AN::: Sorry for the recent lag on chapters. Had alot going on between work and some other bs and haven't really felt up to writing. As an apology I'm going to post as many chaps as I can today and tomorrow. Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy the chapters.
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Laying on a camper staring at the sky I can hear the car alarm go silent after an hour or so. None of the zombies have mobed away from us and now there isn't any noise to draw them. I take a deep breath and try to think of a way to get us out of this situation. I look around and see the bare area around the camper. There is a chain link fence about 20 feet away from the camper thats about 4 feet high but could Penelope make it over after jumping off of the camper. Hell I'm not even sure I could jump off without hurting myself. sure its only about 10 feet off the ground max but one wrong move and you'll sprain an ankle. And then what? These things might not move quickly but they are still faster than an injured person hobbling. I can see there's a glass yard table and a grill on the other side of the camper but other than that it's bare. only dirt and grass. I grab my back and look to see if theres anything that can help. Flashlight, beef jerky, screwdriver, ducktape, and 6 spare bullets..... Do I really have a choice? That would give me 12 shots. There would only be six left. We could make a run for it and maybe get clear before more get drawn to us. We can always circle back around later to try for our supplies. I doubt the zombies would have bothered them. I look around and can tell where we are right now. If we jump the fence we can head straight through the yard and come out the front on 11th street. From there we can head back towards the general store or home depending on which seems safer. From 11th I'll be able to see the main road and Oakland. If we are lucky there wont be anything between us and home. The supplies can wait until tomorrow or the day agter when it's safe. I tap Penelope on the shoulder and whisper "I have an idea. I'm going to use the gun to shoot the ones in between us and the fence. After I reload and clear some more out we are going to make a run for 11th street and then see of we can get home safely. If not we will head to the general store.". She nods at me looking scared but determined. I guess that's a good sign. I grab the pistol and prepare myself. *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG I quickly snap the cylinder out and empty the used cartridges before reloading and firing 3 more times to completely clear the ones in front. We slide off the roof and jump down. I land awkwardly but manage to push myself forward with Penelope right ahead of me. With a running start we manage to clear the fence almost perfectly but *BANG I accidently squeezed the trigger. Thankfully it didnt hit either of us. Rushing across the yard I can hear the chain link rattling behind us as we manage to run past the house and reach the street only for a single word to leave my mouth. "Fuck". There are probably 8 zombies shufflong our way from my houses direction and another 6 from the stores. I put the gun in the holster and grab Penelopes hand as I rush towards the 6. I run past giving them a wide berth as the shift towards us and like a bad horror trope I snag my foot on the curb falling face first and dragging penelope down with me. I busted my lips and nose on the concrete and can feel blood pouring out of my face but I quickly stand and drag Penelope up with me. We run past houses and cars and the way ahead looks clear. I see the store ahead of us and there are a few zombies loitering around. I slow down trying to catch my breath as I pull out my wrench and rush forwards. I kick the closest one in the knee and it bends with a sickening crack. I swing my wrench full force and break its skull with a single swing. The second on tries to come forward only for it to meet a similar fate. I grab the key to the store from my pocket and quickly unlock the door so we can slip inside before relocking it. The door is glass but I doubt a zombies will be able to make it through. As I stand there I realize I'm shaking. Blood leaking down my face and exhausted I slump to the floor. This day really didnt go as I planned. I look over at Penelope and can see she has some light scrapes on her hands from the fall but other than that she is fine. "You ok?" I ask just to be safe. She nods and looks at me and says "Youre bleeding really bad. Are you going to be ok? Do I need to get something for that? Does it hurt?" I nod and say "Yeah grab a bottle of water and some gauze. I need to clean this off and see of they have a clean shirt." I crack and slight smile and say "I also might need some new pants after that debacle." She giggled and head through the store to grab what I need. I'm glad she can stand. My legs feel like jelly and I'm sure if I tried to move right now I'd probably fall over. She comes back a few minutes later with some gauze and hydrogen peroxide to clean my face. I uncap the bottle and pour some on my face gritting my teeth at the unpleasant burn and bubbly feeling before wiping my face off and letting her bandage it as needed. I dont think I broke my nose so at least I have that going for me. In the middle of my first aid treatment we hear a noise and look to the door only to see a few zombies up against the glass. It should be ok but just in case we are sleeping on the roof tonight. I think they have tents in here somewhere. I tell Penelope the plan and push myself up only to nearly fall over from the dizzyness that overcame me. God I'm out of shape. We quickly grab some food and water and head to the back to get to the roof access. Pulling down the ladder we get all the stuff dropped of before head back inside to grab 2 tents and some bedding. We close the hatch behind us and then finally relax a bit. For now we are safe. The store has enough things inside to support us for awhile with no issues. But I dont know how long our bunnies and chicks can survive for without us feeding them. Hopefully after the night passes we can make it home without incident and finish getting the farm stuff done.