CHAPTER 3
I know what you are thinking; why am I hiding out in an adult store when I am Zac Zombie Slayer of the undead? The answer is simple – I might be young and inexperienced in life, but the movies taught me a lot about zombies;
1 - (Most important point I might add) Zombies EAT humans. There is no reason for this and it is what it is. There is no way getting round it.
2 -Zombies most often travel in packs of ten or more like a herd of animals. It is seldom that you find a zombie wandering the streets on its own. If you find a loner it’s either lost (not that they really care where they are just as long as they get human flesh) or a herd is not far off.
3 - Even though you might have super human strength and can fight off zombies without even trying, it is highly advisable not to put the lives of your companions in harm’s way – especially when the herd of zombies grazing outside is larger than ten at a time.
4 -Zombies can smell our flesh because we smell different from them. They smell like old rotting corpses (or meat left out in the sun) while we smell fresh and alive. Anyone can smell the difference.
5 - Not all zombies move slow. As Michelle explained it, their speed depends on what stage of rigor mortis they are in. Rigor mortis usually sets in within two hours of death, then the blood coagulates and the joints stiffen making their motor functions limited. Thus, the fresher the zombie, the faster it can move. Rigor mortis also subsides after about twelve hours. Though the limbs are no longer stiff, the zombie still moves slower than a fresh one.
6 -Zombies are infectious. They carry the disease in their blood and saliva and can transmit it by bite or scratch.
7 -There is no known cure for the infection. If you got infected you are as good as dead… or rather better off dead than undead – or should that be dead then undead?
So if you take all seven of the above mentioned points into consideration and the fact that I was the only one with a bit of fighting skills it was better not to take on the hundred or so zombies festering outside. I would have to give it time and perhaps some of the zombies way at the back (that could not smell us) would disperse and the group would diminish to a fightable size.
“What are you doing?” Fred asked behind me.
I turned around and looked at him.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
I turned around and realised that I had been staring at a wall for who knows how long. I had scribbled words onto the wall with a marker I found on the counter. Fred shone his flashlight on the wall and started reading the words.
“Eats flesh.” Fred read, “Packs of ten. Harm’s way. Smell our flesh… what is this?”
I looked at him with fatigue clouding my mind and shook my head.
“I was just writing down random thoughts I had about the undead.” I said.
“You don’t look so good.” Fred said, “You look exhausted.”
I nodded my head and said, “I am.”
“You should get some rest.” Fred said.
“I can’t.” I resisted.
I couldn’t take a nap, I had to stay awake in case the dead breached the door. I had to keep the two of them safe.
“We will be fine.” Fred said, “You need some rest or you will burn out.”
“There is a bed in one of the viewing rooms.” Fred said, “I think it was meant for couples, but you should use it to get some sleep.”
It was no use to argue. My mind was already drifting off and my eyes could hardly stay open. I nodded and followed Fred back to the viewing room. He pushed open the door to a dark room with a bed and a TV.
“Lie down.” Fred said, “I will keep watch and wake you if anything happens.”
I crawled onto the bed and as soon as my bed hit that disgusting pillow I fell asleep.
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