Eclipse of the Dead
But I could see the strain in his eyes, the way his body shook every time he fired.
When the last of the infected had been taken down, Ethan didn’t stand tall as usual. He collapsed onto his knees, gasping for air as if he had just run a marathon. I rushed to him, my heart racing in my chest. "Ethan, stay with me," I said, kneeling beside him.
He didn’t respond right away, his breaths shallow and labored. When he finally looked up at me, his eyes were glassy. "I’m fine," he whispered, though his voice was barely above a croak.
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