I am almost entirely undone by this macabre tale.

Whoa.

I love this.

I could see this scene happening exactly as you have written it. That is, if we actually did endure a zombie apocalypse.

Normally I don’t like zombie stories, I’m just kind burned out on them. Non-zombie stories that use zombies as a prop, like you have here, are usually terrible.

I like this one, though. She doesn’t get it, but he can’t bear to let her know. He’s ensuring that she dies peacefully, but there’s no thought of saving her. I like that.