Abandoned Boyfriend of the Apocalypse
"You were running a dangerously high fever. Your skin was cracked and healing in cycles. We almost thought you wouldn't make it."
"But I didn't mutate into a zombie," I said.
Iris nodded. "That's right. You didn't mutate. You evolved."
She stood up and walked over to the window.
"Zack, do you know what the zombie virus really is?"
I shook my head.
"It's not just a destructive virus."
Iris turned around, her expression serious.
"It's a selection mechanism. 99.9% of humans who get infected turn into zombies, but there's that 0.1% of humans who, due to their genetics, constitution, will force, or some other unknown factor, trigger an evolution within them."