Hours had passed and the banging had subsided. We think it's when the sun comes up so whatever it is only comes at night. We definitely need more UV lights and fast. The only thing is the hardware store had many people working there when this went down looking for blunt weapons. Of course we knew this but despite this we needed those lights and fast.

-NIGHT SURVIVED-

We rushed out of the hatch and ran to the hardware store posthaste. We can't waste anytime the store is 3 hours from our safe house. We ran to the front of the store and saw many zombies carrying in limp hands, wrenches, crowbars, pipes, and many more assorted weapons. We snuck past them being as quiet as possible Katanas and knife (Fuck James for this) in hand, the pistols were for emergencies only. We continued onward into the store. We were cautious with good reason some big people worked here like 8 foot tall people worked here. We rushed in the side door for obvious reasons.

The inside was musty and smelled of well a hard ware store. The zombies inside were surprisingly smaller than the workers we knew of, odd. As we silently took them out we made our way toward the light area. Then I heard a large grunt. And a rebar was in front of me and I was flying through the air disoriented. When I finally got up feeling less dizzy John and James were taking hit n run slashes at the 8 foot tall Goon (came up with that on the spot). He kept slamming his rebar down at John and James. Then all of a sudden he swung it in a circular motion knocking them back just like I had gotten. But then he fell down backwards motionless. I stood there with a silenced pistol that was smoking for about 3 seconds. 

All of us were out of breathe, John was still stumbling from the hit to the stomach he received.
"What the hell was that thing?!" I whisper yelled.

John finally regaining balance said "I think we found one of the workers and they are hella tough." We all could agree on trying to avoid them.  We made our way to the light area once more. We saw 3 of the goons before and we silently made our way past them. We arrived at the light area and took some of the lights enough to light up a room about 6X6 or larger. We hurriedly and quietly made our way back to the clock tower. We fortified the clock tower where the hatch is from the outside and we heavily fortified the inside now if whatever comes back it won't survive the UV barrage awaiting it.

We discussed where to go before night arrived. So a couple minutes later we decided to go to the supermarket to get food and water, there will definitely be more zombies there no doubt. We made our way to the market hoping to find food and water still there.

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When we arrived at the market it was CRAWLING with zombies. I mean when I say crawling I mean like zombies in every corner. I mean like it was hard to see anywhere, this was gonna be tricky.

We had made lots of firecrackers out of household supplies and kerosine, (we had looked up how to make one as the Internet still worked) we hope it keeps them busy long enough to get a sufficient amount of food and water before the firecrackers attract virals.

As we head through the isles filling our duffle bags with non-perishable food and water. We hear a panicked, "Help! Someone please!"

As soon as I heard it John and I sprung into action immediately locating where the voice was and saw a sight I will never forget.

Her hair was brownish red like a blood stain and her clothes matching her hair, but what mesmerized me most was the fact that her eyes were two different colors one bright icy blue and the other obsidian black in the sclera and her pupil was purplish blue, wait why am I staring! I need to save her!

As I shook my daze off, John attacked the zombies and I grabbed the girl princess style, and she was blushing and looked away muttering, "Thanks..." 

I activated my focus mode after saying "No problem." I focused on smashing the zombies heads using my foot after kicking their legs out from under them.

John finished with his side and I just wrapped up mine exiting my focus mode. "Hey, John do you think she may have attracted more zombies?"
He replied with "Possible we need to go quick and efficiently then go to the towers." I agreed and let the now beet red faced girl down.

"T-Thanks for saving m-me..." she said meekly. I thought it was adorable considering I've yet to be in a relationship with someone. "No problem it's probably a lot safer to stay with us than alone though we are three guys so, join at the risk one of them may try something, I of course have no such intentions." John immediately said "Hey FUCK you, I wouldn't do it either we need to watch out for James, we barely know him." I agreed and we made our way back, she was really nimble and good on her feet contrary to her slender body.

This is getting interesting. I hope she's not part of the raiders we heard of in Harran. We made it and took inventory of our food and water and it seems we are good for now. I just hope nothing causes us to lose this safe haven.

Little did I know that we'd lose a lot more than our safe haven.