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inconsiderate,” she sighed.
    Malik walked into the room, no actually he strutted. He was up in the daylight hours, odd. He was in boxer shorts and not a bit more.
    “ Hey you need a haircut.” Kait said to Malik with a frown.
    “ I ain’t got nobody to impress.” Malik scratched his stomach and ran his fingers through the beginnings of an Afro. I kind of like his hair wild and unruly.
    “ I can cut it for you.” She offered with a teenage smile.
    “ I don’t think your daddy would like that.” Malik grinned and licked his lips. He had really nice lips. I never noticed before.
    I stood there and watched the exchange. I had never heard Malik utter so many words. I was overwhelmed by the repartee between Malik and Kait. There are a lot of things going on in this house, with these people, I’m completely unaware of. It’s time for me to pay more attention.
    Kait hopped off the couch and from under the blanket. “My dad doesn’t have to know. Jesse can keep a secret.”
    “ Can you keep a secret?” Malik asked and it was a total oh my god he’s talking to me moment.
    “ Sure, whatever,” I shrugged.
    Kait smiled. “My dad’s upstairs with Michelle. They will be up there for a while. I’ll get some scissors.” Kait grabbed Malik’s hand and pushed him toward the kitchen. “I’ll see you in your room.”
    “ Why you gotta experiment on me?” Malik asked jokingly.
    “ Just go.” She playfully ordered.
    “ Ay could you bring me some cereal?”
    “ Yeah,” Kait said. Malik walked back toward the kitchen. His bedroom was at the end of hall. Kait bounced up the stairs leaving me standing abandoned.
    My day was lonely with Ray and Nick missing in action. I listened to music on my mp3 player, a gift to myself from the Superstore. Naveen had loaded it with music from his laptop. Somehow he was able to escape the zombie uprising with his laptop, flash drives and the Quran. Naveen took guarding the house seriously and he paced, peeked out windows, and had his pistol tucked into his wristband. The doctor was upstairs playing with Michelle. Kait was playing with Malik and I was doing whatever I could to pass the time. After playing Ray’s handheld video game I fell asleep on what I call Kait’s couch.
    There was a disturbance that woke me from my nap. Everyone in the house was in the room with me except Joe, Nick and Ray. I tried to focus as I wiped sleep from my eyes. Apparently something had happened when I was asleep. Naveen looked stressed. He had the walkie in his hand and his eyes were pointed to the hall that led to the kitchen. Joe and Nick were coming toward us.
    “ Where’s Ray?” Michelle asked as Joe and Nick entered. They were both covered in blood. There was a strange silence and then Joe shook his bald head and looked down at the floor.
    “ Fuck!” Nick punched a hole in the wall.
    “ Nick are you okay?” I asked as I went to his aid.
    He didn’t answer. He sped pass me and sprinted up the stairs. As I followed him, I heard a wave of commotion downstairs, mostly muffled voices.
    “ Ray is dead.” Was all Nick said as I chased him up the stairs and down the second floor hallway. His words were lost in translation. My mind swirled with confusion. What?
    Nick ducked into the bathroom and I followed him. “I almost died today.” He kicked his boots off. He was in a controlled panic. He started peeling his blood stained clothes off. He reached into the shower and turned on the water.
    “ I’ll get a towel.” I raced from the bathroom and went straight for the linen closet. I grabbed a towel and hurried back to the bathroom. Nick was nude. I failed in my feeble attempt to ignore what was below his waist. He stepped into the shower as soon as I entered. I shut the door behind me. I figured he wanted his privacy. “I’ll put the towel on the sink. You’re okay, right?” He didn’t answer so I backed away to leave him alone.
    “ Hey,” he called out. “Come here.” Nick pulled