"And you've been a zombie for... 2 years?"
"Actually... I'm not a zombie."
"Oh... Day-walking vampire then?"
"Uh, I'm not ACTUALLY undead--"
"No? But your file says you died & came back 2 years ago."
"I'm TECHNICALLY classified as undead because of that, but I'm as alive as I was before the accident... it's... it's a common misconception," I gulped.
My stomach was a nest of anxiety. Being alive made it so much harder to get healthcare.