewood. My parents already evacuated some people who believe my story to a safe place. But, then everything turn to nightmare. One of them, trying to bit my dad, he told me to run, I followed his order. I don't know whether they're still alive or not. I want to find the cure. I want my life to be back too, Paige." She said, she start crying harder.

I felt guilty after what I said to her earlier. I couldn't bring myself to forgive her, and my parents too. But she didn't deserved anything about it. I keep driving. I never want to say anything to her. Right know, i better off with my mind and just forget everything.

2 Hours Later

I think i already drive about 50 Miles, i'm not sure if my car can survived anymore. I take a look at the gas gauge and it almost empty. Thankfully i picked many jerrycans of gas before. I glanced at Emily, she's asleep, maybe she's tired of crying and i didn't want to talk to her. I stopped the car take a look around and open the door. I quickly opened the trunk and take out 3 jerrycans of fuel. Open my gas tank and put a funnel in there and began to pouring the fuel on it.

When i'm done, i put back the jerrycans to my trunk and hop in on the driver side. I turn on my car and began to drive again. I stares at the empty road, it never been so empty in my live. I decided to back to my old home at Allentown. Well, technically it's not my home, my parents have a basement in there. I usually go there with Caleb when i was 14 until 16. The house that covered the basement formerly is my uncle mansion, but he left it to my father when he get departed to London. The worst thing is, he never come back again because he's died in a car crash. Now, the mansion looked more like a haunted house. Even sometimes it's creepy, i keep visited it to hide or studied or whatever i want in the basement. Maybe that place is safe for now since it located far away from town. But it still 2 hours more driving, it's after midnight and i'm really tired.

I glanced at Emily, she peacefully sleeping at the passenger side. I want to forgive her, but i still can't forget about my parents. It also made me more mad than ever. Maybe i need to rest and trying to forget it for a while.

I park my car near a flyover bridge. It's quite out of reach, so those things won't be come after me and suprised me when i am on my sleep. I adjust my position to be more comfortable and closed my eyes.


5 Hours Later

Emily's POV

I opened my eyes slowly, still feel exhausted by anything that happenned early. I moved my foot slowly to ease the pain. I looked around and saw this car didn't move. Wait, Is it mean that Paige is... I didn't dare to look at Paige. I can feel my heart beating faster, I'm not dead, we are not dead yet. I pull myself to looked at the driver seat and saw Paige lying peacefully on the car seat. Thank god. I thought we are dead. I breathed heavily, i don't know what to do for now, my foot really messed up, and now i have a headache. Maybe it because i cried for almost 2 hours and keep thinking about nonsense things. I looked around and saw it's still early morning.

I glanced at Paige, she must be really tired, probably pissed off too because what i said to her. I shouldn't tell her, but i know she will find out about it sooner or later. I deserved it. I let out a heavy breath, i think i have a massive headache right now. Sometimes it happens only in my worst condition, i need some kind of painkillers. I just hope that i didn't got into shock or passed out.

When i was about to control my breath, Paige slowly wake up from her sleep. She yawned for a couple times, i could hear it. But i can't move, i probably could passed out right now. It's still morning i can't get passed out, C'mon Em, you have to be strong. I take a deep but also heavy breath, i don't think that i really felt this, but i think my body feel colder than ever.

"Em? Hey, what happened to you?" I could hear her sounding very worried. I didn't answer her.

"You're burning up. Em? Talk to me..." She shake my body slowly, but i just can't move. I suddenly feel really exhausted and want to passed out.

I think i felt her hands running through my body, what is she looking for?.

"Don't you have any pills or medication? Em, c'mon talk to me..."

I think i running out of energy. My eyes closed slowly, i can't hold it any longer...


Paige's POV

I put my hand at Emily's forehead. She's burning up. I grab her backpack and search medication in that bag. I couldn't find anything. I shakes her body, but she didn't want to wake up.

"Em, wake up! Please!." I pleaded.

She didn't move. I look to the map, searching for nearby gas station. Maybe there will be some medication at the store. I finally found the nearby station and start the car. I drive as fast as i could. I keep glanced at Emily, praying and hope that she would wake up and said its only a sick joke. What happened to her?. She never said anything about having a disease.

I quickly parked my car near a store at the gas station. I grab my shotgun and quickly go outside. I don't care if there are any of those things here. What i need right now is a medication. Any medication that could help. I ran into the store, go to the medicine shelf. I grab every fever, flu drugs and painkillers that i could find in that store.

After i feel it's enough. I carry it back to the car. I walk faster and faster every second. I'm worried about Emily. She could have been in shock or something like that. Until i almost reached my car. I felt something has been watching me. I speed up my steps.

I felt something grabs my foot. I fell down, and the medicines bottles scattered. I turn around and saw one of those things were about to bite me. I quickly kicked it's face with my foot. But it keep growling and crawling to me. I grab my shotgun, trying to aim a clear shoot.

"Shit, it's jammed!" I realized the bullet jammed and stuck in the barrel.

I knock it's head with the back of my gun. I hit its head 3 times until its bleeding, and it let go of me. I keep trying to pulled the trigger. But the bullet stilll stuck inside the barrel. I glanced at that creature, and it stands up with a bleeding head. It growls loud and start to attack me. It open its mouth and show its full bloody mouth. I hold my breath. I blocked its claws. I swichted side with that thing and pinned it down. I punch its face as hard as i could. But i didn't aware that we are not the only one who were here. I take a quick glance around. I realized many of those things were watching behind the bushes. Well, not really watching. They kinda waiting for their prey to be killed. I grab my shotgun and trying to pull the trigger.

"BANG!"

The bullet sucesfully made it's way through the barrel. The bad thing is, the sound attracts them. They start running towards me. I reloaded my shotgun quickly and began to shoot them one by one. But it's not enough. There are 5 of them still running towards me and i don't have enough bullet.

"Shit!" I tossed my gun down, and take out my pocket knife. Even i'm not sure i could fight with only a hand weapon. I run towards them, and attack one of them in the chest with my knife. I fall down, but i realized the knife still stuck in that thing's chest.

I breathed heavily. I think it's the end of me. I'm sorry Em. I think i'm not the one who protect you. I looked at those things. They just a few meters away from me. I closed my eyes.

"Cruk! Cruk! Cruk! Cruk! Cruk!"

What is that sound?. I opened my eyes. I widened my eyes and forrowed my eyebrows after i saw what happened there.

It's Emily. She's awake from her faint, and she is holding a pitchfork, and i saw all of those things already dead. Emily stabbed them in their neck with a pitchfork. I breathed heavily. I slowly walked to Emily who has a pale face. Emily dropped the pitchfork. She walked up to me. When we were a few inches apart, her steps began slower and a few seconds later she collapsed again. I quickly ran up to her and catch her right in my arms. I looked at her eyes. It's open a little.

"Methadone... I need it and uh, paracetamol." Emily said slowly.

"Okay, stay awake okay?"

I ran up to the scattered medicines bottles. I search one by one. Finally i found a bottle of paracetamol and some methadone. I quickly grab a bottle of water from the car and ran back to Emily.

I helped her up to swallow the medicine.

"Here, you're gonna be fine. It's okay." I said while rubbing her back.

She drink her medicine. She breathed heavily until a few minutes later, the medicine maybe already kicked in. She looked at me. I stared at her face and then move down to her lips. I wish i could kiss her.

"Thanks." She mumbled.

"I'm should be the one who said that. You saved my live." I said calmly.

She smiled, and then she lean forward and wrapped her hands on my back, she buried her face on my neck.

"I'm sorry Paige. I wish i could rewind all of the time, so you wouldn't mad at me." She said half sobbing.

I wrapped my arms around her back. "It's alright, i already forgive you." I whispered.

She slowly pulled away from me, she took some of the medicines and help me up.

"You feeling better?" I asked.

"Yeah, the medicine kicked in." She said.

"Do you have any disease that caused pain like that?" I asked.

"It's called Intractable pain. It happenned to me when i'm crying and really tired."

"I'm sorry for making you cry." I said, lowered my gaze.

"It's fine. "

"How did you managed to get up? You didn't wake up when i shake you earlier." I asked

"I heard a shooting sound. I should probably checked it, and i have a bad feeling about it. So yeah. I kinda just walked out and found a pitchfork."

"Oh, Okay, let's get out of this mess. I know a place we should go."

"Where?" She asked.

"It's my childhood place with Caleb. I'm sure it's perfectly safe."

"Okay."

I walked to the car and she followed me from behind. But when i'm about to open the driver seat door. I noticed she hasn't moved from her place.

"Em?" I walked towards her. "What's wrong?"

"You didn't take out your pocket knife to fight, did you?" She asked.

"The shotgun out of my grip. I have to use it." I explained.

"Why don't you take it out?"

"It will be infected, i still have some. Don't worry about it. Let's go!"

Emily walked to my car and open the passenger seat door. I drive the car quickly.

"Where are we headed?" Emily asked.

"Allentown. My uncle have some kind of mansion in there. Well, we are staying at the basement. Its like my peronal house." I said.

She nodded. We keep driving until finally i reached the mansion. I parked my car inside the garage. Well, maybe it's looked really old, but i have to sleep and rest. Well, maybe i should tell Emily about my feeling to her. I almost lost her today, and she almost lost me too. What if she really loves me? I know i should do this.

We get out from the car, and made our way inside the mansion. I walked to a trapdoor behind a sofa and opened it. We get inside of the basement. It's really dark down here. Emily turn on her flashlight. I looked down and finally found an oil lamp. I checked and it turns out there are still a few oil left in there. I take out my lighter and turn on the oil lamp.

It's a big oil lamp, so the whole basement can be seen. Even it's still dim. But at least we can see the whole place.

Emily put down her backpack and rested on a bed that near the way in. I followed her, and join to sit on the bed. I have to confess my true feeling for her.

"Em, i want to talk about something." I said nervously.

Emily furrowed her eyebrows. "What is it? Just say it."

I swear i could hear myself gulp. "Em, i think i'm ready." I said nervously.

She looked confused. "Ready for what?"

"What i'm trying to say is... i think.. i'm in love with you too." I said quickly.

She widened her eyes. Her jaw dropped. "W-What?"

"Yeah, i have to admitted that i'm in love with you. It's true. I already forgive you with all of my heart. I think we shouldn't looked at the past. We need to focus on the future." I take her hand. She looked straight to my eyes. "That's why i want to help you. I want to help ypu find the cure. Getting our lives back to normal. You can't do that by yourself. You will need me, and i'm here." I close the distance between us.

"I love you Emily. I will never gonna let you go again."

"Paige,,, I-I love you too" She said slowly.

I smiled. I lean forward and captured my lips on hers. I think it's the most beautiful kiss that i ever taste. She opened her mouth to deepen the kiss. I put my hand at the back of her head, slowly pushed her to deepen the kiss more. I slowly pushed her down to bed. I wish it could works the way i want.


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