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maggots!”
    Both of them nodded, shaking in fear. Kenneth grabbed his baseball bat and stomped into the hallway. He bashed his meaty hands against the splinter filled door that had endured its fair share of wear and tear over the years. “Skinny, are you fuckin’ my momma again!” Kenneth spat. “Get your scrawny-ass out here right now.”
    Skinny held his cowboy hat in place, “Yee-haw, Kenny! Your mom rides cock like a fucking cowgirl, man!”
    Skinny and Kenneth’s mom tuned out the banging and cursing that reported into the room. He noticed a soaked bandage wrapped around her thick right thigh. “What happened to you, darling?” Skinny asked.
    “Ah, just some homeless guy got a little too frisky with me earlier,” she said, chewing a wad of gum. “Okay,” she said, getting bored, “it’s my turn, sugar plum.” Kenneth’s mom pushed Skinny onto his back. She whispered to him. “Prepare for a real ride, cowboy.”
    Outside, Kyle and Matt tried to restrain Kenneth, but were unsuccessful. His strength easily overpowered theirs.
    A bright light flashed outside followed by a loud crack and then rain. Within seconds, dirt turned to mud.
    Kenneth was fed up. He shoved Kyle and Matt out of his way, cranked his elbow back, then punched a hole above the knob.
    His mom and Skinny stopped and turned. Kenneth’s hand was reaching in, searching for the lock. “Shit, dude!” Skinny shouted. “Your son is insane, woman.” She didn’t reply, her body wasn’t moving. “You okay?” By now Skinny was sweating, his heart pounded against his chest, Kenneth was getting closer to the lock.
    Suddenly, her body fell on top of him, crushing him with her weight. Oof! Skinny tried to wake her up and get her off him. The door broke off its hinge from an impact. All Skinny could see was Kenneth’s frame come into his view.
    There was a pause. Kenneth looked at his mom. “What the fuck did you do to her, Skinny?”
    “Uhh, nothing, man, honestly. She just dropped on me. I swear, I had nothing to do with this.”
    Kyle and Matt entered behind Kenneth. They were just as shocked as everyone else at the lifeless body.
    “Momma?” Kenneth put his hand on her.
    Every jumped back as the body sprang to life. Her skin was gray, her eyes pale white. She hissed.
    “FUCK!” Everyone yelled.
    “Dude, your mom’s a fucking zombie?” Skinny shook. “What the fuck, man! This shit isn’t right.”
    Kenneth’s mom took an enormous chunk out of Skinny’s boney neck. He screamed in agony.
    Crimson painted the walls, sheets and carpet.
    His zombie mom darted her attention to them.
    “Talk to her, Meat,” Kyle said.
    Matt slapped Kyle in the back of the head. “You can’t talk to a zombie, dumb-shit.”
    “Do something, Meat, I’m scared!”
    “Shut up already, Kyle.”
    His zombie mom launched at them, Kenneth held her back. “Goddammit, momma, get off me, cunt.”
    Her craving for human flesh grew. She started to overpower him. Kenneth pushed her off, stumbling back and landing ass first on the floor.
    She took three steps, then face planted. A knife stuck in the back of her skull.
    Kenneth, Matt and Kyle looked over. With the last bit of strength in him, Skinny managed to grab the knife from the plate of day old steak on the nightstand and plunge it into the zombie’s brain. He collapsed. Matt and Kyle ran to his side as Kenneth exited the room.
    Matt took hold of Skinny’s hand; Kyle did his best to stop the bleeding with Skinny’s t-shirt that he found next to the bed. “Stay with us, bro.” Matt said. “We’re going to get you help.”
    They could see the life fading from his eyes. His movements got slower. Skinny couldn’t speak, he was gurgling his own blood.
    Kenneth returned moments later with his gaming console in his hands. He stood over Skinny; his emotions couldn’t be read. A switch went off inside him, he felt dark, empty.
    “Kenneth?” Kyle tried to get his attention.
    “Dude?” Matt asked.
    Kenneth