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Chapter 5
I awoke the next morning, and righ away I was disheartened to remember that it was Amanda's day to patrol. I decided that I should get to know the other people a little better. I knew Travis and Amanda rather well, but Kate and JJ were still like a mystery to me. I walked around trying to find either one of them, but it took me awhile. I passed Amanda on her patrol, and she gave me a good morning kiss. I spotted Travis coming out of the bathroom so I asked him. I could see his face scrunch with rage a little bit, which told me where they were. I immediately headed up to the roof, but on my way up I saw JJ storm down. He didn't speak or even look at me.

I stuck my head out onto the roof and saw Kate sitting on the edge and trying to hold back tears. I went and sat next to her.

"Asshole..." she said abruptly.

"What?"

"Oh...sorry, Mike. Not you." she said quickly. "That Josh...asshole. We were up here just sitting together and it was nice being all cuddling up. I told him I loved him...and he didn't say anything back. When I said it again he just tryied to make a move on me. I got really mad and called him a...douche bag I think it was. Sometimes I think all he wants from me is sex. Don't get me wrong, the sex is great, but I want something more."

I nodded. "There's alot of that going around."

"Oh...you and Amanda are so cute together," she said. I blushed a little bit and she laughed while wiping away a tear. "Why did this have to happen to us? I've never really been all that bad of a person...or at least I thought I wasn't. I guess it's better to be up here though then down there as a brainless idiot." She picked up a rock and threw it straight down. It hit one zombie in the head and it made a loud moaning noise. She laughed a little bit. "Why couldn't we all meet like this without the possibility of death afterwards? It would have been great."

"I'm not quite sure everyone would agree with you on that one..." I responded. She looked at me rather funny. "Travis." She put her hands together and stared at them.

"I know what you mean." she said quietly. "I don't know about him. I know the kind of anguish I'm putting on him. I've seen the way he stares at me. I don't even feel weirded out by it...he adores me. I've never had this kind of attention before, and I love it. I know he'd never use me or hurt me like that...that Josh...but I love Josh. I just don't think it's mutual. I don't think the whole situation has caught up with him yet. I know Travis will be there for me though if something ever happens."

I shook my head, but she didn't see it. That's when I heard the rooftop door bang open. JJ came storming out in a rage. He was about to say something, but he slipped on the gravel. He stumbled sideways towards the edge of the building.

"Josh!" yelled Kate.

I jumped to my feet and ran for him. His knees hit the edge of the roof and the rest of his body went over the top. I reached out blindly and managed to grab his hand. Josh was dangling over a large crowd of zombies. I was looking straight down and I saw that the zombies had become in a more dense crowd right under where JJ was hanging. He kept calling my name and telling me to pull him up, but he was too heavy for me alone. Kate ran up to my side and tried to grab JJ's other hand. He kept reaching up for her, but a pain was growing in his other arm that restrained him from lifting. I had a good grip on the guy, but I knew that wouldn't last long.

"Travis!" I called out loudly. "Travis help!"

The roof door was opened loudly again and Travis stared at us in disbelief. He ran over to the edge to see JJ hanging. I tightened my grip on his wrist, but just as I did I could feel his shoulder dislocated from it's socket. JJ screamed out in pain as Travis managed to grab the same wrist and we pulled him up together. We all fell over back onto the roof and stayed there for a moment. I eventually stood first, and I saw JJ rolling around in pain. Travis helped me get him to his feet, and once I had control of JJ I led him down inside the building. Kate and Travis watched us go, and Kate turned to Travis slowly. "Thank you..." she said gratefully. She then looked around quickly before kissing him on the cheek. She then ran inide as Travis stood still in his spot. He was frozen in place alone on the roof.

I helped JJ into the manager's office and he slumped heavily into a chair. I saw an old shirt left behind laying under a couch. I grabbed it and tore it apart. Amanda came running in and saw JJ's shoulder. She gulped and told me to get out. I listened to her and she closed the door when I left. After a few moments of silence there was a loud popping noise followed by a muffled groan from JJ. I opened the door again to see Amanda wrapping his shoulder in one torn piece of the shirt, and JJ biting down on the other piece. She took the piece out of his mouth and tied it like a sling.

I sat down with JJ after he started breathing normally. Amanda came to stand at my side for a short while, but as soon as she heard what my and JJ were speaking about she hugged me and left the room. I looked JJ square in the eyes, but he would not hold the stare with me. He winced in pain every now and then, and she seemed to be more focused on getting comfortable. When i asked him what happened, he wouldn’t answer right away. He just shook his head and looked at the floor.

“Come on!” I demanded. “You’re not really in a position to hold grudges with people here.”

He eventually looked up. “You know...you’re all taking this thing way too seriously. We’re safe. We’re holed in here and the zombies, or whatever the fuck they are, are stuck out there.”

“We’ll get back to that later. Right now I’m talking about Kate.”

“That bitch...”

“Hey! Why don’t you just tell me what happened.” I snapped back.

He coughed and squinted as he changed his position again. “I’m not ready. I don’t think I love her yet. Up there on the roof...I just can’t tell things with her. Sometimes it seems like all she wants to do is screw, and I’m not complaining there. But sometimes it seems that she’s obsessed with me like she wants to get married.” His eyes turned into an angry glare as he looked into his palm. “And sometimes...that Travis character...I don’t know what the deal with him is.” I stood up to walk out on him, but before I reached the door he began to speak. “You know...I see how you guys act about these zombies. I don’t know if I think you’re crazy or if I’m jealous about it. When my friend, Cody, was bitten at the party, I wanted to run just like everyone else. I couldn’t. My father raised me to never be a coward, so I ran inside to help my friends. After I killed that first zombie I began to think of my friends as cowards for running. I don’t quite know why. I watched Cody sprawled on the floor with the blood flowing from his neck and his eyes glazed over. I heard before that if you take a bite from one of them then you’ll turn into one of them. I put the shotgun to his forehead and looked away. I felt the warmth of his blood splatter on me, but I never remember pulling the trigger. I walked away without looking back. ”I was still at the doorway looking out. I drummed my fingers on the doorway before speaking lowly. “I feel your pain. I wasn’t alone when I was hunting.” With that I walked out of the room. I walked right into the nearest theater and sat down in a random chair. I put my head into my hands and closed my eyes tight. My mind wandered back to when I was in the woods fighting for my life. I was out there hunting with my father when the first one came up. He was bitten after trying to help the thing, and I fired on it. I killed it. He tried walking away, but another came out of nowhere and bit him again. He was in the way and I couldn’t fire. Another came and latched on to him as well. I still couldn’t fire. I knew I couldn’t help him so that’s when I turned and ran.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I slapped it away quickly being in the state of mind that I was in. I looked up and saw Amanda holding her hand and making a face. I apologized as I took her back and held onto it. I kissed her hand and apologized again, but she put her arms around me and just told me to forget it. She stayed there for a long time just making me let her know that she was needed.I stood up and she kept her arms around me. I laughed and told her that I would be back. She lifted up a few of the arm rests and laid herself down. I walked out and headed for the roof.

I opened the door slowly to see Travis in his usual spot. He had a hand over the spot where Kate had kissed him, and he carried a large smile. I noticed that the sun was already almost gone. I didn’t want to bring down his mood, so I slowly closed the door and headed back down. Kate was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. I told her I talked to JJ, and she said that she was going to as well. She headed for the office and slowly closed the door. I smiled and walked back to the theater where Amanda was waiting. When I went to find her, I saw that she had fallen asleep. I couldn’t help but smile as I sat down next to her and watched her sleep like an angel. I brushed the hair from her face and laid down right along side her without waking her. I put an arm over her and she scooted closer into me. I smiled even larger and kissed her gently on the forehead. The last thing I remember before going to sleep was what it would have been like if we had still met outside of this place.

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Chapter 5
I awoke the next morning, and righ away I was disheartened to remember that it was Amanda's day to patrol. I decided that I should get to know the other people a little better. I knew Travis and Amanda rather well, but Kate and JJ were still like a mystery to me. I walked around trying to find either one of them, but it took me awhile. I passed Amanda on her patrol, and she gave me a good morning kiss. I spotted Travis coming out of the bathroom so I asked him. I could see his face scrunch with rage a little bit, which told me where they were. I immediately headed up to the roof, but on my way up I saw JJ storm down. He didn't speak or even look at me.

I stuck my head out onto the roof and saw Kate sitting on the edge and trying to hold back tears. I went and sat next to her.

"Asshole..." she said abruptly.

"What?"

"Oh...sorry, Mike. Not you." she said quickly. "That Josh...asshole. We were up here just sitting together and it was nice being all cuddling up. I told him I loved him...and he didn't say anything back. When I said it again he just tryied to make a move on me. I got really mad and called him a...douche bag I think it was. Sometimes I think all he wants from me is sex. Don't get me wrong, the sex is great, but I want something more."

I nodded. "There's alot of that going around."

"Oh...you and Amanda are so cute together," she said. I blushed a little bit and she laughed while wiping away a tear. "Why did this have to happen to us? I've never really been all that bad of a person...or at least I thought I wasn't. I guess it's better to be up here though then down there as a brainless idiot." She picked up a rock and threw it straight down. It hit one zombie in the head and it made a loud moaning noise. She laughed a little bit. "Why couldn't we all meet like this without the possibility of death afterwards? It would have been great."

"I'm not quite sure everyone would agree with you on that one..." I responded. She looked at me rather funny. "Travis." She put her hands together and stared at them.

"I know what you mean." she said quietly. "I don't know about him. I know the kind of anguish I'm putting on him. I've seen the way he stares at me. I don't even feel weirded out by it...he adores me. I've never had this kind of attention before, and I love it. I know he'd never use me or hurt me like that...that Josh...but I love Josh. I just don't think it's mutual. I don't think the whole situation has caught up with him yet. I know Travis will be there for me though if something ever happens."

I shook my head, but she didn't see it. That's when I heard the rooftop door bang open. JJ came storming out in a rage. He was about to say something, but he slipped on the gravel. He stumbled sideways towards the edge of the building.

"Josh!" yelled Kate.

I jumped to my feet and ran for him. His knees hit the edge of the roof and the rest of his body went over the top. I reached out blindly and managed to grab his hand. Josh was dangling over a large crowd of zombies. I was looking straight down and I saw that the zombies had become in a more dense crowd right under where JJ was hanging. He kept calling my name and telling me to pull him up, but he was too heavy for me alone. Kate ran up to my side and tried to grab JJ's other hand. He kept reaching up for her, but a pain was growing in his other arm that restrained him from lifting. I had a good grip on the guy, but I knew that wouldn't last long.

"Travis!" I called out loudly. "Travis help!"

The roof door was opened loudly again and Travis stared at us in disbelief. He ran over to the edge to see JJ hanging. I tightened my grip on his wrist, but just as I did I could feel his shoulder dislocated from it's socket. JJ screamed out in pain as Travis managed to grab the same wrist and we pulled him up together. We all fell over back onto the roof and stayed there for a moment. I eventually stood first, and I saw JJ rolling around in pain. Travis helped me get him to his feet, and once I had control of JJ I led him down inside the building. Kate and Travis watched us go, and Kate turned to Travis slowly. "Thank you..." she said gratefully. She then looked around quickly before kissing him on the cheek. She then ran inide as Travis stood still in his spot. He was frozen in place alone on the roof.

I helped JJ into the manager's office and he slumped heavily into a chair. I saw an old shirt left behind laying under a couch. I grabbed it and tore it apart. Amanda came running in and saw JJ's shoulder. She gulped and told me to get out. I listened to her and she closed the door when I left. After a few moments of silence there was a loud popping noise followed by a muffled groan from JJ. I opened the door again to see Amanda wrapping his shoulder in one torn piece of the shirt, and JJ biting down on the other piece. She took the piece out of his mouth and tied it like a sling.

I sat down with JJ after he started breathing normally. Amanda came to stand at my side for a short while, but as soon as she heard what my and JJ were speaking about she hugged me and left the room. I looked JJ square in the eyes, but he would not hold the stare with me. He winced in pain every now and then, and she seemed to be more focused on getting comfortable. When i asked him what happened, he wouldn’t answer right away. He just shook his head and looked at the floor.

“Come on!” I demanded. “You’re not really in a position to hold grudges with people here.”

He eventually looked up. “You know...you’re all taking this thing way too seriously. We’re safe. We’re holed in here and the zombies, or whatever the fuck they are, are stuck out there.”

“We’ll get back to that later. Right now I’m talking about Kate.”

“That bitch...”

“Hey! Why don’t you just tell me what happened.” I snapped back.

He coughed and squinted as he changed his position again. “I’m not ready. I don’t think I love her yet. Up there on the roof...I just can’t tell things with her. Sometimes it seems like all she wants to do is screw, and I’m not complaining there. But sometimes it seems that she’s obsessed with me like she wants to get married.” His eyes turned into an angry glare as he looked into his palm. “And sometimes...that Travis character...I don’t know what the deal with him is.” I stood up to walk out on him, but before I reached the door he began to speak. “You know...I see how you guys act about these zombies. I don’t know if I think you’re crazy or if I’m jealous about it. When my friend, Cody, was bitten at the party, I wanted to run just like everyone else. I couldn’t. My father raised me to never be a coward, so I ran inside to help my friends. After I killed that first zombie I began to think of my friends as cowards for running. I don’t quite know why. I watched Cody sprawled on the floor with the blood flowing from his neck and his eyes glazed over. I heard before that if you take a bite from one of them then you’ll turn into one of them. I put the shotgun to his forehead and looked away. I felt the warmth of his blood splatter on me, but I never remember pulling the trigger. I walked away without looking back. ”I was still at the doorway looking out. I drummed my fingers on the doorway before speaking lowly. “I feel your pain. I wasn’t alone when I was hunting.” With that I walked out of the room. I walked right into the nearest theater and sat down in a random chair. I put my head into my hands and closed my eyes tight. My mind wandered back to when I was in the woods fighting for my life. I was out there hunting with my father when the first one came up. He was bitten after trying to help the thing, and I fired on it. I killed it. He tried walking away, but another came out of nowhere and bit him again. He was in the way and I couldn’t fire. Another came and latched on to him as well. I still couldn’t fire. I knew I couldn’t help him so that’s when I turned and ran.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I slapped it away quickly being in the state of mind that I was in. I looked up and saw Amanda holding her hand and making a face. I apologized as I took her back and held onto it. I kissed her hand and apologized again, but she put her arms around me and just told me to forget it. She stayed there for a long time just making me let her know that she was needed.I stood up and she kept her arms around me. I laughed and told her that I would be back. She lifted up a few of the arm rests and laid herself down. I walked out and headed for the roof.

I opened the door slowly to see Travis in his usual spot. He had a hand over the spot where Kate had kissed him, and he carried a large smile. I noticed that the sun was already almost gone. I didn’t want to bring down his mood, so I slowly closed the door and headed back down. Kate was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. I told her I talked to JJ, and she said that she was going to as well. She headed for the office and slowly closed the door. I smiled and walked back to the theater where Amanda was waiting. When I went to find her, I saw that she had fallen asleep. I couldn’t help but smile as I sat down next to her and watched her sleep like an angel. I brushed the hair from her face and laid down right along side her without waking her. I put an arm over her and she scooted closer into me. I smiled even larger and kissed her gently on the forehead. The last thing I remember before going to sleep was what it would have been like if we had still met outside of this place.