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“Ladies…” I got up and walked over to them. “I would never put you in harm’s way. Never. Our yard is fenced, remember? You won’t be in any danger. I promise.” Sam looked a little better. Tabby wasn’t convinced. I knelt down next to her chair.
“I saw those things out there Daddy. I saw what they did. And it was Mrs. Thompson…”
“No, Tab. Mrs. Thompson died from the flu vaccine. That was a monster. Remember, we talked about the monsters? It just looked like Mrs. Thompson. Like it was using her body.”
I got the look from both of the women in my life.
“That’s not better is it?” They both shook their heads. But, I got a smirk from Tabby. “Tab, when we’re done, walk with me out back. We’ll make sure the fence is in good shape and if you can’t do it then you can come back in. Okay?”
She nodded.
“That’s my girl.”
“What’s the plan, Ryan?”
“We need more supplies and they have some next door. We don’t have to drive anywhere and we know the place is empty.”
“Didn’t they say to stay inside?” asked Tabby.
“They did, Tab. But, even with all the stuff we got at the store, it won’t be enough for long. I have to keep you and Mal and your mom safe, right? That’s’ my job now. There’s no place for tour guides in this new world. There’s things we need right next door and I have to go get them.”
“You’ll make a lot of noise climbing the fence,” Sam pointed out.
“Yep, so I won’t do that. We have two ladders. I’ll put one on our side of the fence and one on the other side. That way I can get over quietly. I’ll put that little folding table we have on our side of the fence.”
“So, you can get stuff over the fence without having to climb the ladder again.”
“Exactly, you know how I feel about ladders anyway. Plus it’ll make less noise.”
“What are mom and I going to do?” asked Tabby.
“You are going to be carrying the supplies into the garage and keeping a good lookout. Only one of you inside the garage at a time. That way the other can be looking out for zombies.”
“What am I doing Dad?” Mal was starting to feel left out.
“You have the most important job of all, Mal. We can’t see out front if we’re all out back gathering supplies. So, I need you to watch for zombies out front. If you see any, you come to Tabby’s window and bang on it so we’ll know. Got it?”
“Got it.”
“The ladders and the folding table are already in the garage. We just need to gather up all the grocery store bags we have. That’ll make it easier to carry things for all of us.”
With that decided, we took up our positions. Mal was upstairs where could keep a lookout but more importantly was inside the house where I didn’t have to worry about him. Tab, Sam and I were in the garage making sure we had everything that we would need. Ladders, table, bags and I had my handgun.
“Let’s go outside and see what’s what.”
The back yard was surrounded by a typical chain link fence. We had some flowers, a few trees and the remnants of a summer garden. But, there was plenty of room to work along the fence on the Thompsons side of the yard. It was eerily quiet. Thor headed out to pee and sniff
“Ladies…” I got up and walked over to them. “I would never put you in harm’s way. Never. Our yard is fenced, remember? You won’t be in any danger. I promise.” Sam looked a little better. Tabby wasn’t convinced. I knelt down next to her chair.
“I saw those things out there Daddy. I saw what they did. And it was Mrs. Thompson…”
“No, Tab. Mrs. Thompson died from the flu vaccine. That was a monster. Remember, we talked about the monsters? It just looked like Mrs. Thompson. Like it was using her body.”
I got the look from both of the women in my life.
“That’s not better is it?” They both shook their heads. But, I got a smirk from Tabby. “Tab, when we’re done, walk with me out back. We’ll make sure the fence is in good shape and if you can’t do it then you can come back in. Okay?”
She nodded.
“That’s my girl.”
“What’s the plan, Ryan?”
“We need more supplies and they have some next door. We don’t have to drive anywhere and we know the place is empty.”
“Didn’t they say to stay inside?” asked Tabby.
“They did, Tab. But, even with all the stuff we got at the store, it won’t be enough for long. I have to keep you and Mal and your mom safe, right? That’s’ my job now. There’s no place for tour guides in this new world. There’s things we need right next door and I have to go get them.”
“You’ll make a lot of noise climbing the fence,” Sam pointed out.
“Yep, so I won’t do that. We have two ladders. I’ll put one on our side of the fence and one on the other side. That way I can get over quietly. I’ll put that little folding table we have on our side of the fence.”
“So, you can get stuff over the fence without having to climb the ladder again.”
“Exactly, you know how I feel about ladders anyway. Plus it’ll make less noise.”
“What are mom and I going to do?” asked Tabby.
“You are going to be carrying the supplies into the garage and keeping a good lookout. Only one of you inside the garage at a time. That way the other can be looking out for zombies.”
“What am I doing Dad?” Mal was starting to feel left out.
“You have the most important job of all, Mal. We can’t see out front if we’re all out back gathering supplies. So, I need you to watch for zombies out front. If you see any, you come to Tabby’s window and bang on it so we’ll know. Got it?”
“Got it.”
“The ladders and the folding table are already in the garage. We just need to gather up all the grocery store bags we have. That’ll make it easier to carry things for all of us.”
With that decided, we took up our positions. Mal was upstairs where could keep a lookout but more importantly was inside the house where I didn’t have to worry about him. Tab, Sam and I were in the garage making sure we had everything that we would need. Ladders, table, bags and I had my handgun.
“Let’s go outside and see what’s what.”
The back yard was surrounded by a typical chain link fence. We had some flowers, a few trees and the remnants of a summer garden. But, there was plenty of room to work along the fence on the Thompsons side of the yard. It was eerily quiet. Thor headed out to pee and sniff
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