The radio static faded in and out mixing with the sounds of the stations as Todd turned the dial to the right frequency. Sue Ann listened intently, trying to hear the familiar voice who broadcast the afternoon news. Finally Todd stopped moving the dial and the group of friends pulled up their lawn chairs close enough to listen to the half hour broadcast. Bobby had just walked up with five glasses of his moonshine when the program began.
“Hello listeners, welcome to today’s program. I am Monica Robbins, the host of ‘Today, Right Now’. For those of you who are new to the program, we want to welcome you to a broadcast that is devoted to keeping you informed on the news from our fallen country and from the rest of the world. Now we bring you ‘Today, Right Now’. September 15 th , 2058. With the help of the Mexican government at our southern border, the Infected Human problem has been completely wiped out of the Western half of the country. In a new treaty with Mexico, we have given back land from Texas to California that will drastically change the landscape of this country. More British and French forces have arrived in New York and Florida to help stabilize the regions before moving further into the Midwest. They have brought supplies and machinery to help rebuilt the Unites States’ factories and farms. The drought in California has yet to see relief and our nation’s current state is not equip to assist the Californian farms. The president released news today of a task force made up of the remaining CIA and FBI agents who will begin checking state by state for any Infected Human populations. The task force did a test run of their mission and cleared Massachusetts of any Infected Human Corpses. The task force then set up a new police team and trained them to continue to search. Their goal is to have New England cleared within three weeks. Residents seem hopeful and most haven’t had contact with an Infected Human corpse in months. The last sighting nationwide is believed to be in Northern Kentucky. In other news, China has invaded the Eastern province of Russia and seem to have very little opposition. The Russian Govern…”
Todd flicked off the radio and leaned back against his chair. Mary Beth shot up from her chair, “Hey! I wanted to hear that Todd.” She whined.
“Why do you care about Russia? It ain’t got nothing to do with us. Besides didn’t you hear what she said? The last Zombie sighting was here in Kentucky. Don’t cha think maybe we ought to figure out what to do about it? It might be the last one. If we kill it, then we can start rebuildin’ our lives.” He said in an annoyed voice. Mary Beth slumped back in her chair and pouted.
“So what should we do?” Sue Ann asked. Bobby smiled and leaned toward her.
“We gotta hunt it down an’ kill it.” He said with a laugh. Sue Ann rolled her eyes.
“Yea? And how we gonna do that when we don’t know where in Kentucky it is or if it’s even still here?” She asked poking him in the ribs.
“They said Northern Kentucky. We know that the Zombies tend to stay in the forests until they are hungry enough to hunt.” Todd said.
“Oh. Why didn’t you say so? And since there is only one forest in Northern Kentucky we can find him no problem.” Sue Ann said sarcastically. Todd glared at her but knew that she was right.
“Why don’t we set it a trap?” Joe said quietly. The other four looked at him in surprise. Joe didn’t talk much. He had seen too many horrible things since the outbreak and silence was his way of dealing with it. The others had changed too. Each had their own way of making sense of it. Bobby made it into a hunting game. Todd had out bursts of rage mixed with general unpleasantness, Sue Ann had long since blocked off any emotions and Mary Beth pretended that her world hadn’t changed. The five of them never talked about the past. They avoided discussing any dead relatives or friends and they never talked about the
“Hello listeners, welcome to today’s program. I am Monica Robbins, the host of ‘Today, Right Now’. For those of you who are new to the program, we want to welcome you to a broadcast that is devoted to keeping you informed on the news from our fallen country and from the rest of the world. Now we bring you ‘Today, Right Now’. September 15 th , 2058. With the help of the Mexican government at our southern border, the Infected Human problem has been completely wiped out of the Western half of the country. In a new treaty with Mexico, we have given back land from Texas to California that will drastically change the landscape of this country. More British and French forces have arrived in New York and Florida to help stabilize the regions before moving further into the Midwest. They have brought supplies and machinery to help rebuilt the Unites States’ factories and farms. The drought in California has yet to see relief and our nation’s current state is not equip to assist the Californian farms. The president released news today of a task force made up of the remaining CIA and FBI agents who will begin checking state by state for any Infected Human populations. The task force did a test run of their mission and cleared Massachusetts of any Infected Human Corpses. The task force then set up a new police team and trained them to continue to search. Their goal is to have New England cleared within three weeks. Residents seem hopeful and most haven’t had contact with an Infected Human corpse in months. The last sighting nationwide is believed to be in Northern Kentucky. In other news, China has invaded the Eastern province of Russia and seem to have very little opposition. The Russian Govern…”
Todd flicked off the radio and leaned back against his chair. Mary Beth shot up from her chair, “Hey! I wanted to hear that Todd.” She whined.
“Why do you care about Russia? It ain’t got nothing to do with us. Besides didn’t you hear what she said? The last Zombie sighting was here in Kentucky. Don’t cha think maybe we ought to figure out what to do about it? It might be the last one. If we kill it, then we can start rebuildin’ our lives.” He said in an annoyed voice. Mary Beth slumped back in her chair and pouted.
“So what should we do?” Sue Ann asked. Bobby smiled and leaned toward her.
“We gotta hunt it down an’ kill it.” He said with a laugh. Sue Ann rolled her eyes.
“Yea? And how we gonna do that when we don’t know where in Kentucky it is or if it’s even still here?” She asked poking him in the ribs.
“They said Northern Kentucky. We know that the Zombies tend to stay in the forests until they are hungry enough to hunt.” Todd said.
“Oh. Why didn’t you say so? And since there is only one forest in Northern Kentucky we can find him no problem.” Sue Ann said sarcastically. Todd glared at her but knew that she was right.
“Why don’t we set it a trap?” Joe said quietly. The other four looked at him in surprise. Joe didn’t talk much. He had seen too many horrible things since the outbreak and silence was his way of dealing with it. The others had changed too. Each had their own way of making sense of it. Bobby made it into a hunting game. Todd had out bursts of rage mixed with general unpleasantness, Sue Ann had long since blocked off any emotions and Mary Beth pretended that her world hadn’t changed. The five of them never talked about the past. They avoided discussing any dead relatives or friends and they never talked about the
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