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apologize for this, boys, but I’m not going to have you end up like those three. You got a problem with that, well...that's something I guess I’ll just have to live with.”
    Ed pulled up his shirt; there was a fresh bite with a good portion of skin from his ribcage missing. The other man looked to him, taking a step back. Ed held up his hands to Jude, and his friend moved to the other side of the aisle, away from him.
    Ed said, “It isn’t like I got a damn disease — the stupid asses bit me when we were trying to get away. Come to think of it, Tom, I was saving you!”
    “Unfortunately, son, you do have a disease," Jude said, "and it isn’t going to be long before you start dancing around like an insane man. When you get back up, it’s going to be you, but you won’t have any of your intelligence. You are going to be insane with hunger, and you aren't going to care who or what you eat. You don’t get any superhuman powers, other than the fact that only smashing in or cutting off your head is going to really slow you down long-term.”
    With this news, Tom ran past Ed’s reach and past Jude. Jude asked, “Tom, is it? Do you know if that truck in the showroom is full of gas?”
    Tom nodded. “Well, yeah, it is—the advertisement said you could drive it right off the showroom floor. They're gonna draw on it next month. My boss has been advertising the hell out of that truck. You aren’t going to take it, are you?”
    “You know, I sure am, just as soon as my friends and I finish taking everything we need. If I were you, I might do the same and then get home, or as far away from any big town as you can. These things multiply if they aren’t put down.”
    Tom looked at Ed, who still had his hands up. “I’m sorry, Ed, I gotta get out of here before you go all crazy. Thanks, mister, I really appreciate your help.”
    Jude nodded and looked back to Ed. “You got any last words, kid? Anything you don’t want following you wherever you end up going?”
    Ed said, “Aren't you going to wait until I turn into one of those things? You aren’t going to just go and kill me in cold blood, are ya?”
    Jude set his axe down and marched forward with the machete. "I wish I could be more civil, kid, but unfortunately for you, I got family to protect. I don’t have the time to wait around here for you to die and come back. The quicker you're gone, the better for everyone involved.”
    Jude brought up the machete, quickly slicing through Ed's jugular. Ed took a few steps back, falling down. He brought his hands up to his neck, trying in vain to stop the bleeding. Jude stood clear as the boy’s tear-filled eyes went dark and he fell to the ground. Jude caught his breath for a moment, hoping that, going forward, he would only have to kill those who had already passed and come back. He grabbed the axe as the boy’s body started to twitch and brought the blunt end down three times, until he was sure there’d be nothing left to hurt anyone.
    He went back to the store’s showroom, moving displays placed in front of the truck. When he climbed in, he thought it was almost a shame he was more than likely going to take this thing on a ride to hell and back. Jude turned the engine over and let his foot off of the clutch, revving the engine and letting it warm up for a minute before the abuse that wouldn’t quit was bound to start. The others came around the corner, armed to the teeth with newly acquired weapons. Chuck was doubly weighed down, carrying Jude’s chainsaw as well as his own. When the four saw the truck, no one needed to tell them to get in. Jude pulled up slowly, and they took it out the front doors.
     
    Chapter 2
     
    They drove in silence and felt halfway optimistic for a moment, seeing that the rest of the town was still normal. When they drove down the highway, they saw a few cars parked on the side of the road. Further on, they saw cemeteries.  Those who had stopped to see what was going on had most likely,