Chapter 2 - The Suburbs

Kel hugs his wife quickly and then says "Zombies. For real. Animals and people. We're getting out of here and out to the countryside. Just picking up some people and supplies. We gotta get stuff loaded in the Jeep fast and get out of here before more come. Noise attracts them."

He then rushes over to the workbench and gets a crowbar for his wife and a hammer for his daughter. "Gavin, get your football pads and helmet on and get your baseball bat. We may have to fight, but getting away is the best option. No matter who you see out there, the neighbor, their dogs, whatever. If they look hurt and are acting strange, they're out to kill you. They're not themselves anymore."

"Lisa grab a couple of suitcases and fill them with food, supplies, anything you can think of. Get the sleeping bags, camping stuff, lantern. Sarah, you help." He then looks at Howard and John and points upstairs. He grabs some wood planks

After issuing orders to his family. Kel runs up to assist in barricading the front but his main goal is load up the jeep and get out of here.

-- Upstairs --
After the door is shut Jacob, Annette, and Howard work to move a coffee table, bookshelf, and entertainment center in front of the door. After you start working you can hear the shuffling feet thumping on the wood entry. Peeking out one of the windows you see there has to be at least 10-15. You can't quite tell if more are coming, but this already seems overwhelming.

One stumbles walking up the steps and hits the entry with a thud, slowly being trampled and crushed by those falling in behind. The begin to scrape at the door and sides of the house.

-- Downstairs --
Kel and his family start gathering what they can and helping to barricade. His son sticks close to Kel, his daughter works with her mother to get stuff out into the jeep. Inspecting downstairs you see that the bear must have fallen into one of the window egresses and crashed through the window at the bottom. The smashed window could either be a quick escape to the back yard, or the possible entrance of any passing zombie.

What does everyone do?

"On the main street just outside of the subdivision... then we can decide where to next." Kel says as he goes to assist the loading of the jeep.

"Don't we need to stop by one more person's house for family?" Kel says loading foodstuffs into the Jeep "Then, I have no clue where to go. North, I guess. Into the wilderness???"

As Jacob puts an emphasis on his last statement you hear the scraping that has been culminating at the front door cause a portion of the door to splinter. A gash about a foot in length has been clawed and torn out of the front door. Grabbing clawing hands start to reach inside searching. The barricade continues to hold, but you aren't sure for how much longer. Another glance out the front window shows the mass of zombies has only grown, the noise of them attracting more.

Kel's daughter comes in from the garage and runs up to Kel, "We are all loaded up. As much as we can fit, dad."