"I'm immune. I-I've been bitten before." I rolled up my sleeve revealing a scarred over bite.

Carl sat down on a shelf and buried his face in his hands.

"Holy shit."

I felt bad. This guy, was the best friend I'd had in four years. And earlier I had tried to kill him.
I sat next to him, and before I knew what I was doing, I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my head onto his shoulder.

He lifted his arm and put it around my shoulder.

I looked at my feet swinging beneath me.

"I'm sorry." I sighed.

He looked up at me.

"For what? Being immune?"

"No. For freaking you out. I guess I should have told you the minute you noticed my bite. It's just- I didn't want to worry you."

"It's cool. I've worried my friends too. I mean, I passed out after I got shot in the eye, and it freaked my dad out."

I chuckled.

Carl shifted how he sat so he could see me better.

"You know, I think you re the closest thing to a friend I've had since this all started." Carl just hugged me.

"I am your friend."

I was so glad my face was resting on his shoulder because my face felt beet red.

I felt hot tears roll down my face. I was so confused. Why was I crying?

He pulled back and looked at me.

"You okay?"

I wanted to nod. I didn't want to share my feelings with a kid I had tried to kill earlier. But I shook my head and buried my face in his shoulder once again. And I cried. I had no idea why I was crying, but I was.

"It s okay." Carl caressed my hair.

"No, it's not." I choked over my sobs."It's not okay. I m sorry."

"Why though? You've got nothing to be sorry about! You are the cure!"

"Is that a good thing? It could just be a delay to the infection. I could turn tomorrow, and kill everyone in that place. I could become a monster. I could bite everyone, and then I'd be alone."

"We're all monsters. The only thing that keeps us human," he looked at me. "Is each other."

Carl lifted my chin. "It is okay. We could all turn tomorrow. There's no reason to be upset. And you're not alone," he hesitated. "You-you have me."

I smiled.

Carl really was the best friend I'd had in a long time.

He looked down at me and wiped the tears off of my face.

I sighed and stood up.

"We've gotta get back. Your dad will be wondering where you are," I said.

I walked past Carl and stole his hat on the way by.

But we had another problem.
Three trucks pulled up and a dozen guys piled out.

Hey guys! Thanks so much for reading my story! Feel free to comment on things you would like to see in the future of the story! And sorry if this seems too cheesy. I m not too good at "sappy" stuff.

Also, this is not the same Ellie from The Last of Us, but she is very heavily based on her. Right down to the name.
(I actually had it picked before I knew The Last of Us was a thing.)

And, I got a lot of inspiration for this chapter from JT Machinimas Reason to Live, so go check out his videos on YouTube!

Last thing, I've gotten a few messages stating that they ship ElliexCarl.

Let me know if you want them to be in a relationship in the future!