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grabbing some more stuff out of the trunk.
    “Stop feeling sorry for yourself … you’re a strong woman. You’re the one that will get us all through this … so tell me, why did you bring this stuff down?” Hank says.
    “Well, I know you guys won’t come down and stay with us, so I thought you could use the extra stuff to get you through for a little while,” I say.
    “Yes, we’ll stay put. We will be safe, for the time being anyway,” Hank says.
    The boys exit the house, we say goodbye to Hank and get back into the SUV. Driving off, I see Hank grabbing the last of the water and head into the house. Well for now they should be safe. They do however have huge windows and probably didn’t have enough wood to cover them all. Unlike me I have a fence all around my yard but I’m still at some point going to cover the windows. Heading down to the house I look at myself and groan at all the blood. UGH!! We’re all going to have to take showers and burn the clothes to be safe. As we near the driveway I hit the button to open the gates. I slow down to make sure they close and no one gets in. I pull up next to Tabitha’s truck and turn the SUV off. The boys jump out and head inside. I rest my head on the steering wheel and try to make sense of it all. Grabbing the keys out of the ignition, I open the door and hop out. The air smells so clean. There’s a gentle breeze coming from the west. Looking up at the sky I wonder if it’s going to rain, it’s been sunny all day. I look out to where you can still see the dark black smoke rising in plumes. I’m glad that nightmare is over. But I knew we’re stepping into a new nightmare that just won’t end.

Chapter 7
     
     
     
    Entering the house, the dogs are barking, bending down I rub each of them. Baby Herk is jumping around giving me kisses. I smile at him. He’s an amazing dog, goofy and sometimes acts stupid but still all the same, loveable. Then there’s Rufus, I’ve had him since he was born. Now that’s my baby, he’s 14 years old, he’s my old man. I stand up while they are still jumping up on me. I know they smell the blood. I really need to go shower away this day. Walking into the living room I see Tabitha watching the news. From what I can see, it looks like Hell on Earth. Buildings are burning, hospitals are overflowing with the sick and they are telling you to stay home and don’t go out.
    “Hey mom, oh holy shit you look horrible,” Tabitha says.
    “Yeah well I feel like it too. Are the boys taking showers? I need to go take one then we can talk about everything once we’re all together. Is John here?” I ask.
    John is Tabitha’s boyfriend, they have been living together for almost 2 years. They have a cute little apartment in Salem, south of us. It’s where you have to go if you want to the major stores. Berlin Center only has 2 gas stations and nothing else. Can you say Hicksville!!
    “Yes the boys are taking showers, they looked like you!! And yes John’s here, he’s outback,” she said.
    I open the sliding glass doors. The dogs decide they need to go out. Steeping onto the deck I watch the dogs run around the yard. John walks over to me and stands beside me. I look at him from the corner of my eye, I know he wants to say something, I just don’t know why he doesn’t come out and say it already, it’s not like he’s shy. I finally break the silence. “What’s up?”
    He looks so glum. “It’s finally happening isn’t it Egypt? Those things are fucking zombies!! They’re eating people. The world’s coming to an end isn’t it? We’re all going to ….”
    I stop him from saying anymore. “Listen John, I’m tired, I’m stressed, I’m hungry and I stink!! So tell you what … yes something is happening, it’s not official that they are zombies … as of right now they’re still calling it the flu. Personally, yes I’d say that’s what they are. And last but not least, it’s not the end of the world and we’re not