the dead swirled around our circle , not getting any closer , but not getting any farther away . `` i 'm a lot stronger than i look , and this is my life we 're talking about . he looked at her , remorse in his eyes , hardly able to speak aloud now . `` you 're going to die , '' she said . i was n't sure whether or not my spirit was poison for the zombies , and was n't sure i wanted to find out . 