12

There was a zombie in the front garden. Life with Ruth looks like it is coming to an end. I dont think I can stay here and Ruth wont leave. She walked out and fired a shot in the air. She later told me it was to scare the creature off. I wish I could get through to her but I dont think I can she is living in her own world and she is going to get me killed. As soon as the zombies the gun shot drew are gone then so am I. I knew this was coming but its hard to leave someone who has been nothing but kind to me, still its time to get back to what I do best, taking care of myself. I knew this was too good to be true.
Journal entry twelve.‭ ‬Don‭’‬t go crazy.

11

Life with Ruth.....‭ ‬Its‭ ‬interesting.‭ ‬Great to finally have some one answer back when I say something.‭ ‬Someone to laugh at my jokes or tell me when they suck.‭ ‬But I am beginning to remember why I wanted to stay on my own.‭ ‬Ruth has her set ways and I‭’‬m currently living in her house so I guess I can’t complain but‭ ‬it‭’‬s getting a bit annoying.‭ ‬It‭’‬s not like I can just go out of the house for a walk or head to the cinema its‭ ‬24/7‭ ‬living with someone I‭ ‬didn‭’‬t even know a few days ago.‭ ‬I think‭ ‬it‭’‬s going to take some getting used to but I guess I have plenty of time to get used to it. Its a 2 story house and Ruth has given me the spare bedroom to use so I spend a lot of time there if I need space and Ruth seem to know not to disturb me. Ruth and her husband were big into reading so its nice to finally be able to read something that does not have a picture of a kardashian on the front cover .

Journal entry eleven.‭ ‬Don‭’‬t go crazy.

10

Ruth and I have been getting to know each other better.‭ ‬She has been surviving on something she calls preserves but they taste like Jam to me.‭ ‬She and her husband had one daughter but she moved away a few years back and she only calls Ruth every few weeks.‭ ‬I have asked Ruth if she wants to move further into the mountains but she insists that she wants to say and wait for her husband.‭ ‬The problem is the house is very exposed and there are a lot of zombies in this area.‭ ‬I just‭ ‬don‭’‬t seem to be able to get through to her.‭ ‬It‭’‬s like she is still living in the past where her daughter is about to call and her husband is going to walk in the door at any minute.‭ ‬With‭ ‬takeout food and they will sit down and watch a movie before dinner. I like Ruth but sooner or later I need to decide between Ruth and saftey.
Journal entry ten.‭ ‬Don‭’‬t go crazy.

9

I found another survivor.‭ ‬Her name is Ruth she was‭ ‬holed up in a house I broke into.‭ ‬She nearly shot‭ ‬me before I knew she was there.‭ ‬I came in‭ ‬through the window and was going through the kitchen drawers when she walked in.‭ ‬As I remember it I raised my hands and told her not to shoot but she says I screamed like a little girl so she knew I‭ ‬wasn‭’‬t a zombie.‭ ‬What ever happened I‭’‬m glad I met her.‭ ‬Ruth is a woman in her fifties and herself and her husband lived in this house for the past‭ ‬30‭ ‬years.‭ ‬He went out to look for some food a few days ago and‭ ‬didn‭’‬t come back.‭ ‬She thinks he was just delayed‭ ‬somewhere and will be back soon.‭ ‬I‭ ‬don‭’‬t have the heart to tell‭ ‬her he‭ ‬won‭’‬t be coming back.‭ She is treating me like a kid but its kind of nice having someone taking care of me

Journal entry nine.‭ ‬Don‭’‬t go crazy.

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I spent the day breaking into houses.‭ ‬It was actually kind of fun.‭ ‬I know the world has gone to shit and there are no cops,‭ ‬no judges.‭ ‬no jail.‭ ‬Shit I wonder how many people survived in jail.‭ "‬I lived through the apocalypse just to die of dehydration in my cell‭" ‬wow that has to suck.‭ ‬Still,‭ ‬I had to be Quiet breaking into houses if the zombies heard me they would have swarmed all over me like ants on a circuit board. But it was worth the risk ‬I found a shotgun and a pistol.‭ ‬At least I can fight back now and not just signal for help if I‭’‬m attached.‭ ‬Maybe my luck has changed, still I am not going to be so complacent that Im going to let my guard down I’ve seen enough films to know this is when I get eaten.

Journal entry eight.‭ ‬Don‭’‬t go crazy.